The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-07


terial if they will only bring it out.
Harlow Barber, of the Canton Plow
Works, is at home. to spend Sunday.
w. g. Norris has announced himself q
candidate for the office of sheriff.
The Gilberttown ferry has been repair
ed and will be in running order in few
days.
The ]. s. Keator will be down from the
north with raft of logs some time this
week.
Lon Pierce, formerly deputy marshal,
and now farming it near Genesee, was in
the city yesterday.
d. G. Young, of Columbus, New York,
is in the city, visiting the family of ]. C.
Starr.
The Cotton combination tomorrow
night at Timm's hall. Frank Cotton will
be the leading comedian.
Poormaster Stevens win probably be
confirmed by the Board of Supervisors at
their special meeting next week.
Services win be held in all the Swedish
churches this morning and evening. Sun
day school at 9 a. m.
The Sugar Hollow road is in a terrible
condition. A few loads of rock would in
deed be blessing.
The Young Ladies Missionary Society
of, the Congregational church held a fair
in the parlors of the church last evening
The Turner's have a grand picnic on
Mud Island, next Sunday, if the weather
permits.
The colored band are practicing every
evening and the members will soon be
professionals in the brass band line.
w. Ell. Weir, of the Weir Pillow Co., of
Monmouth. was in the city yesterday on
business.
Miss Clark will be able to take her place
as teacher in the high school on Monday.
She has recovered from her illness.
The Florence Herbert troupe, at the end
of this season, will disband, and Selleck,
the husband of the star, will start troupe
of his own.
Sam. Wallace has sold his mules to
John Kiser, the dairy man. Those
nS1les will ''yank" the milk wagon along
at a lively clip.
Boyd Knetzar is about to have a house
erected in the east end of town. The
question arises, what does a single man
want with house?
Robert Kay arrived from Iowa yester-
day. He was called on account of the
sickness of his mother in-law, Mrs. Samuel
Bowless.
The Swedish emigrants are rolling into
Moline on every train and what 10 mercy's
name Moline is going to do with them is q
question to be decided.
The citizens who reside on Wells street
are contemplating having sewer laid, te
commence on Atkinson street and extend
to Woods street, emptying into the Suga
Hollow creek.
The soliciting committee appointed 70
| the Library supper are doing good work
| and the prospects are that quite sun
will be realized from the supper and so
ciable.
| Mrs. Mary Hartman has returned tt
Stanbury. Mo, to settle up her husband.
estate, She will then return to Moline and
| make this city her. future home.
Frank Smith has accepted position
with the corn planter works, as stenog
| rapher. Frank is steady, reliable young
man and will ably fill the position.
The Rev. c. L. Morgan will occupy the
pulpit of the Congregational church this
| morning and evening His sermon will be-
| the continuation of the course that he com
| menced few Sundays ago.
The Rev. Mr.. Waller will preach thi
| morning at the First Baptist church on
what is Damnation?" In the evening
his text will be What our places are il
| Salvation
| Miss Francis Willard addressed thu
church, yesterday forenoon. She talked
about two hours on different subjects, and
her remarks were listened to with great in
terest
Herman Hassel is having screen door
put up in front of his store to keep the
| flies out, and it would not be surprising il
| he would have the use for a snow pillow to
morrow, taking the changeable weather
| into consideration.
The Western PEoaondn, the latest news
paper enterprise started in Moline, has al.
| ready won fame in one day. j. w. War;.
the editor, has received subscriptions from
Maine to California, so it seems that the
paper goes to all parts Of the United
States.
The Chicago Times says that Nelson
Pierce, a large stakeholder of the Inter
| Ocean, is dissatified with the present man
agement and that he and his friends claim
that the paper is topping on the verge oil
| bankruptcy. Mr.. j. G. Starr, of this city
| is large stakeholder and one of the prin
eipal managers.
| The citizens who live on the bluff are
| anxious to have sidewalks on Rodm an
avenue. Probably the city council viii
| hear from it before lorg, and when they dc
| it is to be hoped that the sidewalks will be
ordered. Rodman avenue is rapidly be.
| coming travelling center, and a good
walk is one of the essential parts of q
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