The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-10
sa~Go see and hear the monograph,

BGGo to Crossings new market for
meat.
a0%Regular meeting of the Sylvan boat
club this evening,
B9The photograph is here this eve
ming and tomorrow.
p@Why was that till-tappiug affair
hushed up so suddenly
R@Don't miss this opportunity to hear
the famous photograph talk.
R@In your leisure hours take a stroll
to the Temperance Billiard Hall.
sGrSome of the coal haulers are SO
energetic they get in here before daylight.
s~C. T. Processing is alone in his store
now, his assistant Charley Ehland, being
off duty.
g6rMr, L, Ayeril, blind man, is ex-
hibiting one of Edison's monographs in
the Okerberg building.
e@Another call for meeting of the
library board has been made. Two former
calls have been UNDECIDED.
gGHU Undertaking business is lively with
Knox. Notwithstanding the board of health
records contain no death reports.
ggFresh meats of all kinds at prices to
suit the times, at Crossings new market,
two doors west of Chester's store.
| sG-Charley Pruesing came near losing
his little boy Sunday night. He was at
tached with spasms and was very sick
child for short time but is better now.
n@There is great huttering among the
faithful because of fear that their deeds
on election day may see the light of inves-
LEGATION, The wicked fee when no man
pursueth."
aaEThe funeral of Mr. Fl. L. Abbot
will take place as announced in yesterdays
ARGUS. from the residence of Robert Nye
J Ann street. in charge of the Odd Fellows
Members of the Order are invited toEat
tend.
!, Eg~The Boston Journal Of ChemiSt,1
. speaks favorably of the recently discovered
fuel gas for heating purposes at no yer!
distant day. This gives no smoke ant
: the flame is non-luminous, and it can b.
, furnished at ten cents per thousand feet
, e9-A gcntlemanly appearing, vel
dressed young man was among the appli
cants for lodging at the calaboose las
night. He said he was trying to reacf
1 Monmouth, where he had friends, having
r been employed in the ploY works Their
:, last winter.
EaFTho Rarnabee concert at the Con
gregational church was well attended las
D evening considering the hard times. Tn
e concert was everything advertised and CAV
? universal satisfaction. as does every enter
= tainment offered by the SYlvans,
. a~E. S. Waterman and wife, formerl
landlord of the Moline House but now {
Il Iowa, is in the city visiting the family {
y Mr., Chas. Head of the Union Malleabl
s Iron Works, All the old settlers will re
. member Mr.. Waterman as the jolly no:
: of the Moline House.
i Going Vest.
j. A gentleman in this city who has just IT
q Turned from a visit to Burlington, low
'e relates an incident which came to his nj
q tice while there concerning former res
. dent Of this city. The party in question
= one Tom Rhodes, colored, son of the whit
! washer of that name here. Tom ha
n somehow wandered to that city and wit
De an eye to business discovered ap old hori
py which had been turned out 10 the street
- die Tom thought he saw fortune in
u and conceived scheme for fitting up r
to travel with. He soon made himse
in familiar with the contents of stables al
10 the times at which they were accessi5
:, and at an opportuhe moment appropriate
st an old harness which he fitted to the hor
a. and, hitchinR to dilapidated old buggy
off keeping with the balance of the outf
IT, started across the country. The thin
:, were. soon missed and the young adventu
Vii er pursued and overtaken Upon beil
et asked where he was going he reptile
By Going West" He was taken into cou
lie and tried and sentenced to a short term
T. the reform school, where he now is. VI
IL clothed and provided with means for ed
or cation Heis about 10 years old, Rremar
,s- ably bright and an exceedingly hard Cal