The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-10
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to day.
The vociferous peddler was at it
again to day on Market Square.
The Republican convention brought
a good many men in town o.day.
The greatest number Of entries made
any day this year. in the recorders books,
was made to-day.
Billy Laffey was arrested by Officer
Metsch last evening for being drunk, and
was taken to the Armory.
MIR. Frank Wheaton, who has been
suffering from ague, has gone home to
Geneseo for few days rest.
There is more floating ice in the river
to-day; the result of the ice loosened from
the banks by the rise of water.
Y esterday was good day for mar
riage licenses here, No less than five
couples took out the necessary permit,
1t is expected that. at the election to-
day for lieutenant colonel of the 9th Iowa.
Captain Andrews, of the Davenport com
pany, will be chosen.
To-day business has been as quiet
as the day was beautiful" Was the re-
mark of a man who was asked the fire.
ouent question, ''how's business2"
Tho funeral of the late 1r. Joseph
Waters took place this afternoon from
Trinity Church. The Rev. A. Q. Allen
oficiated, and there was large attendance.
Attention is directed to the advertise
ment of the Great Western Gun Co.,
Pittsburg, Pa, which appears 10 another
column. These guns are said TO be among
the best in use.
MIR. A. f. Cutter of Davenport has
sold out the remainder of his stock to G.
Streeper. and will soon remove TO this
city to close up the affairs Of his lately
deceased father.
On Sunday night there were no
tramps 10 the Armory, but most of the
other evenings of the proceeding week they
averaged about seven per night. There
was one last night.
"A petition OF over 700 persons, was
forwarded from Davenport, last evening,
to the Iowa legislature, urging the passage
of law fOrbidding the instruction OF
languages in the schools.
A number of men were breaking rock
to-day on First avenue between Ninteenth
and Twentieth streets, which had been
laid on the roadway, but was larger than
the size required for macadam.
" alentines are very prominent DOW.
Turn which way you will as you walk
along the streets, valentines will obtrude
themselves, not only from the windows,
bat from boards on the sidewalks,
The demand for agricultural imple-
ments is very early this year, and many of
the factories here and other places have
been unable to keep up with their orders.
In some instances the travelling men have
been called 10.
There has been no special news
received from Rapids City to-day, and the
prcsuntion in that ali is quiet. Some of
the old miners with their wives and fami
lies are reported to have come down yes
terday afternoon.
This afternoon a meeting of the Art
Circles of the Home Study Association
was held in the ladies' parlor of the Harper
House. About forty ladies were present.
The Rev. J. h. Miller, pastor of the
Broadway Presbyterian church, presided.
A vote il the Republican county
convention to-day on presidential prefer
euce resulted. Blaine, 40: Grant, "a:
Was hburDe, "a; Sherman. s: No choice 8,
The result was announced by j. w Bal
lard, secretary Of the convention, bit
elected no great applause.
John W. Palmer. the man wounded
By J. &. Keiser. at Zuma. is reported 10
much the same condition as he was some
time since. Little can be said as to bis
ultimate recovery and the process OF
mandipg in his case is very slow. He is
now with a brother. about three miles
from ex Sheriff Payne's farm.
County CLERK Donaldson, yesterday
issued marriage license to John Ii. Mis-
feIdt and Miss Christina!Esh of Hampton;
and to-day to William G. Haefele and
Miss Nsttie Wait of Eigington; and
Ernest A. Rathbnn of Moline aud Miss
Eli, i 81. ATcularius Of Hampton.
} Frank Aukruo, started for Drury
township yesterday afternoon to bring
james Underwood to town. They
arrived here this morning and
Underwood who is one of the jurors
in the Wittick murder case who has been
objected &c, says he did not make the
statement imputed to him.
This morning. what came very near
being an explosion, occurred at the pillow
works of John Deere & Co. Moline. One
of the boilers. which was defective, was
fred up as usual at one O'Clock this morn
ing, and about two hours afterwards was
found to be on the point of bursting, the
water having run out, Fortunately the
circumstance was noticed in the nick of
time.
IT is With much pleasure we notice
the marriage on Monday last, at Chicago.
of Miss Kittie T. O'Sullivan to Mr.. James
s. Frisbie. of Milwaukee. The happy
couple have gone on an extended tour
through Canada and the Eastern states.
THE ARGUS extends CONGRATULATIONS and