The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-08


!. This evening Jane Coombs appears at
Harper's Theatre.
The Diamond.Jo Office is now supplied
with bell telephone.
Tomorrow evening the Big Four
Minstrels appear at Harper's Theatre.
On Wednesday the Rock Island
Lumber and Manufacturing Company,
started up its "a" mill,
"A temperance meeting will be held al
the Ninth Street Methodist Episcopal
church. next Monday evening.
The spring meeting of the United
Presbyterians of Rock Island. will be he'd
at 'Aledo. next Tuesday. at2P. M.
-Weyerb@user & Denkman comm
ed running their saw mill on Monday, and
have been increasing their force to it's full
capacity.
Mr., +. P. Feaster of Hillsdale was
in the city to-day. to consult with bis
legal adviser Mr., Oliver Olson regarding
legal business.
MIR, C. w, Phillips, will leave By the
afternoon train to morrow for Priuceville,
ILL.,, whore he will deliver Il temperance
lecture next Sunday.
"A letter from Memphis, says things
are on the boom there. Work is plenty.
both for mechanics and laborers; but peo-
pie are already making preparations to
leave as soon as the hot weather sets in.
No marriage licenses have been issued
by the county clerk since Monday last.
The elections probably have ongrossed
public attention, TO the exclusion of the
other.
The Athletic Club have got their feat
out, and new runway in position; and
have had their boat house thoroughly clean
ed and put 10 good shape ready to begin
business for the season.
Bishop Burgess. of the Diocese of
Quincy, will visit Trinity parish next Sun
day. There will be an ordination service
in the morning, and confirmation service
10 the evening. Sermons morning and
evening by the Bishop.
On next Sunday evening the Rev.
Geo. E. Palmer, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, will. by
request, repeat his sermon on THE
Apostles of the Old aud New Faith
Paul and Huxley, with the Two Centres
of Thought Jerusalem and Athens"
Street car No. 7 jumped the track, at
the corner of Twentieth street aud Second
avenue this morning. The track is being
raised at that point, and the car we0t into
trench about Two feet deep. About half
an hour was occupied in getting it on
again.
The Rev. George Miller, of Bristo',
England, will preach this evening, 10 the
German laneuage.iu the German Congrega-
tional church in Davenport. Tomorrow he
viii! preach, IN the EoRlish language. in the
First Methodist church of that city. AT
$50 P. NJ. % Sunday he will preach in
Epglish. in the Congregational church,
Davenport.
MIR. Emil Breunert, late of the Har-
per House drug store, will leave Rock
Island, this evening, with his wife and
family. to locate in Denver. Colorado.
Mr. Breunert's health is the motive which
induces him to leave Rock Island, and his
many friends wish him all success in his
new location, and trust he will fad renew
cd health, among the Colorado Mountains.
1. is reported that the Rev. Il, Z.
King. pastor Of the Ninth Stree. Metho-
dist Episcopal church will in about s.
months uUe resign the pastorale OF shot
church and remove 10 Colorado. The
reason for so ding is that Mr.. Kings
health has not been So good as il might BE-,
aud the climate OF Colorado where he has
been before, is considered more suitable
than that OF the Mississippi Valley Mr..
Kings leaving will be much felt aud re
GREETED By the large congregation which
be has gathered around him and the Geld
he is departing from is extensive enough
for most energetic worker such as Mr..
King ia. The question oG health however
is paramount to all temporal consider
atoms