The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-24
SUBURBAN sIFTfNGs.
BASE BALL, WEDDINGS AND OTHER Do
INGs-A LUCKY FIsHERNAN-THE
DUDES LAMENT.


game Of base ball with the Joslyn
Blues on the Grsngers' ball club grounds.
The former won by a score of 10 to 5.
Time of game, one hour and twenty>eight
minutes and nineteen seconds, w.
Knowles umpire. The Zumas, who were
formerly the Changers, are good club,
aud do some fine playing, and will be
found hard to beat by our neighboring
clubs. The Rapids City boys are talking
of crossing bats with them soon. We
predict lively game.
The Rapids City base ball club gave
dance in Vogel's hall Monday night,
which was well attended, about forty
couples being in attendance. Bleuer's
band furnished the best music we have
ever heard in Rapids City. Mr.. Bleuer
himself was with us, and every one
seemed well pleased and thoroughly ems
joyed themselves.
Adam Hofstetter, who lives on the
bluff back of this place, met with pain
full accident last Friday. He was tear
ing down an old house that he had
bought and piece of putty from a brok
en- glass struck him in the eye. lie thinks
the sight was destroyed. DR.. Morgan. of
Port Byron. was called and attended
him. He pronounced the injury very se>
rious, but could not say about the sight
until after the eye had had time to recov.
or from the effects of the shock.
John Thomas Davidson and Miss Laura
Miller were married at the residence of
the bridegroom's father, on Monday af>
ternOon. A large party of friends were
present. John and his bride were at the
ball receiving the congratulations of their
friends. We wish them happy voyage
down lifes river.
We hear thst John Schiller is going to
be married. John was born and brought
up here, and is one of the boys. He is at
present the paymaster and cashier of the
Crescent Tool Co.. of What Cheer. Iowa
The bride that is to be is one of our sos
ciety bellies, and is well known here and
in What Cheer. John, shake, we wish
you much JOY, and a-a-a--yes, we do
| smoke sometimes.
II. NJ. Gilchrist, of Viola, Sundayed
with us last Sunday. Mr.. Gilchrist, who
formerly owned large coal mines at this
place, is now general superintendent of
the Empire coal company, of Gilchrist a
new mining town being opened neal
Viola. Mr.. Gilchrist anticipates fine
coal product and large outlay from the
new venture.
T. Williams, of Sterling, was in town
one day last week. looking after his Goa
interests here. Mr.. Williams is largely
interested in coal mines at Rapids City
Cleveland, St. David, Norris, Gardner
and Clark City, this state.
John Vogel is the boss fisherman in
this city. John generally has ten to twen>
ty catfish and eels on hand to supply all
wants. Ellis seem to be popular John
cannot supply orders for them
Arthur johnson, who went out neal
Abba, on the c., B. & Q. road in Iowa
to work on that road as agent, report.
being wesl pleased with his position.
The Christian church Sunday schoo
gave a straw berry and ice cream fcstiva
at the former residence of p. McCarl or
Wednesday evening
Will Adams has a new fence in front O
his property on First street. 1t makes
great difference in the looks of the place
Last Sunday quite a number of it'll
girls received the rite of confirmation il
the Catholic church
We hear the Methodist church Sunda
school are talking up picnic in the nea
future.
4 basket picnic is down on the bill
for our Fourth 1t will be in the interes
of the Rapids City Base Ball Club.
j. w. Gilchrist and family of Monroe
Iowa, are visiting in town. John look
as natural as ever
Mrs. f. w. Webb and grandclild, Kat
Fitch, of Savanna, are visiting her son
D. J. Webb, this week.
New sidewalks and repairing the oil
ones is what our street commissioner
! doing.
John Devinney has sold quite a nun
Der OF harvesters and mowers this seaso
! and is on deck for more.
r Weddings seem to be the rage NOW
: We hear of another still to come of
s Watch the papers. boys, and see the Ii
0 cense.
D. j. Webb disposed of a carload {
salt this week.
THE DUDES LAMENT.
,, used 10 be a tusher noble. dandy dude.
/ And all the girls with loving eyes, my get u
l viewed.
l sucked cane; twas near as large as I,
And such nobby little glass perched on my ey
My pants they were so very tight, could not beI
| me DER,
n And while my top coat was very short, my 9TH
dragged the floor.
c Twas very seldom you would see man got Z
| like me.
! But now every awkward country lad initiates I
4 to IT.