The Rock Island Argus., 1885-01-22
THE CITY In BRIEF.
Go to the rink tonight.

90 to the rink tonight.
Mr.. Thos. Cole, of Illinois City, was in
town today.
Mrs. James A. Blair has returned from
visit 10 Chicago.
DR.. A. t. Hawley, dentist, corner Sey~
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Public sale of the Taylor House furni-
ture on Saturday, January "a.
See jackson the champion trick and
fancy skater at the rink this evening.
The sleighing still continues good in
the country.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Zimmerman, o.
Cordova, were in the city today.
The roller rink will be closed every
Wednesday evening until further notice.
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Second
avenue. d1yr.
The Merchants electric light is giving
general satisfaction to its patrons in this
city.
There is case of diphtheria at the res
idence of w W. Eggleston on Second
avenue.
The Swedish annual masquerade ball
will be held at Armory hall on the even~
ing of Saturday, February IA, 1885.
Mr.. l. Liberman, is in Chicago on bus
mess connected with his Omaha branch
gents furnishing house.
VIM. Ramskill, the merchant tailor, is
in Elgin, III, called tbither by the
news that his wifes brother was seriously
i'll. He is accompanied by his wife.
Mrs. II. II. Hayfor AMI her three chils
dren, Of Buffalo, n Y, arrived in the
city this morning bound for Reynolds on
avisit to Mr.. Meigs Wait, who is Mrs.
Hayfords father
Moody and Sankey, the evangelists are
expected in Davenport about the middle
Of next month, to hold a short revival.
If there is one thing the "mum" city needs
more than another it is revival.
Mr. Andrew Simonson, editor of the
Racine Agrjea'turaliSt and secretary of
Manufacturers Publishing company, was
ia the city, and called upon the ARGUS
today.
Pork tenderloins, spare ribs. leaf lard,
| pigs feet, sausage meat, breakfast bacon.
| fresh or cured hams, at Gilmore's pork
| house, First avenue, between Fifteenth
| and Sixteenth streets. If
This evening at the Rock Island roller
rink Master George Jackson of Boston,
will appear in his specalities on rollers
in which he standswithout rival in tie
skatorial world. Go and see him.
Hackmen have made a road across the
river from Davenport to the foot of thir(
teenth street in this city II is long way
across, and about as disagreeable and
more dangerous than the bridge
f. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874. Office over
| Rock Island National Bank.
4 large number of Taylor Ridge people
are in the city attending the trial of Els
worth L. Spickler and Frank 5. Latin
Considerable:interest is felt in the neigh>
borhood of Taylor Ridge, as to the possi~
bic outcome of the trial
There is Joy in the house of ex-Police
Officer Frank Meenan. On Tuesday an
other young daughter come to brighten
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Meenan. Frank
is away in the south, aud has not as yet
had an opportunity to greet the little
stranger, but it is likely that he will soon
start for the north after learning of the
addition to his family.
". A. Glockhof. the ticket broker, has
the agency for Rock Island for the sale
of steamship tickets on fourteen different
steamship lines representing the most
prominent companies, which are sold at
cut rates. #
Mr., N. J Brown, who for the past
six months has been city editor of the
Davenport Gazette, has resigned that po-
sition to enter the employ of Bradstreet's
agency in Davenport. Mr. Brown proved
himself possessed of all the elements of a
successful newspaper man while with
the Gazette He is succeeded by Mr.. Lee
Mitchell journalist of experience.