The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-27

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in the construction of tue new >tateroon
cars now being built to run between Chi
cago and Kansas City.
A good way of saving money is to supply
| your wants at smallest costs. Bengstou
| sells, drugs, medicines, etc, at lowest
| prices. Nov24-6t
| Mr.. John F. Cook, well known and
efficient railroad man of Davenport, sue
ceeds Mr.. George NJ Loosely as the agent
in this city of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific road
Wanted, a cigar maker in Savanna.
Wages 81 per 1000. Address
Nov22-tf Lockdrawer U.
About two hundred rebate, or fifty cent,
tickets to Chicago over the c., M. & st. P
road were sold by our local agent
this morning and fifty or thereabouts by
| the Davenport agent, thus showing slight
falling of from Saturdays sales. The
train consisted of five coaches, all told, and
each was well filed.
Don't fail to visit the pioneer boot and
shoe store of E. Turner for bargains in
hand sewed shoes for ladies' and gentle
men. Nov24-ot
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road
opened its Joliet Rockford & Northern
branch to-day. forming a short line from
Streator and Ottawa to Rock Falls, Ster-
ling, and all points north. Trains to these
points have ceased running via Aurora.
The new line crosses the main line at Earl
General Manager Potter will leave to-day
TO inspect the new line. He viii return
Tuesday.
Suppers furnished for private parties
weddings, ETC., by Fred Krell. Nov33-6t
On Saturday Lawyer Dahms, of Moline,
hired rig of West & Co. tor drive to
Milan, taking Rock Island friend along
for company. When about a mile and
half from this city one of the wheels col
lapsed, as if made of pasteboard, letting
the vehicle sink groundward. As the
horses were not very lively no accident in
the line of a runaway, resulted, but the
men had to return to Rock Island for an
other buggy.
Tonsorial art rooms under Rock Island
House. hot and cold baths 30 cents east
George Lambert, arrested by officer
Metsch. was before Squire Chopper this
morning, charged with carrying concealed
weapons. He is the fellow who was dis
covered late on Saturday night trying to
get away with two kegs of beer, the prop
erty of Henry Struve, of Twentieth
street Only the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons was preferred against him,
and on this his counsel. Mr.. Kenworthy,
asked continuance until next Monday.
District Attorney Parmenter appeared for
the prosecution.
Holiday slippers, etc, endless variety
and at prices to please, at E. Turner's.
c. Juergens' for first class sign work
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At the time of /. Heinsfurter's failure
about three weeks ago a tailor in his en-
ploy named W.. G. Reed. became quite de
spondent but went to Davenport and OBJ
tanned work there On Friday last he
tried to commit suicide by taking lauda-
mum, but physician was called and after
a hard siege restored him to consciousness.
This was Reeds third attempt to end his
existence, thus knocking higher than 8
kite the old saying about three times and
out"
Elk Alderman Stephens. who was badly |
injured at Davenport about week ago, |
as nalrated in the ARGUS, was able to get |
out to-day, although his eve is far from |
well.
The World performance on Saturday |
evening, although not so well attended as |
that of the previous evening. moved off |
more satisfactorily.
Alarm yourself by buying the Peep % |
Day clock, at Will r. Johnson's.
Rev. Dr. McCord. of this city, will ad-
dress the annual convention of the Second |
Sunday school district of Illinois, the same |
to be held in Kewanee, December 4, and |
8. His theme will be Temperance Work" |
Tomorrow morning, st 9 o'clock, two |
lads named John Baumann and Charles |
Smith are to be examined before Squire |
Cropper on the charge of setting fire to |
grass in the slough, to the imminent peril |
of several buildings near by.
There IS to be fine concert in Turner |
Hall on Thursday evening next, in which |
Miss Fiebach, her associates in the last |
concert given there, and several additional |
artists from Davenport will take part. |