The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04

Saturday. Nov.. 4. 1882
BREVITIES.

ton of Rock Island, tonight at the council
room, to elect officers.
Lovelier weather than this has never
before been known in November.
Gents latest style shoes, at Carse &
Reticker's. oct-31d6t
Next week the Robson & Crane COM
pany will play in St. Louis.
The Rodman Rifles will entertain their
friends handsomely next Wednesday even
ing.
The streets are full of game-for the
politician.
A full stock of slippers, at Carse &
Retickers. 31-d6t
f'Esmeralda" is certain to attract an i'm
mense house next Wednesday evening
Get your seats without delay
The next regular meeting of the city
council will be held on Monday evening
the 9th inst.
Early risers say that the omet is rapidly
disappearing. 1t ought to stay in sight
till after election and help out the politi-
clans.
The council finance committee will meet
this evening in the city cler>'s office, for
the purpose of auditing accounts.
Preparations for erecting the electric |
light tower at the corner of Second |
avenue and Seventeenth street, began this |
morning, under the supervision of the
committee of loungers
There's 1ull in the matrimonial mark
ct hereabouts. No license issued since
Thursday.
The funeral services of Edward Patter-
son, which were held this afternoon at the
First Baptist church were attended by a
large number of people who seemed deep
~ impressed with the solemnities of the oc-
casion
A grand free lunch every morning from |
$50 till II at o. F. Soper's, No 1870
Eighteenth street, also oysters served up
in the latest style. Noy3dtf | I
The Forbes Dramatic Company, with '
True Devotion at the opera house on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings s
of next week 1
Do not forget the entertainment, the /
initial one of five, to be given in Turner /
Hall tomorrow evening under the auspices a
of the Rock Island Turner Society I
Delay in securing your seats for "Es- ?
meralda" will result to your inconvenience, e
and perhaps disappointment, in being I'M e
able to gain admission. a
The funeral services of Mrs 5 Helms
furter will be held tomorrow morn1ng at
he family residence in Davenport, begin Il
ming at9 O'Clock e.
By the middle of next week all of the 7
electric towers will have been completed. b
It was hoped originally to have them ly
lnished earlier in order to light disap- v
'ointed politicians homeward on election | u
night. P
The competitors ''get left" when thew OF
hgure against Bengstons prices, and the til
people are finding it out Nov3d1w -
The Milan street car line is getting down | III
hard pan, in the matter of running with is
ONE degree of regularity, and man now Gu
as some show of getting through after the We
rand start. oh
Prior to the dance of the Rodman Rifles pr
ext Wednesday night, the company will u
i've an exhibition drill, after which ethe tn
ig eight" will go through with their silent tn
manual, which will be well worth seeing. do
If men would only work half as hard to
ct into heaven as they do to get into TIL
official Office, most of the reserved seats an
ould long ago have been taken III
Gentlemen of uncertain age were satls- ou
ed with back seats at last evenings per- oJ
'rmance. When "Esmeralda" comes the 'n'
ID fellows will want to be well down in 'li'
ont. 1t saves the wear and tear of opera o'S
asses, you know. oN
The Pittsburgh, bound down, will ar
We late this evening or early tomorrow *
orning, and the Josephine will arrive
ON the south some time during the an
ght, going over the rapids tomorrow '"i
orning. 50
A guy rope, connected with the Seven ON
enth street electric tower was so Pi'
W as to sweep off part of the roof, (or wv
limney) of Milan street car this after DC
BON, en'
Mr.. Ed E. Martin is drilling host of ON
ock Island children daily, preparatory tc az!
e production of the fairy operetta of'eThe u
aiad Queen" in few weeks at Harper Col
,era house. iln'
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