The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-29

B@The most satisfactory holiday pres.
ents ct Knox's.
n@C. e. White, an attorney of Iowa
City, is in the city to-day. on business,
a8Mrs. Anna Hanson died yesterday
morning In this city in the sixty-thlrd year
OF her life. Funeral next Sunday at p.
m. from her late residence, corner OF JEFF
ferson street and Second avenue, on the
bluff.
D6rSpecial bargains IN chromos at
Knox's for 20 days.
a9Mrs Parker, matron of the reform
club room, complained to Marshal Fish
this morning of number of street ureh-
ms, ten to twelve years of age, who have
annoyed her and the club room patrons by
congregating about the door of the room.
stamping, dancing, loud and .boisterous
talking and, when requested to desist.
throwing small missiles at the windows.
Such ilawlessness will be checked if some
OF the tender darlings" have to lodge IN
the calaboose while their mothers tear
their hair and mourn for lost son.
D@On Wednesday evening Magistrate
Grover sent James Murray to jail for two
nA0neho IA uOAdOib vi UOuuo w A~SP Sh~
peace. James is an ilustrious example
of the total depravity doctrine. He has
been on the saloon "black list for several
months and during that time his desire for
| slmulants has been so great that he has
paid visits to the saloons after closing
hours. draining the dregs from beer kegs
left outside and drinking it. He is full OF
total abstinence resolutions while sober as
a republican politician is of expedients.
but bis weakness has made wreck OF
| him.
SG@Go with the crowd to Knox's to
have your pictures framed.
Rg-The Moline Guards held an election
at Armory Hall last Wednesday evening
to fill the Office made vacant by the resig-
nation of Capt Gregory, Long before
the meeting was called to order it was wei
I known who would be tue choice for cap.
tain, and as the choice fell upon lst Lieu
tenant VIM. Clendenin, which would occa
sion another vacancy an election for thai
office would become necessary. Malo
jerome Magill called the meeting to ordel
and presided. The FIRST ballot resulted II
the election OF VIM. Clendenin as captain
without an opposition vote. A ballot was
then ordered taken for first lieutenant
The company was not so unanimous upol
} this matter and it was hotly contested 70
three ballots by the friends of Henry COT
feen and E. j. Savage, the third ballot re
sulting In the election of Savage by bal
lot of % to Coffeen's II, J, II. Porter re
I ceiving one vote. General satisfaction
with the result prevails.
Accident.
An accident occurred this morning g
the corner of Library street and Rodma
y avenue, which may prove quite serious
e at least one of the victims. Frank Hal
e wood was returning with the mail from th
y. 9 o'clock train, with Willie Stoughton an
another small boy in light wagon. A
: they turned the corner above named, ii
q horse going at frightful speed, the wage
t overturned, throwing the occupants upo
y the pavement. Frank fortunately maI
aged to stop the horse and escaped wit
Z only few slight bruises, but Will
a Stoughton received sprained ankle ar
n other bruises which will disable him f
q some time. The other boy, whose pau
!. We did not learn, was not seriously iDjure
- The wagon was slightly damaged.
d SgYou can buy picture mouldings
ID large or small quantities at Knox's.
at Burglary.
as The residence of P. w Nelson, on Al
k street half block west of the Swede Ba
j. list church, was burglarized Wednesd
"a night The thief gained an entran
through the kitchen window and frC
p thence to other parts of the house. N
I'D Nelson mourns the loss of the followi
~ articles; An open face silver watch wi
IA gold chain and compass charm attached
brown chiDchilla overcoat, pocket DO
Ut confirming $50 IN money and valuable moi
OF and papers, pair of shoes, hat, meerschay
as pipe, gold ring. bunch of keys and
ok pass book The thief changed his soc
while there. leaving pair dirty enough
W an;ordinary tramp. The only trace of I
ne goods yet discovered was the finding of I
ey pass and pocket books in Brooks gre
he yesterday. The value of the goods tax
is placed at near $500.
he Thanksgiving Sermon.
,ro The NJ. Il. church was comfortably I'll
yesterday to hear Rev. E. c. Barnar
LET Thanksgiving sermon, The text v
taken from the AS psalm, Is
verse, THE eyes of all wait upon II
and Thou glvest them their meat In
eW season. The advantages of America o.
ks other countries in the matter of agric
1ff, ture and of our people over the Engl
. in mechanical skill was dwelt upon at G
q siderable length, The fact of Americ
lex exports being in excess of her imports '
III, cited as evidence OF approaching prosp
he ity.
u In reviewing what favors for which
y should give thanks to the Almighty
u.s. speaker employed some very forcible
o., Illustrations. He said, las long as the but
i'd ers furnish us good meat we think moth
bo where it comes from, but let the sup
fail or the meat be of an inferior quail
oi' and commotion IS at once created. Sol
not one provides gas, we care little who. III
to- light fails and we are in darkness, then
r;ll want to know who is to blame" The
- with many other illustrations were cit
III to show how prone we are to ignore I
ct obligations we are under to the Greater
l. less they are forcibly brought to notice
at actual want.
mn e6-If you want fine oil paintings
r. startlingly low prices go to Kuox's.
to Thanksgiving Day.
in The day passed very quietly in Moli
?, The nSual number of turkeys were