The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-10
NOTEs HE.aE AND THERE,

An invitation masquerade ball will be |
given by the Neptune Hose Company. at
the Hose House in the lst ward, on Fri |
day evening, Feb. 2lst.
-Chauncey Dimick, of Cambridge, is
shipping quite number of horses to
Nebraska. He recently left for the west
expecting to be away some weeks.
Capt. w. G. Morris, who has been
acting Grand Foreman of the A, o. U. W.
of Illinois, was elected to that position at
the recent session of the grand lodge.
East Lynne" at Darts Hall to-
night.
There were too baptisms at Christian
Chapel last night. The meetings continue
during this week; preaching by Elder
Wright, of Sterling, every night at $50.
Circuit court was not in session to-
day, owing to the failure of Judge Pleas
ants to arrive from Chicago. He is ex.
pected here this evening, and will probably
open court to morrow morning.
judging from comment in Satur-
days Dispatch, one would make a shrowd
guess that Louise likes pork fat on her
buckwheat cakes, instead of Grevy Sau-
sage is poor feed for an editor, Louie
! The gable on the armory will be put
in tomorrow, and if the weather continues
good, the roof of the main building will be
foished next week. The inside work will
i, y,,-hnl F.rrorl Ill ,-e.ShIo y
patch,
| The store adjoining FL. Hakes' sewing
machine Office, is being remodeled; a new
front will be put in, aud the interior pIas-
tered and papered. 1t will shortly be &C
cupied by Charles E. Daniels, OF Chicago,
as gents furnishing goods store.
We learn from Mr.. Nathaniel Smith
cue of the reliable Democrats CT Water
town, that the post-offioe at that place was
burglsrized on Sunday night, The parties
gained entrance at the back of the store.
! few articles we're taken from the store
and Office
This morning an employe of the
Deere & Mausur Co. Moline, whose name
we did not learr, had his arm broken Is
: being thrown agaius: sn emery wheel. lie
barely missed being caught in the betting
! whereby he would have been horribly
. maugled
The Dispatch aud the Reriec, Of
, Moline. have formed mutual advertising
; society. 0ne week Sister White vii
pitch into the RsUiels, and then the Rcriel
t retalistes with equal severity. In this wsy
I these papers are occasionally heard of
otherwise their existence would be On
!, kuown
i 1t is stated that should Dr. P L. Nc
e kinpie be the nominee for mayor of Mo
e line, in opposition to the regular republican
. machine candidate, that the ring vii
: will spend $4,000, if necessary, to bea
o him. We presume this is for the purpos
l. of having a pHrs aud peaceful election
s Perhaps. however, it is to psY the specis
! officers (bulliozersi whs will be necessar
u to see that each employe has the rigf
5. ticket, as was the case at last falls elec
d ton.
D.
The following statistics of the numbe
of lodges of Free Masons which existed q
the end OF last year will be read With Tu
terest:-In Germany there were 342 lod
If ges; in Switzerland, SO; Hungary, IL
D. Roumania. IL; Servia. /; England so
= Wales, LIST; Scotland. 5S4: Ireland, 2S9
Gibraltar, 5; Malta, 4: Holland aud Lux
3 enburg, 46: Belgium, Is; Denmark, :
e Sweden ani Norway, IS; France. PSF
O. Spain, about 500; Portugal, -: Italy, IL
r Greece, IL; Turkey, &c; Egypt, IS; Tuni
,; Algeria, II; Morocco, ,; the We:
Coast Of Africa, II; African islands, p
g the Cape, 81; Arabia, (Adenl. /; Indit
s lis; Indian Islands, 10: China, Is; Japar
rel 5; Australia. 800; New Zealand. 81
- United States, sS95; Cauads. 535: Cubs
= 81: Hsy,i, 81: West Indian Islands. 81
e. Mexico, Is: Brazils, 256; other States i
he South Anericz. I7g; Australian island:
re 4; a total OF about 1900 lodges To
70 number OF Free Mssous is about 5,000. OO(
- i cnal shat is now being put downl tw
q mites trom L-Claire. with splendid pro:
5 psos OF reaching ave feet and half Of Goa
l. The shaft Is now down to the state, an
NJ the pro2rietnrs are so ssnguine that the
are row looking loF 81 engine to hoist an
pump. Active operations are being CO..
. ried on aud success is certain, as the pros
~ pectIGg hole demonstrated. They drilIe
=, 10 two pisces 10 rods apart, and in csc
A. { und feet of coal, Of the best quality
LeCidtre Plot
- what are yen going 80 do ahour 1t.
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