The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Yesterday was q beautiful day.
The city was fuIl of farmere todo-

Yesterday was beautiful day.
The city was full of farmers today.
A H. McCandless, D. D. S., dentist.
Hon. NJ. Y. Cannon, of Davenport, was
in the city today.
John Elgington. of Edsington, was in
the city today.
The marriage license business is not
very brisk just now.
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
NJ. Kramer, of Muscatine, Iowa, was a
caller at the ARGUS Office Saturday.
Friedberg and Lescher, the bicyclists,
stopped at the Rock Island house
10 not forget the five mile race at the
roller skating rink tonight.
States Attorney Entrikin has tele-
phone in his new office 1t Is No. 1882.
Fourteen loads of hay and one load of
straw stood on Market square at noon to-
day.
Corn sold a little lower in the market
today 80 cents per bushcl Hay IS per
ton.
The bottom seems to have fallen out of
the police business, but there is always a
calm before a storm.
A large number of country people came
into the city today to attend the opening
Of the circuit court.
Hon Charles Durham, of Geneseo, was
in the city today having some business in
the circuit court,
The Mountain Pink company, with
Laura Dainty as the star, viii appear at
| l1arpers theatre on the 18th inst
Two brothers, named Fory, have been
arrested in Davenport for arson, and are
out on bail of $500 each.
The ice is perfectly solid now, with the
exception Of along the Illinois shore
where it is somewhat thin in places.
Mr. J. n W. Rumpee, of Marengo
Iowa, was the guest of Supt. II. B Sud,
low today.
States Attorney Entrikin and Vie. and
Harry Ainsworth, of Moline, dined at thu
Rock Island house today,
Twentyone new members were received
into the Broadway Presbyterian churci
yesterday on profession of faith.
A number of crows were seen flying
over the city this morning The oldes
inhabitant" regards this as a sure sign o.
a freeze up.
Joe Murphy plays "Shaun Rhine" il
Davenport on next Friday evening, Thi
is a companion piece TO Kerry Cow,
The Social Six viii doubtless soon come
prominently before the public again nov
that the circuit court Is IN session.
Mr.. J. NJ. Christy went to Des Molne
this morning to see how matters wer
progressing at his branch cracker hous
in the metropolis of Iowa.
Mr.. /. E. West, who has been visitin!
his father, Mr. H. E. West, of this city
for a few days, returned to his home i
Iowa City this morning
The usual number of travelling mel
were to be seen around the depots thi
morning ready to start out for anothe
weeks business.
Davenport young people seem to hav
fallen in love with the Rock Island skatin!
rink judging from the number of then
who were over here Saturday evening.
This evening Slosson and Schaefer will
play their 800 point balk line billiar,
game in Central music hall, Chicago, 70
$500 side
The five mile roller skating race at tn
Rock Island rink tonight will be yer
close and exciting. Do not fail to see it
Remember that Joe Murphy viii b
here on Wednesday evening in his grea
Irish melo drama, Kerry Cow 1t is tn
very best play in his repertoir.
, W. A. Glockhof. the ticket broker, ha
the agency for Rock Island for the sal
of steamship tickets on fourteen differeI
steamship lines representing the mos
prominent companies, which are sold 4
cut rates. tt