The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-22

tine flrm IN Moline sold 5000 fruit jars
the past year.
Only one death in Moline last week.
that of child.
DIR. Kinyon is out again and able to
attend TO business.
-Davenport's record of diseases and
deaths from Jan. LIST to Nov. 1st. 1880. is
28I.
Rock Island is to have two more drug
storss.-this shows we'll for business IN
that line.
The infant SON OF MIR. and Mrs. Jarvis
was not long for this world. the tuneral
took place yesterday.
Afternoon lunch parties are becoming
fashionable on the other side OF the river.
In Rock Island the lunches are set Id the
forenoon.
The Tennessee legislature 1t is now
officially known, is Democratic on joint
ballot, which ensures the election OF q
Democratic senator.
The telegraph brings news OF the
failure of the Chicago Produce Exchange
Liabilities $lO0. OOO-More evidence of the
good times to follow Gar6eld's election.
Look out for the Gipsey woman who
comes to the house and wants to tell your
fortune, You had better tell hers aud
save the loose articles Of dotting hanging
around.
Another little child of Mr.. and Mrs
Chas, Otto, was buried this afternoon
| This is the second death in the family 10
ten days-the last being little Minnie
| Both children died of diptheria.
A young man sent twenty i've cents
to q New York firm for the purpose OF
learning ''how to get along without q
blotter in writing" and received the reply
Write with lead psncil.
| Herbert Nourse, the reader. has 81
engagements ahead, and applications still
coming. He is rising in his profession,
and being a close student WILL if be con
tinueg to improve as we'll in the future as
during the last year, be IN front rank oil
the profession.
The unfortunate Barney Macauley,
the theatrical manager, IS not alone in his
misery. Two tragedians played a star
engagement at Eureka recently and met
with financial collapse. The Journal Of
that town reports that since that time they
have restricted their diet to one meal 6
day. and are travelling on tie" railroad
passes.
The funeral of Miss Flora NJ. Taylor
was held yesterday afternoon and wa
largely attended The funeral sermon
was preached by Rev. Thos. r. Johnson
of Edgington Presbyterian church. Th,
death of Miss Taylor makes many heart
sad She was fine young lady whom
everybody liked and her bright smile AM
pheasant, courteous manner will be greatl
missed in social circles.
1t would seem that gang of hors
thieves are operating in this vicinity.
week ago Rev. MIR. MoCord lost mare
then Mr. Thos. Lees, of Coal Valley, ha
two colts stolen. Mr. Ball. of Moline. com
plains of the loss Of horse, and we hea
to day that farmer near Milan. had
horse stolen on Saturday night. Followin
so rapidly. it looks as if q concerted raj
was being made on horsehesh in this Ii
cality.
YOU little birdie has been very. yer
sick. she wrote to the young man. 1t va
some sor. of nervous trouble and tn
doctors said | should have perfect rest an
! 7 ~
, absolutely nothing, And all the time
dear George, l thought constantly of you
, The young man read il over and then read
through again very slowly and put it i
his pocket and went out under the silen
stars aud kept thinking and thinking
But he didn't say anything. He onl
kept thinking.
The year 1881 is very promising t
astronomers. There will be two eclipse
| Of the sun and two of the moon during tn
year and on November 6 there will be
transit ofMercury The planet Saturn wi
also be so improved in position that fai
study of the rings can be made At tn
present timo the planet presents
/ nGgnlucieDt spectacle ne sphce po
tween the ringG is gciutly visable with
power of $50 diameters. There will b,
comets enough TO keep astronomers busy
Foye's comet will be in perihelion on tn
22d of January, aud in November Encke'
will pass its periheiioD.
The Davenport Democrat says 6rn
in that CITY shipped 500 bushels of potatoes
for S.. Louis on the steamer josie on Fri
day the 18th inst. They requested tn,
captain .to pat them in the hold of tht
covered barge he had ID toS, BECAUSE they
were afraid the tubers would freeze. The
agent joiued in their request. The cap
tain declined to do so, because be thought
be would be beyond the reach OF the cold
weather then threanened before it would
really strike this point; but old Boreas
overlook him, and frose the potatoes, as
as they were exposed on the deck of the
barge. And the firm are about to enter
suit against Diamond Joe to recover the
value of the potatoes.