The Rock Island Argus., 1880-01-14


Island on Monday,
Colds are prevalent, but the general
health of the city is good.
Lester D. Nudge. of Taylor Ridge
was in the city on Wednesday.
-Haverly's genuine colored minatrels,
at Harp er's Theatre this evening.
-Haverly's genuine colored minstrels
are registered st the Rock Island House
The e. I. & p. train from the West,
due here at 40 P. NJ. was over two hours
late to-day.
ID. W. Lillis reports the naptha lamps
in the lower district Of the city to be in
good order.
The annual election of National Bank
directors was held in this city yesterday as
required by law.
The ferry wharf boat is again ahoat,
and the ferry steamer crosses. as ii it had
pever been interrupted
-On Monday the Rock Island Stove
Company re elected the cid board Of
directors without change.
The feeling in favor of continuing the
subordinate city officers appointive. is
growing stronger every day.
MIR. Z, Breunert late of the Harper
House drug store, arrived in town last
night, having been out West.
Justice Brown. of Osborne, who came
to town this morning, reported John w.
Palmer's condition to be favorable.
Lewis Wilson, of Rural, and Super
visor Martin, of Hillsdale, raid THE
ARGUS friendly visit on Wednesday,
Alderman Kennedy, found ladies
poTtmonnie. corner 2lst and 5th avenue.
which can be had by calling at The ARGUS
Office.
The election for county clerk will
probably be held on Tuesday Feby, 18th,
though the call has DOT yet been officially
issued.
"A marriage license was issced by
County Clerk Donaldson, TO Moses
j. Bowen and Mrs, Celesta Wilson both
of Rock Island.
john Wills has not sold out bis busi-
ness, but has taken a partner. A notice
to this effect appears in another column.
Ice cutting On the Island near the
bridge, and 90 the lower water, was being
vigorously carried on to-day chiefly by
Davenport men.
Two Alderman mot il - BARRIERS shop
last evening and were surprised at seeing
each other there. Are you the one? was
the question. each put to the other.
The railroad tfack Of the r. l. & 2.
On the ieveo at the foat Of Eightoenth
Street, for about the 6istauae OF tEo
blocks has been relaid with new rails to-
day.
The condition of the river was much
the same &c It has been for the passed few
days. Quantities of coating ice is going
down but most of It is in soft sa3 rot
ten o1ndition.
The attorney general in reply to a
letter in regard to what was the proper
course to pursue in calling an election for
county clerk sustaius the opinion OF Z. NJ.
Osborn, Esq T., that the duty OF Chairman
yiof Is In operative.
A notice in the Union Of yesterday
morning, about an Alderman to be SUI
prised. is said to have raised hopes in, and
excited the mind of each gentleman bear
ing the na:ne. And each one probably
thought he was the naaa ta be surprised
Yesterday the stockholders 6s tbs
First National Bank Of Rock Island held
their annual election of directors and
elected as follows: z L Mitchell (presi-
dectl, G Lynde, Geo Mixter, John War
ner, j III Buford, (cashier.)
The roads leading to Hillsdale, and
those beyond Port Byron. are in almost
i'm mpassable condition. In the south of the
county the mud is up to the hubs, and
farmers find it next to impossible to reach
this city or Milan With loaded teams. Hogs
poultry and produce are coming il slowly,
because ef the muddy condition of the
roads.
The Peoples National Ga1k, Of
this city elected the following direc-
tors yesterday: Gsorge Wagner. Hen
ry Woltman. Peter Fries. Speidel.
I Huber. Bailey Davenport, Frederick
Hgss, August Huesing j oseph RoseD6eld,
Charles Tegeier. 7 G A Denkman.
The Rock Island National Bank
elected directors yesterday as follows; :.
j Robinson (president). II Wilson Twice
presidenD Peter Fries. G Fl Stoddard, T
Weyerta user, Il D Sweeney, W CI
Welsh. Ben Harper, 3 Robinson,
lcashier.;
The Davenport .D,enlocrat says that
the c., r. /. & P folks are about to put
another dining car on their road. It viii
run from Davenport to Iowa City with the
morning train for the west, to provide
passengers with breakfast, and from Iowa
City to Davenport with the evening train
from the west, to provide passengers with
supper. This will save delay Of twenty
minutes at Davenport in the morning.
The brick work of the new addition
to Carse & OhlReiler's establishment, was
completed to day, and it is expected of
the first floor will be laid to day. These |
alteration are being pushed forward rapidly
as the bnsiness of Messre Carse & OhIweI- |