The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-04

Three weeks to Christmas,

Monday evening.
The board of supervisors meet on
Monday Dec 18th.
The armory projsct in Moline Is ikeiS
to be success, after all.
4. Huber, is harvesting some hne sten
inch ice for bis brewery.
The A. o. u. W, we understand will
have series of sociables during the winter
The streets wsre lively with teams OF
all descriptions to-day.
Frank Mayo, 10 Davy Crockett vii
be the next on the boards.
The Knights Of Maccabee have
dance at Armory Hall, Dec. l1th.
The Red Men. will have their annuai
ball on Feb. 22ad, at Armory Hall.
Trinity Episcopal church will have
fair on the evening of Dec, 18th and 10Th.
The Emma Abbott troupe have cam
eeled their engagement for Davenport on
the l7th.
The ice men expect to harvest the
largest ouautity of ice ;his year.of any sea-
son in ten years.
-Denuty CLERK Bowman list of unre-
corded deeds, which he uueartAed the
other day, has proved benefit to several
persons already.
| There will be = meeting of the Irish
Land League society. at Norris Hall to
morrow at 2 clock Q. IL,
The children of Mr.. Michael kane
are in fair way to recover from their
attack of the scarlet fever.
Sunday. tomorrow. anj the ch1rche $
| all exte nd an invitation to come aud par
ticipate in the ceremonies.
There is oman average, about sixty
wagons loads of coal being hauled over
the government bridge from Rock Island
to Davenport
DIR. j. w. Morey. OF Moline, is
delegated to attend the Natiosal Board
Health ion to be held at New Or
leans. Dec. Tth.
The sociabIe al the Fifth Avehas VI
Z. church last evening was fairly attended
The prize for pronunciation vas awarded
to Miss Hannah Mills
Mr. Henry Nauman has gone into
the barber business on his own hook-his
shop is on 20:h street, pext door toSargent
4 Webber's grocery store.
A strike of coal miners at Fort Dodge
has caught the St. Paul aud Sioux City
road SO short of fuel that freight trains
have been temporarily discontinued.
The ladies' OF Trinity Church intend
to give one Of their popular entertain
mepts on 18th and 10th of this month the
particulars of which will be given in few
days.
Col. Flagler is in Lockport, II. j., FOX
attendance at the funeral of his nephew, q
young man of 10 years, only child Of his
brother Benjamin. and who died on Tues
day last,
Elk Senator Sprague, Of Rhode Island.
and his son Willie are in Washington, Try
IN to get Secretary Sherman to adjust the
family difference az to the property at
Naraganeett Pee.
Rev DR.. G. q. Mott asa fsmily took
their departure for the east thu@sdag
evening. They will spend the Sabbath
with Mrs Motifs relatives in COoperstown.
n, Y, visit the doctors relatives in Albany
next week. and then proceed to their new
home IN Washington. n. j.
The 4, I $ P. Company are about
ompleting large, neysgater itank. near
the present site of the old oqe. s quarter
of mile east Of the corporation. It will
hold 100 barrels of water, and be COM
piesely protected from frost, SO that frozen
pipes and punps will be avoided in the
issue. 1t is an excellent improvement
over tho old affair, which is to be torn
down and removed orion Times,
The performance at Hsrpes's Theatre
last evening was a success ia every re-
spect. Those who had never seen Mr.
Macauley. but were led to believe him a
finished aston, were not disappointed in
his personation of "Uncle Daniel" in "A
Messenger from Jarvis Section" The
character affords fine scope for Mr.. Ma
cauley's abilities as a com edaD, and being
spIendidly supported, the performance
last evening was highly satisfactory to the
large audience present.
The produetioG Of coal in Rock Island
county, during the past yesr. it is esNs
mated not much over oue-half as much ~
last year. The reason Of this 10 the less
ening of the yield. many of the mines not
yielding even az average supply. This
will require the locating of new veins, and
it 10 not unlikely that the bluffs south Of |
Moline will Ssyelop some rich leads. One
thing is certain, napbsr of the mines
have not the coal in them s. formerly,
and come or the mines viii 10 al
year or two have to be abandoned. There
is plenty Of land in the county, no doubt,
which contains good coal veins, the ques-
tion is just where to locate it.