The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-02
CITY CHAT.

A. II. McCandless, d. D. s., dentist.
Prof. Sam T. Bowlby has moved to
Denkman's row. on Third avenue. oppos
site the Court house.
DIR. j. w. Stark. Dentist, 172s Second
avenue d1yr.
Bromly defeated Gamble In the skating
contest, at DesMoines the other evening.
Time 1890.
DR.. A. T. Hawley. dentist, corner Sew
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
The finance committee met lastevening
aud audited bills for passage by the city
council
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers. ETC., of G. H. Young, III Main ST.,
Davenport, Iowa. apl15dtf
A. Brady, who was an assistant to ex-
Superintendent Cramer. has been engaged
as pipeman at the water works.
Mr.. W. n Comet is seriously i'll at the
the residence of his brotherinlaw. Maj. j.
NJ Beardsley.
Wanted A boy about 16 years of age
well acquainted in this city, to work in
the bankrupt shoe store under the Rock
Island house.
Mark Lloyd, formerly clerk at the Balm
Tea and Coffee Co.'S store, is now driving
wagon for the American Express Co.
Four billiard licenses were issued by
the city clerk yesterday to James Given,
r. Schwecke, Emil Evers and Otto
Gottsch. and skating rink license to E.
H. Collins.
A large house greeted the appearance
of the Hyer sisters last evening, and the
performance was very good throughout.
The mirth and music of the actors kept
the house in continual uproar
Freight business is picking up on the
lC., R. /. & r. road The long row OF
cabooses which have been standing in the
yards for the past week or two have beer
taken ont on the road. Twelve trains
went east yesterday besides the regular
local.
| About twenty young couple, members
of THE Club" assembled at the residence
of Alex Steele last evening, the occasion
being a party given BY Miss Grace E
Babcock, the assistant librarian A very
lsociable time was had by all.
George W. Draper, deputy head consu
Modern Woodmen of America, was pres
lent last evening at a special meeting O.
Rock Island lodge, and reported having
secured twenty two new members, mint
of whom were initiated last evening
There will be another special meeting mex
Friday evening. Mr., Draper expects tt
increase the membership of this lodge Il
fully seventy five before he gets through
Mr.. Eli C. Cavett, of Edgington, wa:
| in the city Thursday. He evidently has
warm place in the hearts of the people O.
Edginton, as he told us he was now serv-
ing his twenty>first term as road commits
isioner. This is a remarkable record ant
one of which Cavett should feel proud. /
shows that he has not only lived in tn
county for good many years, but als'
that he has made good commissioner
He is a contractor and will shortly go t,
Ada, Kansas, to build dwelling and stor
for Mr.. Willis Miller, formerly of Buffal
Prairie.
E. W. Hurst represents the leadin!
. | American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874. Office owe
Rock Island National Bank.
Mr.. J. w. Wirtel, for sixteen year
engaged in the manufacture of trunks
, travelling bags and satchels of a
, kinds, has opened a branc
manufactury at No. 1903 Sec
! ond avenue, Rock Island, whert
The has fine stock of goods Mr. Write
guarantees all his work to be first elias
and to be as represented He asks thos
in need of anything in his line to call an
examine his stock and judge for them
, selves. He also makes all kinds of ladie:
satchcIs. Read his advertisement, it ap
/ pears in another part of the paper.