The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-22

can be left for the ARGUS. and where ali Moline
business is transacted by o. J. Beardsiee. Bust
ness notices should be handed In by noon 10 en-
sure publication the same day.
a@Photo, statuary. and Pannell pic
lures at Knox's.
R@The board of health has been to
Chicago and returned home.
s@Rev. A. G. MAXWELL of Davenport
occupied the Methodist pulpit yesterday.
agSimon Hirsch has improved the ap-
pearance of bis store front by putting in o
new sidewalk.
s@Henry Calentzky is sstill very lame
from the effects of running nail into his
foot over month ago.
sgDoes he love me? I shall believe it
If he buys me chrome at knoxs.
g@Mr. John Heck, very old gentle
man. resident on Moline bluff, suffered a
severe paralytic stroke last Friday.
D@At the reform club meeting last
Saturday evening vote OF thanks was
rendered to the gentlemen of the "Abt
Ouartette' and to Mrs. I. /. Holcombe,
Miss Clara Dean, Miss Minnie Stephens
and j. Sohenck, for the very excellent
and profitable concert give by these
| vocalists for the benefit of the club, last
Thursday evening. S. Il. Smith, OF Gales
burg, was invited to address the club On
Saturday evening, August Bird.
BGChromos cheaper than wall paper at
| knox's.
Thanks.
Mrs. John Allen desires to return her
sincere thanks to the friends who have SO
/ Il al
family during her husbands long illness,
and in paying the last tribute OF respect
to the memory OF deceased on Sunday.
Among those who have furnished sub
stantial aid are Mr.. q. Lester, w. q.
Morris, DIR. Davidson, H, Harwood and
John Nixon, and many others who will
ever be remembered with the most CRATE
full emotions by the bereaved widow.
g@The largest aud most complete
} stock of obromos, mouldings. and ready
made picture frames in the city at Knox 8.
A Change of Heart.
Il Sheriff Bond, of Warren county, was in
, the city to- day in search of Pc
, ter Miller, alias Peter Larson.
1t seems that Peter has by some means
alienated the affections # Mrs. Christine
I Nelson from her legally constituted hus.
, band and transferred the same to himself
. Nelson feels hurt about the transaction
aud has had Christine arrested and jailed
on a charge of adultery, Peter came to
Moline some time since but has been work
: ing at the Davenport pillow works. Last
i week Mrs. Nelson's household goods were
= shipped to Moline and are now lying at the
depot. While the sheriff is looking fol
q Peter with the necessary papers for BIZ
. arrest and transfer to Warren county Jail
Mrs. Nelson father is also looking for hin
to warn and urge him to fee.
ngpA boy hung to-day, fine chrome
e with wire cord, bought at knox's.
Yielded at Last.
For more than year past it has been
matter of establishment to every one &C
uuainted with Mr.. John Aliens condition
r that tie was capable of enduring SO muc
pain from that wonderful tumor, that h
did not give up and die His physical
ID has been able Ia hold out no hope of eurin
sy or even nelping him for nearly two years
r, still he has held on to life with a tenacit
:, unequaled by any case upon record, unit
seemingly his iron will was all that su:
u tanned him, and it was ouy by an unprect
be dented use OF narcotics that he was pei
Is, mitted to pass moment without under
~ going exoruciating pain, aud always de
- oiaring his determination not to die, unit
u last Saturday evening, between and
Ir. o'clock, completely worn out, be passs
he quietly away Sunday afternoon a nuu
If Der of friends met at deceased's late res
denoe and escorted the remains to Rive
Gu side cemetery where they were inferred.
ct DIR. Davidson has attended Mr.. ALLIE
Of for nearly three years without any con
All pensation and it was Mr.. Aliens desil
that the doctor should make such use
"a his body as he saw fit, as that was all
he would ever get for his services. Acco
lot dinghy the doctor severed tie monstro1
10. tumor from the body yesterday and pr
:. served it in alcohol. 1t weighed sevent
SIC two and one-half pounds and filled hal
OF barrel To-day it was sent to the Anne
lean College of Medical Science, Philade
.es phia.
This tumor made its appearance on M
Aliens side about ten years ago, being
up that time smaller than hens egg, and h
he steadily increased in size ever since. al
ne at the time of his death was probab
- larger than the remainder of bis bod
The sufferer has had everything 10 Il
ng power of medical science done for him b
to without avail