The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-02

WEDNESDAY. SEPT. Q. 1886.
Briefs.

avenue and Twentieth street. If
Theodore Whitback, of Carbon Cliff,
was in the city today.
Advertise in the half,cent>a> d col>
umn of the ARGUS. 1t will pay you.
Mrs. Clark B. Carr, wife of the Gales
burg postmaster, spent last night at the
Harper
DR.. ]. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Seconc
avenue. d1yr.
Miss Hettie Topping, who has been
visiting Miss Carrie Davis, left for Chi
cago this morning.
J. f. Garnet, wife and sister, of Port
Byron, were at the Rock Island house
yesterday.
Hon. II. c. cleveland, with his sons,
Harry and Louis, left for st. Paul this
morning to attend the river convention.
L. E. Lembke and P. B. Pillsbury, of
Lynn Center, Henry county, ILL.,, were
callers at the ARGUS office today.
Capt. j. NJ. Beardsley and wife left for
Keithsburg this morning to attend the
soldiers reunion at that place.
Mrs James Hardin left for Fremont,
Neb., this morning to visit relatives there
and at other cities in the state
Principal W. H. Hatch of the high
school, is expected home the last of this
week. He and his wife have spent the
summer at Rockford, MINI.
Fay and Andrew Pfeffner, aged res
pectively II and years, were drowned
in the Mississippi at Dubuque Sunday
afternoon.
The Milan delegation-with the excep-
ton of Thos Kerr, who left Monday ev-
ening-started for St. Paul on the Fly
ing Dutchman" this morning.
NJ. M. Fenner, representing the Henry
Buggy company, of Freeport, went to
Cambridge today to take in the Henry
county fair.
Steward Robertson and wife, of the
poor farm, were the guests of Sheriff
RetickeT over night, and left for Hillsdale
this morning to attend the fair.
Constable Peter Heverling of Milan,
went westward on business last night
He will be back in time to see that the
G. A. r. encampment at his place is a
success
B. W Seaton, editor of the Cambridge
Chi9, was at the Harper house over
night. He says the fair at his place this
week will be huge success.
1t was Bleuer's band instead of Biehl's,
which escorted the Rodman Rifles from
the depot to the Rock Island house Mons
day evening. The types made US say
what we did not mean.
According to recent instructions Signal
Officer Martin will be required to observe
the sun morning and evening, as it rises
and sets, and report any phenomena at
tending it, the tints. etc, and duration
entailing considerable additional labor.
Mr.. Chas. Andrews, who has been en-,
gagged on E. P. Reynolds & Co.'s con.
tract, in Missouri, was in the city today
on his way to Dubuque, to join the force:
there. The gentleman formerly resided
in Rock Island
Mrs. ]. T. Clark, wife of the genera
manager of the Chicago Milwaukee & St
Paul road, was in the city over nigh
stopping at the Harper. She left for thu
east this morning.
At the prayer meeting of the Christian
First Baptist. United Presbyterian an(
Broadway churches tonight the subjec
will be, Citizenship in Heaven" A
the Central church there will be mis-
sionary concert with subject, Japan ant
Gorea."
Biehl's brass band went up to Hillsdal
this morning, where they have been en-.
gagged to ''toot" during the three days o
the fair. 1t is said that the first thing OIL
the programme is quadrille by the Off
GERS of the association, with Supervise
Martin at the head of the set.
Last night at its regular monthly meet
ing, the Building and Loan association
accepted bids for four shares at premi'
UNI OF 80 to 32$ per cent for preference
on three shares, one on twentyfOu
shares, another on fifteen shares and ON,
on sixteen shares, making total amour
of $1,500 including premiums.
A coon who was stealing ride on
wagon took sudden tumble in front o
the American Express company thi
morning, and lay stretched out as stiff a
board. 1t was at first thought he ha
struck on his head and was stunned, blu
when he finally crawled into the alley an(
laid down to snooze, it looked as thougl
he had too much tanglefoot on board.
Mr. and Mrs w. G. WEIGH returne,
last evening from their eastern trip, whc
occupied two months. Lewiston, Pa.
was first visited, and then Honesdale, tn
same state, where Mr. WEIGH was raised
The last place visited was Geneseo, N. Y
Mr. Welch's health has been much i'm
proved by the trip, having gained about
sixteen pounds in good, hard avordu pOis
Nav Boiler.
The new boil acted for by thu