The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
BRIEFLETS.

Fresh vegetables, at Lamps.
Girl wanted at 6l9 Twenty third STREET.
Steady place and good wages
Fresh Garden seeds of all kinds, at
Lamps
Phillip Trenkenschuh of the TAYLOR
House is very seriously i'll.
Mr., C. C. Heckel the artistic sign
writer is in the employ of SutclifIe Bros
paper dealers and hangers.
You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket office under Harper
house. dly
VIM. Corcoran, the barber, has had the
front Of his shop rcpainted in an elegant
manner.
The Central shoe store cannot be ex-
cclled in the matter of good goods and
low prices.
Complaint is made of heap of garbage
and filth on the north side of Second ave
nue. between Nineteenth and Tweutiuth
streets. The attention of the authorities
has been repeatedly called to it. but 50
far without heed
The many friends of Depnty Sheriff
Sharp Silvis will be distressed to learn
that he is very in at his home in Carbon
Cliff He is confined TO his bed with
neuralgia, and the physician prqnouncos
him very sick man
Rabe, lieitherends 4 Lewis, No 1918
Second avenue have on hand a complete
stock Of the latest designs in wal paper
Mr.. B F Tllinshast, managing editor
OF the Davenport Democrat, has gone on
a recreation trip to Washington. lie viii
look into the Hennepin canal Situation,
and quite naturally furnish Lis paper
with some of his excellent corrcspou>
dence.
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. Of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872 Assets
nearly S1,0o0.000 Il W Hurst. agent.
Office ever Rock Island National Bank.
Mr.. Lolhar Harms has a new addition
to his already fine collection of stuffed
animal CREATION 1t IS a large glass case
in which are contained many fine speci-
mems OF stuffed birds Of different kinds.
and reptiles, all finely mounted. The
work is finely executed, and is that
of Hans s'ol'enberg Of INo. 4aa Eighth
street
In order to check the lying old imhecile
of the Rock Islander from further libeling
himself in claiming that Collector John
H. Ballard, of Andalusia, was in danger
of decsmping with county funds, the
ARGUS will state that Mr. Ballard has a
receipt from County Treasurer Fleming,
stating that he had paid in all moneys in
his possession.
Harry E. Downer, three years ago city
editor of the Davenport Gazette, and af-
terward local manager of the telephone
Exchanges at Monmouth and Cedar Ran
ids, and more recently electrician at Day
export has decided to re enter the field
of journalism and has accepted posi-
ton on the staff of the Davenport Demo
cra. Downer is an able and sprightly
writer, of quick comprehensive as to tn;
value of news. and a genial, big hearted
fellow who is sure to make his mark il
the profession. v
Ernest Bennett WAS taken befort
Justice Kramer for preliminary ex.
animation yesterday afternoon. lie hat
sent to Chicago for Mr.. Foster to defend
him and asked that the hearing be post
poned until his arrival 1t was adjourn
led until next week Tuesday. Mr.
Benefits bail meantime being fixed al
Sc, 600 which he was unable TO furnish
The information is on five forged drafts
amounting altogether to $500 Ben
nett was very retieent on the subject o.
his arrest and Its eause.-Davenper
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