The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-30
BRIEFLETS.

Ice cream, at Birkenfeld's.
California pears at Krell & Maths.
Very fine ice cream, at John Russ.
California plums at Krell & Maths.
California peaches at Krell & Maths.
Nice large bananas at Krell & Maths.
Good eating apples at Krell s. Maths.
Linen towing Al cents yard at Nc
Cabe's, worth 7 cents.
Mr.. w. H. Butts, coal dealer of Peo>
ria, was in the city last night.
Marvellous bargains in table linens at
McCabe's crash sale; are selling rapidly
W. G. Fleming, of Port Byron, was in
in the city today.
George Hoffmaster, of Wichita, Kan,
is in the city.
Mr.. T. W. McVety, an intelligent
young divine of Pontiac, will preach at
the FIRST NJ f. church Sunday.
Extra wide twenty inch all linen crash
0 cents yard at McCabe's this week,
extra quality.
Messrs Samuel Heagy. of Hampton,
anu Daniel Zimmerman, of Cordova,
were in the city today.
Special bargain for tomorrow at Nc
Cabe's, 10 dozen ! full size pure linen
napkins $l,95 dozen, were $3.50.
A special car containing the directors
of the c., B. & O. road. was attached to
the Sterling train this morning.
Crash! Russian crash 81, 8, and IL
cents yard, worth double the money for
wear, this week at McCabe's.
]. B. Joy, the injured lumbermau, took
the frs. train for Chicago last night. He
bore his sufferings manfully.
Our public schools say Thanks to
to Hon. W. II Niece for valuable add.
tons to the high school library.
The Central shoe store is the place to
buy your shoes and slippers. A fine
store and fine stock to select from
Wanted-A good buudle ironer
Good wages and permanent situation to
satisfactory person. Apply at once al
this office.
Mr.. Chas. Shade, of Kankakee. greet.
ed his old Rock Island friends last night
He represents Chicago coal company on
| the road
Just received fine lot of French can
dies, which we put up in one half, one
and two pound boxes. Call and see how
nice and fresh they are. at Krell & Math',
confectionery.
Damon lodge, No 10. Knights Of
Pythias, of Davenport, will pay
fraternal visit to st. Paul lodge
this evening. A full attendance OF
home members is desired.
Hon II. C. Cleveland has Just returned
from business trip to Minnesota in the
interest of the prospective mutual in
surance company. He went to Mon
mouth today,
Mrs. John CrubauGh and daughter Mis-
Minnie, left last evening for Duluth anC
Port Arthur on three or four week!
visit. Mr. CrubauSh is largely interested
in silver mines in that region.
MIR. Chas E Hawley left for Carbon
dale, Kan. last night on visit to his
father in law, NJ. D. Merrill. His wife
who has been stopping there for cou-
pie of weeks. will return with him
The Northwestern association of trot
ting and pacing horse breeders announce
their summer meeting for 1886, which
will take place over the track of the
Chicago Driving park, August Il Is, 10
and goth
Virgins, the weather prognosticator,
again comes to the front, as it were
This time a great storm will sweep from
the Atlantic to the Rocky mountains,
Sept. Goth, positively and no postpon
ing.
Other than the killing of Mr. Tyler, th'
e1plosion of the boiler of the Plating
works at Galesburg Wednesday, resulted
in nothing serious. and the machiner.
will be removed here as quickly rs pos
sible.
Ex>AIdermau Gustav Stengel aus
Chas. Ritter, ESQ., have just returned
from their trip to New York state, Mos
of the time was spent at Utica and Onei
da county, where both gentlemen bav
relatives. Mrs 0ster, an aunt Of Mr.
Stengel's, accom- panied him home, AM
will remain here some time The gentle
men had a delightful trip.
Geneseo Necs: A turtle was found OF
the Green river bott oms the other day
on the shell of which was found this lie
gend: This little turtle was born Oh
the day the last good rain fell in thes
bottoms" The man who found the tur
tie says he was grayheaded, toothless
blind, deaf and dumb, and crazy from oil
age and general debility.
Prairie Fires.
The c., B. & @ is urging the farmer