The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-27
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r. A. NJ were installed last evening.
The January term of the Circuit Court
will open on Tuesday next, the I'd prox
Gable Hose Company. No. 6, is sure of
a large attendance at its ball next Satur-
day evening in Turner Hall.
Regular meeting this evening of O-Sau
Kee tribe |. O. r. M. for the election of
officers.
At the Broadway church prayer meeting
this evening the subject will be: '"The
Path of the Just"
Gents latest style shoes, at Carse 81 Ret
icker's. tt
The Phoenix tonight at Harper's Thea
tre Everybody should see Milton Mobiles
in this extremely interesting dramatization
The weather has grown decidedly colder,
making locomotion in many places, ex-
tremely difficult owing to the ice forma-
ton.
Compared with the appearance of our
principal thoroughfares last week at this
time they seem almost deserted to-day
Our merchants. however. report fair
trade, for holiday week.
Mr. R. Champion has received hand
some revolving book case from an old
friend of the late Rev. ]. B. t. Patterson,
to be disposed of for the benefit of Mrs.
Patterson.
An elegant gold headed cane has been
presented to Mr.. J. FL. Yore by Messrs. M.
NJ. s. O'Neil, J. c. Lafrenz. T. f. Graham
and L. s. Swain. Mr.. B. D. Buford was
remembered in like manner.
The Christmas service for children in the
Mission chapel will take place on the even
ing of Holy Innocents' Day, Thursday. A
special attraction will be the new
magic lantern, a present from Miss Lucy
Cable.
The Chicago police report that while
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul freight car
was passing through the town of Lake, to
be switched on to the O., B. & Q. railroad,
it was broken into and merchandise and
furs taken from the car.
Marriages licenses issued since last re
port: Theodor Ehler and Miss Wilhelmina
Singelman1l, Rock Island; Emanuel Bloom
quist and Miss Hattie Adams, Rapids City;
Peter Martin and Miss Maggie Mickle,
Moline, Richard G.. Streckelton and Miss
Emile J. PItcock
According to an order promulgated last
evening by President Warner of the Rock
Island and Moline street railroad company,
people who take very young children into
IL -IO for 20
must keep them off the seats if fare payers,
either ladies or gentlemen, are unable to
find resting places.
From Mr.. H. L. Framing the ARGUS re-
ceived the particulars of singular acci
dent which occurred yesterday in the mill
of the Rock Island Paper Company in that
place. An employee named Clifford Miller
had his arm drawn in between a drying
cylinder and its blanket, burning that
member severely before it could be with
drawn. DIR. Huyett was called imme-
diately after the accident and soon had the
sufferer in excellent trim. As he was out
in the streets this morning it is quite I'M
likely that he will long be prevented from
working.
The Christmas tree exercises last even
ing in the Broadway church were of an
extremely pleasant character. The church
was crowded and after scripture and
musical concert called ''The Gift of Gifts"
participated in by the school, bag of nuts
and candies was given to each pupil, even
each absent one being remembered. The
infant class, numbering over a hundred, in
charge of Mrs w. G. WEIGH and Mrs A.
C. Dart, especially distinguished itself.
Before the close of the entertainment there
were few surprises, which included
handsome present from the Bible class to
its teacher. Mr. s. D. Cleland, in the form
of book The worlds worship in stone
Under the efficient leadership of DR.. j. w
Stewart, who has been most effectively
supported by the teachers generally, the
Broadway sabbath school has become one
of the strongest in the city.
One of our prominent citizens received
very pathetic letter recently, ostensibly
from woman, asking for the loan of $40
for few days, in order that her children |
might have something to eat. etc. The |
writer, who was and is entirely unknown |
to the recipient of the letter. went on to
say that her husband, who has lost his sit
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