The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-30
smUsual services at the NJ. e. church

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/ ness notices should be handed in by nocn to en-
sure publication the same day.
a@ Usual services at the NJ Il, church
| to- morrow.
| G>Regular meeting OF the Reform
Club tonight.
saTWest Henry street is receiving the
attention of the street brigade.
R9rThe school-boy's heart is heavy at
the thought of resuming his bench and
books next Monday.
RGHCorn is drug in the market. One
load remained on the market over last
night. unable to find buyer.
G9-The club room and Moore's bakery
are having new sidewalk laid for the
accommodation of the public.
HGe Miss Richards has closed her res-
taurant in Pershings block, and will return
| to England as soon as she can dispose of
the stock and settle up her business here.
B1The abundance of poultry in the
hands of dealers indicates one of two things,
either Moline people are poor eaters or
there has been overproduction in this line
aarP Preaching at the Baptist church to-
morrow at 1880 a. N. by the pastor.
| Missionary concert at 7 p, M, which will
| be study of the most wonderful revival
of modern times.
B3%The shade trees on the east side of
Market Square have been trimmed up
quite prettily, but the limbs therefrom are
no ornament aud very inconvenient lying
as they do 10 the street.
Richards & Sohrbeck have Just
received q new machine for grinding
spices, roots, ETC., aud will hereafter do
that work themselves, thus obtaining una
dulterated medicines.
saHMr. o. N. Bugbee, of Maouoketa,
Iowa, an old hotel man, was here exam
lining the Keator House to day, Appli-
eants are numerous but Mr.. Keator will
not lease until he finds the right man,
b6g@M Mrs. Perrin. the widow lady refer
red to elsewhere, called upon Dr.. Piper
yesterday, but upon learning that he was a
relative of an old enemy of hers, suddenly
departed, praying God to forgive her for
having entered the store.
E1Stewart Irwin returned home last
evening after three months trip through
the mountains of Colorado. His health is
much improved. and he is we'll pleased
with the country. He brought fine col
lection of specimens gathered in that wild
region.
E1TSamuel Burril, of Canton, ILL.,, was
10 the city yesterday surveying the Keator
House with view to leasing and opening
it up to the public, Mr.. Burril has an en-
viable reputation as a landlord and is just
the man to take charge of the keator
House ID its infancy and make it second
to no hotel west of Chicago.
RGs~M Mrs. Washington of Keokuk, Iowa,
will deliver three lectures in the Baptist
church next week under the auspices of
the Aid Society and Women's Missionary
Circle of that church. Her subject for
Wednesday evening will be Minister S
Wives, " Thursday, Temperance" aud
Friday Prohibition, Admission 25
cents; tickets for the course SO cents.
Tickets for sale at Richards 4 Sohrbeck s
drug store
Don't Fail
to obtain some Of the wonderful bargains
= in boots ana shoes at the balance sale, IL
the old stand Parlor Shoe store. Must
r positively be closed out in thirty days.
Highways.
= The highway commissioners will com
E mence nacadamizing Rodman avenue
= next Tuesday, beginning at the south line
OF the Heck farm and working toward the
: river. The Frick hill has been macada
: mized and one thousand yards of stone pu
. on the load between Mrs. Harris farm
. and the Wells school house, The Rod
= man avenue work will require twelve hun
g dred yards of stone which will be purchas
: ed from Mr.. A. Sinnett or the city. They
). both offer it at the same price, the differ
, ence being that the city furnished it OF
- board of wagons and Sinnett does not
= though Sinnett' hand-broke stone is fre,
: : of dirt and more valuable that that broker
: by the city's crusher. The price asked i
q 60 cents per yard, yard being wagol
a load The commissioners are at logger
:, heads on this matter, some of them want
# ing the work done on the Sugar Hollow
!, road but the majority seem to favor tn,
a avenue,
In Bargainsi Bargains!
Is & fine line of Ladies' Goat Kid an,
II French Kid side lace, front lace and but
st ton Rochester made goods to be close
out Immediately at old stand Parlor Sho
Of store.
I. Personal.
!
Dc Fulton, arrived here yesterday, enroute I
le the state capitol, and stopped over nigf
le in our city, putting up at the Fish House.
" Mrs. Perrin was out late last evenlD
e. doing the city and lost her bearings. OF
us Ger Carlin CHANGED to meet her and kind
D escorted her to the ''hotel." On the wa
Ii she con6ded to the officer that she was
10 widow lady 10 search of husband. Ca
1R lin offered himself, saying that he ha
u been roaming this wide world for fort
IT. years seeking companion, but bis pr
d posal was scornfully rejected as her aspirI
'e- tions were higher. She had been il
nt formed that the governor was widow,
and was on her way down to wed bin
She had 46 cents in legal tenders and
pint bottle half full of whiskey in her po
tie session when shown to her room, whiC
DIS the clerk informed her he must tai
a charge of as the house would not be r
ee sponsible for valuables in the room
o. guests. She protested against the callir
in OF the contents of her bottle whiske
ng saying it was medicine for cholera-morbu
ng She had heard that the disease was pr
ed, valent here and provided herself with pr
Ec- yentatives. Day Clerk Kelsey called b
q in time for the morning train and she pr
Inl lav