The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-23

RaFDr R. NJ Swander and wife have
returned to st. Louis, after having spent
couple of weeks OF their honeymoon here.
s@The fixtures in Bourne's restaurant
will be sold at auction Thursday evening.
They will go cheap for cash. 22d2t
B@Posters are out announcing a ball at
Freia Hall, tomorrow night, under the
auspices of the Moline Stars, the champion
base ball club of the city.
E@Several Moline people went over to
Coal Valley this morning to attend the
tournament being held there to-day and
tomorrow. There is to be creased poles,
hogs, and other ridiculous amusements for
the edifcation of the shuckers,
nSBinding Of every description done
at close figures at The ARGUS bindery.
All kinds of printing cheaper than else
where in the three cities. First class work
guaranteed. tt.
BSAny one desiring the services Of
water boy, is directed to Mr.. Geo. Cash, of
Geneseo lie filed this Office free of
charge in the ampitheatre for the benefit?
of refreshment stands, during the fair at
that place. 23dlt
BEEngineer Asterlund has been for
the past two days cleaning and oiling the
city hose. He has oiled about two thous-
| and feet, of which but thirteen hundred is
of any account for FIRE purposes. The
other will do only for filing cisterns
BGSwan Hanson, one of the foremen
at Barnard u Leas' works, met with an
accident yesterday which will cOn6ne him
to the house for some time to come.
While lowering large brush weighing
about two tons upon the elevator, the
fastenings to the elevator gave way and
precipitated the machine and Mr.. Hanson
to the lower floor, distance Of about IL
feet, badly breaking the machine and both
bones in Mr.. Hanson's right leg. DIR.
Piper was called aud dressed the fracture
He was resting as easy as could be ex-
pected this morning.
NARA man about SO years of age was
reclining upon the door sill of the post Of
fee this morning. obivious to the cares
and apxieties of this deprayed world, and
apparently holding sweet communion with
invisible spirits. One might readily have
mistaken him for a medium. At any rate
the air 10 that vicinity bore unmistakablt
evidence of the presence of spirits, and hs
: seemed to have been overcome with hi.
! than (a) medium drunk. Olson cam,
along, and at once comprehending the sit
uatiun, conducted him to a secluded re
> treat belonging to the city, where he woulC
: be out of the gaping, irreverent crowd.
B9@Timm's Hall was comfortably flIec
! last evening to witness Selden Irwin ren
e dition of Col Mulberry Sellers, in which
character he appeared to excellent advan
o tage, excelling in manv particulars Johr
e T. Raymond His acting throughout wa
J.. natural. and in every detail he appeared
q thelyisionary Colonel the character rep
resents. Mrs. Irwin as Laura Hawkins
performed her part admirably and eliciteC
: the applause of the audience. In the fina
scene with Col. Selby where fine acting anC
the sympathetic predominatedsh she excelled
t. aud proved an actress of rare talent. Th
william. Col. Selby, by Geo. S. Robinson
f and Clay Hawkins. by Frank Brown, weru
each we'll rendered as was indeed eacl
e part. Tonight by urgent request Fate.
e highly interesting play will be presented
i with the full strength of the company
: Look out for big house.