The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-03
THE DAILY ARGUS.


The dust being niceiy lalu constitutes .
bonanza for the lverymen.
A marriage license has been issued to
James w. Murray, of Rock Island, and
Miss Lizzie Mcintosh, of Moline.
We are likely now to have settled wealth
er with a lovely Indian summer in the near
future.
Prof. G. R. Housed is just the man to
look after the musical features of the next
teachers institute.
1t is about time for the paragrapher to
be scratching around after buckwheat pan
cake jokes.
Railroad men say that the general pas
senger traffic was never greater than at
present. Even the freight cabooses are
well patronized.
After the election excitement of Novem
Der next it is reported that Veterans AS
ISOLATION is to be organized in Rock Island.
There is a good field for one.
Rock Island housekeepers will do well
to keep both eyes open for sneak thieves;
several were in town day or two ago
The Fitzpatrick forgery jurymen are
politely escorted about from point to point
by one of the most obliging constables on
earth.
Superintendent Southwell is in the coun-
try visiting schools. The institute work
begins on Saturday next at Hampton.
The Warner fishing party, which returned
from Swan Lake, on Monday, had fine
time and brought home a full line of
trophies
A delegation of twenty or twenty five
Knights of Pythias came over from Dav-
export last evening on a fraternal visit to
the Rock Island Pythians.
Mr.. J. " Mahoney, notice of whose
retirement from Rock Island railroad
circles appeared yesterday. has gone to
Dubuque, there to enter the c. M. & st. P.
service.
The state board of equalization reduced
the assessment of Rock Island county Is
per cent on personal property and lands,
and Is per cent on lots.
Down at Bufords mammoth establish
ment there is $50 pound blacksmith who
swings'a $50 pound fist and was in the 18th
New York volunteers during the war.
Such men are handy to have around at all
times.
DIR. Kinyon, who is attending the
afflicted Patterson family, declares that all
are suffering from what is known as sep
ticemia caused by the foul exhalations
fro 81,
sOnage.
A new variety of ROSTERS may be found
ON the Second avenue railing of the Rock
Island National Bank at almost any hour of
the day They are hardly ripe enough yet
to pick.
Last evening it was feared that John
Patterson was dying but this morning he
had revived somewhat Miss Jennie is
still in dying condition, no change since
yesterday having been noted.
A lively young Scandinavian, in CONVEX
sation with an American yesterday remark
ed: why you Yankees think that the
Swedish people walk on all tours and wear
fur, don't it?"
William Leahy, who died in August last,
wi1led his real estate to his sister, Mrs
Honora Mcdonnell. consisting of the third
lot east of Twenty-fifth street, south side
of Sixth avenue.
Miss Ida Lewis, now delighting Rock
Islanders at Harper's Theatre, was the
Florence Trenchard" of Sothern's compa-
NY at the last appearance of that celebra-
ted comedian in Newark, New Jersey.
At the close of the shooting contest at An
drew's shooting gallery last Saturday even
ing. Fred Anthony. of Reynolds, was the
lucky individual to carry off the first prize,
a $40 rifle. HE score was 90 out of 1876.
The contestants shot at clay pipes.
At 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon next,
there will be meeting of prominent Rock
Island democrats at the office of Fl. G. Con
nelly. Country members of the party are
cordially invited to be present. By order
of J H. ore, chairman democratic county
committee
Last evening the doors or windows, or
both, were left open at Harper's theatre
during the entire performance and several
people caught cold in consequence. A
fellow doesn't want to go to such place
with bottle of cough medicine in his
pocket. People might think that he was
getting in his work with his bottle too