The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-19
THE DAILY ARGUS.
Thursday. Oct. 10. 1882.
Bn.EvrTIES.


Gents latest style shoes, at Carse &
Reticker's. 17-d6t
The. next train Sunday falls to the lot of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
road
The Rosenfeld- Gilowsky wedding re-
ception will be held this evening in Tur-
ner Hall.
There was quite a severe frost last night.
Nothing was bitten, however, except an
occasional night hawk.
full stock of slippers, at Carse 81
Reticker's. 17-d6t
DR.. E. II. Bowman will probably reach
this city about the middle of next week, at
the rate his ponies are travelling now.
Smoking must be entirely abolished in
the new postofice, but it was apparent
that fewer cigars of the ''fior de stinkum"
brand were smoked last evening than usual.
The Libbie Conger went over the rapids
this morning on her way up the river, and
the Pittsburgh went down about 8 o'clock
this afternoon. No other river news of
any importance.
The c., B. 6 @. pay car passed through
this city shortly before o'clock this. after
noon on its way from Council Bluffs to
Chicago, scattering substantial blessings
as it goes.
The whole number of voters registered
on Tuesday last in this city was 2, 751, di-
vided between the different wards thus:
First. 304; Second, 557; Third. 430; Fourth,
461; Fifth, 461; Sixth. 3S7; Seventh, 201.
Our business men should remember that
now is the season in which to advertise.
Everybody is preparing for the winter,
which, according to the predictions of the
weather prophets. is to be unusually Sc
we're.
Fred Evers, the baker, was severely
burned recently by a gas explosion in his
show window There had been an escape
of gas from the pipe during the day from
an imperfect joint, and when he opened up
the window for the purpose of lighting up
for the evening, an explosion resulted. He
is doing well, however
1t was rumored at an early hour this
morning that boy had been seriously in
jured at the mill of Weyerhauser & Denk-
man, and the ARGUS learned subsequently
that boy, while standing near buzz
saw, fell against it and injured his head
somewhat but walked home after the acct
dent, with couple of companions.
Last Thursday night, as DR.. Hunter and
daughter were returning from the medical
college in this city, when midway between
Moline and Hampton the night being very
dark, he drove into a six-foot ditch. For
: tunately the occupants were not injured,
but the buggy and harness were completely
destroyed. The Doctor and his daughter
returned to the brewery and remained all
night.
Mrs. A. r. Stoddard, in company with
Mr.. David Hunter her father who is here
visiting from Maine, were returning home
on Wednesday evening, and when half
way between Moline and Hampton the
king bolt fell out, the horses started on a
run, and both occupants were thrown
heavily to the ground, and we regret to say
were badly bruised. Their escape from
instant death was almost marvellous.
County Clerk Donaldson issued marriage
licenses this morning to Timothy Y Moore
and Miss Mary E. Cunningham, of Anda-
lusia, and to Lee r. Baxter and Mrs Bes-
sic Mckay Baxter, of Deadwood, D. T.
Mrs Baxter appeared at the Office in per-
son with her future husband and so pre-
possessing was she in both face and figure
that every official heart in the old building
thumped like trip hammer But it was
no use, she had been already spoken for
by some other man."
Abram Dawson youth of dusky COM
plexion, was jailed by Officer Blaedel on
the charge of having used shockingIy in
decent language toward man named
Smith. This man Smith was constructing
cellar with freshly cemented bottom
and the lively darkey ran around in the
cellar leaving numerous footprints, very
MUCH to Mr.. Smiths annoyance. For this
he was chided and then he opened upon
Smith with a torrent of the fou1est abuse
Squire Chopper heard the testimony this
morning and fined Dawson IS and costs
or fourteen days in the lookup.
AT L. Schauder's, opposite the Rock ISL
and house, fine cold lunch, New York