The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-26
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The new Volks building is nearly COM
pIeted.
Mendoza proposes to have 100000
distillery.
They are fighting over the post Office
in Rockford.
Thanksgiving services at the Fifth av
enue church.
j. 8. Gilmore viii commence packing
pork tomorrow.
"A number OF celebrated shots were at
the tournament to-day.
-Paymaster Rooney with the W. I.
pay car arrived to-day.
Tomorrow evening the Wide Awake's
have their ball at Killers Hall,
There we're large number of farm
ers' teams on the square to-day.
And now Rufus Walker is owner of
the Montgomerys store in Reynolds.
Regular drill Of the Rodman Rifles
tomorrow evening at Donaldson Hall.
The gutter crossing at Thomas cor
ner has been placed in good condition.
John LaFranz comes to the front and
says it is boy. We never smoke, John.
The United States express office win
dows have been hung with new curtains.
Over one hundred arrivals at the Tay.
lor House from Saturday to Monday even
ing.
The Eagle Manufacturing Company
of Davenport will soon commence to make
plows.
Second avenue has been patched with
macadem in places needing it, east OF 18th
street.
"A fine line of programmes, and fancy
Invita- tons just received at THE ARGUS
OFFICE.
Attention is directed to the advertise
ment soliciting proposals for building the
the new armory.
Mrs. J. P. Taylor, who has been quite
i'll, is recovering; this will be pleasan:
r news to her many frlen0s.
The grain elevator at Claremont
Mimi, valued at $4,000, was destroyed
by fire on Saturday night.
Hay was plenty, to-day at S. to S.
per ton; oats IS cents; corn % and 2;
cents. The market was active to-day.
A substantial gutter is being bull
from the alley west Of the Harper Hous
on the south side Of Second avenue, t
18th street.
An alarm of FIRE was sounded in Dav
G export at o'clock this afternoon but W
were unable to ascertain the location c
{ the fire at time of going to press.
Anyone who met Jonas Bear to-day
u must have noticed smile of happy cor
= tent wreathing his face, and why not
" 1t is a girl and Jonas is about the TALES
u man in Rock Island.
10 Tuesday, December 3. occurs tn
. grand opening of the Harper Opera Hous
The Mile Marie Roze- Mapelson Operat
: and Concert Troupe has been secured
- considered the finest in the country. DIT
- notice of programme will be given.
% The alarm of fire in Davenport at
l. o. clock this morning was caused by a fiji
. in the wood shop of Lambrecht 4 Lieut.
a. on West Second street. Later, at 4 o'clot
al the FIRE broke out again but was soon e,
~ tinguished. Damage only SIS. Probabl
an incendiarism.
- The plans for the new armory arrive
yesterday, and builders are now fguriu
on the work The armory when complete
~ will be the finest company hall in the stat
~ The drill room will be 60 by IS feet. III
frontage 60 feet and the building in fror
two stories and basement, GO by 60 fee
The second story proper will be used as
hall, the remainder of the front buildin
= except two rooms, and room for armo
- and the officers of the company, will
:, devoted to city purposes. 1t will, VIII
completed. be an architectural adornme
to the city.