The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-05

Hon. e. G. Cleaveland took the $3.50 |
p m. Beardstown train on Saturday TOR
Springfield to attend the opening session
of the Illinois state legislature today.
Mrs. A. w. Bockel, c. W. Meyers, ].
p Sloppy, H. Lletz and j. Behrens, all
of Clinton, Iowa, spent Sunday at the
Rock Island house, the guests of Mr.. r.
F. Witt, the druggist.
Pork tenderloins, spare ribs. leaf lard,
pigs feet, sausage meat, breakfast bacon.
fresh or cured hams, at Gilmore's pork
house, First avenue, between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets. tt
Six wagon licenses were issued today
by City Clerk Koehler -Four to the Rock
Island Lumber & Manufacturing COM
pany, one to George Archer, and one to
Fred Giant
Cards announcing contagious diseases
were put up at the following places to-
day: ]. ]. Reimers, on Moline avenue,
scarlet fever; Fred Bein, Sinnet's add,
ton, diphtheria; Denis Brennan, Moline
avenue near Twentysixth street. diph>
liberia.
E. 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.
DR.. A W. Bowman and DR.. D. P
Maxwell, of Davenport, are having big
racket. They are brothers>in-law and
have been partners for good many years.
Their quarrel is the result of business
misunderstanding. Dr. Bowman has rel>
atives in this city.
This evening in the Burtis opera
house, Davenport, Miss Lillian Lewis and
a superb supporting company will appear
in that ever popular play ''Only Far
mer's Daughter" The press and public
speak in hish terms of praise of this
company and the play. Go.
Jerry Busy, of Moline. member of
the first panel of the petit jury of the
January term Of the circuit court is COLI
| ored man He is cook in Wallaces res
taurant and quite Intelligent 1t isn't very
often that a colored man is seen on a
Rock Island county circuit court jury.
Miss Minnie Risley, who for a couple
of years has been night telephone opera
tor in Davenport has resigned that posi-
ton and is succeeded by Miss Ida Davi
son, who was formerly the night operator
1t is limited that Miss Risley will change
her name this week and GO north to live
Mr.. Ira Meyers, of Montana, accompa>
MED by Mrs. Rush Field, Mrs. Brearly
Mrs. Brown, Mrs Williams and Mrs Blair,
left for St Louis this morning Mr.
Meyer will go on to New Orleans and the
ladies will visit Chicago before their re
turn.
| The girls of Rock Island will be de,
lighted to learn that New York doctor
prescribes chewing gum for dyspeptiC
patients This will be an ample excuse
for the foolish habit of chewing gum, but
we fear it will increase the number of pa
tents. If there is any one time when &
girl feels more independent than another
it is when she has a lump of gum in hel
mouth.
| John A. Stuckey. of Galesburg, sheriff
of Knox county, notifies City Marshal
Miller that thief or thieves stole from
Daniel Haush; of Maquon, on the night
of Jan End, fine iron grey mare valued
at 5000 The animal is 5 years old
weighs 1900 pounds and was stifed about
two weeks ago on its right hind leg,
which shows the use of liniment. The
mare travels wide and is shod all around.
There was stolen at the same time a sad
die, harness, bride, and web rope hal,
ter. The saddle had no horn and one
stirrup had leather and the other one did
not. One hundred dollars reward is of
feTed for the arrest of the thief or thieves
and the recovery of the property.