The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-14

A young lady named Burns was robhsd
of $25 this afternoon while going to Ma
line on street car.
There was considerable of hay on the
market. That article will probably coma
down notch in price before long.
The Rev. Z. G. Freeman, pastor tba A.
rican III. E. church. this city, preached III.
farewell sermon last Sunday evening and
has been assigned the church at Ottumw.
Iowa. He left to-day, for his new field .,
labor.
Some of our young people attended the
Knight Templars reception and ball given
at the Town Hall at Milan last evening
They report having a good time
III. P. Hull, on the avenue, was run into
| by farmers hay rock on the Milan road
last night damaging his phaeton and
slightly inJuring his wife. 1t was lucky !,
| was not worse.
The Boys in Blue" of this place and the
'Stars" of Rock Island played match
game of base ball on Sylvan Island mi.
afternoon. The Stakes were SO and gate
money.
A brakeman on the C. B. g.. ORR
had his left foot run ever and mashed
short distance above here last evening
His foot had to be amputated.
Wniteleys Hidden Hand" combination
appears at Harper's theatre on Monday
evening next. AS usual large delegation
from this place will attend.
The funeral of John Connell, mention
of whose death was made in yesterdays
issue, occurred from the family residence
on Moline avenue at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, the Rev. Mackin, of the Catholic
church officiating. Thus is another good
man consigned to his last resting place.
Sam Kennedy, of the Dtspatch with his
better half to keep him company, left by
team for the lower end of the county YES
terday. He intends to see and get acquint
ed with the people in that section of the
country.
One of the horses belonging to the Mo,
line and Rock island street railway ''pass.
ed in his checks" last evening He is sup
posed to have injured himself internally
during the day.
The moline grocery clerks social club"
give one of series of dances at SINNERS
hall on the evening of Sept. Goth. Stras.
ser's orchestra. of Davenport, will furnish
the music. This undoubtedly will be one
of the pleasant events of the season.
The Moline Building, Saving and Loan
association will issue their tenth series Of
stock on the first of next month. This
association is now in fiourishing cond.
ton, as witnessed by the number of hous
es furnished its members, some 90 houses
being built at cost to the owners. at an
average of SO per month. Our citizens
begin to realize this, and are taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity afforded them
to get home.
Quite number of our citizens are in at
tendance at the Mount Joy fair to-day, as
is the costum. A dance will be given to
night at the Pete Weise, Hotel when those
that are so inclined can trip the "light
fantastic" Tomorrow is the last day of
the fair, at which time the Baby show"
will take place, to which quite a number
of entries have been made. The one hay
ing the finest baby carries off $40 baby
carriage.
Ed. Cumps0n. our Main street grocer
who only recently returned from his cas-.
tern trip, stopped off on his way home at
the Joliet penitentiary, and had an inter
view with VIM. A. Meese, who was sent up
for five years from this place for embezzle
ment. He reports finding him enjoying
tolerable good health, but terribly
changed man. He is still at work in the
shoe department.
With our last issue Frank Harwood,
who for some time has SO creditably done
the local work in this department. severed
his connection with the ARGUS, and is sue
ceeded by E. L. Eastman, formerly of the
Davenport Democrat. Frank goes to Free
port tomorrow to accept a lucrative posi-
ton ON the Freeport Daily Bulletin. We
wish him success in his new field of la
Dor.