The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-19


The most impressive thing today was
dust.
The real estate entries of Thursday
we're unusually light.
The wolves are now said to be in the
vicinity of Black Hawks, watch tower.
Can't something be done to lay this
dust, is the question that greets one on
every hand.
The world renowned Hutchinson
Family" are booked for the Opera House
for Tuesday night. March %.
A man whose over coat is better than
his under coat, is never in hurry to make
change in his winter costume.
jim Clayton, the janitor at the Ar
mory is made happy by the arrival of q
little girl at his house last evening.
d-County Clerk Donaldson.T on Tuesday
issued a marriage license to Peter
Ferris and Miss Francis Rogers of. Moline
To-day the mild temperature induced
many men to go cut without their over
coats. An increase in the number of colds
may DC e4peCteu'
e. B. Sargent who has been troubled
with ague for some time past, ia to-day
absent from business owing to severe
attack of the same.
Mason & Morgan. Uncle Tom's Cabin
Com bination, passed through the city to
day on their way West, they registered
at the Harper House, where they break
tasted.
Although hog slaug Offering is over for
the season, the last ten days have been
better suited. as regards temperature, for
that work than were the several weeks
preceding,
The Eliza Weathersby" troupe were
booked to appear at Harper's Theatre on
the 22nd inst, but nothing has been heard
from them since. 1t looks as if they were
not coming.
"A newspaper reporter does not need
to carry pistol for protection; all be has
got to do, is to present copy of his paper
and he is safe. His note book is sufficient
If the other is not available.
Jacob Brockman. collector of taxes
for South Rock Island, returned his tax
books and settled with County Treasurer
Reid to-day. The total amount Of taxes
charged is $46T8 81, of which $2,976 IA
was collected, having delinq ueut taxes
amounting to 81 .602,l3.
Alvin Joslin was played at Harper's
Theatre. to good house. last night, and
the impersonatiop of the principal charc
ter by Mr. Charles Il, Davis, vas received
Mr. Davis d3lineation OF the old man is
most artistic and is everywhere we'll spok-.
en- of, The Company left this morning
for Des, Moines, Iowa.
Quite large number of cities are
stated to have formed companies ior
steam heating aud will commence laying
pipe and putting everything in active
operation for carrying out the system
which is going to make marked change
in domestic matters. Among others
mentioned, LsadVille, Colorado, is named.
This shows enterprise in q city only some
two years old,
The advantages of our public library
are more appareDt'daily and the reading
room is. privilege that should be, and ia
undoubtedly appreciated, There are a
few small boys who come in of an eve ming,
simply &c look at the pictures, and who
Singer, and Chatter, mCca 30 the annoy
ance Of those who want to read. They
should know better. as it ia not fair 10
those in charge Of the library, or hose who
60 there to gather Information,
james Berry, one OF the men arrest
ed. and charged with the rsoent Rapids
City murder, is said SC be quiet when free
from the influence of intoxicating liquor.
but when under its influence he is very
hard to manage. Some few years ago he
resisted arrest at MoliDe ana gave Mar
shall Y ellis considerable trouble, and
knocked down seversl Of the bystauders
Coroner Morris eventually tackled him and
though he over came Berry, bis wearing
apparel suffered considerably.