The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-09
MOLINE.
FRANK HAYWOOD, Repo
Office :-Harwood' Stable.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Col. CIendennin has been placed on the
retired list with half-pay.
| The Deere Hose Co., win participate in
the Muscatine tournament.
James Shaw s. Sons are out with bran
new delivery wagon.
| Miss Francis Willard, while in Moline,
was the guest of Mrs. DR.. Dunn.
An interesting young folks prayer meet
| ing was held at the Congregational church
last night
The annual school report of Prof. Mack
will be out the latter part of June.
A. B. Weatherby, of the Moline Pillow
| Company, has gone out on a three months
trip.
| Abe Smith has bought his livery stock,
and has commenced business on Ed KnelPs
farm
Mr.. Woolsey, of Knoxville, has pur
chased and taken possession of the 80 cent
store in this city.
The Mission Band of the Baptist church
will hold festival this evening at the res
idence of c. w. Edwards.
Fred Nelson and wife, of Galesburg, are
in the city ON weeks visit to their many
| trends.
The busy season for the pillow shops is
now over, and they are not running nights
any longer.
Miss Jane Coombs, with full dramatic
company, plays Romeo and Juliet" at
Timms Hall on Friday evening of this
week.
| Considerable building is to be done in
Moline this spring. There win be several
new residences built and additions to some
of the manufactures.
ID. G. Young and family. who have been
| visiting Mr.. j. G. Stan and family, left
this morning for their home In Columbia.
N Y.
Dan Gould's little boy, aged IA months,
fell out of second story window yester-
terday and was not injured in the least.
| An Italian band of musicians paraded
the streets yesterday and got several nick
els out of the many lovers of music.
Mr.. and Mrs William CARNEY, of Gin
cinnati who have been visiting relatives in
the city for the last few days, will return
| home this week.
Simon Hirsch will have his infant son
| circumcised and christened Wednesday
forenoon. The ceremony win be witnessed
| by number of the friends of the family
| Nothing more has been said about the
'artesian welP' question since the election:
and water works in Moline are farther
off than ever.
The suit of Geo. w. Vinton against the
Moline Plow Co., promises to be very in
| teresting, and rich, rare and racy in de-
tails
| It'll rumored that the city of Moline has
made contract with w w. Haley for the
furnishing of gravel to fix up the Sugar
Hollow road. Mr.. Haley has. on hand a
considerable pile of the mineral.
| Y. e. McClendon has just completed a
new tenement house on the bluff. 1t is safe
to say that the house will not be long with
out tenant.
| John Swanson, the secretary of the First
Swedish Mining company in Mexico, was
in the city to-day on business. Some of
our Swedish citizens intend taking shares.
| Moline people were considerably disap-
pointed at not having the pleasure of listen
ing to Miss Francis Willard, but the fates
were not propititious, and they did not
hear her
| The republicans in Moline generally are
indignant because the county convention
1 10 To ha hold vi 4haxy alr Jyy
beginning to fight among themselves.
| Williams, White & Co. have shut down
/ for the week. They are repairing some of
their old machinery, and are making prep
arations to put in some new.
| Several frail beings made it lively for a
few minutes on Main street yesterday
They were well supplied with whiskey and
foul tongues.
| Three Belgians with names as long as a
ten foot pole, were arrested Sunday for dis
orderly conduct, and had the customary
fines imposed upon them yesterday.
The Library supper and entertainment
win take place on Thursday evening of
this week. There will be good turn out
as the cause is most worthy one
| Tenement hoses are scarce in Moline. and
there is not a city in the state where they
are more needed Families are turned
away from Moline every day for the want
of a house to live in.
Adam Dick arrived yesterday morning
from Helena, Ark, with a boat load of
lumber for Deere, Mansur s. Co. The
boat contained $50, 900 feet of hard wood
| lumber.
DIR. Stiles, who was here a year or so
ago in very bad health indeed, went east
and has entirely recovered his health. His
many friends here and in Rock Island will
be glad to hear this good news.
The Boat Club boys, weather permitting
will practice every evening, and if by the
time of the regetta they are not in good
training it will not be because they have
not practiced enough.
There win be select dance at Christy's
hall one week from next Friday. E. B
Keator, Frank Head and w r. Moore, are
the invitation committee The dance win
be the last of the season, and decidedly Sc
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