The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-22

mAbbott.
sgOne week from to-day is Thanks


B@One week from to-day is Thanks-
giving.
p1~Corn sold on the streets today for
36 cents per bushels.
AgThe Abbott concert.
D9Lamont's Ministries perform at
Reese's hall Saturday evening.
RI~Nason & Jewett are going to have q
roast pig for Thanksgiving dinner.
R@Street cars will return to Milan
after the Shaughraum performance in
Rock Island, Friday evening.
RHrMiss Emma Abbott, America 9
| favorite prima donna. at the Congregational
church next Wednesday evening.
19~A key was t-ken from coiored boy
on the street few days since which ex-
actly fits Walker & Sons feed store.
BGr VIM, Teller is putting layer of
brick around the frame addition to his
barn, to conform to the fire ordinance.
E1~A large quantity of second hand
molasses and lard barrels, as good as new,
for sale cheap at Wheelock's bakery. l5tf
RGDon't fail to get your seats early for
| the Abbott concert.
bN@Geo. w. Vinton will start for Chi
cago tonight. He will take iu Springfield.
St. Louis and several other places before
his return.
G~After consultation, the doctors con-
cluded to defer for few days the opera
| ton upon Mrs Robinson, spoken of 10 yes
terday's ARGUS.
AG%A sewer is being put in along the
north side of the Congregational church
to carry the water from the roof into the
gatter in the street.
D9TClendenin & Martins drug store
was crowded this morning with applicants
for reserved seats for the Emma Abbott
concert They are selling rapidly.
R6James Kilfather, the inebriate mem
toned iu yesterdays ARGUS as having
been arrested at the corn planter shop,
was taken before Magistrate Swander last
evening and fined s. and costs. Security
was entered and he was discharged.
RGr Miss Emma Abbott.
g6rSome parties. with presumabie evil
intent, attempted to ''go through" Geo. ID.
Gould' insurance Office last Tuesday night
Maroni Wheeler, who was sleeping in the
Office let out a yell, and the thieves have not
been heard from since. They are, prob
ably, dead.
g6PThe suit against the Peterson boys,
mentioned in THE ARGUS last week, has
been Eithdrawu, the boys agreeing to
support their mother, Three able bodied
boys, II IS and % years of age, who have
no more selirespect or pride-ssy nothing
of finer feelings than to allow their aged
mother to 60 upon the town, ought to be
made to support her or driven from the
community.
Burglary.
Walker & Sons grocery store was en-
tered by way of the front door last night
and about 50, in and 10 cent pieces
taken from the drawer, and about SO worth
of cigars from the case, The door through
[ which the entrance was effected was locked
and the key left in the lock on the inside
by Mr.. Walker before leaving the store
last night. This precaution of leaving tht
key in the lock was adopted about three
weeks since, to prevent the parties whC
stole key from the door about that time
from making use of it, He thinks tha
the key on the inside was pushed out will
nippers, aud the one stolen from the doc
used to unlock it. 1t is evident that tn
burglar was not an accomplished thief, o
!; he would have helped himself to more
!. which he could have done as well as not
There are number of boys in town tha
are none 100 conscientious for such busi
D ness, and it looks like their work.