The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-25
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

"A correspondence IN the Onaen wants
well dug in Franklin Square.
John r. Warner. has been confned
to his house, quite i'll. Hs is better today,
but very weak.
Moline is moving in the matter Of new
water works. and lie ready to 70 in with
Rock Island in a joint undertaking.
DIR. j. W.Starkwas - years old. yes.
terday. and last evening his friends gath
cred at his house and gave him a genuine
surprise.
Election of chief engineer Of the fire
department to morrow evening, The
election will be held at the Second Ward
hose house.
The Instructions In the market square
sewer, have been removed by Street
Comm issioner Warren, and the overlooked
cellars Of Mott & Winter. John Aster and
the Occidental Hotel. have been drained,
much to the qualification of the persons
named.
The new organ for Trinity Church Is
being placed in position, will be nearly
ready by tomorrow evening. 1t is o
magnificent instrument and will be richly
ornamented and strictly gothic in style
The organ is said to be the finest ever Sc,
I'D in this vicinity.
-Chas. Bugges the Moline boy only IA
years of age. who has been in Jail for steal
ing from another boy in Moline. plead
guilty before judge Adams. yesterday,
and was sentenced TO two years in Reform
School. at Pontiac. He left for that place
to- day, in charge of Sheriff Ankrum.
Thu Rock Island House is doing Dig
business snow-a-dsys. Every night the
house is filed with guests. and shll they
come. The fact is proprietor Jarvis knows
how to keep 6rst class house, with Capt.
Piunco as assistant the team is completes
Travellers know where they are well
treated, and 30 the Rock Island House
gets Iargs share OF patronage.
Mrs. Louisa Vandruf will. sell at
public auction on her farm. Big Island,
Tuesday, March 18TH. lot Of stock and
implements. household goods etc. The
terms of sale are cash for all sums OF IS
and under, and ten months credit with ap-
proved security for sums over that
amount Ell. G.. Harris ia the cuctioneer.
The sale is at 10 a. u.
Mr. Michael Donahue, of Bowling town
ship, has sold his farm. and on Monday
Feb. 2Sth. will sell his effects consisting of
stock, implements, ETC.. at public sale.
Terms. cash for sums Of $40 and under.
and ten months credit with approved
security for sums over that amount. Joe
Fitzpatrick is the auctioneer. and if any
one can wake EN- up" it ia Joe.
AT the Rock Island House there was
pleasant episode which is worthy of
notice. Among those stopping there,
were Worshlpful Master r. L. Pepper. of
Cannon Lodge. A. T, A. NJ. and num-
Der of brothers from that lodge. Quite
unbeknown to brother Pepper, his fellow
craftsmen concluded to give him a sur
prise which they did in the shape of a
fine, gold headed cane. This emblem of
regard was presented as further token
of brotherly love and esteem" and was
received By Brother Pepper in few we'll
chosen remarks-though 1t was plainly
noticeable that he was com pletely sur
prised.
The eleven railroads. according to the
Chicago Tribune. which few days ago
that they had not been in the
least affected by the withdrawal of the
Rock Island from the Western Trunk
Lines Passenger Association, and that they
would stick together and MAINTAIN the
CON bination though the heavens fall. are
not SO solid after all. and there is great
danger that the association will finally be
forced to give up the ghost. The ranks of
the deserters are filing up rapidly, and
there are now but nine reads that give
allegiance to Commissioner Gwinner The
roads that have followed the Rock Island
in sevsring their connection with the asso.
eiation ara two of the principal St. Lsuis
Iines-the St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Soufhsrn and the Missouri Pacific.