The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-10

Citv Clerk Walkers new Office to-day.
nss-If YOU want Horse Blankets at your
own price 90 to Fisk Il Co.'S Cash House.
nSs@Fisk & Co. are offering many goods
at less than manufacturers cost for cash to
close.
RsrThe Catholic fair will terminate to-
morrow night with a dance at Timm's
Hall.
rSg-Geo. Jewett, of Mason & Jewett,
has been ailing for few days, but is him.
self again.
s@rIllness prevented Levi Groom from
starting west last evening as he had ex-
pected to do.
bgPeter Nelson, who lives on Henry
street, was presented by his wife with a
daughter last night.
DgLadies aud Gents lined and unlined
kid mits and gloves to sbe slaughtered at
Fisk & Co.'S Cash House.
RBThe sale of seats for the Rock ISL
and Athletic Clubs performance COM
menced at Morris drug store.
BgFisk & Co. are offering fancy dress
goods at prices below any competition. |
They are bound to reduce stock.
B9@The roots of trees, which have been
grubbed out to make the bluff farms. are
being hauled to town by teamsters and
sold for frewood
RgMarshal Fish was ordered to day
by the board of health to suppress a
nuisance on Spencer street, near Ann
street, caused by the keeping together of
lot Of cattle.
BG~As the time for closing the polls
draws near, the friends of the two candi-
dates for the gold headed cane are evinc
ing considerable interest, even going to
Rock Island to eleetioneer.
| RaEOver twenty cases of measles in the
western part of town have been reported
to the board of health. 1t seems as
though this disease is being allowed to
spread more rapidly than is necessary.
s9~While McCauley was being taken
to the calaboose yesterday he Invested him
self of all artificial covering, and for a
few moments unembellished nature was
viewed by an appreciative assemblege.
sa%The sidewalk on Lynde street hill
between Mr.. CANDIES and Mr.. Nourse' $
residences is being put in safe condition
for pedestrians. Heretofore. people
obliged to travel that way in icy or wet
perpendicular sidewalk.
/ B2%At meeting of the Moline Medical
Society, held at the Office of the secretary,
on Tuesday evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year. L., d.
J Damn. NJ D., president; John B. Dawson,
! NJ. D. vice president; A. Kingburg, NJ.
D., treasurer; Joseph ", Morey, Nj. D.,
secretary.
~C. J. McNerny was arrested last
= evening by Officer Teller for persistentl5
making himself obnoxious after having
been reprimanded. Magistrate Swandei
r thought he had been sufficiently punished
/ by his nights sojourn in the calaboose
and this morning dismissed him.
EGF Marshal Fish received obstruction:
a yesterday from the police committee Il
:. lease and fit up room over Wheelook'
s bakery, back of Magistrate Swander'
Office, for police headquarters, and TO-DAY
he was having it whitewashed and cleaned
: stove and furniture put IN, and making
very comfortable room for that purpose.
in yesterdays ARGUS as having bee
robbed and who it was predicted woul
terminate his drunk in the calaboose, wa
arrested last evening by Officer Olson f0
D, striking Mr.. Steele, proprietor of th
ct Phoenix House, and otherwise conductln
Or himself inGecorously. Magistrate Swan
Y, der inquired into his case this mornin
ID aud charged him $50 for his diversion.
ID sEThe Catholic fair opened at 2 O
clock this afternoon. This evening til
goods will be disposed of at auction an
As otherwise. The voting for the cane whic
is to be presented to one Of the justice
h will close promptly at u o'clock to-nigh
Re If the reader wishes to see fine displa
of all kinds Of useful and ornament
to articles, or is in need of anything whateve
tn he should not fail to 60 to Timm's Ha
ny this evening.
III BeA=For some time there has been
u growing desire on the part Of the tax payer
le to know what tie cost of improving Ro
d man avenue has been to the city, and
III last little curiosity has been aroused
'n the breasts of some of the aldermen.
" resolution will be offered at the next NEE
le ing of the council asking for an itemizt
ol account of expenditures on that through
W fare since the commencement of recel
VI alterations. 1t is reported that the ci
Cd fathers have had lively dispute, as
. whether it has cost seven or sevente'
Up thousand dollars.
~ ~ Notwithstanding the rain last ever
~ log the lecture room of the Nj. K. chur,
~ was filed by members of the vario
W. protestant churches. The principal featu
10 of the meeting was prayer for the youth
the land, and especially school childre
cd Prof. Gregory made few remarks, sayil
~ that be viewed with regret and alarG. tt
" amount of vulgarity and profanity ri
~, among school children; that it was n
80 chargeable to school or home training, b
ho was the result of street education acquir,
10 going to and from school. He ask,
the parents to give it their earnest ate
,ds ton and also that it might be remembers
in the prayers CT the meeting. The NEE
2 lug will be held at the NJ. +. church t
" night and at the Congregational churt
Friday and Saturday evenings.
DaEThe new travesty of Romeo al
Juliet to be given by the Athletic Club
Rock Island, at Timm's Hall, Mond,
next promises to be fine affair. Prepar
les tons have been made on grand scale al
,ou every attention paid to details. III
''s splendid success achieved in Rock Islam
'ur IS suthclat guarantee that every part W
ity be well sustained aud sthe performance,
the possible, even better than the last
ON Rock Island the travesty was witnessed |
@ large and refined audiences on both night
ltn and ELECTED the most heary applaus
be- Encore alter encore was accorded Il
uts various acts, and the performance uniye
md sally pronounced the grandest success
r. the seasoI and superior to many of Il
lor leading Professional companies. Reserv,
ing seats are nov on sale at Morris drug stor
.ors and those Gasirinr rnnd location min