The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-13
BRIEFLETS.

Ice cream, at Birkenfelds s.
Fine candies, at Krell & Maths.
These are the melancholy days.
Very fine ice cream, at John Russ
Mosquito bars SO cents per piece of
yards at McCabe's.
Mrs. Anna Beck. of this city, is visiting
her parents at Geneseo,
Take note of the prices McCabe is
offering in pure silk gloves this week.
A horse belonging to W. J. Kerr died
from the effects of the heat last night.
Job lots of silk gloves, great sellers, at
McCabe's.
Go have dish Of good ice cream, or
glass of lemonade at Krell & Maths ice
cream parlor.
Mr.. John Holland, of Chicago. editor
of Hollands directories. paid the ARGUS
a welcome call last evening
Boots, shoes. and slippers in great var
iety of styles and prices. at the Central
shoe store.
There were more people from abroad
in the city yesterday, than there has ever
been before Gu single day.
Adam Leiberknecht, of the Geneseo
Republic, dined at the Harper house to-
day.
Captain Ellis, of Beardsley Camp, Sons
of Veterans, goes to Monmouth today to
inspect Reade Camp, No. 80. of that
place
Mrs. A. L. Barber and children have
gone TO Larchland on a visit to Mrs Bar
ber's parents, They win remain several
weeks.
There is considerable illness at Cable.
Drs. Plummer and Cowdeu have both
been summoned there during the last two
days
General and Mrs A c. Litchfield, of
Davenport, have been elected superin,
tendent and matron of the state orphans
home across the river.
The Nine Stars will play the West Lib
erty team at that city again next week
The Stars feel confident they can ge,
away with the West Liberty boys. under
fair circumstances.
Those pure silk jersey gloves, +, s and
10 button lengths, which McCabe is clos
ing at % cents are nearly all gone. They
report only five dozen left after the great
crowd yesterday.
A couple of members of Beardslcl
camp, Sons of Veterans, accompanied b,
Messrs McCreIlas and Post. of Chicago
and several of their lady friends, enjoyed
a visit to the watch tower yesterday.
Myron MrHenry has written letter
home, in which he says that the stories a.
to the offers made for Mabel A are
somewhat exaggerated The real bona,
tidc offer is 5000
Near the circus grounds yesterday
Charles Genks of Moline, beat John
Lynn of Geneseo, in one hundred yarC
foot race for 80. PedestrianiSm is be-
coming quite popular as local sport
now days.
Our ice cream cannot be equalcd il
the three cities. Using nothing but pure
cream. we are prepared TO give you
the best that can be made. Order brick,
melon or pyramid form, and give it a
trial Kre!l & Malh.
Bro Kiner, of the Geueseo Macs,
writes feeling article upon the defeat OF
the Hennepip canal bill, and mildly sug.
| gestS that had Chas Durham occupied
Tom Heuders0n's shoes, the bill would
have passed. Why not send Durham tC
congress, them
Morris II. Warner, press agent of the
Barnum show, is one of the most genial
and accommodating OF gentlemen as is
met He understands his business
thoroughly and is natural gentleman.
He is an old newspaper man, and takes
good care of the press gang
| Davenport Gazctte: Mr.. $. II. Howe
the letter carrier. had the good fortune tC
find diamond bracelet lost by Mis-:
Deere. daughter of Chas, Deere, of Mo
line, short time ago in this city, lie
was thoroughly astonished at receiving
an unex pected and liberal reward from
the grateful owner of the lost ornament
County Superintendent SouthwelI has
issued teachers certificates to Mr.. Charles
Young, of Fairport Iowa, and the Mis-
SEES Lizzie n Brown and Lulu Churchill,
of Rock Island; Selma johnson, of Mos
line; Mary A. Kennedy, of Carbon Cliff
Mary Lees, of Coal Valley, aud Anna
Bendle, of Illinois City.