The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-22

'ade was good to-day.

Mrs, H. E. West is slowly improving.
All the faro rooms ia Peoria have been
closed.
The new hotel at Peoria is to be the
the "Ingersoll.'
The fair at Darts Aall was largely at
tended last evening.
The railroad work at Gordon's cnlyert
is progressing rapidly.
There will be the usual services in
all the .churches tomorrow.
1t is expected that the new telegraph
line will be ready for business January l..
"A new sidewalk has been built along
K. G. Frazer's property on Eleventh
street
The Champaign Union is after the
court house rats of that county with
'pizen.
The Illinois state amateur press as
ISOLATION will meet in Peoria during the
holidays.
Everybody should attend the Burbank
readings at Harper's Theatre on Thanks
giving night.
There was runaway on 5th avenue,
this forenoon, but did not do any damage
worthy of note.
j. s. Gilmore has slaughtered large
number of hogs during the coal snap of
the past few DAYS.
Corn was very dull On the market
to-day, farmers holding at 80 cents. and
buyers not offering more then 80.
Our school teachers received their
monthly salaries yesterday. 1t takes quite
roll to go around every month.
The Catholics of Taylorville held a
fair and festival one night last week. and
the net proceeds amounted to $500
Mr.. Burgower' new dwelling on 18th
street will be occupied by Mr.. Crumpton.
Superintendent C. B. & Q railroad, about
Dee. lst.
The Peoria sugar works are now in
full operation, and using about 900 bush
els OF corn per day. The Woolner sugar
factory is going up rapid ly.
The governor has offered reward OF
| $500 for the arrest Of Columbus Mecham
who murdered Jesse johnson in Hamilton
county 90 the l6:h inst.
The Carlotta Patti entertainment at
Burtis Opera House last evening was fair
ly attended, though not as largely as the
managers had anticipated.
The injured fireman. Frank Means,
made narrow escape at E'iIiisca. three
weeks ago, in collision. He is evidently
| born TO die a natural death.
The representatives TO the Grand
lodge /. o. o. f., ". l. Sweeney and
Levi Harsoa. have returned from Gales
burg, where the session was held.
The Rodman Rifles will probably
enter the lists for competitive prizes at
the Chicago tournament next spring. Ii
the Rifles go 10 to via they can do so.
"A republican meeting 10 Tolono.
lately, was spoken of by the Herald as
too much mixed up with whisky to be
of any benefit to the cause they protested
to advocate
The freight rates on i~mher from
Davenport to points on the Missouri have
been increased to II cents per hundred.
The present rate from Chicago is % cents
per hundred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Parmenter,
parents of States Attorney Parmenter, are
10 the ci;y on z visit TO ti4esg son Mr..
Parmenter mother, while hsre. will
undergo medical treatment.
Al II LII
Hawley's chances for gubernatorial hon.
ors can best be subserved by silence, for
the present at least The Union is evil
IDENTIFY profting from the Grant boom.
Louis Winter, son of Cele Winter, of
Fries & Co., narrowly escaped death from
Group, on Wednesday evening. But for a
successfuiopeFatiop by Drs. Bernhard and
Truesdale. the little fellow would have
died.
The Union this morning manifests
great fear that the Democrats will count
the Republicans out 'nert' time. Such a
fearful idea never occurred to the Repub-
licans until they themselves were guilty of
the Suspicion haunts the guilty
mind
The mishap to the slough bridge
made it impossible to furnish the extra
| train for the Patti concert at Burtis Opera
House last evening. It had been pre-
viously announced that special train
would run to and from Moline and Rock
Island.
"A feature of St. Mary's fair, now in
progress at Darts Hall, will be voting a
gold headed cane to the church receiving
the highest number of votes. The contest
is narrowed between ST. Joseph's and st,
Mary's, and the cane is to be presented to
the pastor of the church carrying off the
prize.
County Clerk Cook was suffering from
an attack of chills to-day. He sat in the
court room with a great overcoat on, and
looked about half frozen and wholly miser-
able, while everybody about there was
of the excessive heat of the
room, It takes the chils to make one hug
the fire close.
The Erie Independent ssys:-"A