The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-12

Frosty mornings again.


sickly yesterday.
Two performances at Harper's Thea
tire this week.
Circuit Court resumed session at 10
a, m. this morning.
There is considerable quantity of
floating ice on the river to-day.
The floating ice on the river indicates
a breaking up. north of this.
1t is the G. B. & @. and not the CIR.
I, & P.railroad that has got out the pocket
calendar.
The bill boards around town, have q
business like appearance with theatrical
posters.
The Ferry boat came up to the land
ing this afternoon, and then crossed to
Davenport.
Tho roads are getting In better COM
dition, which will give the farmer chance
to come to town.
w. Fl. Darlington leaves for st. Paul
to-night.on ten day leave of absents, TO
visit his parents who reside there.
morning that the offices of the G. B. s.
Q. railroad were to be moved to st. Louis.
Second avenue was crowded yester-
day afternoon, with people anxious to see
the fine turnout made by the Masonic
fraternity.
The billboard ON the oorner of
Second Avenue and Sixteenth Street,
blown down on Friday night still lies pros
trate.
MIR. Geo. II, Parsons. by mutual con-
sent, has this day. Withdrawn from the
Central City Stove Co. Due notice will
be found In another column.
1t happened to day and Alderman
Phil Wagner looks somewhat consequen-
tial because oft. Il il only pardonable.
pride, however. 1t is boy.
The sewer on the levee at Eighteenth
street is being vigorously pushed, blasting
of rock was going on to-day and excavating
under the railroad track is 10 progress.
--kock Island Lodge. No. IS, [. o. o
f. will install their officers at the Hall this
evening, at eight o'clock Admission by
membership, and to those holding tickets.
The trial OF the three men charged
with the murder of Conrad Wittick, will
not come up before the end of next week,
&Dd il is probable may not till the week
following.
Mr.. D. L. Bowiby "a TIE Grm Of
Kim ball & Co.. Chicago has about Goa
Guided arrangements for renting the vacant
store in Uarpers Block and intends open
OCT fne music aud musical instrume Mt
stoFs.
In addition to he hours si.eadg spe2;
fed, Mr.. Thos. 4. Johnston, the tax col.
lecsor, will be al bis ofice from @ till 8 10
the evening, 50 as to give working men
and all engaged during the day, an oppor-
sunity of paying their taxes.
General Manager Potter and Assist
ant General Manager Perkins. OF the C,
B. & Q. railroad, came in on special
yesterday morning. Mr.. Perkins subse
quently lett for Chicago. and Messrs
Potter and Crumpton for Burlington, on
iu1pcrtsgt business.
The attendance st church yesterday
was somewhat slim; the effect OF disa-
greeable day. 1t is frequently made the
subject of remark by clergymen, that the
weather does not deter people from
business or pleasure. and it should not
prevent them from attending the place OF
worship"
On Friday afternoon the Barnard &
Laas Manufacturing Company, at the
annual meering of STOCK hotdeTs, ELECTED
the former officers. as follows: President,
IL. A. Barnard: Vice President, j. S.
Leas: Secretary and Treasurer, w. G.
Bennett; Directors, the above, Robert Me-
Mann and William Hillhouse.
The repairs and alterations in the
office of County Treasurer Reid, have been
completed The appearance Of the rooms
is much improved, from the NICELY oiled
floors to the newly papered walls. The
pay desk, which will have an iron rail 5
foot high, is very noticeable feature.
This afternoon the Il. /. & 2. train
between this cit, and Milan, ran into and
upset wagon loaded with slack. damag-
ing the wagon and temporarily OBTAINING
the train. The track was soon cleared,
however. and the train proceeded. Mat
thew Daxon, in charge of the team, fol :
tunately escaped without injury.
What might have been q serious
accident. happened at the saw works ofMr.
Donaldson, on Saturday evening. Three
of the men undertook to grind the face OF
an anvil, weighing some 400 pounds, and
two of them were holding it in rear of q
grIndstone, while one stood in front also
having hold. The unhandy nature of the
object. and the centrifugal force was too
much for the men, and the anvil was
snatched from their grasp and hurled
against the man in front, when for time
man and anvil were considerably mixed
up. Fortunately no injury was done, and
the job Of putting new face on the
anvil was accomplished.
1t is with much pleasure we learn
that Mr.. A. Fl. Haskins, late Of the Ire
mont House, Chicago, has become room
slerk of the Grand Pacific Hotel of the