Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-07
BRIEFLE'rS.

VIM. Reynolds, OF Cordova, was ~ I'll
city today.
Strawberries Is cents per quart at {
G. Truesdale's.
Henry Won Ach, of Buffalo, Iowa, wa
In the city today.
DR.. G. L. Eyster has gone TO Bostol
on important business.
George GenuDg, or Coe township
was in the city yesterday.
John Quincy Adams. of Presumption
was among the guests at Barnum's show
this morning.
President E. F. Bartholomew, of Car,
thage college, is in the city in the Interest
of that institution.
Geo. B. Graves and Geo. Schurr. OF
Presumption. were among the callers at
the ARGUS Office today
Mayor Banding is in receipt of card
of invitation from Mayor Goble, of MUS
catine. for the city council and city Off
Gals of the city to attend the Fourth of
July celebration in that city this year
The Libhle Conger, of the Diamond 10
| line, came down last night She will run
in the excursion business this summer
and will be managed by Capt Lamont, of
this city. aud Capt. Osborn, of Dtven,
port.
City Attorney McEniry and John Me
DsIrah returned this morning from ST.
Louis, where they attended the national
widest kind of enthusiasm over Cleve>
land.
The office of the Rock Island ARGUS
has been removed to its own building at
1924 Second avenue, opposite the Rock
Island house. Its new home is magniti
Gently fitted up and possesses every con
venience for the publication of the leads
ing newspaper in Rock Island -Freeport
Bulletin.
Barnum's shows did not get in until |
late this forenoon, owing to II delay in |
loading the trains at Peoria The shows |
exhibited at Peoria Yesterday and came
in on the c., B. & @, unloading at
Brooks crossing. The tents are pitched |
in Brooks field
The Rock Island Route has issued
handsome Autograph of the company's
new enterprise. its vestibule train, the
only one running between Chicago and
Council Bluffs. The Great Rock ISL
.nd' is excelled by none, and equalled
~ few in the world as great trunk
inc.
Henry Behnke of Davenport. planer
~ trade, Employed in this city, has gone
razy oyer being continually out of
york, and last night attempted suicide
" drowning in the Mississippi He was
escued however, and is resting COM
ortably today.
Miss Ada E. Muse teacher of the
primary room al building No. 3, and Miss
iallie Trow, teacher of the second grade
t the same building, have prepared pro- {
rammes of interesting exercises to be
ED in their respective rooms tomorrow '
fternoon, and to which the public is in
tied.
In Drury township Monday vote was I
AIKEN on the matter of levying town tax @
or issuing bonds for 81 900 to repair the a
pads and bridges of the township. The
was carried by vote of 81 q
, AZ. The township expects now to ask a
lie county board for similar amount at
lie next session. G
Professors Bowlby and Griffith will a
i've cash prize of $40 any one who g
Ills the largest number of tickets for +
leir pupils class concert June 10, at C
arper's theatre. The price of ADMISSION C
thirty-flve cents for adults and twenty
We cents for children. Any one wishing a
ckets to sell can obtain them by calling L
Prof. s. T. Bowlby's residence, No. v
ia Third avenue, opposite the court e
0use.