The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-10
: NOTES HERE AND rHERE.

Artists materials of all kinds at T.
W. Kings.
Hon. e. p. Reynolds, is expeete d
home this evening.
The Trinity church people are max
ing great preparations for the coming
fair.
Emma Abbott and troupe will be in
Peoria on the evening of Dec. 18th and
14th.
The building association OF Moline
has sold $4,000 of stock and loaned
$5. 800.
The ARGUS desires to thank Hon.
Thos. J. Henderson for valuable public
documents.
The Sieghartner Bros. have com
menced their ice harvest at the lower par
of the city.
The one who holds the lucky number
will get $50 u. S. bond at the Turner
fair next week.
Jack Haverly, F, E, Morse. and
others.are endeavoriDg TO organize mining
exchange in Boston.
Company A. 14th battalion, Is recruit
ing up, and during the last month muster
ed 10 ten new members.
Henry Hager paid So and costs into
che city treasury. before Justice Cropper
for an assault on f, W .Shsfer.
The money requisite to build the Mo-
line armory is all subscribed, but the build,
| ing will not be commenced before Febru-
airy.
p. w. Kings Is Headquarters for
Picture frames.
The Moline postoffiee during 1880
mailed 1888 pieces of all kinds, to 49, a
o6l in ls7o--an increase for 1880 OF 437
pieces.
Kate Spragus had better look out.
Here comes Olive Logan,saying she pos =
itively "worships Roscoe" Milford is q
| perfect mssher.
The Chicago Times say that Han.
cocks majority over Garfield will be 6.5l3
and has the official vote of every state in
| the Union to prove it.
The project to build an armory fol
Company 4, 14th battalion. Cambridge, il
likely to be successful. A Gould heads
the list of contributors with 81, 200,
DIR. Z. Pomeroy, of Geneseo. one OF
the oldest physicians in the state. was
found dead in his bed last Friday, says ths
Geneseo Nous and buried on Sunday last
| e. 81. Barker, the ice man. is getting
ready to get his supply of winter fruit il
front of the Keokuk Northern Liue ware
house. He has splendid piece to woIl
on.
Rev, y. W. Van Osdel. was SURPRISED
last evening by ueighbors and friends
who came loaded with baskets of goo
things, took possession Of the house an
had Jolly time.
The announcement of festival an
fair on Wednesday and Thursday evening
next. at Turner Hall. by the Censra
church, was mistake. Il should hav
: been the Trinity Episcopal church.
Immense stock of Holiday goods at T
W. Kings
That charming Juvenile month
Tile Nursery" comes to our table g
bright and attractive as ever. It is onest
the best Juvenile monthIes published
Prices$ so per year, by The Nurser
8 Publishing Co .3Boston.
The Orion Times says that a disoas
of the lungs is carrying off the hogs
great nun bers. Andrew Peterson, far
mer south Of town has lost about lC
head of all ages and sizes and others
the vicinity are similarly afflicted
) Joe Emmett recently told Pittsbul
reporter that it is the tyranicaI and exa
perating conduct of his wife that driv
him to drink. Some time ago he prasen
ed her with $4,000 ID United Stat
bonds 1t is aleg ed thas she has playt
the very devil ever since.
p. I. Barnum, the great sh0wma
who was recovering from a severe atts'
of bilious collie, has had relapse, and b
physicians seem to be alarmed for b
safety. He has symptoms of deep seat,
malarIal poisoning, and is unable to reta
3 food on his stomach.
| hCAO WAS q X lali4uB VA III SiCai
boat business in ST. Paul this last seaso
According to the Pioneer Press there We
q just ITO arrivals of Northern Line boat
10 while only 1910 tons of freight we
[, received, and 2 07S tons sent away. II
~ steamers landed l,S74 head of horses al
d cattle at the port. Il is likely that Il
II Diamoud 10 line did larger business
D. st. Paul-but altogether it was pref
a small for such place.
:: BE sure and visit Z. W. Kings Pa
II lor of Art. 1903, Second Ave.
1t The Davenport Democrat says that
y letter from j Meredith Davies states til
.e orr townsman. George FL. Parker. is oil
n Of lucky group of gents who INFESTED
,r a California gold mine. which was bougl
1t at cheap figures and is turning out to
immensely valuable; and that Mr., Park
will be noted as millionaire before mar
weeks have passed. The gold mine W;
u what took Dir. Parker to California, l
n having resigned his general agency of IL
l. American Union telegraph company.
'e "A letter from Ci ippewa Falls sal
y that I'll is thoroughfare is still crowde
with men on their way to the pineries.