Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-28
BRIEFLETS.
Spring chickens at Mays.

Spring chickens at Mays.
The marriage market is booming.
Choice be ries at G. c. Truesdale's.
Gee. gia watermelons 80 cents at Mays
Spring chickens at G. q. Truesdale's
First class meals at the Taylor house
The small boy is laying in his stock o
fire crackers.
MIR. Sam Hesgy. of Hampton, was il
the city today.
Bargain in Ludlow prices that will tel
at CaTse & Cos.
G. e. McIntire arrived yesterday from
a business trip east
Mr.. John Barton. of Coal Valley, wai
in the city today.
Rose sOciabe at the United Presby.
tcrian church tonight
Ludlow kid shoes are going fast al
Carse & Cos. clearing sale.
Boss Wells is sounding the tom tom
IL has II sad and mOurnful cadence.
The Davenports and Peoria play at
Davenport today and tomorrow.
Bleuer's band will give an open ai'
concert in Union Square Saturday even>
ing.
NJ. NJ. Corbett is to be the orator at
the Coal Valley Fourth of July celebra>
ton.
Read Clemman & Salzmann's Fourth
of July advertisement on fourth page OF
the ARGUS.
Clemman & Salzmann have a Fourth
of July proclamation on another page.
Read it.
Come early before the assortment is
broken in the Ludlow clearing sale of la.
dies fine shoes at Carse & Co.'S.
Mrs. w. ii. Whistler and children re.
turned today from their trip up the river
on the Denkmann, with Capt. Whistler
The grass and weeds along the walks
on the island have been trimmed up. muc h
to the comfort of those passing over that
thoroughfare.
The guard at the Davenport end of the
bridge reports the average daily travel
over the bridge at about 600 persons and
800 vehicles.
j. W. Lawhead formerly engineer in |
the Rock Island waterworks, but now in |
the machine shops at Horton, Kan, is |
home on visit.
The republicans will appear in one
act comedy farce tonight, entitled, "The |
Forlorn Hope. or What shall we do to
be Saved2"
The first prize in the oratorica contest
Of Lake Forrest University at Waukegan,
Ill, yesterday was won by Graham Lee,
son of Mr.. Milo Lee, of this city. 1t
was $50.
Mclntire Bros. this morning received
a beautiful present from an eastern firm
in the shape of a revolving silk thread
case ornamented on all sides by cut glass
A sunbeam of joy in masculine form
entered the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. +.
Wiesler this morning. Wiesler is proud
out his pride is justifiable and he bears it
with good grace.
The work of preparing Mr.. Mitchelrs
warehouse on Sixteenth street for the
Fleming fruit distributing depot has been
commenced. An elevator and other cons
1eniences are being provided.
Mrs. Gilpin Moore and daughter, Miss
Anna, leave this evening for Kansas
Jity on a two weeks visit Miss Cora
Taylor leaves on the same train accom-
panied by them, her destination being
Kansas.
Mr.. W. l.. Eyster has resigned his po-
ition at Champion & Co.'S, to accept a
more lucrative one with Janeway g. Co.,
wall paper manufacturers. Mr.. Eyster
will be greatly missed by the patrons at
where he has been familiar
igure for nine years. He will make six
weeks visit to Crete. Neb. before "tak-
ng the road" for his new house.
The republicans will show how to take
IN obnoxious dose of medicine at Har>
'er's theatre tonight. Good speakers
who can talk" are announced and
singers who can sing" but no mention
8 made of those luminaries of the
'arty's recent dark history, Sturgeon,
olson and but perhaps not least,
)Mara
Grand excursion and basket picnic to
1inwood on the steamer Libbie Conger. {
'unday, July 1. First boat leaves at
O:3O a. m. and returns at p. IN, Sec I
nd boat leaves at 4:30 p. m. and returns
t p. m. Fare for round trip twenty {
we cents. Also moonlight excursion {
ancing free.
A Davenport saloonkeeper, l.. Nei- ,
meyer, sued Thomas Shields, section fore> j,
nan on the c., r. I. & P. for 800 dam,
ges for forbidding his employees to board I
t Neimeyer's saloon. NeimeYer got ]
erdict of 50 in the Justices court; but in 6
be district court it was held that an un~ =,
awful business was dems nding damages
Or lawful act, and verdict was given 6
or Shields. /