The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-01

Mr.. B.. Birkenfeld has purchased the
premises on Twentieth street formerly
occupied by NJ. Koch as a tailor shop, land
will later in the year erect two story
brick building to take the place OF the
present frame structure.
"Mac" Glenn. of the Monmouth atlas,
and J. G. Mitchell, of the Keithsburg
Times, were two good looking newspaper
men who were attracted here by the re-
publican judicial convention.
Mr. James Blaisdell, superintendent OF
the Chlldren's Carriage works. can talk
through telephone No. 1865, at his resi-
dence. which was formerly ex- Mayor
Motifs number.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Mills left this
morning for their Oregon home. where
they will spend the summer. A number
of their friends were at the depot to bid
them good by and bon voyage.
Agent Stockhouse, of the Rock Island
& Peoria road. received a letter this
morning saying that the Restori company
would pass over his road from the west
to Peoria tomorrow morning.
Mr.. James G. Britton, the enterprising
young school teacher from Drury town
ship, was in the city today. His brother,
Mr.. J. w. Britton, and family, who have
been residing at Buffalo, we've here on
their way to Kansas City, where they
will in the future reside.
Janitor Cullinan was busy today puts
ting Harper's theatre in apple pie order
for the Hyers Sisters entertainment to-
night. Pat always performs his part of
the programme in a satisfactory manner.
Twenty three arrests were made by the
police during the month of April, as fol
lows: Assault with deadly weapon, fast
driving, malicious mischief and peace
warrants, one each; larceny 2; bastardy,
three, and assault and battery and disor
DERBY, seven.
Miss Maggie A Finn died at the resi-
dence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. p.
Finn. No. 1904 Second avenue, yesterday
afternoon, after an illness of several
months. The remains will be taken to
Ottawa, LaSalle county, for interment.
Justice Cooke dismissed John Wonders,
who was arrested by Marshal Eckhart on
charge of assault, not finding the evil
dence sufficient to sustain the charge.
The prosecution was conducted by Parks
& Pleasant, and the defence by NJ M.
Corbett
Geo. Schafer today becomes the pro-
prietor of the Occidental hotel. The
name will be changed to the Schafer no.
tel. Tomorrow's issue of the ARGUS will
contain his advertisement in which he
quotes prices for transient and regular
board. Be sure and read it.
The following saloon bonds were filed
with City Clerk Koehler Thursday:
James Given, Lothar Harms, j. W.
Loche, Emil Evers, A. Knickerbocker, C.
lSwanson, II. Strive The following
bonds were issued today: Geo. Behrens,
J. Westphal. Otto Gottsch. r. Golden
steen. John Linehan, Ed. Murrin, James
McElroy, John Dresser, Fred Appelquist,
P, ii. Kelly.
What the openings have revealed-tints
borrowed from sea, sky, flower and leaf.
Some of the new spring bonnets arc of
very peculiar shapes, and it requires ex.
lquisite taste to make these hats cores
pond with many toilets, and often this is
Iquite impossible to accomplish, except by
most skillful artists. The productions of
Messrs. McCabe Bros. for the present
season are, if possible, more beautiful in
their shifting tones of color and softer in
texture than those of previous years.