The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-09
Briefs.

Briefs.
The Central shoe store can discount
them all on good goods and low prices.
DIR. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1722 Second
avenue. dlYr.
Ex>Supervisor McEniry and brother, of
Yuma. we're in the city yesterday.
Advertise in the half, cent>a>word-col>
umn of the ARGUS, 1t will pay you.
The Burlington road is improving its
tracks in the vicinity of Fulton. I'll.
Raising cane. cotton and oranges Illus
trated in &c. A. r. lecture, July IA.
DIR. Mclean less, dentist, corner Third
avenue and Twentieth street. If
C. c. Knell returned on the Libbie Con-
ger at noon today from an excursion trip
up the river.
Now is you time to can your raspber-
ries. Lamp has good supply of this
choice fruit.
Mr.. Isaac Cool, of Cordova, was Wis
itor in the city yesterday, and paid his re-
spects to the ARGUS office.
Bojie Paulson and Miss Augusta Muel-
Ter. of Davenport, were married by Squire
Cooke this morning.
President Gable, of the Great Rock
Island Route" has gone to Minneapolis
for tour of inspection over the northern
branches of the road
The Broadway church Sunday school
is having its annual picnic ia Rodman's
pasture this afternoon.
| Go to the Central shoe store where, you
can purchase more for your money than
at any other place.
Messrs. John Babcock, Orrin Skinner,
John Edgington and Daniel Mosher, all
old and prominent farmers of the county
were in the city yesterday.
Heavy storms are reported along the
Chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Paul track
from here to Milwaukee and Racine last
night, but no serious damage was done
The finance committee of the board of
education, composed of Messrs. Buford
and Donaldson, met this morning and ex>
amined the record of Superintendent
Kemhle, and found the same correct.
Last evening Buford Post appointed J..
NJ Reticker and C. W. Halves delegates
TO Springfield to assist in securing COM
missioner for the veterans home, but
neither of the gentlemen will have time to
go
Henry Rsab, state superintendent of
public instruction, arrived at the Harper
house last evening from Springfield, and
departed for the capital city at o'clock
this afternoon over the Peoria road
Mr. W. j. Kerr, the liveryman, today
purchased fine five year old horse from
Mr.. Wilson Matthews, of Rural He was
sired by the well known PAGER, Farmer
Jones. and will be valuable acquisition
to Mr.. Kerr's well stocked stables
| Miss Auette Bowman. formerly assist
ant principal of the Rock Island High
school, now teacher in the State Normal
school at Normal, ILL.,, was in town this
morning on her way to spend her vaca>
ton with her parents at Andslusia.
i W. G. Welch and wife have gone to
/ Lewistown, Penn, TO visit relatives. Be-
fore returning home they will visit Homes
dale, in the same state, and also several
cities in New York. They will remain
away until Sept. 1st.
A pleasant house and lot, with all
) modern conveniences, 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. 81
Supervisor Martin. of Canoe Greek.
who is serving on the committee of equal.
ization this week, boasts of as fine Q
, horse as is in the county. Martin thinks
so much of him that he has stopped pay
ing railroad fare, but drives his steed
wherever his inclination takes him.
The ladies of st. Catharine's Guild will
, give sociable this evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. r. Champion. Singing, in.
strumental music and reading will con-
I stitute part Of the entertainment. Ice
: cream and other refreshments will b.
served.
! Martin Leonard German, the only SCI
, of Engineer NJ. L. German, Of the st
, Paul road, died at Milwaukee on Sunda,
. from spinal disease, after q lingering Ill
: ness of eighteen months. He was born in
, Rock Island on February 20. 1879. En-
: gineer German formerly lived in this city
! and his many friends sincerely sympathizs
, with him in his affection.
Excursion.