The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-16
BRIEFLETS.


Summer is half gone.
Fresh celery at Lamps.
Ice cream, at Birkenfeld's
Peach ice cream at Krell Il Maths.
Very fine ice cream. at John Russ
Bisque ice cream at Krell & Maths.
Vanilla ice cream at Krell & Maths.
New white clover honey at Lamps
Chocolate ice cream at Krell & Maths
Charlie Yore has returned from flying
trip to Omaha.
J. F. Munger, of the Rock Island
house is in Chicago.
Races at FreeDort and ptori next
week.
Miss Maggie Weyerhsuser is a guest of
her old Wellesley school mate, Miss
Susie Hosford, of Geneseo.
Prof. G. R Housed is attending the
meeting of the National teachers asSo,
citation at Topeka, this week.
The West End Euchre club enjoyed
last evening at the watch tower. A bas-
ket supper was served.
MIR. aud Mrs J G. Parmenter, of An
dalusis, are visiting their sou. F. E Par
menter, in this city.
The Central shoe store in the Harper
house block presents as fine an appear
ance as any similar establishment in the
three cities.
Every available vacant lot in the city
is being taken for bill boards to be spread
with posters announcing P. T. Barnum's
coming visit in August.
Don't fail to see the great Gettysburg
battle field painting now on exhibition
on Second avenue opposite Harper's
thea tire.
NJ. D. Merrill, Esq, of Carbondale,
Fan, formerly of this city, and who has
been visiting here for two weeks, leaves
for home next Monday.
Miss Ellen Gale, librarian, attended the
meeting of tie National Library associa-
ton at Milwaukee this week, aud OBJ
tanned some excellent ideas iu regard TO
the running of a library.
The passenger and freight war in the
northwest has been sstllleedd settled, on aud
after July l,- 4+4-,f all cut rates on the Mil
iwaukee road 70 Chicago. Omahs and ST.
| Paul will cease.
Principal W II. Hatch of the high
school. returned last evening from the
Ozark mountains, no, where he has
been on botanical expedition for the
benefit of the Rock Island schools.
Miss Mary OhlweIler, of Rock Island,
who is now visiting 10 Bloc mington,
will make trip to Lafayette, Ind, this
week with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. NJ.
Dole, of Bloomington.
While the existing freig ut difficulties
between the great roads of the northwest
have been settled, no instructions have
yet been received in regard to resumption
of regular passenger rates.
DIR. and Mrs. Mckee left this morning
for San Francisco - attend the national
G. A. L. meeting, DR.. Mckee being a
delegate. They will visit Nebraska, Salt
Lake City, and other points of interest en-
route.
Deputy Marshal Hull was ordered by
the head of the police force TO accompa.
nv the supervisors to the poor farm yes
terday, and the board politely informed
the officer that he would be welcome to
90 as a citizen, but not as an officer. So
he took off his star and behaved himself
like a man.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon, JUS
tice 5. F. Cooke united in matrimony
Henry r. Wood. train dispatcher of the
c., NJ. & ST. P. road at Oxford junction
Iowa, and Miss Josie A. Reimers, OF
Davenport. Squire Cooke has peculiar
ly happy way of starting these little
crafts down the rugged stream of life.
Mr. BIN E. Hall contemplates' leaving
soon for the east, which he has not visit
ed for twenty-five years. he will b
Joined at Watch Hill by Mr.. P. L. Mitch
ell and Mrs. Wadsworth, who are nov
at Saratoga. Watch Hill is a popula
resort, and ia visited annually by hun
, dreds OF seekers of rest and recreation
Mr.. r. R. Cable is among its presen
noted guests.
MIR. James B. Warnock has word from
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh War
mock that they have arrived safely a
NewtonarGs. County Down, lrelano
their old home. This estimablc coupl
celebrated the thirty seventh snniversar,
of their marriage there last Tuesday
July 10, in the presence of relatives an
. old friends. They will return to Rocl