The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-25
Briefs.
Lawn sociable this evening.
Pay day ON the Milwaukee road.
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ray day on the MILWAUKEE, ROAD.
]. s. Gilmore has gone to Chicago for
few days business trip.
The Rodman Rifles will participate in
the competitive drill at Geneseo July 4th.
DR.. McCandless, dentist, corner Third
avenue and Twentieth street. tt
Advertise in the hall, cent>a>word-cols
umn of the ARGUS. 1t will pay you.
Special bargains in parasols to close,
at McCabe Bros.
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1872 Second
avenue. d1yr.
The lawn sociable this evening is at the
residence of Capt. T. J. Robinson.
Children's hammocks 80 cents each;
large hammocks "a cents, at McCabe
Bros.
N. H. Paaren, NJ D.. of Mt. Carroll.
state veterinary surgeon, was in the city
last evening.
McCabe Bros. millinery department is
having great boom, owing to their cut
prices for closing the season.
The ladies of the First Methodist Epis-
copal church will give lawn sociable at
the residence of Capt Robinson this even
ing,
Mrs. Jacob Wait and daughter, of Rey
nolds. left today for North Landing, Ohio
county, Ind, to visit Mrs. Waits mother,
who is seriously ill with heart disease.
McCabe Bros late arrival of parasols
and sun umbrellas put in stock today at
closing prices.
The c., r. l. Il p. railway will sell ex-
cursion tickets to any station on its line,
July 3rd and 4th, 1885, at a Single fare
for the round trip. Tickets good for re
turn passage on or before July 9th, 1885.
The assessors book of Andalusia towns
ship was returned TO the county clerk to-
day, 1t shows the taxable property in
the township to bring 500, 574, which is
50, 900 less than year ago.
The Rock Islander says that all three OF
our representatives voted for the bill ito
increase the power of railroad corpora>
tons Both Representatives Paddelford
and Mowers voted against the measure,
and wish il so understood.
The contract for building the new
German Lutheran school building on
Twentieth street.-the plans of which
have been given in these columns-has
been let to Christ Schreiner he being the
lowest bidder.
Summer silks at IS cents per yard al
McCabe Bros same as others advertised
at "a and As cents.
VIM. Cargdon was before Magistrate
Bennett this morning on charge Of
drumming up trade for hack. He wa:
| fined $40 and costs, but the fine was sus-
pended with promise of good behavior il
the future.
Joseph Asquth. of Reynolds, who re-
seived shocking injuries from fall some
time ago, is in critical condition. The
spinal column is paralyzed, and his stom
ach refuses nourishment. Death is only
a matter of short time.
Among the graduates participating in
the twenty>ninth annual commencement
of the collegiate department of the state
university at Iowa City. held yesterday,
was Lowrie c. BlandIng. son of V. NJ
Blanding of this city Bernard Connolly
son of Major II. c. Connolly, has been
one year at the university. and fares wei
to lead his class when the time comes for
graduating.
1t is amusing, and little exasperating,
too, to hear merchant say 1T does't pa,
to advertise" Why does this man put out
a signY That is advertising. Why does h,
obstruct the pavement in front of his stor
with samples of the goods he sells? That
advertising, too Why does he daub thu
head of a mackerel barrel or dry good
box with the words: CALL Our good
Chap" and stick it up in key of bean
or pile of calico in his store? Simpl,
because he does believe in advertising
but selects methods that cost him nothin;
and does little or no good Everybody
believes in advertising if they only know
how