The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-02
THE DAILY Argus.
Thursday. Nov. q. 1889.
RREvrTIEs.

the C. B. & @.
Gents latest style shoes at Carse &
Retieker's. oct-3ld6t
Superintendent Cramer reports about
$500 in water tax paid in Yesterday.
Read the list of attractions promised by
the Madison Square Esmeraltta Company.
A full stock of slippers, at Carse s.
Reticker's. S1-d6t
Candy pulls are now the order of the
day and husbands with scant supply of
hair win have rest.
The Rodman Rifles will give their first
party at the Armory next Wednesday
evening.
The floor of the Armory has been nicely
planed for the first party of the Rodman
Rifles.
November comes in like the same month
of 1857 Sunshiny yet COOL and ex-
cellent roads.
Everybody comedies that the best news
paper in Rock Island county IN which TO
advertise is the ARGUS.
Last month Overseer Koch relieved the
wants of ninety two persons at total cost
of $202.90.
Upward of $500 worth of seats were
sold yesterday for the "Dromio" perfor-
nance tomorrow evening.
The Black Hawk registry contains 1913
names, that at Port Byron 216, South Rock
Island 191 and Rural 149
Tomorrow evening the Methodist
Episcopal church literary society viii meet
at the residence of Mr.. William jackson
If you want anything or have anything
that somebody else may want consult the
ARGUS.
Police business has been as duh lately
as in any little country village. The boys
seem to have exhausted their resources on
All Hallow Fen.
Boys who may desire to climb the cleo
trio towers hereafter will each be required
to pay from five to twenty dollars for the
privilege.
Mrs Francis Hodgson Burnett knew well
how to draw the beautiful character of
tEsmeralda," since the authoress herself
was North Carolina girl.
One of the most humorous yet pathetic
characters on the stage is ''old Rogers in
"Esmeralda," to be seen at Harper's thea
tire next Wednesday evening.
A party of ladies and gentlemen from
works last evening and each bore away a
fragile memento of the visit.
A G. R. l. & p brakeman nam, Il Butter.
field, living IN or near this city, had a leg
and arm taken off by the cars lately near
Chicago and is not expected to live.
T. J. Donahue of this city, c. r. L. 6
P, conductor. was recently presented with
a handsome silver lantern by the train men.
while at Iowa City. The appropriate gift
was most worthily bestowed.
The ''free lunch" at Soper's, on Eight
zenith street, last evening, proved to be the
most elaborate LAY out" of the season, and
was attacked at the hour appointed, 8
O'Clock, by an appreciative and soon salts
fed audience.
The corrected registry list for this city.
reads thus: First ward, $50; Second ward,
555; Third ward, 4s0; Fourth ward, 461;
Fifth ward 461; Sixth ward, 1877; Seventh
ward, 265.
In Justice to Mr.. L. F. Harson, clerk of
the circuit court, the ARGUS states that he
had no connection, near or remote, with
the article which appeared upon the sec
ond page of last evenings, issue signed
"a Republican.
County Clerk Donaldson has issued the
following marriage licenses since our last
report: Thomas d.. Jenkins and Miss Sarah
Tapp McClendon, Moline; Frederick Docket
and Miss Matilda Schnitger. Rock Island;
James B. Westbay, Jr., Andalusia, and
Miss Maggie A. Burgoyne, Reynolds.
Referring to DR.. Griffin, Mary Ander-
sons stepfather. who is generally known
as very 'putchiky" individual, Mr.. Ben
Harper desires the ARGUS to say that while
the doctor was his guest he was uniformly
agreeable and that their intercourse was of
a very pleasant character.
The earliest riser in Rock Island is Mr..
Carl Helpenatell, the popular young book
keeper at Huber's brewery, who is fire.
quently up when there is shipping to be
done, at o'clock A. M, and he does not
go to bed again till after 10 o'clock P. NJ.
That beats Squire Chopper.
The ARGUS would suggest to those of