The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-24
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cry piedSduG ody.
TOO thin''-the ice.
For Moline column see first page.
Ice inches in thickness is reported in
Sylvan Water.
Considerable floating ice in the river
yesterday and to-day.
Rabbit bar soap under his loss pretty
well. He does not show that he feels 1t
any.
The ferry boat went down to winter
quarters last evening but came up again
this morning
"A few farmers were in town to-day.
They say the country roads are in a very
rough condition.
MIR. Herbert Fairall, of Iowa City, has
been elected secretary of the Iowa state
temperance association.
The supreme court of this state has
reversed the jury decision in the case of
Mrs. Vanlandschoot vs.. the city of Rock
Island, and sent it back.
Some of the Catholic papers claim
Washington was a Roman Catholic, be-
cause after his army had crossed the Della
ware he crossed" himself. We hardly
believe it, though, on that ground.
j. j. Jones, the Rock Island House
thief, was held in $500 bonds, before
Magistrate Chopper. on Saturday, for his
appearance at the next term of circuit
court. Failing to get security he was sent
to Jail,
The Rock Island Light Guard Band
will.give grand ball at Turner Hall on
next Saturday evening to which the public
| go Ill IL Of l,r Of
our fire department will be admitted for 50
cents.
George Skinner, general manager of
the Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis
railroad, returned from the east, Saturday
night He was accompanied by his wife
and daughter. They have taken rooms at
tie new Rock Island House.
-kohn 4 Adler. liquor dealers, having
bought Geo. Lamont's large three story
building, on the leyee, next west OF MIR.
Cable coal Office, are now making some
extensive repairs The building will be
entirely remodeled. John Volk is doing
the work.
Two portraits, in the jewelry store OF
Joseph Baker, attract good deal attention
for their superior work They we're paint
ed by Geo. W, Plat, and are likenesses OF
Mrs. Baker, and of little Annie Huber
youngest daughter of Capt. |. Huber
They will be there but few days longer
1t is beginning to dawn upon the more
intelligent organs that gentleman by tht
name Of Tjlden is pretty likely to be tht
Democratic candidate for president mex
year, and that he will be hard man t,
beat, There is solemnity in the reflection
indeed, and it grows solemner the more i
is reflected on.-Sprtna,feld Mass Re
, publican
-Dexter's mother is dead Dexter
Dam they called her, though the nam
has proIane sound lily according wit
i the sad nature Of the announcement Sh
t was a fast girl and rather wild, and he
> otfsprings inherited her peculiarities; bu
J as she has been sometime in her grave
: aud tie weather has been rather warm,
$ is perhaps proper to lemalk, De mprt,t
u nal Risi bones.
= DR.. Rholfs tells with much glee Of tn
enormous salary he received when he wa
general surgeon of the Sultan arm; {
Fec. The administration of the empire
n Morocco is net so complicated as that
u our country. The portfolio of the ninistt
? OF state consists of few sheets of pape
: some pens aud an ink stand, end he 81
> down on any corner of street and writ,
8 the instructions for the officers of til
, empire that he deems necessary. The ne
- surgeons big pay was two ounces of siiv,
10 day, good deal of money for that coul
- try. but a lauglabla sum to offer any of
a clal 10 this country, for it is ony seren cen
a. IN L. ). currency. Gaz.