Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-01

considered A. NJ. 30 very, very old.
Capt. David Upton, who handles tn,
wheel of the U. 8. steamer Gen. Barnard
passes the time in this city. while his boai
is tied to the bank near Hampton en-.
gagged in rapids improvements.
Mr.. Jerry Darrah is repainting the
walls of his late purchase, corner Of
Twelfth street and Third avenue. Car.
penters, painters and paper hangers have
full sway of the inside of the house.
Mr.. Chas. Fiebig returned from Chi
csgo Sunday morning. where he has been
with other experts examining time locks
His daughter, Emma, who accompanied
him on the trip. will prolong her stay fol
| a week.
Rev. II. G. Leland has been allowed 8
vacation by the members of the Baptis,
church. He has been a sufferer from
| rheumatic fever for several weeks. He
will leave this evening for Eau Claire
Wis.
MIR. Henry Vonach, of Andalusia, was in
the city to>day. He has opened gallon
saloon in Andalusis, the town trustees
refusing to reissue the former license
which brought the town a revenue of
$500 per year.
Supt. Schnitger inaugurated the sew en-
and one>half minute cars on the Moline
and Rock Island horse railway this morn
ing, putting the service back to the con-
dition it was before the destruction of the
street Car barns.
The members of the Franklin Hose
company and their families less Unser
Fritz" enjoyed picnic on Vandruffs
island Sunday. The animal which pulls
the hose cart was left at home with mem
bers of the company to answer fire
alarms.
The storm which passed over the city
yesterday cooled the air of Moline and
the upper end of Rock Island. There
was not enough rain to lay the dust at
Brooks crossing, while the streets of Mo-
line were muddy from the shower.
Port Byron will celebrate the Fourth
on grand scale. The programme men
tons all kinds of sports, interspersed with
the reading of the declaration of inde-
pendence and speech making. The peo-
pie Of the three cities are invited TO join
them in doing honors to the day.
Cook, Ickes & Co. is the name of new
cigar and tobacco firm under Harper's
theatre, The establishment has been
fitted up in frst>clsss style, and they
propose to conduct a nice place. They
manufacture their own cigars.
Four young men were cspsized from
row boat last evening opposite the ferry
landing. They all swan to shore, where
they secured another boat with which
they towed their craft to shore. 1t was
narrow escape for one of the party, who
was about exhausted when he reached
footing.
The alarm of fire Saturday night was
trifiing loss. One of the clerks of Nc
Cabe Bros. store turned on the gas at
full force. The fame caught the light
goods in the display window; bright
light followed which was extinguished by
the employees of the establishment before
the firemen arrived.
Misses Mile Iglehart and Eva Barber
arrived from Greene county yesterday
morning. They had intended to stay for
q longer time, but the humps, which is
prevalent there as we'll as here, was catch.
ing to the little ladies and they came
home so as to be under the care of their
mothers. 49,
1nis afternoon BY appointing
A F Hollister chairman; Supervisor Has,
sen, secretary; Supervisors Wait, Hun
toon and Atkinson are the other mem-
bers of the committee. They adjourned
to await the return of Rock Island and
Coal Valley books.
Rev. A. B. Medium, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church. has been
invited to supply the Sixth Presbyterian
church of Chicago during his vacation in
the month of August. He has accepted.
This is one of the leading churches of the
Garden City. The congregation will not
regret this selection.
Bing's G. A. R. post of Andalusia,
turned out in force yesterday to attend
the funeral of their deceased comrade,
Dr. j. R. Wells, in Buffalo Prairie towns
ship. DR.. Wells died in the Soldiers
home of Leavenworth, Kan. He will be
remembered as the well known druggist
who carried on business at Andalusia be-
fore the late war.
MIR. VIM. Hutt. foreman of the polish>
ing department of the great Depaw plate
glass works. located at New Albany,
Ind, arrived in the city last evening on a
visit to his so in-law. Mr.. James Marsh.
de was accompanied by his younges,
daughter. Their stay is limited to one
week on account of rush of business
in the factory.
Sunday was the warmest day of the
season. People who were not compelled
to exert themselves remained at home or
seeked cool, shady spots. The churches
experienced the heat by diminished at
tendance. This afternoon light and
cooling shower came from the north
west, which, in measure cooled off the
suns rays and laid the dust.
PROCLAMATION.
TO MUZzLE DOGS.
MAYORS OFFICE. July /, 1ss9.-As
Al =.