The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-30
BREvITIEs.

Cable Hose seciable to night in Arnaory
Hall.
The noted Meteors tonight at Harpers
theatre.
Gents latest style shoes. at Carse g Ret
icker's. u
The ice is piled up quite picturesquely
on the levee near the Diamond 10 Office
The county offices, as well as tie banks
will be closed next Monday.
People began to make use of the. ice
bridge, between here and Davenport, again
this morning.
To-day Squire Chopper handed to City
Treasurer Robinson the sum of $S9. 40,
fines collected during December.
The Meteor combination arrived this
morning and registered at the Harper
House.
The ice in the slough. just below the
wagon bridge, is in capital condition for
skating and the boys are improving it to
the utmost.
The mortality rate of this city for the
year now closing is smaller by sixty-fve
than that of last year.
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night will witness one of the best. enter
tainments yet presented here. Merriment
and specially go ham, in hand.
On Monday next at Muscatine, the col
ored people of this entire section will unite
in grand celebration on the emancipation
basis.
Bottom prices at Carse s. Reticker's.
Last evening upon invitation of Mr.. John
Weyerhaeuser, half dozen or more of our
young gentlemen took drive over to Dav
export and spent several hours very pleas
antly in the skating rink.
The little son of Mr.. G. Ell. Schocker,
whose arm was badly dislocsted fortnight
ago by fall from fence, is doing finely
and has about recovered the full use of the
injured member.
There is a prospect of some sort of .
firm of J. HI. Cleland q Co. to resume
business at an early day.
An extra nice fine line of warm lined
slippers, at e. Turner's.
In Union county, Iowa, decree of di-1
vorce has been entered in favor of Mrs.
Matilda Beal of this city against William
F. Beal.
In order to give its employees, one and
all, an opportunity to.'turn over q new leaf
the ARGUS will not appear next Monday,
and to-day wishes its readers all Happy
New Year"
Ladies and children are provided with
special accommodations at the grand
Columbus clock entertainment.
Conductor Chas. E. Cross. who had
charge of the Flying Dutchman" on the
c. III. 81 st. p. road for the past year, is
again on his old run between Freeport and
this city, the other train being taken off
for the winter.
Marriage licenses were issued to-day by
County Clerk Donaldson as follows: Henry
Keely and Miss Pearl A Cary, Port
Byron; B. Wallace Merriam, Spring Hill,
Whiteside county, and Miss Ada Lanphere
Hillsdale Charles o. Peterson and Miss
Anna c. Huffman, Moline.
City Clerk Koehler sprained his ankle
few days ago in front of Dimick's and now
goes about with the aid of cane as the
injured member seems etc grow no better
very FAST"
Hand made shoes, for ladies and gentle
men. at E. Turner's
Jack Moony, who shot brakeman Annis
on Thursday, as stated in the ARGUS of
last evening, was arrested yesterday at
Wilton and is nov in the Davenport Jail.
Annis is still living, with the probability of
complete recovery, Much sympathy is
generally expressed for Moony.
Everybody should go and see the grand
Columbus clock now on exhibition at Nit
chell & Parsons old stand
The council finance committee consist
ing of Aldermen Lundy. Reimers and
Larkin, will meet this evening for consul
tation over the bills to be presented at the
regular council meeting, to be held next
week
The Young Mems Social Club, mention
of whose party next Monday evening in
AFmory Hall was made in last evenings
AReUs,is composed of the following named
gentlemen Messrs. George Huber, Louis
Pfoh, William Wiesler, John Tremann,
Frank Ill Lucien Unlisted, Mat. Buncher
and Frank Young. These gentlemen and
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