The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

SAAN@S~~A
The severe cold weather of the last
two days has been hard on water pipes.
Installation of the officers of Rock Is
land Lodge, S58,A. F. and A. M. tonight.
Deere & Co., of Moline, had an unusu-
ally heavy trade in 1878. This in the face
of hard times, too.
Quiet as graveyard vault at the
county clerks Office; not even an appli
cant for county order.
w. H. Richards, of the Victor Scale
Co., has returned to Moline after two
weeks absence in Chicago.
E-It is now in order for the nationals to
get together and agree to disagree. always
accepting the Organ, of course.
Yesterday the range at Mr.. Adler's
burst, scattering the stove furniture in
every direction. but doing no particular
damage.
Trio Lodge No. 81, A. F. & A. NJ.
last evening. installed its newly elected Off
GERS, whose names have heretofore been
published.
Mr.. o. J. Beardslee, for the last year
and half the Moline local of THE ARGUS,
has voluntarily resigned to accept posi-
ton on the Moline Revieso.
Abraham Hiepzle was overloaded with
benzine last night, and was jailed. This
morning Justice Hayden fined him So and
costs. The fine was suspended. costs paid
and HienEle discharged.
1t is really pleasant to see the Uasor
begin the new year by mentioning the i'm
portant fact that the States Attorney viii
have another case at the next term of the
county court.
"A self-constituted refor mer who sign:
himself "Barabee," sends long winded
communication to us, from Moline, which
we confess to being unable to understand
1t is rejected.
On January 9th 1875, the thermom-
eter marked 230 below zero Dec. 9th
1876 it marked 20o below; and YESTERDAY
morning at Delaware Junction, Iowa, OF
the D, & n. W., road it marked $50 below
This morning before Mr. Haas auG
his family had eaten breakfast, and just a
Mrs. Haas was lighting the FIRE IN th'
range, the water pipes connecting there
with burst, causing some slight damage
IT. ,a,-o~o oolJ ,,oo IL or aDueoj
AT noon yesterday any one happenin
in Hayden's office might have looked i
vain for the Judge. all that remainet
of that functiouary a frozen sock
(slightly discolored) part OF shirt, tooth
pick, piece of rubber and q pair OF specs
i A faint murmur Nothing to-day" wa
all that indicated that lite was not entirel
extinct. Stove wouldn't burn.
There was almost a fire at j. ". Mat
thews' yesterday. There was a hot fire i
the stove in the dining room, and fe1
of the bot Goals few out on the floor, burn
ing a hole through TO the rafters. Nj
Matthews was in the stable at the time an
came back in tine to put the fire out, OFT
erwise serious loss might have occurred
i ALL the trains were late to-day, it be
ing impossible to run on time. AT Lennon
Oh the c., B. & @, Two freight engine
were froze up, the trsins blocked aud con
munioation either way temporarily stopped
At Moline, Mr.. Hemenway, the postmas
ter, stated that no mail for the G., B. &
would be received or sent to day.
"A Chicago lady yesterday gsrpishe
her house and sat down to receive call
! The hours few by, but her Acquaintance
seemed to all have deserted her. IT
neighbors' .door-bells were constantly rim
ing, but hers was silent. She was grieve
= but her grief turned to anger in the NOR
ing, when she discovered that her be
wire was broken.
Yesterday near Porter's coal bank,
team drawing an empty sled, caused
excitement for while, it being sUpp0s
that the owner had been frozen to deaf
1t tganspired However, that the M
had left his horses standing OF
side while he went into a house to wal
himself, and that tired of standing in t
cold they started for home without him.
IA The social event of the season in M
# line was the New Years party at the re
dence of Mr.. S. ii. Velie 1t was large
Is attended. including number from Ro
q Island, Davenport and other points; f
h dress was the rule. 1t was the finest a
q most select party given in Moline duri
+ the year. The ladies toilettes were ella
20 crate and costly, in fact it was tie fashIc
A able sOiree SociaIe OF the season.