The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-02

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EBrCall at the Temperance Billiard
Hall.
s8~Fresh rasperries every morning at
Walace's.
asgThe post Office will be closed on the {
4th of July from 9 A, NJ. until 5 P.
EarDimock, Gould & Co. commenced l
operations with their saw mill yesterday.
sgThe Robert Ross came in this
morning with seven strings OF logs for
keator X Son.
eA~Wnile playing a quiet game of bill
lizards at the Temperance Billiard Hall
you can provide yourself with one of Rel
mers boss cigars.
Wallacs's new and elegant ice cream
parlor Is becoming the popular resort OF
the lovers of that congealed luxury which
he manufactures to perfection.
Wallace is revolutionizing things in the
Chrsty corner. His latest departure is
the introduction OF an elegant cigar case
filled with the best cigars 10 the market.
RgThe First wards mission Sunday
school children met at the church this
morning and were conveyed to the foot of
Lynde street In the Moline Plow Co.'S
large shipping wagon; where they took
the ferry boat Lily for the Iowa shore,
bound for picnic near Duck creek.
RGAlfred Celene was setting up the |
cigars yesterday and today When you
see a man doing this nowadays 1T is a
sure indication that he is in happy frame
of uind, and Alfred certainly has that APP
pearance the cause of which is that he
aud Mrs. Sarah Lydehn went quietly to
Rock Island last Saturday and were pro-
bounced one.
Clean up.
Ezra Eastman, in the Pershing block has
tabished'bath-rooms in connection with
his barber shop where those who esteem
cleanliness can be accommodated with
warn and cold water baths with all mod
ern conveniences Open Wednesday,
July 3rd. 1t
ksgThe sad end which has been fore
seen though hoped against for several
r months came yesterday, at p. M, to
Mrs. WIN. Hines, daughter OF Mr.. H. b.
Pierce of this city and wife OF Wm. Hines.
For several months she has been couhDed
i to her bed, bound down with that dread
e malady, consumption, rallying occasionally
and giving her friends hopes, only to re
lapse again and continue to decline until
= she was merely shadow of her former
self, and death was no doubt, a kind mes
senger and welcome release, though the
4 grief of her young husband, parents,
- brother and sisters aud a number of warm
friends will be none the less hard to bear,
and the patient, accomplishing form OF the
loved occupant of the couch will be just as
sadly missed as though she had formed
one of their number in the enjoyment OF
8 this hfe's pleasures during the past year.
Funeral services were held at the resi-
:, dence of James McBurney, at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. conducted by Rev. Geo. +.
?, Lin6ed. and the remains inferred in
:, Riverside cemetery.
e City Council Meeting.
:, The council met last Monday evening iu
regular session. the mayor and all the
aldermen being present except Ellis.
D. The street and alley committee made
ct the following report which was adopted
d On the petition for laying sidewalk or
/ Sugar Hollow road from james knetZar
:, gate to the south line OF VIM. Wilson:
lot, they were of the opinion that sale
I'd walk would be outside the city and. wheI
or laid. would not be within the jurisdiction
of the city; on petition for sidewalk OF
, north side of Ann street, advising the lay
ing of four foot walk; reported adversel,
lg to granting the petition for a sidewalk OF
of south side of Henry street from Spence
n to Bell streets; on M. Hartzelis plat 0
subdivision of outlots y and Sc, that it b
81 approved; Oh opening alley from Rodmal
ne avenue to Prospect place, that parties
re having fences therein be ordered to remoY
lie the same within thirty days, the commit
tee also reported in favor of expending no
ID more than twenty dollars in grading an
ng putting up steps on TIE hill in said alley
ry on bill OF Tietgen & Co., for gravel {
$71.2O, claimed as due them, recommend
,., ing the payment of $40 in full.
al, The city treasurer, bridge tender, pc
. lice magistrate and city marshals report
si and the library boards report were orde
its ed filed.
md A communication from A. +. Swande
md in reference to rewriting and revising tt
city ordinances, was read and referred
are committee on printing
po- Petition from some OF the colored cit
Ion zens asking permission to enroll as hoe
the and ladder company was referred to con
has mittee on fire and water.
gus Monthly bill were allowed under Il
to following classification:
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