The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14
THE DAILY Argus.
Saturday. Oct. u. 1852.
BREvITIES.

Attend church somewhere, tomorrow.
The usual Sunday directory appears in
another column.
Several citizens tried the new Milan
street cars yesterday
Train Sunday to morrow on the c. b.
60.
The clouds of dust flying to-day re-
mind one forcibly of September last.
Carroll Patterson, who is at Supervisor
Campbell's, is reported convalescent.
The Mary Morton will come down to-
night.
Miss Jane Kendall has been engaged as
the additional teacher in school No. 6.
The total rainfall this week has been
1.64 inches.
The German Catholic fair will close with
grand bali next Tuesday night.
1t scarcely seems possible that we are to
have two pleasant days in succession but,
thus far such seems to be the case.
Henry Reticker has put up very hand
some and significant sign in front of his
shop in Third avenue.
Should tomorrow weather be pleasant
the new Milan line win be most literally
patronized.
The street committee will go out to
Milan this afternoon on tour of inspec-
ton.
The new post office viii be open to the
public on Monday next, everything being
in readiness for the event.
The work Of matchmaking the south
eriy approach of the Milan bridge, began
yesterday
President Adams, of the Elgin Electric
Tower company, believes that Rock Island
can be lighted by electricity by the middle
of November next
The Grand Pacific went up this morn
ing, and the Minneapolis is expected
down to-day. The Keokuk will be up on
Monday.
Mr. Weyerheuser was out this morning
with his catamaran. A brisk breeze filed
the sails and the novel craft sailed up and
down the river like bird.
The heightened ferry dock for the Dav
export side of the river. will be launched
this afternoon and towed across. The one
in use will be laid up for an emergency.
1t has been decided by Messrs Kahlke to
move their boatyard about $50 feet up the
river, owing to the filling in with sand of
their present river approach.
The city council electric light committee
will have meeting this evening for the
purpose of trying to decide on the location
of the two additional towers.
Terence Flanagan arrested by Officer
bunker, charged by Mollie Wilson with an
assault, was up before Justice Cooke this
morning and was fined So and costs for his
amateur pugilism.
The new wrought iron fence constructed
by Reaugh for Elk Mayor Reynolds, adorns
not only that gentlemans particular prop
erty on Moline avenue, but that entire
thoroughfare as well.
Capt. Pierce's Viola has been photo
graphed by Davenport artist for perma-
nent preservation, as the boat is nov. doing
its last work.
Owing to the recent tremendous rush of
orders it seems quite likely that beginning
with next month the men at the B. ID. Blu
ford 81 Co. works will be compelled to work
both night and day.
Owing, perhaps, to the comet the tele
graph wires worked very badly last night
and the poor operators were on duty till 6
o'clock this morning.
The new map of Rock Island county is
said to be about ready for delivery by the
publisher, Mr.. Melchior Huebinger, of
Davenport.
The bearers at the funeral yesterday of
Mrs. Nancy Smith, were Messrs. VIM. HI
Whitman. M. NJ. Corbett, VIM. II. Mar
shall, ]. F. McKibben, VIM. Channon and
DIR. G. L. Eyster.
The remains of Rev. Mr.. Patterson and
his childreni were removed to-day from
the vault and inferred in the family lot, re-
Gently selected.
Hon. Henry Carse and Mr.. Joseph Gas
kell, members of Peoria Consistory, will
probably attend the second annual con-
clave of the Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite of Peoria, to begin on Nov. Is.
The State Baptist Association will hold
its annual session in Centralia, beginning
on Monday next. 1t is said that the ques-
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