The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-29


county to-day.
Mr.. j. F. Francis will in few days oc-
cupy his new residence on Bass street.
Attend the entertainment at the NJ E.
church tonight.
There is to be public installation of
lodges No. 1873 and $50, l. o. O. F., on
January 10. '83.
The Naiad Queen drew good house
last evening
w. E. Lawrence of the 80. cent store, is
rusticating at Knoxville.
w. J. Browne, of Morrison 81 Co. pillow
works, at Fort Madison, Iowa, was in the
city yesterday.
Dimock. Gould 81 Co. are now taking
their yearly invoice in stock.
The new tenant for the small pox hos
pital moved in yesterday.
A civil suit occupied Squire Mapes' at
tention to-day.
Shops will nearly all shut down for New
Years.
Quite number of our citizens avail
themselves of the opportunity afforded to
get their mail on Sundays.
The receipts of the Moline postoffice
amount to bet tween eighteen and nineteen
thousand dollars per year
Services of the different churches on
Sunday will be published if handed in be-
fore ~ o'clock tomorrow.
Smiths MINISTRIES are getting In excellent
trim for their Monday nights entertain
ment.
The Western PSoacman for January has
come from the press and with its new
cover presents very neat appearance.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d Long departed to-
day for Bloomington, where they will spend
month visiting relatives.
Quite plumber of merchants have
taken advantage of the relaxation in bust
ness since christmas to visit friends at some
other point.
VIM. Stickles, former Moline boy, but
now of Poughkeepsie. N. Y, is visiting
friends at this place.
Messrs. Grover 81 Edwards, of the school
board, have made such improvements on
the school buildings as to afford better
ventilation in the future.
The regular January meeting of the city
council occurs on Monday evening next |
As this comes on New Years night they
will probably meet and adjourn some other |
night.
E. III. Hadden and Levi and Tom Cralle, |
tegeter with good supply of guns, dogs |
and ammunition left this morning for the |
'Dosia, on a hunting exposition. We |
expect they will make the hair and feathers |
ny while gone.
Miss Emily Anderson who for some
time has been efficient clerk at the 80 cents |
store, leaves in a short while for Nebraska 1
where her parents live. She expects to
make that state her future home.
Moline encampment No. 152, I. O. o. F.,
have elected officers for the ensuing term,
as follows: John Calson, C. P; G. G.
Griffin, III. P; Chas. Bradford, s. w. Otto
Carlson, J. w; Chas. Carlson, scribe, Chas.
Ford Treasurer
airs. Geo. Stott is dangerously sick at
her residence on Park street, caused bva
severe cold contracted at the dance of |
Monday evening.
The Rev. @. c. Burnett has written E. |
]. Dahms, of this city that he will be pre-
pared to meet DIR. Cook in joint debate on
the prohibition question on Monday and |
Tuesday next but the latter gentleman /
says that date does not suit him and asks |
to have it put farther ahead, some one
suggested to your reporter to-day that
the Fourth of July would be a good. time. |
1t is at last decided who is to occupy /
the small pox hospital. The board of |
health closed contract yesterday with
Mary A. Leary, in which she is To- occupy
1t free of rent until May next. In case
there is any small pox patients to be con-
signed to that place, she is to receive SO
per day for caring for them, and % fer
any other patients. So mote it be-
Rodman Council No. $50 Royal Arcanum
met at w. f. Grams drug store last even
ing and elected officers as follows: WI.
Cram, regent; Robert McMann, vice re.
gent; James Ewing, orator; G.. ID. Wood
ward chaplain, Ed Kittleson. secretary; j.
3. Wheelock, collector; Dan Fisher,
Dan Mitchell, guide: G.. e.
Mason. warden; g. w. Cook, sentry, and
ed Kittleson, Geo Woodward and l.. e.