The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Briefs.
Briefs.
Mr.. Fred f. Hill is about. after a severe

Howard Wells, Esq, mas pnfcnased ScU
acres of Iowa land near Osceola
Money to loan-22S Main street, DAYS
export. Iowa.
Y Frank G. Young has purchased new
delivery wagon-one of Wall & HIS best !
Mr. Chas. Truesdale has returned from
trip to Chicago and Milwaukee.
DIR. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1722 Second
avenue. d1vr.
Advertise in the hall, cent>a> word -col>
umn of the ARGUS. 1t will pay you. (,
Mr.. Chas. Yore IS in Indianapolis
helping Ken Bailey paralyze the natives.
Geo. Hitler, of Coal Valley, was in the
city last evening.
DIR. McCan dless, dentist, corner Third
avenue and Twentieth street. If
Rock Island County Jefferson Club,
No. 46, meets in adjourned session to-
night.
A terrible sacrifice of gents furnishing
goods at RegensDergef 5.
Deputy Marshal Hull is the finder of a
Druid pin, which the owner may have
upon identification.
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, etc, of G.. H. Young, III Main st.
davenport, Iowa. apll5dtf
A barn full of hay was burned to the
ground at Aledo. Mercer county. late last
night
Rev J. H. Wright and wife leave to-
night for Atlanta for a two weeks visit
with Mr.. Wrights father.
Miss Kittie Smith, an estimable young
lady of Cincinnati, is IN the city visiting
at the residence of Mr.. NJ. S. 0'Neil.
Mr. Joseph Gaskell returned to Mime.
appolis last night, after visiting relatives
and friends for ii couple of days. Mrs
GasLell will remain week longer.
New oats are coming IN freely, but
buyers state the condition is not good as
the harvesting has been done too soon,
making the production musty.
All subscribers to the Fifteenth street
sewer are requested to meet at the feed
store of Henry Siemon, Fifteenth street
and Sixth avenue, this evening.
Champion IL Co. are enjoying such al
increase in their outside trade that it has
been found necessary to put second
travelling salesman on the road.
Sheriff Reticker sold the fixtures, ma
terial, etc, of the Milan Wagon company
yesterday for $500, n. G. Olds & Son
of FIT. Wayne, Indiana, being the pur,
chasers.
| Cards have been received in thi.
city for the marriage of Miss Antilla
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Olson, of Oph-
lem. Henry county to Mr.. Peter Wendell,
on Wednesday, Sept. 16
The regular monthly meeting of the W
c.. T. I will be held Wednesday, Aug
-, at p. m. in the Y NJ. c. A. rooms
All are invited. A short literary pro-
gramme has been prepared.
Mr. Richard Champion Is in receipt o
a postal card from Rev R. F. Sweet, VIII,
states that his mother is improving, anC
he hopes to be in his pulpit at Trinit,
church next Sunday.
Among the horses entered IN the COM
ing Freeport races is Bonnie McGregor
owned by Mr. S, W. Wheelock, of Mo
line He is very fleet of foot this season
and will make it lively for his competi
tors.
Capt George Lamont, the wide awak,
agent of the Diamond 10 line, returne,
, yesterday morning from his pleasure triI
, to St. Paul. He made the trip on tn
Pittsburg.
Nothing further has been heard of tn
guilty Mrs. Young and her paramour
! Woodberry, late of Moline The woma
is sister of Ezra Wilcher of Carlo
Cliff.
! Rev. S. S. Cryer and family passe
through the city this morning from Ere
mont, Neb, on their way to Warren, t
. visit at the residence of Mrs Cryer
parents. They enjoyed their western visi
very much
j. K. Groom having launched into tn
newspaper bushes in Moline, is prepar
ing to move to that bucollc town A
soon as he leaves his present residence o
Seventh avenue and Nineteenth stree
City Attorney Sweeney will take posses
sion.
Company B, Second Regiment, l. n
G., of Davenport, left for Centrevill,
last night, forty strong, to attend til
state encampment. Company b expect
, to bring home medal for prize drilling
Strasser's Second Regiment band, Q
Davenport. accompanied them.
i Mr.. John Crubaugh was having hi
boots BACKED at the c., NJ. & st. Pau
4 depot preparatory to starting for Chicago
yesterday. Crubaugh believes in lookin
his best when he visits the metropolis
the rowdy west.
Among the marriage licenses issue
from the county clerks Office yesterds
Il was one to Aaron Reynolds and Nil
4 Hannah Courtney, the respective ages (
e the bride and groom being twenty-fol
Is and fifteen years. The young lady bt