The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-16
EREvITIES

Under the new postoffice arrangements
persons renting lock boxes can have ac-
cess to them at all times.
Mr. AL W. Bowen has collected, and
turned in, the neat sum of $1S for the
benefit of the Patterson family.
Miss Sophia Lundquist and Mr. Axel j.
Swanson. of Moline, were united in mar
riage by Judge Adams, on Saturday even
ing.
Last night it rained powerful hard
and this mornings outlook was very for
bidding
Attend the second meeting of the Rock
Island Business Mems Association this
evening in the city council rooms.
Cramer s. Yerbury will put the new
steam heating apparatus into the Milan
cotton mill.
Fifty commercial travellers and thirty
theatrical people helped fill up the Harper
House yesterday.
County Clerk Donaldson issued a mar
rage license this morning to Jacob Bargy.
of Moline and Miss Mary johnson, of
Rock Island
The indications point toward a rousing
attendance at the business mems meeting
tonight at the council room.
Ingomar, the Barbarian, at Harper's the
atre two weeks from tomorrow evening,
the 31st inst, with Mary Anderson as the
bright particular star.
Steve Hull has done excellent work in
pointing the venerable county building
The old rookery, even at it's best, is, how
ever, disgrace to Rock Island county.
The Fay Templeton company, at the
Harper over Sunday. took carriages Vester-
day afternoon at Bengston's corner. for a
trip out to Milan.
The Old Sports club of the Third ward
will 60 out into Hampton township for a
shoot ON Thursday next. No fixed ammu
milton, such as schnitts and things will be
carried.
The board of education held a special
meeting ON Saturday evening last and bills
to the amount of $254.10 were favorably
acted upon. Mr.. Sinnet has the matter
of new singing book for the schools in
hand.
The Josie is expected up tonight and
the Mary Morton down. The Watson
and Tiber went below this morning with
RATS.
At the hour of going to press Dennis
Cary is being examined before Justice |
Cooke charged with having threatened the
life of his landlady, Mrs. Shea. He was
arrested by Officer Etzel on a peace war
rant.
1t is said by nearly every farmer who |
comes to town that potatoes will be a
comparatively scarce commodity this fall
and winter
Next Wednesday night we are to have
the noted Fred Warde in Damon and |
Pythias and upon the evening following
Mr.. Warde will impersonate Richelieu, the |
Cardinal Prince
Yesterday morning Squire Chopper was
called on to officiata al the wedding of /
Miss Ida S. Eaton to Mr.. George A. Col |
bert, the ceremony occurring at the home |
of the bride, No. 2218 Second avenue. |
The congratulations were numerous and /
hearty and were succeeded by sumptuous
wedding breakfast.
Expectant crowds of old and young of |
both sexes adorned the Bengston corner a
goodly part of yesterday, waiting for an
of patronizing the new Milan
line, the result being that every car went
put loaded from end to end, and scores
hanging on.
Clara Bryant. the unfortunate victim of
misplaced confidence" gave birth to a
light colored girl child yesterday. Where
Is the father?-IMoE9ne Dispatch. Why,
It is> said to have weighed fifteen
pounds at birth. There is nothing SO very
light" about that, Mr.. Kennedy.
The ARGUS nine played game of base
ball yesterday afternoon with nine from
the Ue5on Office. The game, which was
played in Bailey Davenport's pasture, was of
course won by the ARGUS boys by a
score of 26 to II, William T. Woodruff |
umpire.
An unknown lad caught a ride on Mi /
Ian car ON Saturday afternoon. He jump |
ed off on Second avenue and was some
what injured by a team coming aleng just /
at that time and only escaped death by
This practice of jumping on and |