The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-28

Trinity church concert, tonight.
ednesday lie the beginning OF Isn't.
The new postal regulations went into
effect to-day.
Hay thieves are prevalent In and
around Hillsdals.
The sleighs to Davenport continue to
drive q paying business.
Erie has $50, 900 bushels of corr in
cribs awaiting favorable marka.
The city council will inject this even
ing to consider the water works question,
AID. Reimers reached hone on Sat-
urday. after trip to Kansas and Nsbras-
ka.
The damage to property from the
thaw has been very great in some parts OF
the state.
Collector Camp. of Hillsdale. carries
a butcher knife in his boot leg 20 scare
away the robbers,
Mr.. F, S. McElhsrne, has moved his
law Office to the Office Of Hon. ?. O'Mara,
over Thomas drug store.
The Trinity church organ recital and
concert, occurs this evening; be sure you
attend, il will pay you to do so,
N, Marie. formerly of Rock Island,
but DOW of Erie. Whitesids county is
suffering from a stroke OF paralysis.
The Moline politicians are getting on
the anxious bsnch and already there are
about five applicants for every Office,
The council will be called on to nighs
to decide the number of constables an d
Justices to be chosen at the coming cleo
ton.
Augustus fireman. of Milan, las /
week shipped from Nebraska TO Chicago
6o head Of fine cattle, and TO day shipped
81 head of Durhams averaging 147s
pounds each.
The Rodman Riffs cadets ars learning
the drill rapidly, Tbs boys are attentive
and painstaking and will, ii she same
interest ia shown as now, become pre6sien
in a short time,
john Schall. OF Ooe township. enc oil
the most enterprising farmers in Rock
Island county. has been raising some very
6ns blooded cattle of late years and offers
q number ofysarling Durhsms for sale.
John Free, the brakeman whose arm
was amputated some weeks ago. was out
on Saturday. He is getting along nicely
and will, unless a setback occurs, be fully
conYalesccnt in few weeks.
Erie. on che Sterling baneh of the @
b. 4 O., is growing. They have num-
Der OF energetis merchants there. plenty .ol
capital. and lively paper (Ths Indspsn
dent, and il is expected a great many new
buildings will be erected this spring.
The term Of the Oak Tres school Lei
Hillsdale, of which Mr.. Z. NJ. Feaster. il
principal, will close this week, Mr..
Feaster is law student of excellent pro-
mise, and will Pursus his studies closely
until he is admitted to- practice. He is d
aon Of Il, ?. Feaster of Hilsdale.
The thaw has played havoc with eel
lers and street crossings. In the upper
part of town. especially on the cross streets
leading 20 Moline avenue there are great
puddles OF slush and ia some csllers the
water is four feet deep.
The number of hogs handled and
salsed By Chicago packers since October
81. 1880, up to date is 2.720, 900, agains.
2, 525, 220 for the corresponding period a
year ago. Tbs Winter packing season
closes TO morrow.
On Saturday, Mrs. J. Q Wynkoop.
of Cordova, died al the Harper House.
after severe illness. Sbs was attended
in her last illness by Miss Fanny Slade
and other friends, and passed quietly away.
The body was taken to Cordova FOR inter-
ment. The funeral occurs TO morrow as
10 q. n,
The city of Moline is now composed
of FIVE wards instead of four as heretofore.
The transfer Of stock in the case of the
Moline Plow company conflicting interests
has been formally made, and the Vince
lock interest now controls the majority of
the stock, The transfer was really made
a few days ago, but the formal settlements
was not consuumatsd until Saturday
afternoon.