The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-12

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Ole Thompson, of Davenport, 50 and
| costs for drunke mess. He went TO iall.
Miss ID. F. Seeley, of Sterling. has been
engaged as typewriter and short hand re-
porter in the 20" Office in this city.
Squire Bennett married Grant Pinkly
and Miss Minnie Brown this morning
The happy couple halls from Milan.
One week from today Cable Sunday
school picnic will be held on the watch
| tower.
DIR. McCan dless, dentist, corner Third
| avenue and Twentieth street. If
Miss Lizzie Findlay, who has been WIS.,
iting at the residence of Mrs j. M. Mont
gomery, left for CorrcctioGville, Iowa,
this afternoon.
A terrible sacrifice of gents furnishing
goods at Regensberger'
l.. d. Dimick is expected h ONE in the
morning, when he will settle up his at
fairs in Rock Island, preparatory to los
eating permanently elsewhere.
4 c. c. Mclntire returned this morning
From a ten days visit to Southern Mime
lsota. Mrs. McIntire is expected home
this evening.
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, etc. of G. IL. Young, III Main st.
davenport. Iowa apll5dtf
Mr. A Donaldson, of Rural, accompa
MED by his daughter, Miss Mary Donald>
son, were in the city today. They are on
their way to visit Mr.. Donaldson's old
home at Midway, Pa.
Mrs. w. ]. Kerr is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Smedley, of minneapolis, and from
there will 60 to Sioux City TO visit an>
other sister, Mrs. Murphy. Meanwhile
W J. is worrying through life as best he
can.
Select Knights A. o. L. W, will bear
in nina that the II o'clock train tonight
on the Milwaukee road is the one To be
taken by those intending going to Rock
ford to attend the conclave.
Wanted-Twenty boys and girls from
10 to % years of age, of pleasant address
can make mems wages. Apply at once
at 1917 Fourth ave.
The Bee Keepers Association of West :
tern Illinois and Eastern Iowa holds its
annual picnic at Black Hawks tower to
morrow. As is always the case, when the
bee men get together an excellent time is
expected
The total value of taxable property in
the state of Illinois this year is 1888, $50, )
ISL, reduction of $l9.353, 753 from
1884 For 1885 Rock Islands assess ment
is placed at S7,S127 25, decrease of
SlSS, S64 from last year.
After being in business at-1he same
stand for seventeen years. II. A. J. Me-
Donald has sold his grocery at the corner
of Fourth avenue and Twenty street
to Eth Bleuer, who has had-eonsiderable
experience In the grocery trade, and will
build up a>gc6d business.
The return of the heated term has had
depressing effect upon Mrs J E. Fem-
ing She is so very low that her friends
are not admitted into her presence Mr..
Fleming has the heartfelt sympathy of
his numerous friends in his trial, and the
earnest supplications that his beloved
companion may be restored to final health
A Texas newspaper utters good sense
in the following paragraph We cant
quel domestic riot or put quietus tC
family jars by simply hanging up green
worsted motto of God Bless our Home
Neither can we support our families by
: suspending the other proper motto The
Lord will Provide" 1t is honest toll thai
makes the kettle boil
A colored barber thus explains to a
customer how he came to leave off drinks
ing rum. One day he went into butch.
, er's shop to purchase ten cents worth OF
, liver. While there the saloOnkeepeI he
usually patronized came in and bought
about ten pounds OF tenderloin He
moralized on the matter after this fash
ion: DE man benin de bar eat tender
loin, de man in front he eat libber-con
sequently havn't touched de stuff 70
thirty year, and | eats tenderlOin my
, self"
q An exchange gives this seasonable ad
o vice: Don't throw open the windows II
your cellar or mill house in the day time
Cellar windows should be closed before
O sunrise in the morning, and kept closed
and shaded through the day. Ii the all
of cellar is damp it may be thoroughly
dried by placing in it peck of fresh lime
IN an open box A peck Of lime will alb
sorb about seven pounds, OF more thar
i three quarts of water, and in this way a
cellar or milk room may soon be dried
even in the hottest weather There is nj
. need to fear that the night air is unhealth
full, it is as pure as the air of midday, ant
is really drier. The cool air enters tn
apartment during the night, and circulate
e through it.