The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-22

@-John Dillon on Wednesday evening
next.
r Wrestling match on Friday at the Gun
Club park.
The Larks at Hsrper's Theatre to-
morrow night.
-Greenbackism is as fat as a Fly under
a hundred pound weight.
L. T. Harson, Milt Mills. DR.. Craig
and Phil Mitchell have gone duck hunting.
Steel has advanced 81 per ton; this
is the third advance inside of thirty days.
The high winds this afternoon made
ferry boat trips somewhat slower than
usual.
Mary Anderson, the greatest living
tragedienne at Harperss Theatre on Tues
day next.
Mrs. Hatton. mother of Mrs. j P.
Taylor is in the city visiting her daughter
and son-in-law.
-McCarty, the fellow who has been con-
fined at the armory on % days sentence
was released to-day,
The wind this afternoon damaged the
tin arch on the roof of the Gas Co.'S. build
ing, loosing some of the plates.
-Ex-supervisor Webster, of Hampton.
straight Democrat-one of those who
never falter, was in the city on Wednes-
day. He speaks encouragingly of the
Democratic outlook in Hampton township.
| The funeral of Mrs. Mary K. Eek
hardt, notice of whose death appeared IN
yesterdays ARGUS. occurred this morning
and was largely attended. Her husband
II has the sympathy of his friends in his sad
bereavement.
| This afternoon. suit Of clothes was
stolen from 10 front of Zeis' clothing store
by some audacious thief. who made good
his escape. The suit was fine one worth
probably $25-enough to send the poacher
to Joliet, if caught.
The many friends of Mrs. j. T. Dixon
will be panied to hear Of her death, which
occurred yesterday afternoon. She has
been severely ill for the past eleven days
and her death, although sad blow to her
husband, j. T. Dixon, and her many
friends, was not altogether unexpected
Funeral tomorrow. of which notice will
be found in another column.
| John Thornton, he who created such
"a sensation ia Rapids City few weeks age
by shooting at bis wife, and who has been
languishing in Jail ever since, has furnish
ed the required bonds before Justices
Cooke and Hawes and gone home. 1t is
lrumored that his wife will not appear
against hin, which practically disposes oil
the case DR.. G. Tegeler became surety
for Thorn pson.
The directors OF the Scott county
Iowa, agricultural society have fixed the
time for opening the fair in 1880 Mon
day. the slst dsy of August being the day.
This gives the fair the FIRST four days in
ISeptember, just as it had this year, and
will not conflict with the Iowa state fair
which has been fixed for the second week
in September, commencing on Monday, the
7th.
| About 60 members of the fire depart
meEt will go to Geneseo. in charge OF
Chief Engineer Johnston. The Third
Ward apparatus will DE taken and the
members of the department expect to do
themselves and Rock Island justice. 1u
addition to the regular department MEM
bers, John La Franz with the Plow Works
Ere brigade will attend. These boys have
been praeticinG lively every evening and
will be favorably heard from at the tour
tnament. The entire force will leave here
on Tuesday morning.
This morning man named Mills. was
arrested and lodged 10 the Armory tby
Marshal HAYES. foF stealing a valuable
dog belonging to Chas. ". Aegus. The
dog was fine one, Just bought by Negus
Mills was under the influence of liquor al
the time and claims not to remember any
thug about the transaction. He re-
NAMED in the Armory until sufficiently
sobered to collect his shattered memory
and then appeared to answer the charge pre-
ferred, this afternoon had Q hearing before
Justice Hayden and was held In the sum
of $500 for his appearapee