The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-07
CITY CHAT.

A. II. McCandless, d. D. s., dentist.
L. s. McCabe went to Clinton on bus
mess trip this morning.
DIR. j. w. Stark. Dentist, 1722 Second
avenue. d1yr
Miss May Beal, of Rural, is the guest
of Miss Lee Cook.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sew
teenth street and Sixth avenue
The people are already discovering
their mistake in not rejecting Mayor
Mott.
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, ETC., of G. II. Young, 1T Main ST.,
Davenport. Iowa. apll5dtf
The bar held an informal meeting at
noon today. but nothing of importance
was done.
], N. Williams, of Burlington, an artist
of considerable experience and note, is in
the city for few days stay.
For rent-The Doyle malt house. Rock
Island. Enquire of John Grogan.
dim
The city's interests demands that there
should be more CHECKERS" in the city
council.
Mr.. w. L. Sedgwick, the accommodate
ing clerk at Marshall & Fishers drug
store, is visiting friends at Clinton.
Isaac Rothschild, the Davenport cloth
ier has reduced the price On his durable
custom made suits from $50 to $25, for
six weeks only. 67.9
c. c. Knell is improving the opportu>
mites offered by the low freights. and is
laying in all the goods he can lay his
hands upon.
The family of J. B. thinner, the tailor,
was increased one fold yesterday morning
by the arrival of bright and promising
boy,
City Marshal ECkhart has caused the
distribution of notices, warning owners
of stock against allowing the same to run
at large and stating that the ordinances
in relation thereto will be fully enforced
The 20. N. l. c." club is new society
lately started in this city. 1t has an en-
ergetic secretary who proposes to take
down the minutes of the proceedings in
short hand.
Ex-Mayor J q. Mott gladdened his
many friends on the streets today by his
appearance up town again, after a severe
siege with the rheumatism Mrs. Mott is
also indisposed.
Bill Hy's definition of the supervisors
before he received the printing
'Supes," 'pennywise and pound foolish
fellows" Now they are real wise gentle
men.
County Clerk Donaldson has completed
his statistical report to the state board of
health of the birth and deaths reported to
him, as occurring in Rock Island county,
in the past three years, and the causes of
the deaths.
Mr.. VIM. r. Carey, of Carbon Cliff,
will go to Washington, Iowa this week
to make an estimate on building several
circular kilns. Carey understands this
business thoroughly, and any work he re-
ceives is sure to be we'll and carefully ex
ecuted
The Union is becoming noted for its
falsity. 1t says the council meeting held
Monday evening, was "the second of the
municipal year" The municipal year
commenced on the first Monday of May,
consequently only. one meeting in the
municipal year has so far been held.
DR.. ]. W. Cowden is home from his
visit to New Orleans, where he went to
attend the meeting of the American Medi>
cal association. OF course he took in the
worlds fair and its marvellous attractions
He stopped at the Mammoth cave in Ken,
lucky, on his way home and explored its
mysterious recesses for distance of nine
miles. Altogether the doctor had pleas
ant trip and returns home refreshed in
body and spirit, and is again ready TO de
vote his entire time to alternating the ills
that harrass humanity in general.