Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-13

Freeport has ordered the paving of it.
most important NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
son street-with block pavement.
Hanging lamps worth IS go at 81 q
this week at the G. F. Adams Home
Furnishing House, 1922 Brady street, Dav
export.
Great bargains in lace curtains and
carpets at the c. F. Adams Home Furn
ishing House, 322 Brady street. Daven.
port.
John Streckfus assaulted John Tremar
in the latter's butcher shop this afternoon
and warrant was sworn out for the as
sailant's arrest.
The government steamer. J. G. Parke
came up this afternoon with her feet Of
barges. etc. Capt. Mead and Capt. Dur
ham were on board.
Even the baby sweats these warm days
Why not buy it a carriage for 81. 80 a
the G. F. Adams Home Furnishing House
322 Brady street, Davenport.
There is pressing demand in Musca-
tine for morning paper and in this re-
spect there is band of sympathy be.
tween that city and Rock Island.
All our lamp goods will be sold at cos
rather than carry the stock over the sea
son. The G. F. Adams Home Furnish
ing House, 322 Brady street. Davenport
Two good houses and lots, corner OF
First avenue and Tenth street, city, fol
sale cheap; all modern improvements
Enquire of E. E. Parmenter, lawyer
Rock Island, ILL.,
Ex-Police Magistrate Robert Bennett il
preparing to embark in the grocery bust
ness IN the store at present occupied By
Heimbeck's drug store, when the latte
gets into his new building.
Mrs. E. K. Kubitz presented her hus
band with one of the prettiest eleven.
pound girls Sunday morning that has ye
come to beautify the world Kubitz i,
justly happy and is making his friends sc
in the liberal distribution of fine Havan
mas.
1t is understood that the yahoo having
gotten it into its head that the MARY
Morton can run to St. Paul and back il
twenty four hours. is now laboring owe
the delusion that it would be a good plar
to charter the Diamond 10 clipper Il
convey him and his newspaper effects t.
Oklahoma. The yahoo is q genius.
Jason F. Calkins, late city editor o
the Burlington Hd,oheye, has accepted
the same position on the Davenport
Democrat Gazette. Mr.. Calkins is one o
the best local editors in Iowa and he i
now on one of the best papers and among
the best editors in Iowa.
The Tri-c city Ministerial association il
in session at the First Baptist church to-
day. This morning Rev. c. L. Morgan
OF Moline. read paper on foreign mis-
sions. The ministers dined together a
the Commercial hotel at noon. This af'
ternoon Rev. A B. Medium read an ex'
cellent paper on the present results OF
missionary labors.
The Davenport police have arrested g
couple of returning Oklahoma boomers
for attempting to pass bogus checks
They had in their possession forty-foul
calibre revolver and 100 cartridges, ,
dangerous looking knife and plenty o.
fraudulent bank checks. They were il
Rock Island last week and bought sui
of clothes at one of our leading clothing
houses. but did not attempt any of thei
fine work
The city council will at its regular
meeting tonight. decide upon the matter
Of sidewalk improvements, the paving Of
Second avenue and the identifying Of
Union square. Steps should also bt
taken to provide the most important Of
the fire companies with horses. Let vi
get, too, as near to reliable useful fire
department as we can, and as near a paio
department as the ordinances OF the city
will allow.
The brides build their nests in trees,
the gardener works while on his knees
the housewife dusts while children
sneeze, and kids 60 fishing when the,
please. Chickens scratch. but dogs scratch
fleas and love the nimble cat to tease
The tramp will steal and beg for cheese
while good men work like busy bees
sowing grain or planting peas, in Illino,
or cross the seas.
A new swindle is being worked. tn.
accommodating farmer is induced to bu,
something or other on long time, his not
being all the payment required. But b
objects to giving his note and having i
discounted for cash. "Oh, we'll keep tn,
note" says the sharper. and thereupor
writes across the face. "Not transfers.
ble." 1t soon turns up again in tn
hands Of another party who wants thu
farmer to pay. An sc" added to tn,
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