The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-10
THE DAILY Argus.
Tuesday. Oct. 10. 1889.
BREvITIEs

The new postoffice will be formally
thrown open next Monday.
Last nights frigidity made the mosqui
toes hunt their holes.
An attempt is being made to organize 8
Druggists Association in this city.
The German Catholic fair opened last
evening in Turner Hall.
Spades are as good as Diamonds il
they're sharp enough to be used in cutting
There's one satisfaction in this kind OF
weather. It's death to mosquitoes and
flies.
Miss May Calf is reported very much
better, which is most gratifying intelli-
gence to friends generally.
Everybody seems to be putting up stoves
nowadays. An ARGUS reporter saw col
ored man put one up this morning for
twenty shillings at pawn shop.
When a newspaper man begins to talk
of comets that can be seen at or o'clock
in the morning, it's about time to ask what
kind of whisky he drinks
James O'Connor, young man living in
Eleventh street, is afflicted with trichine.
BY the way, that's what some of our ply
sicians say is the trouble with the Patter-
son family.
On Thursday and Friday evenings next
the Cautata of David, the Shepherd
Boy,si is to be given in the town hall,
Milan, under direction of Prof. J. B. Fer
guson.
This evening Revs. s. S. Cryer and j.
C. Holiday, of this city, are to assist at
the installation of Rev. Mr.. Williams as
pastor of the Presbyterian church at Gene
SEQ.
The usual SO, 900 mortuary benefit of
the A. o. .. w. has been paid to Mrs.
Gates, widow of Capt. Alfred Gates.
1t began raining heavily this morning
about o'clock, and the subsequent cold
and drizzly forenoon was enough to drive
one into the Slough of Despond.
Special services this evening at Trinity
church, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Dis
course by the rector, Rev. A. P. Allen,
upon Childhood in it's Relation to the
Church.
Superintendent Hakes viii have the
Milan road in full operation by Thursday
or Friday next, in all probability. A sick
contractor and lack of iron is the cause of
the delay.
The Rodman Rifles are to appear in full
uniform at their regular weekly drill to
morrow evening. The boys are giving
61lfinc
Miss Jennie Patterson is the fourth vic
tim of the mysterious mortal visitation IN
that family She died last night at the
house of Mr. NJ D. Merrill. 1t is under
stood that the funeral services of both
Jennie and John will be held at the Baptist
church to morrow afternoon at two
O'Clock.
Although a large number of extra
papers were printed yesterday, they
were all readily disposed of. The fact is
becoming evident to the people of Rock
Island that the ARGUS is the paper for
them to read if they wish 20 secure all the
news
The Rock Island Lumber and Manufac
turing COAAPoAy' Va "AiSA W NySAA"~ ~
Denkman are the proprietors, are doing
rushing business at the present time. They
have large force of men at work, who
are reducing the mammoth logs to fine
lumber, etc, at lively rate.
aunt" Nancy Smith, of Chicago, who
was the owner OF the old Island City House,
and who is the subject of great many
interesting personal "reminiscences when
two or three ancient and honorable Rock
Islanders get together, is said to be dying.
A young man, who was promenading
in the slough country on Sunday evening,
fell into the sewer now being excavated in
that locality. He was net injured bodily
by the mishap, but his feelings and store
clothes were terribly soiled and lascerated.
A temperance convention viii be held
at the court house on next Thursday at 2
D. m, to nominate full prohibition ticket.
Rev. Richard Haney, of Monmouth, their
candidate for congress from this district
win tell those that assemble why there
should be an amendment to the state con-
stitution passed prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of whisky and beer This
would have been good day for the meet
ing.
IL County Clerk Donaldson could get