The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-03
Reporter.

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Chas. Atkinson has so far recovered his
health as to be on the streets once more.
Mrs. c. ii. Deere entertained "a whist
party Monday evening.
Fred Savage and James Atkinson have
moved into the Pitts house on the bl uff.
F. w Dunn and bride returned to Mo-
line last night from their wedding tour.
There are rumors of business change
not far from Main street before long.
Williams, White 6 Co. shut down to-
day to repair their engines and boilers.
Do not forget that Miss Francis Willard
at the Congregational church Friday
night.
Mrs. Samuel Bowles, of Coal town is
seriously i'll, and her daughter has been
telegraphed for.
The date of the Library entertainment
has been changed from the Sth to the 18th
of May.
Charles Wheeler, of Poughkeepsie, n.
Y, arrived in this city last night on visit
to his sister, Mrs. HARDWOOD.
c. c. Simpson. of the Keator house, has
resigned his position to accept clerk ship
in the ST. James hotel, Davenport.
The City Clerk is busy making out
saloon licenses and counting the cash he
receives from them.
The saw mills are running with full
force, and the demand for lumber exceeds
the supply
The Board of Health. with their noses
on the alert, took a tour of inspection
Tuesday noon around the city.
The Cotton combination will be the last
troupe that will show in Timm's hall before
it is converted into an Opera house.
Clifford Hall, the editor of the Grain
Cleaner, left yesterday on a business trip
to Louisville, Kentucky.
r.. FL. McWilliams, former manager of
| the 99cent store, is in the city on a visit
to his many friends.
Several of our citizens attended the
| minstrel performance of Duprez and B en-
edict's troupe last night at Rock Island.
A party of young folks go to Linwood
| in carriages on Saturday to enjoy them
selves and to take days vacation.
Deere 6 Co disbursed $1,000 among
their employees yesterday; quite comfort
| able payment.
TIL next meeting of the City Council will
be on Thursday evening of this week and
a lively session is anticipated.
Captain Morris is vigorously pushing his
claims and building his fences for the sher-
| ifs office.
DR.. P. FL. VESSEL is confined to his bed
with illness, and his son, DR.. Arp, is at
| tending his patients.
There were about twenty applicants for
| the one vacancy on the police force. A
policeman's lot must be happy one.
The graduating class of 'S2 consists of
two girls and one boy. That boy is more
to be pitied than any youth of his age in
the United States.
Some of our citizens are doing work as
jurors IN Rock Island this week, an occu-
patton that is not very pleasant for any
one.
The body of Frank Gowan, the young
E.an who drowned himself, was shipped to
the deceased mans home, at Galva, to-
day
The number of people moving from one
house to another would indicate the res
idents of Moline were particular as to what
kind of residence they occupy
Arthur Wright is making extensive i'm
provements on his residence, and when
completed, his house will be almost new
one.
VIM. Rehnberg has returned home after
years visit to Europe and Sweden. He
looks as though that country agreed with
him
From the testimony of the neighbors in
the locality of the Calkins' house. it would
seem there had been no shooting on Fri
day night as was alleged.
Mrs Matilda Nelson, died yesterday of
peritonitis. The funeral will occur on
Thursday afternoon from the family res
idence on Wells street; Mrs. Nelson was
30 years of age.
Mrs. Henry Margraf has petitioned to
the City Council to have the Sylvan boat
club house removed from the foot of
Lynde street. The Council will undoubt-
eddy have it removed.
Captain Timm leaves for Chicago to-
morrow, and bids Moline good bye for
good. The Captain has hosts of friends
IN this city who viii regret his departure,
but will wish him success in any enterprise
be may undertake.
General satisfaction exists in the minds
of the public upon the rejectment of poor
master Stevens, and now they want III. w.
Hyde, who ought to have had it last year
and would have but for the hard work
which was used to beat him.
The saloon keepers have until Saturday
to take out their licenses, and most of
them are coming up with the necessary