The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-21
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Barrett Chapter No. 1S, r. A. M, in
stallation and sociable this evening. All
masons invited.
The district court will convene at
Davenport on Tuesday the 28th inst, and
remain in session four weeks.
The street cars will run to Moline after
the installation ceremonies and banquet of
Barrett Chapter, this evening.
"A fitting example of the Intelligent
Jurymen' was found in a case on trial this
morning, where, after the jury had retired
and a poll was taken, it turned out that
one man did not know which was the plain
tiff.
The Athletic Club will organize under
the general Incorporation act OF 1872
They have accepted the proposition OF Mr. u.
P. L. Cable to purchase the property now
occupied by the club for $4,000, interest
quarterly at per cent, principle to be paid
out of bowling alley receipts.
Senator Conkling seems to have the
republican party of New York safely
slowed away in his pocket, and when he
desires anything he merely pulls the party
ont, uses it and puts il back again. Yester-
day he received the caucus nomination tor
U. s. senator by unanimous vote.
Cash and Cantey, representing the
chiyalry of South Carolina had re-
course to the only means of settling ques-
ton of honor-the duello. Distance 40
PAGES, Two shots. No damage. Shake.
What will you take. The news of the
death of one or both, for which their friends
so anxiously waited, came not.
Davenport is agitating the question OF
closing its dry goods stores, and other re-
tail stores, at seyen o'clock each evening
except Saturday. The move is a good one,
and would do no harm in Rock Island, as
there would be just ss much business done
if all the stores closed at p. m. as there
is nou. and overworked clerks would have
more time for rest.
Oracle Champion, the IL year old
daughter of Mr.. R. Champion, had her
right limb broken just below the knee last
night while coastlng in company with her
mother, sister and several clerks from Mr..
Champions store. The party were going
up the hill when descending sleigh upset
them all. Toney Smith and young Fitz-
gerald had their knees bruised.
The telephone connecting the city
council room with the water works and
Supt. Cramer's residence was placed in pc
sition to- day. Now if the occupants OF
these three places want ''Hark from the
| Tombs" at all hours of the night let them
run wire to the marshals Office. Moth
| ing short of an alarm Of fire or an earth
quake can interrupt the melodious music
that issues from that quarter when the
guardians of the night meet to tell stories.
"A fire at Galva, Henry county, on
Sunday morning, destroyed three two story
buildings 10 Union block, adjoining the new
Temperance Hail. Total loss $4,000. The
origin Of the fire is a mystery. The loosers
by this FIRE were E. Lynde & Co., general
store; DR.. Clark, drug store; VIM. Dun,
grocery; II. ". Young, journal Office.
total loss; T. E. Mllchrist, entire law lib
rary lost: and the l. o o. f. regalia lost,
"A shovel brigade OF eleven thousand
men. aided by an equipment of 900 carts,
has been busily engaged day and night for
the past FIVE days, in removing the snow
from the streets of New York. The daily
expense is $S4,0 900, and tits estimated that
it will take six days more to finish the
the work, making total expense of 1914,
900 to remove from the downtown streets
all traces of the late heavy fall of snow,