The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-09
BREvITIES

Last nights frigldity made the MOSQUE
toes hunt their holes.
Several members of the Whiteley COM
pany were photographed yesterday by Ras.
mussen.
In county court Samuel a. Berg was
naturalized on Saturday.
The fair and festival in the school room
of st. Joseph's church is well patronized.
German Catholic fair grand opening at
Turner hall this evening.
The ARGUS contains the only authentic
report of the attempted suicide published
in this section.
Beautiful designs in Gorham solid sill
yer goods, at III. Peetz's, opp Harper House
Nine young people of both sexes were
received into the membership of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church yesterday.
The Whiteley Dramatic company left
town last evening for a weeks stand at
Muscatine.
People who helped take Miss Walters
out of the river were as numerous last
evening as swarm eff bees
If you want to test fellows affection
for you, ask him to lend you a dollar or
two. There's nothing like it.
John e. Larson and Peter o. Gustafson
have received first naturalization papers
from County Clerk Donaldson.
The clouds disappeared about o'clock
yesterday afternoon and the landscape
never looked lovelier in its robe of sun
light and pearls.
Attend this evenings meeting at the city
council rooms to take under consideration
the expediency of organizing Business
Mems association.
at L. Schauder's, opposite the Rock Isl
and house, fine cold lunch, New York
count oysters, Bohemian and Pilsener
beer, pedestrian music, etc. Give him
call. 2-dtf
Farmers will get at their fall blowing as
soon as the effects of the late rains disap-
pear. Heretofore the ground has been too
dry.
Tomorrow evening Rev. A. B. Allen,
rector of Trinity church. will preach upon
Childhood in its Relation to the Church"
the service having especial reference to the
coming confirmation.
John Patterson, who died this morning
is the third member of this unfortunate
family to succumb to disease. The opin- |
ion seems to be gaining ground that post |
mortem examination in his case might be |
made to result benefcially to the survivors, |
young fellow went over to Davenport |
in skif on Saturday. but there being a |
''heavy sea on, he wisely loaded his craft |
onto the Spencer and paid his fare. back |
There's not much pleasure nowadays either |
on or in the Mississippi.
Rock Island veterans have decided that |
inasmuch as heated political campaign is |
upon US, it were better to defer the pro-
posed reunion till 1888 Then we'll have |
a rouser.
''The Sea OF Ice" attracted large au-
dience. Saturday night, considering the |
weather, and all who took part in its pro- |
duction acquitted themselves with credit. |
AS Ogsrita, the Mexican Girl Ida Lewis |
was perfectly charming and irresistible. |
Lack of space in to-day's ARGUS forbids
more extended notice.
II has transpired this afternoon that |
Miss Walters left two letters at Mr.. |
Smiths, in Moline, yesterday before |
taking the street cars for this city, one of |
which was addressed to her father, and |
the other to an Albanian. 1t need sim
ply be said that each was a parting note,
indicating that the young lady had fully
determined upon taking the supposed fatal
plunge.
This afternoon Mr.. NJ NJ Sturgeon
hired team of John Evans, the livery
man, and driving to his house, hitched the
horses and went in. He had barely closed |
the door before the animals started up at |
a breakneck pace, bringing up with such
force against Mr.. Bailey Davenport's fence
as to demoralize it shockingly, and throw
q portion of the wagon into the yard.
They continued on in tins manner till one
of the wheels was reduced to kindling
soon after which the jig was up. Amount
of damage unknown. Conundrum, Who's
to pay the bill
The new postoffice will be heated by
steam pipes, extending from the gas works,
and new sidewalk placed on Sixteenth
street. The granting, which is a very ar
tistic piece of workmanship, is being exc