The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-17
BREvlTTES.

| Hot biscuit to morrow at McCabe's.
| Order your coal of Robert Gregg, Clevs
land coal Office.
Next Wednesday viii be Washington's
birthday.
| The Library received few new books
yesterday.
Haverly's '-Strategist" at Harper's theatre
next Monday night.
| The Rodman Rifle ball passed off very
| pleasantly last evening
The change in the weather does act
meet with general approval.
The report of death from smallpox at
Cable has not been confirmed
Fresh bananas just received at A. Boro's,
ferry landing and ITO Front street.
The Street and Alley committee OF the
council will meet tomorrow night
Little Mamie Clark. daughter Of W. w.
Clark, died yesterday from typhoid fever.
/ The members of the Cambridge company
left for home last night at about 10 o'clock.
Go to G. H. Speaker for hard coal and
hard wood.
Leave your order for your Sunday Bos-
ton bread at John Astor's City Bakery.
Hot biscuit from 10 to 4 tomorrow,
made with Horsford's baking powder, at
McCabe Bros
1t is expected that the quarantine regu-
lations at Cable viii be raised during the
present week.
The tin for the Jail roof has not yet ar
rived, and the building remains incom
plete.
4 marriage license was Issued this morn
ing to K Bloemswa and Miss Mary Virde-
grea.
Four car loads OF machinery for the
new water works engine house, arrived yes
terday and to-day.
Only few more days of the linen sale
at McCabe Bros, and some of the most
decided bargains are yet to be secured.
Ross commission house looks as though
its proprietor had been fishing and met
with good luck.
The members Of the Sylvan boat club of
Moline, will give phantom party next
Tuesday evening.
The Masonic fraternity will hold So
eial hop this evening at the Newcomb
House, in Davenport.
J. J. Schmidt, the crank in Jail, who set
fire to that building, anuses himself by
breaking his hand cuffs.
A big rush has been kept up all the
week to the linen and white goods sale al
MeCabe Bros
The Hazel Kirke combination will pre-
sent that play in Reck Island the latter
part of the present month.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Miller died yesterday. The funeral will
occur to morrow afternoon.
There win be young peoples gospel
meeting at the Central Presbyterian church
tonight. Preaching by the pastor.
Dr. Eyster is no longer retained rs small
pox physician at Moline as the disease has
about disappeared from that city.
The white goods and linen sale at Nc
Cahe Bros. is still being carried on with
most surprising success to both the sellers
and customers.
Yesterday Robert Reddig and wife
adopted an infant known as Charles Lewis
Hellburg The latter's name was changed.
Tomorrow evening the investigating
committee of the city council viii hear
new evidences about Street Commissioner
Warren's official conduct
Alferd Holm and A. T. Likerbecht were
fined 81 apiece yesterday by Justice Crop.
per. on account of a simple drunk charged
against them,
The County and Circuit Clerks offices
have been supplied with new and improv-
I'd desks, for holding the blanks that ARE to |
be found in those departments.
AIR. Chas- Negus has become the posses
sor of twoyear old McGrcgor colt, of
which he expects great things. The colt |
is finely bred. and although young, gives
promise of becoming fine horse.
UNouEsTIoNABLY THE VERY BEST.