The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-06

Sore throats and lung diseases are
prevalent.
Meeting of the Reform Club at 7:3o
o clock this evening.
Mr.. Herbert Nourse reads in Coal
Valley tonight.
H. M. s. Pinafore will be at Harper 8
Theatre tonight and tomorrow afternoon
The G. B, & @. train from the south
was two hours and five minutes late TINS
morning.
Can't. Pinneo. of the Rock Island
House. who has been off duty on account
of a bilious attack, is again at his post.
Mr.. Garter, q. 8. gauger at Rock
Island. has been relieved in regular order
by Mr.. j. f. Chanoweth, from Canton. LII.
A large number of icitizens from Mo"
line attended DIR. Truesdale's lecture at
the Central. Presbyterian church last even.
ing.
Deputy Marshal Blackburn. who has
been suffering from q severe sore throat.
for the past few days, was out last even
ing.
Very young boys don't derive much
lif any benefit. from attending scientific
lectures; and they disturb an audience
generally.
| The circuit court room has been
thoroughly cleaned and put in order. the
last finishing touches having been given
to-day.
Last evening was the second night OF
the Dickens Carnival at Davenport. and
was attended by larger audience than
was present the night before.
Mr.. W. j. Browne. superintendent of
the plow works, is happy man. A boy,
not unlike the little fellow so conspicuous
on valentines just now is the cause.
MIR. Jake Scroggin of McGregor Iowa
brother-in-law of Mr., Geo. Alters. to-day
sold to the Mississippi Ice Co., of st, Louis
$4,000 tons of good two foot ice. MIR.
Scroggin will realizs about $500 in the
transaction.
The weather of to day has been
changeable, snow was threatened in the
morning, then it cleared off and the sun
shone out Later in the day the sky be-
came cloudy and overcast. Through all
the dust continued.
General Master Mechanic Stone, and
Division Master Mechanic Whiting. of the
lie. B. &. 0. railroad, were in the city to-
day. This is Mr.. Stones first trip up thia
way and he is much pleased with the ap-
pearance Of things.
The "Amateture" of Peoria, played
"Sweet hearts" last night to one of the
, large audience over. assem- bled in the Opers
House. Over 1900 seats were sold at the
boz office. 1t has been suggested thai
Rock Island amateurs ought to give u:
something in the histrontic line.
] st, Louis came very near being taker
BY storm yesterday. Among the Rocl
Islanders who CHANGED to meet there, were
Capt Tom Buford, Col. Butler. Capt. Da
Wis, Capt j. j. Parks, Maj Beardsley
John Warner, Julius Junge and Morris
Rosen6eId. Most of the party returned
home this morning.
The license authorizing the inGorpora
ton of steam heating company in Rocl
, Island. TO be known as the Rock Islant
; Steam Heating Co." has been received
from the Secretary of the State, Tn'
book will be opened for subscription tt
stock tomorrow morning at tho office o
f. A. Cramer. at Armory Hail.
-Thos. J. Saunders appeared befort
Justice Cropper to-day, on peace war
rant, sworn out by his wife Mrs. Harrie
D Saunders, and placed in the hands of OAi
9 Ger Brennan He was charged with as
: sault and threatening to kill. He pleade'
guilty to the charge ct assault, and wa
bound over in the sum of $20G. 70 keel
the peace fer four months.
The sign reads Alex. Steel q
r usual, but the frm is Alex. Steel 4 Son
and George Steel. whom everybody knows
takes his place as a member of the firm
. THE ARGUS is glad to welcome George Il
| a place 10 the mercantile community o
Rock Island. and hopes the present firm
will be as literally pstronized as, has been
the original owner.
AT the conclusion of Dr. Truesdale I
lecture last evening. Mr.. John Georg
made few remarks. in which he said
was somewhat of a new de parture for
medical man to work as much for the pre-
vention of disease as he did for its cure
unfortunately the preserving of health
does not pay so we'll as the restoring Of
health. He thought the doctor had takel
!, a step in the right direction, and the
paper read was full of valuable and usefu
Information. He hoped it would be pub
/. lished in full form.
w. d. Crockett, of Coal Valley. thi
county, has sold his bay mare ''Centella'
to st. Louis party for 81. $50 cash. Sh,
is niece of Lulu and half sister to Lizzi,
Crockett. which was sold to Hon. s. W
Wheelock, of Moline, and showed faster
time than any animal in the country. Col
Crockett has raised some fine bloodec
stock on his farm in this county and some
of the finest steppers on the turf have
been of his stock. The colonel is a keen
Judge of horseGesh and the success which
has attended his blooded stock raising,
shows that it pays to raise fne stock, il
pronerIv manaOed