The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-21
BREVITIES.

BREV1T4ES.
Selling at cost. Taylor & Philleo's. Il
Augustana College closed last evening
for the usual Easter vacation.
This is really the first day of spring. but
the robins haven't yet found 1t out.
The sale of seats for Rhea will begin
TO morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Gents latest style shoes at Carse &
RetickeI's. If
The Spencer began running regularly
to-day between Rock Island and Dayen-
port.
Good Friday day after tomorrow, pre-
eeding Easter Sunday.
The meetings at the First Methodist
church continue each evening with I'M
abated interest.
The Spencer has been well patronized
to-day and everybody on both sides of the
river is glad to see her familiar form
once more blowing the raging deep"
At the Broadway church prayer meet
Jug this evening the topic will be Paint
yet Pursuing"
Bach, the great composer, was born
just one hundred and ninety -eight years
ago to day.
The immense business of Paige, Dixon
& Co.. on the other side of the river, is
TO be wound up as quickly as practicable
AS soon as the weather moderates suf-
Hnso ha
cleaning of our streets and alleys should
begin.
Teachers certificates have been issued
to Miss Hattie Jenkins of Milan and to
Dir. Frank M. Spain of Albany.
The extremely cold weather which set
in on Sunday last. is likely to soon be
The r. |. & P. pay car is making its
monthly trip over the road to the great
delight of employees, one and ALL
The st. Louis and St Paul packet com
pany will send the steamer Keokuk to
this city and Davenport early next week
n Olson 81 Co. ale closing out their
entire stock of shoes at and below cost to
retire from business. They have as good
goods as there are in the market
The luH in police court business con
tinues, but there's no knowing what a
day may bring forth.
The Rock Island and Peoria road is
doing almost as much business this spring,
in both the passenger and freight depart
ments, as it can conveniently handle.
Next week will end the winter term of
our schools, with the usual examinations
for which elaborate preparations are being
made.
Mr.. G. Ell. Schocker, who returned from
Muscatine last evening, reports that the
ferryboat began making regular trips at
that point yesterday. Transporting teams
as well as pedestrians.
The German English school society IL
preparing for q grand ball to be given in
Armory Hall on the evening of April 7.
The full length Rhea Autographs dis
tributed to-day are the finest ever seen
here. They are from the Buffalo n. Y,
Courier Office and cost seventy. five cents
each.
Official returns of the earnings of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road for
January show gross earnings of 81 .625.
$50; expenses, Ss1s. 1888. leaving net fo
the month. 1907. 396.
Dressmaking-Miss Emma Harnish an,
Mrs G. G. Hyatt are ready at Mrs. Cross
ley's, No. 14OS Third avenue, to do dress
making in all its branches. Satisfactio
guaranteed in every particular and price
reasonable. 13-4w
Mr.. Ahrens. salesman at Loewe nstein
clathing store, is suffering from sever
affection of the eyes. granulated lids, il
Illumination etc.
Mr.. Mori.z Schneider, foreman in Il
mill of John Volk s. Co., was scmewh
injured about the face recently by tt
parting of a belt.
The Youngest daughter of ex-Aldermi
Kerr, who has been ailing most of Il
winter with whooping cough. pneumon
and kindred troubles, was reported in
dying condition last evening.
Prize shooting at the rifle gallery
Second avenue. between 18th and Ia
Streets
The postoffice at Monmouth is bel
fitted up something after the style of {
own. II viii have about seven Lundl
Yale lock boxes.