The Rock Island Argus., 1879-12-03

Dec. 18th aud 18th.
Indications are good for booming
holiday trade In Rock Island.
The Dimock- Wineman case still occu-
pies the attention of the county court.
Everybody who can should be present
at the Harper Theatre on Friday evening.
There are thirteen prisoners in the
county jail awaiting trial for state offences
Things have gone all astray in the
Union editorial department ever since
Nubbins' dinner.
Chicago claims to be the largest hog
market of the country, beside which even
Cincinnati is nowhere.
The sale of reserved seats for the
popular concert on Friday evening has
commenced at WyIie & McCune's.
Constable David Lawhead, of South
Rock Island, done his first constable busi-
ness since election to that office, to-day.
The tasty announcements on Wylie q
McCune's black board adds no little to the
The name of the victim Of the conf
dence game, an account Of which appeared
in last nights ARGUS, is Fsaocis Davis, of
Wilton Iowa.
I. Epstein has on exhibition some ele-
CANT goods for the holidays. The stock is
fine and the display 10 the windows the
best in years.
-Oyerseer Sweeneys report tor the
three months ending Nov, 30th, shows a
total expenditure of $446,90, distributed
among los persons.
-Bleuer's string band played for two
dances last nisht-the clpb dance at Tur-
ner Hall and private dance, by Third
Ward Hose 90. at their hall.
The Library board at its ast meeting
discontinued the Chicago Journal aud
substituted the Globe~Democrat and in
place Of the New York Post subscribed for
the n. Y. San
Officer Brennan hauled in a drunken
stranger to-day and csiaboosed him. He
gave the name of Thomas Murphy and
hailed from every where IL general and no
place 10 particular.
The MoliGe ReUieto. under tie edito''
rial management Of Capt. Haverstick, is
what may be teFmeG 'soiid stalwart
paper" The Captain is vigorous writor
and decidedly ssalwart in his editorials.
-Chas. B. Head. convicted Of the as
sault on the late Q. Peterson, has been
sentenced to pay fne Of $3.50 and costs
Yhe seS4s giI! amount TO as much, if not
mere than the fae. tne case vas oa
trial before Judgo Adams for about ten
days
Prof. Mack, Of Moline, has changed
the Gumb Der Of recesses, TO six instead of
two, as heretofore. Hereafter there will
be three recesscs in the morning and three
Ia the afternoon, of five minutes each.
This is an innovation on the old establish
ed custom Of two recesses of fifteen min
utes each.
The Chippewa Herald says that Pres
ilent Weyerhauser, of the Mississippi
Logging Company, spent last week 10 that
town, looking after the interests of his
company. He arranged for the placing of
10000. 900 feet Of logs IN the Chippewa
and its tributaries the coming winter.
About l2,0O0.00O feet reached the dells
dam last week. making an aggregate of
70,00G000 feet which will remain in the
dam until the resumption Of lumber oper-
| ations in the spring,
Every body who heard il ringing, won
dered wig the Third Ward hose com-
psay's bell kept toIiiug so long last night
after the hoar for meeting It is all ex,
planned now. It was to get the members
of the company together in hoaor Of the
9th birthday of Frank B. Knox, and the
members had arranged a surprise party
for him. Frank was completely captured.
and was genuinely surprised man. After
the meeting a social good time was had
then followed splendid supper ADD dane
ing 1t was pleasant time for all who
were present.
The morning dailies in Chicago had a
happy time over the Presidents Message.
Saturday noon, through treachery of some
body, the Tribune ascertained that the
Times had a copy Of the message and was
putting it in type for the Sunday edition
and they couldn't get hold OF copy;
the agent OF the Associated Press lad
had copies for all the papers, but he also
had instructions not to deliver them to the
press before Monday morning-and he
wouldn't disobey orders So the Tribune
telegraphed their agent in Washington 10
get copy of the message at any price.
The agent did so, at an expense of near
ly 1000. And that is how the Tribune
came to publish the message in its Sunday