The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-08
NOTES HERE AND THERE,
For Moline column see first page.

For Moline column see first page.
Our public schools will be opened on
Monday. after two weeks vacation.
H. Tallman is now city editor Of the
Davenport TTmes-Frank Jervis's paper.
Its Steve, and not John H, Hull. who
is the happy father of bouncing boy baby.
james Heywood's Great Quadropan-
theon, from Boston, is billed for Darts
Hall, on Wednesday, the 18th. This
troupe comes we'll recommended by the
press. The company will stop at the Rock
Island House.
j. NJ Beardsley, End, U. s. whisky
gauger, who has been on duty at Oquawka
for some months past, has been assigned
to dutyfat the Milan distillery. Mr.. SchaT-
ter, who has been on duty at Milan, takes
his place at Oquawka.
The Bible in schools question has re-
ceived the attention of the Rev. 5, s.
Hunting, of Davenport, who has published
his views in The Spectroscope, a Milwaukee
liberal paper, He is decidedly opposed to
its use in public schools.
"A little year S-year-old daughter of
Mr. H. Lee Mitchell, of the firm of Par
sons & Mitchell, dry goods merchants,
died last evening at the Rock Island
House, where the family were stopping
She will be buried to morrow afternoon in
Chippiannock. Funeral from the hotel.
AT Melchert's Hotel, in Davenport,
there is new feature: wine on tap, splen-
did native wine either white or red, served
in glasses like young stove pipes, at nikel.
This is temperance move. Who'll drink
raw, horrid whisky, when the juice of the
grape can be got on such terms?
In many places where the German ele,,
ment prevails a series of dramatic enter
tainments in honor of Goethe's centennial
will be given to terminate March %, the
anniversary of his death. In Weimar the
programme is Erwin and Clavisc, 'Iphe-
genia 'Torquato 1ass,' Stella and Egg
| mont and Faust The Germans in Dav-
export contemplate at least one grand per
| Torrance.
The Rochester(N. " Democrat says:
A good deal of liquor was bought aud
taken home in bottles Saturday night, as
the parties knew that the saloons would be
closed yesterday. Small bottles appeared
in saloon windows Saturday, bearing the
words, Not for sale on Sunday, Take
me now and not tomorrow. The Sun
day drinkers friend" please take MT
home" etc., to an unlimited extent
The installation of officers in the Rocl
Island Encampment No. H. /. o. .. +
took place at Odd Fellows Hall last even
ing the 7th, when the following officer
We're duly installed by w. L. Sweeney
q. II. z. of the Grand Encampment o
this state viz: Peter Schlemmer, e. P
Olson Olson, I'll. P; f, A. Cramer, S. W.
Z. ID. Drake, j. W.; Charles Engei, s.; j
Wollenhaupt, T. The appointed Office
were also indicted int Office.
"A novel and excellent Use for the lon
vacant market house on Fifth street, has a
length been found, aud is now oeiug ele
gantly decorated for Catholic Fair unde
the auspices of st. Anthony's church
which will open on Monday next and cor
tinue through the week. Everything wi
be done to make the exhibition a success
and during the next week the most fash
ionable promenade in town will be the cor
ridors and aisles of the market house. =
Davenport Times.
The Rock Island Schuizen Vcrei
will give grand mask ball in Turner Ha
on the evening of the 22nd, inst. The oil
S ject OF the ball is to raise money to pay 0
soma old debts Of the society, and tt
, members hope that they will meet Wit
encouragement from our citizens as the
: intend having first-ciass bail and ever,
y thing that will add to the comfort an
Y amusement of those who attend. II
;. price Of admission for gentlemen will be s
and ladies will be admitted for so cents
An innocent looking youth and
= bashfGl looking youthess sided timid
F.. in.o the office of the Barrett House yeste
l. day evening, on their wedding tower"
: ever two mortals were. The young ma
nervously asked for room. Register
/ suggested the good and atfable Rober
a Nav, responded the embarrassed brid
groom. faint no use; | live over in <
nois an can't vete in tits state if [ d
register And then Robert gave them
nice room on the first floor. commencing
e. the top. Burliagton I0aoa) Hack E5
At a meeting of Island City L,d :
} ! No A. A. o. U. W., held in Workmer
:, Hall on Tuesday evening the 4th, the f
,. loa lag officers were elected by Graz
:. Master Workmen Louis Beers, of Moliu
{ and A. E. VI ,rey, Of this city, past mast,
!, workmen, g. A. Sulander; master wor
!, men, Geo. Alters; general forema
y Geo, Downes, jr; recorder, James
- Clair; oyerseer, Henry Kinner; insi
" '. Waterman, u. ". TRAIT; outside waite
= man, James Thompson. The followi
= gentlemen were appointed committee
!. represent this lodge in the Grand Lod
=. OF the state which meets at Sterling on t
y 18th, and will continue In session seyel
y days. Geo A. Solander, E. w. Boynl
u and Amos Altimus. This lo1ge is in go
working order,
. Winter shawls and cloaks at Mitchell
ne Parsons's at an immense reduction in prit
v New stock of shawls Of the latest patter