Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-04-18
BRIEFLETS.

| Ice cream at hTell " MhIn IoulOiIo"
Dancing school at Armory ball to
night,
Headquarters for bone meal at G. H.
Ritter's.
Mr. Addison Rush, of Edgington, wal
in the city today.
The price of lump coal at Ellis coal
yC-d is $2.40 per ton.
4lreIl g. Mathis ice cream parors have
been refltted throughout,
McEniry beat O'Mara in the city, why
couldn't he in the county,
Division Supt. L. E. johnson, of the
G., b, & O.. was in the city today.
To rent-One of the houses in the Ne
gus row. Apply to W. s. Knowlton.
Persons desiring papers containing the
delinquent tax list can be accommodated
at this office.
Krell s. Math are now prepared to
serve the public with their well known
and delicious ice cream.
Attend G. Paul Smiths Rodman Rife
benefit at Armory hall next Saturday
and Monday evenings.
Auction at Fire Clothing store. Daven-
port, every afternoon at 1870 p. In. and
z p. m for twelve days.
Mr. Henry Lemburg. Of the wholesale
liquor firm of Winter & Lemburg, went
to Orion on business this morning.
Messrs. u B. Sax, of Ottumwa, and d.
Wolf, of Everett. Mich, with their
wives, are visiting relatives in the city
VIII II. Nesbitt, assistant agent for the
whale. which is on exhibition at Daven-
port, gave the ARGUS Office pleasant
call this morning.
j. b. Cox, the Hampton citizen men
tion of whose sad accident by means of a
circular saw was made in last evenings
ARGUS, died yesterday.
Mr., Louis May conducted the services
in connection with Charlie Loeb's funeral
yesterday. There were many floral offer
ings from the dead boys schoolmates.
Chas. Christopherson, Moline Swede,
aged twenty four, is before the county |
court today. an inquisition having been
ordered as to his mental condition.
Hon. w. H. Redmond, of Montezuma,
speaker Of the Iowa house of representa-
lives, was the Rock Island house today.
He was on his way to Henry county.
They have been very busy at Loosley's
IL ;ro alI Il ;r haE
arrangement of the store, and unpacking
lew goods lately. The fresh arrivals are
y orth seeing.
A large number of Rock Island people
vent over to Davenport this afternoon to
lee the whale. The mammoth king of
he seas is on exhibition on the levee,
md is all that it is represented to be.
Payne has returned to the wilds of
luna. 1t would seem that Sweet Will
lam" is not as potent in republican poll
les as formerly. There was q time when
'ayne's will was law in the party coun>
ills.
G. Paul Smith, "The Modern Proteus,"
will give one of his wonderful character
nd crayon entertainments at Armory
Iall next Saturday and Monday even
ngs for the benefit of the Rodman
Rifles.
Sturgeon, Olsen and Haas all good and
ime>tried republicans. were yesterday
elegated to the rear for the turn coat
)'Mara. Why is it that political parties
re always willing to reward those who
DIN their ranks simply for spoils in pref
renee to men who are noted for their
'o!itical integrity2
Landlord Wyrick. of the Commercial
Iouse, has taken the road in the interest
Il a new wagon attachment in which he
5 interested and is succeeded in the man.
cement of the house by W. G. Jones
ir. W. ]. McClusky is promoted from
light clerk to Mr.. Jones place as day
lerk.
The republican party is paying dearly
or Pat O'Msra. They nominate him for
ne Office after another in hopes they
an satiate his desire for Office, and ig-
ore men who have always been straight
epublicans. They evidently realize that
they don't keep feeding him pap he
viii flop back again.
The nomination of O'Mara. for states
ttorney by the republicans, has been in>
in sssociating the name of i
ity Attorney McEniry for the same Of
ce. 1t seems to be the general impress {
on that AcEniry could get away with
J Mara as easily in the states attorney
ght as he did for legal adviser of the
ty.