The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-19
THE DAILY ARGUS.
WEDNESDAY. AUG, 10, 1885.
Briefs.

The 'Octoroon' tonight.
Money to loan on chattels-22S Main
street, Davenport, Iowa.
Forepaugh's combined railroad shows
are exhibiting in Davenport today.
DIR. j. w. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Second
avenue. d1Yr.
All those who wish to see the races at
the watch tower next Saturday should Sc.
lect their seats early.
Advertise in the half-cent>a> word col>
umn of the ARGUS. 1t will pay you.
Add Weaver sings between acts at the
opera house this evening.
DR.. McCandless, dentist, corner Third
avenue and Twentieth street. If
Hacks connect with the Rock Island &
Milan Street Railway company at Milan
for the camp grounds.
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, etc, of G. II. Young. 1T Main st.
davenport, Iowa. apll5dlf
Mortimer & Weaver both appear in the
great southern drama the "Octoroon' at
the theatre tonight.
Mr.. Lutte and Miss Laura Bowlby, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, are visiting Win w.
and Sam s. Bowlby
August Herkert left for Clinton, Mo,
Monday, in response to news of the death
of his oldest brother who resided there
Messrs Cooke, COrns, Don and Knocke,
the "song birds" of Rock Island county,
returned last evening from their trip to
Spirit Lake.
The fascinating southern drama "The
Octoroon' will be given by the Mortimer
& Weaver company at Harper's theatre
this evening.
Ex-Alderman ID, Stephens returned last
evening from Iowa City, where he has the
contract for erecting a high school build
ing.
R. j. MCGEE has sold his residence
property on Twentieth street to J. W
McCabe for consideration of So, 900,
and invested in n ebraska lands
Hon. J. H. Murphy, who has been alb
sent couple of months in California and
Colorado, arrived at his home in Daven>
port yesterday morning. He will be
present at the convention in Cedar Rap,
ids today.
Mrs. Otille Abel Haas left for Balti-
more this morning. She will appear in
Fords opera company in that city mex
Friday evening in n leading role in Gil,
bert Il Sullivan's opera of the "Micado
Davenport Democrat.
Messrs. Edelman & Walter opened a
saloon this morning on the northwest cor
ner of Second avenue and Fifteenth street
where they propose to keep a good stock
of everything peculiar to the business
Give them call
MIR. F. A. Philleo Is in the city on
few days visit among relatives anG
friends Mr Phileo is located at Wayne
Wayne County, Nebraska, and any QUE
contemplating purchasing land in tina
state could undoubtedly gain considers
BILE information from him in regard to it
If the author of the communication
sent to this office concerning the assault
at the iiremen's picnic at Moline last Sat
urday, will send his name to us, his arti
Gle will be published Anonymous com
munications find no consideration in tn
columns of the ARGUS where the name o
the author is unknown TO the editor.
Capt. Pierce, engineer on the steame
Rebstock, received this morning lette
from j. H. Kerr at Fort Worth Texas
rendering Mr. Pierce the position OF frs
engineer in the waterworks there, so i
appears that Mr.. Kerr has accepted tn
superintendency of that institution. Mr.
Pearce Is undecided as to whether he vii
accept OF not.
Last evening George W. Parker, keepe
of drug and grocery store at Moline
came before Justice Cooke in this city
and confessed judgment on two notes
one in favor of Darts Sons, of this city
for $500 and one in favor of Alvin Hui
for the use of William jackson, assignee
for $44. Constable Larkin levied on tn
store at Moline.