The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-12
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DR.. ] ". Stark, n.ntist, l722 Secnfe
venue. iiyr
| Mrs. Thomas F. Gary has returned
/ from her purchasing "trip to Chicago.
| Some veiy fine Missouri apples at
lamps.
Robert Lee of Gable was ia town this
morning.
J. H. Hazlett and family formerly of
REYNOLDS new of Plum Creek, Neb., are
in the city,
Henry Peetz, optician.
The black flag has been raised on the
signal office across the river. foretclling
an unfavorablc change in the weather.
Dr. McCandless, dentist, corner Third
| avenue and Twentieth street. If
Mr.. Charles Wheaton and Miss Rose
I!engstler spent yesterday visiting Mr..
| Wheatou's parents at Geneseo.
Closing out sale of boots, shoes and
| slippers at and below cost at krul &:
| Pfoh's, No. 80 Seventeenth street dina
The millcrs Of Davenport and Milan on
Saturday, advanced the price of flour
five cents per sack, by mutual agreement.
This is the week to trade at the 5 and
| 10 cent, store rs we will give more goods
for your money than you can possibly
get any other place.
| Save your money and buy farm. Me>
dill Il Whitehead are Offering special in~
ducements to land seekers 10 buy good
| lands at bottom figures.
| The number of scholars studying Ger
| man in the schools at Brllcvillc was GIL
last year. Beilevile must be as near ii
foreign state as Davenport.
j. $, Drake, formerly Of this city, is in
town, On his way TO hls nome in Texas
from Connecticut, where he spent the
| summer,
| For prices on the best hard coal in the
city call at the Port Byron Lime Associe
alton Telephone No 1901 G-dtf
W. H. Singer, president, and II. b.
Horton, superintendent of the Pittshurg
Iron works, are in tic city on business,
| ot'tt''HS 't1 WV iifi l'|'t
Lost, on Saturday. between Baker &
| Co.'S stove store and the Union house,
IA silver watch. The finder will be re-
warded by leaving at Baker & Cos.
W. l. Coyne was arraigncd in the cir
cut court Saturday evening, for larceny
Of gas, aud plead not guilty. Hon. Pat
O'Mara has been employed to'asaist in
the prosecution of Coyne.
At Centre Point Iowa, Saturday morn,
ing occurred the death Of Mrs Pfeiier of
Freeport, mother of NJ G. Inslehart 20
tsis city She was sixty years Of age
and had been twice married,
y crank Slipped into the Central Tele-
phone office this morning and made him
self SO obnoxious, the lady operators Were
obliged to call "a policeman to get him
out. He appeared TO be a stranger in The
city.
The ladies of Trinity church propos,
holding Al fair and festival, ut Turner
Hall on the 2Stli and goth of this month
| A very pleasant cntainment may be ex-
pected las Trinity ladies are noted for
their good taste in matters of this kiud
Attention is called to the formal ans
nouncementappeari in another column
Of the opening of the Rock Island rinl
Ftz the queen aof roller skaters VI
appear
$. W. Wheeock's Bony McGregor vii
arrive from st. Louis this week, and vii
be taken from the turf for the remainder
of the season. Mr.. Wheclock attributes
Dony's defeat at st, Lons to a cold which
prevented him being in condition 10 troll
at his best.
A meeting. of the board of trade,
citizens, aud delegates from johnson
county, Kansas. was held at Leavcnw orth
Friday last, to discuss the building of ;
road south Of Cedar junction, johnson
county there to connect with short line
of unused road RAINING to olathc. This
| viii give LoAvenworth connection with
the knnsas City, Fo,t Scott and Gull
railroad at olathe. 1t WIS decided to 60
| ahead and CndeuVrr to raise the money tC
bnid the road, Mayor Nicely was ap
pointed chairman of the railroad com.
mittee to push the matter. If built, The
road will probably be purchased by TIC
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, which
now has one of its western termini here
south and west and will thus be AFFORDED
an outlet to the south aud west and vii
close the gap between the Rock Islam,
and Fort Scott systems.
Revenue Collector W. c. Thompson
and wife, of Davenport, arrived in th'
city yesterday. and during the evening"
were given II reception at the residence
of his friends, ID. w Stewart and wife,
5o2 Chestnut street. Mr.. Thompson
since his appointment and removed tC
| Davenport has linked his destiny to thai
of one OF the most estimable and accom-
plshed ladies, nee Miss Margaret lie,
Claire, 81 that city, and this being MS
initial visit since the marriage, his admir-
ing friends III Des Moines united in ar
Hort TO render the visit Of himself anG
wife one OF pleasure and enjoyment. II
this they met with the most gratifying
success and The Joyous hours passed in
the hospitable aad elegant home of Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart will ever linger in tho
memories of Mr. Thompson and wife as
indeed, all who were present, as one OF
the bright spots along life's journey
| During the evening most delightful
spread was laid, at which the choicest of
viands graced the table. Mr.. and Mrs
| Thompson will remain in the city over
next Sunday, the guests of DR.. Stewart