Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-01
BRIEFLETS.
August 1.
Last month of summer,

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in the city today.
Hon. Chas. Durham, of Geneseo, was
in the city today.
i Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ramser came in
from Gable to see the show.
Charley Case came all the way from
Ottawa to see the elephant.
The receipts at the Rock river toll
bridge for July were $43S .05.
i Division Supt. E. M. Herr. of the c.,
B. & O., was at the Harper yesterday.
Overseer of the Poor Engel distributed
over 1913 80 for relief purposes durin g
the month of July.
| W. ID. Coxey, press agent for the great
Forepaugh combined shows, made the
ARGUS pleasant call this morning.
i Mr.. o. J. Dmick returned to Chicago
this morning. being obliged on account
of pressing business matters to be there
at once.
Nearly everybody, with their sisters,
cousins and aunts, were in the city today
to hear the band play and see the ele-
plants walk around.
In July Deputy Collector q. o. Huck>
staedt sold revenue stamps to the amount
of .22S 55-for beer. 81, $40 %; cigars,
81 1890. 80; tobacco. $3.50.
Loans by the Rock Island Building as
socation Tuesday evening. August 6,
1889. Premiums from IS to 90 per
cent +. II. Guyer. secretary.
Ex-Mayor v NJ Blanding this morn
ing purchased of Thos. Saulspaugh for
SO, 500 the handsome residence props
erty on Moline avenue he has occupied
for the past two Yeats.
: There was a large outpouring from
Davenport and Moline today to witness
the parade and circus. 1t is great ad-
, vantage for the residents of our sister
, towns that they live so near a metropolis
tan city.
Mr.. Geo. Stansberry. the new agent of
the Adams Express company, is in the
city and is being introduced to the busi>
ness by Z. T. Turner. who leave 8
for his new home at Duluth tomorrow
morning.
II Mr.. J. II. Gable. travelling passenger
, agent of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Miss
souri, Valley railroad. with headquarters
at Des Moines, made tee ARGUS a call
e today. He is working up business for his
1 ROAD In tnlS Secti0n.
ri The Moline Dispatch of yesterday de
y voted large block of its city page to a
modest write up of itself in celebration of
its twelfth birthday anniversary. A cut
of its new home was also published. The
1 Dispatch is lively paper ard deserves
4 success.
Q Two brothers, named Coke, residing at
Canton. ILL.,, passed through here this
| afternoon about 2:30 on their bicycles,
having ridden from Rock Island to this
| city this forenoon, and were on their way
o to Kansas City. They expected to reach
Washington in time for upper.-Musca-
tine Journal.
A. w. Elliott, of Buffalo Prairie, came
in today and on the strength of a judy
ment obt aimed some time ago in favor of
, VIM. Elliott and J. B. Carpenter against
, Marshal Davis. secured an attachment
!: preventing the latter from moving certain
; property that Davis possessed, outside of
| the state.
: Davenport administered another severe
1ogging to Burlington yesterday, win>
ming by the score of IA to A. The vsi-
e tors tried new pitcher named Murphy
t and he proved signal failure. Childs
!; caught and AIMING and Harrington con-
7 stituted the home battery. The clubs are
i playing again today.
WD and Jas Camp. H Nundle, VIM
Knefler, Mrs John Burkwood, Gran,
kempster, Tillie Larson, Fl Liphardt
e Fred Feaster. Mrs T Quick and sons. Roy
and Herbert, Misses Ella and Anna Cain.
!, r Hill. Davy Smith, A Farber. Mrs {
Il Gerhardt, Mrs Hannah johnson, Ira Mar.
0 tin. Mrs Nora Wreath, Anna Schroeder
Re G. W. McMurphy and wife and Nora Nc,
? Murphy constituted party that cam,
:; down from Hillsdale today to attend the
big show.
Mayor McConochie has, to say tn,
least, acted indiscreetly and possibl,
VI overstepped the authority vested in hi
er office, in agreeing to pay to the mort
" gagees of the pronerty which include
il the toll station at Milan $3.50 per mont
for the city's use of the same. Though
es the limit of foreclosure has elapsed, III
period of redemption has not, and tn
city would not be obliged to pay unit
then anyway. and then should not wit
g. out thecouncils consent.
re When Major Mackenzie arrives fror
h. Thursday or Friday of this week, tn
formal opening of the government DIR
q dock will occur. The dock is finishe
IN and is now ready for use. 1t is the in
of tention to run the steamer Lucia up
m the dock with the officials and few in
vited guests aboard. dock her. empty th
dock OF water, fill it again. and allow tn
boat to return. This interesting pro
eeeding will probably occur on Friday O
Saturday of the present week.-Keoku
Or Constitutions Democrat.
a, The Mississippi editors were ban
IN quoted at Dubuque the other eveuin
~ and on opposite sides OF the table, say
i. the Herald. sat a ''Yank" and ''Reh
,o who had fought against each other i
q every battle on the Vicksburg raid froI
+ Grand Gulf to and including Vicksburg
N The southener remarked: Time bring
about great changes. ! didn't think, g
years ago, when l was in Vicksburg din
ing on corn cake and mule meat, that
would be sitting at a fine banquet ava
10 up in Iowa with one of the boys that wa
= shooting at me then" He also said b
:, was glad that the war ended as it did.
IN The death of Mr.. W. II. Ray. princip.
err of the high school of Hyde Park. is yer
m deeply regretted in Rock Island. wher
III he had very many admiring friends. Fl
ri had often visited Rock Island as
It. teacher in the county institute. and wa
engaged to teach this year and his pres
ence was day by day looked and hopet
re- for, until the institute closed, but sick
70 ness prevented his attendance Las
IN June he delivered an address before tn
he High school graduating class of 80, an
=, IL WAS fullv renorted in tho Apnr1s Of fb