The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-20


Harper's Theatre.
Coarse & Keticker expect to open for
business on Saturday.
w. Ell. Bunker has qualified as
member of the regular force.
Telephone communication is now
open all night in the three cities.
BE sure you are registered properly
before the board meets for revision.
B. Kimball, ex-city marshal. has
been sworn in as special policeman.
j. NJ Montgomery shas rented Hon.
j. B. Hawiey's residence on Moline
avenue.
The fair for the benefit of St. Mary's
church has been postponed until the 18th
of Nov.
Mary Anderson. the greatest living
tragedienne, appears at Harper's Theatre.
Oct. 2Sth. Secure your seats.
Hon E. T, Reynolds has gone to Iowa
to look after big contract just concluded
by Reynolds, Saulpaugh & Co., for build
ing bridge over the Missouri
Peter Farrell, of this city, has the
contract for rebuilding Dimock, Gould Il
Co.'S bucket factory. The new building
will be three story brick, 60xS0 feet.
s The lot opposite the Moline Plow Co..
which was purchased by that company
some years ago by man named SchuliZ.
was on Saturday resold TO the pillow com
paDy.
"A man whose name we did not learn
fell into an excavation at 2lst street and
Second Avenue. and was rescued by police
men Gormas and Metscb. The opening
vas afterwards covered.
=, -Anda!usa shipped : barge Iqsded
with potatoes to st. Louis, Saturday. This
is the first instance ia nearly six weeks
that packet steamer has touched the
landing. The Josie, of the Diamond 10
Line, took the freight,
The services at Broadway church yes
terday were unusually interesting A
feature of the services was the singing by
the choir. The responsive chants, aud
anthems were exceptionally good. The
Broadway choir contains some Of ths best
vocal talent 10 the three cities.
The c., B. Il Q. company have built
a side track near Williams, White 4 Co..
for the accommodation of the boarding
car, which is to 10 stationed there while
the work nov 10 course OF construction is
being don9. THIS morning an extra force
of uen arrived from Mend ,ta, and the
work will be pushed a5 fast as possible.
The Davenport Democrat tells OF
girl who was abducted fro,n her home near
Port Byron, Ill.,, tgkau to Davenport aud
there rescued by the police. Her abduc
ton was accom- plished by procuress, and
had the scheme succeeded the young Cir
was TO have been taken to gunboat
anchored 10 the Mississippi near Port
Byron.
News reaches US to. day of the death
of Mrs. Mary DEGREES, of Lone Tree, John
son county, Iowa. formerly resident OF
Buffalo Prairie, this county. Her death
occurred October 18th. at the age of 70
years. She was lady of fine disposition
and endeared to large circle of friends
Among old settlers she was well known
aud highly respected by everyone.
All the movers in the country must
have congregated here yesterday, as the
streets were filled from morning until
night with prairie schooners, There were
about as many going back to Illinois and
Indiana, as there we're coming from those
states to Kansas and Texas. The ones
going west thought they were going to the
land OF promise, the ones returning east
were cursing it as a God -forsaken country.
- iSetlalsG Democrat.
The Davenport delegation which at
tended the river improvement convention
at Quincy, Ills, denounces the result as
a fraud and farce. Hon, j. Fl. Murphy
says that the convention simply adopted
Set of resolutions dictated by lot of pro-
fessional lobbyists, and that the conven-
ton did harm where great good could
have been accomplished He also com
plains that the representation allowed was
unfair: that every state was allowed five
votes and by this means states with only
one delegate present had the same voice
as Illinois and Missouri with large repre-
sentation. He was one of the authors of
the minority report.
The ARGUS announced on Saturday
that Coroner Morris had gone to Rapids
City to hold an inquest on some person
who had been killed. how. the coroner did
not know. nor did he know until he arrived
there who the unfortunate mao was. 1t
proved to be VIM. Ryan, farmer living
near Cordova. who had been trampled to
Heath by horses. It appears he had been
20 Gilchrist's mines for coal, and was
almost loaded up and ready to start home, |
when the coal train came along. frighten- |
ng MS team and causing them to act bad |
y. Ryan went TO the horses heads and |
ried to quiet them. but they were unman
.zeable and finally started away, hurting |
llm underneath and injuring him so that
he died 10 is minutes. DIR. Parker was
JAILED and did all he could, but pronounc-
ID the case hopeless. The jury rendered |
verdict OF accidental death
A square meal, three times a day. Is
our privilege II you iudiciously use DR..
Bulls Baltimore Pills,