The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-12

Al&uss Wnicn Will De a0Of6Sse0 Dy Aou'
John w. Green. of Davenport.
Comfy Clerk Donaldson issued .
marriage license to-day to Perry A. Mer-
ryman and Miss Jeanette Kerns, Of
Moline.
Edward Erickson and Miss Mary
Casperson. of Moline. obtained marriage
license to-day from County Clerk DON"
aldson.
The teachers of Davenport and Rock
Island had q friendly picnic to Linwood
to-day. The Viola and barge conveyed
the party.
The dust ia getting bad again and
to day at times was being blown about in
clouds, thus adds few more to the pray
ers for rain.
Tomorrow friday evening. the
Rodman Rifles will elect captain 30 Hll
the vacancy caused by the promotion OF
Capt. Halves.
The Democrats of Moline will have q
grand rally, tomorrow. Friday evening. at
Timm's Hall. The Democracy mean bus
mess this year.
The talk of prisoner being sick in
jail. brought out the fact that during the
time of Sheriff Perkins holding office, no
prisoner in his charge, has died in Jail.
City Attorney Corbett. who was an
nounced to speak at the Sunnyside club
meeting last night. was unable to be
present owing to the sickness of his
wife.
After the Democratic meeting on
Wednesday evening. the Sunnyside Giee
Club, entertained q number of their
friends with some excellent songs. which
were duly appreciated.
Grading for the Muscatine branch OF
the c.. r. I. 4 P. railroad is about to be
commenced near Linwood. The work is
to be pushed through rapidly, and the
line is expected to be ready in three
months from this date.
The Broadway Presbyterian Church
Sunday School are to have pic MIC to-
morrow. Credit Island is the place
selected and the children with their
parents and friends will leave the ferry
landing at $50 o'clock in the morning.
Capt. George Lamont does not intend
he says to rebuild the platform in front of
the Keokuk Northern Line warehouse fac
ing the river, which was broken up by the
late high water, but proposes to build q
runway or apron. seven feet wide, from
the center door to the water,
The knights Templar of this city
will leave for Chicago on the early train.
Sunday morning. reaching Chicago at 2
P. NJ. This is much better than by
by special train at noon which would delay
their arrival at Chicago until evening.
Sixty Sir Knights and about forty ladies'
will compose the Evert's Commsndery
party.
Mr.. Lother Harms has had q live
rattlesnake with seven rattles in g box
with glass front for the past four weeks.
The snake was sent from Iowa, and the
other day it shed its coat. A mouse which
was into the box yesterday as food for the
reptile, has escaped any molestation. and
was running about in the box as lift was
in the most comfortable and pleasant posi-
ton possible.
"A farmers wagon loaded with straw
got stalled in coming up from the ferry
boat this afternoon. and the horses wei Q
not able to get the wheels out of the rut.
A tssm Of one of our city firms was near
by and the driver yoked his team in place
of the original one. and without difficulty
hauled the load up the hill. The superb
ority Of the team did it. and the difference
in the appearance of animals was percep-
tible.
john Curley, the man who is in the
county Jail on two charges of horse steal
ing. one from Mr.. Miller of this city, and
tbs other from Milan, is in a very sick
condition, with congestion of the lungs,
He has been complaining fer the past few
days. but yesterday bis synptsna gere
decidedly unfavorxbe. and his removal to
q room in the upper part Of the Jail was
deemed advisable. Dr. Craig is in atten-
dance on the msD. aud the Sheriff has
done everything that is likely to prove
beneficial and has detailed q purse to be
with him constantly.