The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-24
IocAL LAcoNrcs.

IUGAA LAGUN1GS.
Judge Hayes is at the Kimball House.
Mrs Fred Hancock and Mrs. lei. al.
Matlock went to Chicago yeste rday to at
tend the great musical festival.
The Eclectic Club meets tonight at the
Unitarian church parlors, where an excel
lent literary programme win be given.
Co. B gave an exhibition drill at the
lawn festival at the college grounds last
night.
The greenbackers expected to meet at
Turner Hall last night at the assembly
room.
John Hughes, prominent and respect
ed farmer of Long Grove township, died
Thursday night.
The police station looks bright and
handsome after the thorough cleansing it
has received, and the new coat of paint
and whitening administered
One matrimonially inclined couple made
their way to the Clerks office yesterday.
and procured license to wed. They regis
tered as VIM Bergh and Dora Lohse.
An inquest was held yesterday on the
unfortunate victim of the shooting acct
dent at Schutzen Park Sunday, William
Kueh1 No verdict was reached last night,
'Snow on the 23d of May" was the ex
clamation heard on every hand yesterday.
II beats the oldest of the old settlers mem
CRY.
Mr.. E. S. Ballord takes the place in the
board of trustees of the Clarissa Cook
Home for the friendless, made vacant by
the death of Daniel B Shelly.
Mr. A W. Ford goes to Chicago this
morning, probably to remain. Mr.. Ford
is one of the rising young members of the
Scott county bar, and has been connected
with Mr.. S. E. Brown, Esq, for the past
year in his law Office.
A heavy excursion party passed through
yesterday forenoon on the Minneapolis s.
ST. Paul express. bound for the musical
festival in Chicago. They were from Min
neapolis, and were composed of about 1875
people They breakfasted at the Kimball.
The subscription committees who are
engaged in soliciting funds for the pre-
liminary survey of the proposed Daven-
port, Iowa s. Dakota railway give en-
couraging reports of the feeling of Daven
ports business men toward the project,
They are subscribing literally, and are
anxious to see the needed northwestern
outlet realty.
The ladies of Grace cathedral gave a
very pleasant lawn party and festival on
Griswald College grounds last night.
Biehl's Band was there, and the merry
hours sped swiftly by with the goodly
party of ladies and gentlemen who gath
cred to partake of Graces hospitality and
amusements.
A splendid opportunity is offered Da-
venporters who desire to take trip to
Peoria. On next Sunday, an excursion
train will leave Rock Island at seven
q Peoria road. returning in the evening.
The excursion is under the auspices of the
Moline and Rock Island Turner's, and
tickets for the round trip are but two dol
lars.
Messrs. Peter Smith, Chris. Timm, as
delegates from the i-prohibition club of
Davenport, and large number of local
of the liquor interest. left
FOR Chicago last night to attend a conven-
ton called there to consult in regard to
the proposed constitutional amendment in
this state The convention will embrace
Of the liquor, beer, tobacco,
and every interest. connected with the
saloon business.
Tonight Janauschek win appear in
character in which she has become famous
Her Nary Stuart has received universal
praise and appreciation from every audience
before which she played it, and in all the
eastern cities her audiences have been
numbered by the thousands. Her support
such sterling artists as JOS K
Taylor, who in years gone by was the |
principal support of Charlotte Cushman,
md who played Mark anthony to Mrs Ian
ler's Cleopatra in the Burlis opera house
ew years ago; r. r. McClannin, who for
! score of years was first old man in the |
standard stock company of the Boston
Museum, and who equally shared with old |
Billy Warren the admiration of the critical |
heatre goers of the Hub; Mr.. and Mrs. |
Harry Rafnforth and Mr. and Mrs. Wal |
iron, who are universal favorites and.
trong actors. Thursday evening. Mother
md Son. viii be presented, with Janau
cbek as the Countess Seats now on sale |
It Days.
FOR THE SICK AND SUFFERING.
An organization composed of some of |