The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-18


main only few days.
The Rev. A L. Morgan preached an
excellent sermon, the first since his retprn
at the Baptist church yesterday.
A street sprinkler is something b.dlu
needed ON the avenue. The dust there !,
almost uncomfortable.
A great number of new dwellings 10,
been erected in east Moline during tbo
summer.
The next sociable of the Baptist Mission
band is to be held at the residence ofJn
Long, on Ann street.
Everything is unusually quiet in the NJ,
lice circles. not even an unchecked capir,
to require the attention of our police.
The Keator House under the effcicr,
management of A. w. Fisk. has been d.
ing rushing business of late
Mrs. Dell Walters, daughter of Amos
Altimus, leaves o-night for Denver Col
where she expects to make her futura
home.
The liquor dealers of this state meet IN
convention at Rock Island to-morrow
Quite number from this city will he IN
attendance.
The hot weather Of late, together with
the terrible dust, makes it mighty IN.
pleasant for us Human beings here below,
and all are anxiously waiting for rain.
w. HI. Gest of Rock Island is the one
delegated to take the petition of our
citizens for the pardon of w. A. Meese 10
Springfield.
On Saturday evening at the residence of
the bride, Mr.. Adolph Gottsche and Miss
Gamgros were made one his honor Squire
Mapes tying the knot.
Marx Hauberg. the greenback candidate
for sheriff, says that he is on the track ia
stay" Just so, he evidently will stay at
home unless Morris makes him his deputy
A large steam pump was taken from the
government island down to Mud Island
this morning, to be used by the govern
ment on their work on the Golfer dam.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. VIM. Buchan-
non and Miss Cora Boyington, will be unit.
ed in marriage. The interesting ceremony
occurs at the residence of the brides par.
ents, on Henry street.
E. Knell has returned from his hunting
expedition in the north. He reports hay
ing good time, and game plenty. His
game will arrive on the next freight
train
For the benefit of anyone hereabous
who wishes to purchase some eounterfel
money, we would say that Barker, the
corn DIR" holds forth at the present time al
La Crosse. Little Fannie is with him
Marx Hamburg, the wouldn't like -to.be
sheriff man, was in the city this morning
From the amount of time he spends in Mo
line, one would infer that he ''really"
expected to carry the place, at the Novem-
Der election
1t is expected that Wagoners theatre
will be completed within 80 days The
question is asked, ''Will the citizens of
Rock Island attend the opening as largely
as did the citizens of tins place at the open
ing of Harper's theatre" The echo answer
is no.
The place of holding the emancipation
celebration" has been changed from Syl-
van Island to Brooks grove, in cOnse
quence of the refusal of the government
to allow them to have ii on the former,
they giving as their reason that it endang-
cred the powder, &C., stored at that place.
Prof Mack reports an unusually large
attendance at our public schools for this
time of year. One new room was opened
last week and another will be opened this
week in the westward school, in order 10
accommodate the large number in attend
ance.
John Council, deceased, in his will be-
queaths all his property, amounting toST-
600, together with his $1,000 life insurance
to his children, four in number, the same
not to be used until the children reach the
age of % years, they having the benefit OF
the interest thereon until that time. His
wife has been dead some years.
Ella Mumm, daughter of Henry
Mumm. aged eight years, died at the resi-
dence of her parents, on Main street, yes
terday afternoon, of scarlet fever. THIS
is the first death of a contagious disease
which has occurred in this city for some
time. While our sister city has been to
certain extent afflicted with this dread dis
ease among children Moline has been