The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-08
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DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1872 Second
avenue. d1yr.
NJ. M. Corbett, Esq, went TO Chicago
by last evenings train.
J. s. Gilmore started for Chicago last
night.
Advertise in the half >cent>a>word.col>
umn of the ARGUS. 1t will pay you.
DIR. Higgins, of Hillsdale, rejoices over
the arrival of baby girl at his residenc e
Sunday last.
DR.. McCandless, dentist, corner Third
avenue and Twentieth street. If
Capt. A. J. Whitney, of Keokuk, ar
rived in the city yesterday, and is visiting
friends here.
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, etc., of G. II. Young, III Main st.,
Davenport, Iowa. apl15dtf
John Whitsitt, the well known farmer
at Presumption, is seriously i'll. His life is
dispared of.
Mr.. J. w. Welch was sworn in as school
director before City Clerk Koehler yester-
day afternoon.
Miss Lee Cook, assistant operator at
the central telephone Office, left this morn.
ing for Freeport on visit of several
weeks
Manager Harper has booked Haverly's
Americana European minstrels-the best
troupe in the world-for his theatre on
Tuesday evening, July 2lst.
Postmaster Halves, in compliance 10
instructions from the postoffice depart
ment, has placed neat sign over the
stamp window directing people desiring
postage to the money order room
L. 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
Mrs r. G. Willerton left Chicago last
evening. She will be absent about four
weeks visiting friends and relatives in the
Garden city and at Bloomington.
The funeral of the late John Sutcliffe
will be held from the Christian chapel at
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Noble
Lodge. No. 1, A. o. U. W, is expected to
attend in a body.
| A pleasant house and lot, with all
modern convenienees splendidly located
in the upper part of the city, for sale
cheap. For terms, apply to E. E. Par
menter, attorney, post Office block, Rock
| Island. CT
The police are about to commence the
annual campaign on. the unfortunate ca
nine, which has not been checked. All
such ours will be executed on sight and
buried at the citys expense.
The Rescue hose company elected the
following officers last evening: B. F.
Knox, foreman; Fred Burger, assistant
foreman; F. S. Kellerstrass, secretary;
Christ Trefts. treasurer
William Dunckhorst has closed his res.
tSurant and coffee house, corner of Third
and Scott streets in Davenport for two or
three months, in order that necessary re-
pairs may be attended TO. Jy2d1w
A prominent party of @" officials,
headed by General Manager II. B Stone,
was in the city for few minutes last ev,
ening, enroute to St. Louis on tour OF
inspection. The party had two elegant
private coaches at disposal.
!, State Superintendent of Public Instruc>
tion Henry Raab, will lecture on "Popu>
lar Education" before the teachers insti'
J tuie at the FRS; Methodist Episcopal
church this evening, The public is in,
vited
Rev. j. II. Wright's lecture on THE
South, its Battle Fields. and the
, Worlds Fair illustrated with the stere
opticon, will be given at Harper's theatre
July l4th, under the auspices of the Gen
Buford Post, G. 4. r.
By the insertion of periods between tht
figures denoiing the different bids for thu
erection of hose house in the Seventh
J ward yesterday, 1t made them read ride
, uloasly low. The gentlemen would prob
, ably hesitate to contract for the work a
such figures,
Judge Wilkinson Is having his Office re
painted today. Dr. Magill's place wa.
beautfied some time ago, and it is the in
tention TO make the entire Rock Islant
National Bank building Respondent with
beauty and neatness.
Hecker Lodge, No. 113, l. o. o. F.,
installed the following officers last even
ing; Deputy Past Grand Master, Pete
Stein, Sr.; officiating, Henry Lunburg
N, G.; VIM. Guldenzopf, V. G. T.; Franz
Singelmann, Secretay; Henry Guldenzopf
Representative for two years to the GRAM
Lodge.
Mr.. $. II. Brown, formerly of this city
but for number of years resident o
Ennis, Texas. is In the city visiting witt
his relatives, the family of P. ], Wagner
, Mr.. Brown Is engaged in farming in Tex
as, and reports crops first class and bust
ness Of every nature iourishing an,
plenty of money in circulation.
Mrs. -, while cleaning house, aske
her husband to nail up some he re
:, fused, she looked n at him, told him hi
conduct was without I. and beat him wit
her a. until he saw Nv He now lies i
tose state, and may be subject f0
disS. A man must be an his life an
limb in such way as that.
: A Remarkable Escape.
Mrs. Mary A Daley, of Tunkhannocl
/ Pa, was afflicted for six years with Asti
!. ma and Bronchitis, during which time th