The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-14

M-GOv. Gear or Iowa, and wife were IN
Davenport yesterday.
"A number of weddings will occur in
Bowling in week or more.
William Bell (U mole Billy Is suffer-
ing from a sprained ANGLE.
st. Joseph's society will have a soiree
at Armory Hall. Wednesday, December
22d.
John Moburg. who fell from a street
car and was run over. sustaining fracture
of his thigh, is doing as we'll as could be
expected. Overseer Sweeney has him in
charge.
-"Merc" as his brother comps" know
him, otherwise Louis B. DriffeI, of the
Union, 10 tho father of bouncing boy.
Mere" has an extra shrug to his right
shoulder. now
This is fine weather to finish the
work on the mains 90 Mo,iDe avenue, from
the depot to George Naguer's brewery.
While the warm spell lasts the work
should be done.
| William Humphrey, young man
about % years of age and resident OF
Davenport, was found dead 10 his bed on
the morning of the 18th. Apoplexy is
supposed to be the cause.
w alter L. N. LsuRhIin, OF Nandruti
Island, sustained severe Injuries by the
Telling in of fence. He was suffering
from a severe rupture. and the heavy fall
caused Lew rupture. which ended in his
death CD Sunday.
The ladies' at Bowling are making
great preparations tor the Christmas tree
and sociabe at McConncls Chapel, on
Christi mas Eve. The Bowling ladies are
proyerbiaI for getting 10 enjoyable enter
tainne nts, and the coming affair will be a
success.
The Central Presbyterian church has
been presented with q magnificent pipe
organ, valued at $4,000. The slit is from
family Of the congregation. who do not
wish their rame published. An organ
concert will occur Dee. 80, to celebrate
the affair. ut which one or more distin'
guished artists ircm Chicago will be
present.
The epizootic is epidemic 10 Bowling
and is making fearful havoc among thu
horses 10 that locality. Joseph StarkeJ
lost one two year old colt, John Todd, o
Edgington, lost one horse, Thomas Arm
strong, Bowling, loses three horses, aDe
others are sick with the complaint ant
will not live. The farmers are seriously
alarmed at the spread of the disease ant
fearful that the loss in horse flesh will b.
heavy.
Esquire Chopper assumed his most
dignifed look, aud sauntered up to the
Huesing residence on Sunday afternoon
where be performed the ceremony which
made Dir. Heinrich Paulson, of Daven
port. Gpd Miss Elizabeth Huesing. sister
of Ex- Sheriff Huesing. nan and wife
J The ceremony oyer, the Squire. in hi
most benignant way, congratulated th'
couple, and social time followed.
! Attached to last evenings train from
t the east was the directors car of the @. q
. I. & P. R. r. 1t contained Geo. G. Kim
ball, General Manager Of the Chicago ant
West Michigan railroad. The car wa
boarded at Davenport by Superintendent
E A. Kimball. OF the Rock Island read. DIR
J W. T. Peck and Dir, =. II. Griggs. TIL
. party left for Newton, where the fnners
of Mrs. D, Kimball. mother Of George c
and Abel, will be held to-day the I4th
The remains will be taken to Dover, NeI
Hampshire. for interment.
As will appear from notice in thi
paper, DR.. Joseph Franz Haas, died q
the residence of his con. j. L. Haas, Esq.
= to-day, 10 the 58th year of his age
Deceased was a resident Of Mayence
Germany. and came here three month
ago with his wife 20 pay parental visit I
Mr.. Haas, of this city. Tie sad teEmina
ton of what was intended to be pieasan
!; soiourn has cast e glo0 u over the Haa
housebould. aud the many friends Of MI
9 and Mrs. j. T.. Haas will deeply sympa
y thise with them in tkeir bereavement
The funeral occurs to-morrow ct 2 ?, u
: The SabuIa Gazette says tbat ''wori
D on the bridge progresses rapidly in spit
of the cold weather. and the present indi
cations are that trains will cross befor
Christmas. The iron for FIVE spans. th
FIRST one on this end and the last four OF
the east end, is all here and being put II
it's place lively. Two spans on the cas-
end ars mp. and the next two we'll started
The trestling for the false work is sill III
except that between piers and 3. whict
will be completed in short time The
west approach will be finished in few
days. The pile driver is now at worl
driving piles for break water TO prevent
the water from cutting a channel the west
side of pier two
The Davenport Democrat 10 relation Il
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