The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28


bay horse, which nicely matches go.
Bang, a handsome piece of horsefesh.
Sheriff Reticker talks of giving grand
lunch at the saloon in his possession to
morrow night.
Fred Krell has some very fine Valencia
oranges, the first of the season.
The ARGUS is not in favor of placing
fence around Rock Island, and isolating
it from the world.
"Rices Surprise Party viii be here
Jan. 4. Everyone should attend this
side splitting entertainment without fail,
The Wilbur Comic Opera company
makes its first appearance at Davenport
tonight Trains will run to this side, as
usual, after the performance.
Banes dyptheria remedy will cure all
cases of dyptheria. 1t is a sure preventa
tive; give it trial Sold by F. M. Whea-
ton.
In another column will be found the
advertisement of the committee on poor
farm, for sealed proposals for the cree
zion of building.
The base ball clubs of Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Saltwater, have made applica
ton to John E. Fleming, for admission
into the western league
Morgan g. McCandless, dentists, Bird ave
and Goth street. Telephone 68 21dwtf
The Dubuque girls are going to start
leap year with grand party on Monday
evening. Each young lady will escort
her beau to the party. and also see him
safely home. A female orchestra will
furnish the music.
Notice the cut on prices of all outside
garments at McCabe Bros
The pc vder magazine of Stewart &
Montgomery's, on the bluff south of the
city, was turglarize3 on Wednesday even
ing, and about $50 worth of powder
taken. An entrance was effected by
breaking open the outer door, and then
making hole through the inner door,
large enough for man to crawl through.
1t is needless for the Business Mems
association to send to Washington for a
copy of the horse railway BILL as intro
duced by Mr.. Murphy. The bill was
printed complete in the Daily ARGUS of
last Saturday. There is nothing under
handed about the matter at all.
Kewanee independent: We hear that
surveying.part are at work running a
line for a new railroad from Toledo to
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and that there is a
probability that the line viii pass few
miles south of Kewanee Is it not worth
while for our people to look into this
matter and make an effort to have the
new road, if built, pass through this
place. Our greatest need, at present, is a
competing line of road east There now
seems an opportunity to secure one. Il
is certainly worth investigating.
The crimson glow in the sunset sky is
still bothering the scientists. The latest
theory regarding it comes from Honolulu,
and has the calm endorsement of the
Boston Aduertiser. It's to the effect that
the great Java earthquake of August 22d
in which the discharge of gases, dust and
ashes was sufficient to cause intense dark.
ness in neighboring seas for many hours,
filled the atmosphere with ''imponderable
burdens" which the upper currents of air
have continued to bear back and forth
aud which 'the persistent winds have
spread in all quarters of the atmospheric
envelope"
McCabe Bros propose to close ou
clean on their cloaks, dolmans, paletOts
circulars, ulsters etc, and TO direct par
ticular attention to the big cut they havt
made in prices. They have placed on sail
today dozen IL only fine Sicilian sill
circulars handsomely trimmed with fur
at $1062 each.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania
recently rendered decision which will bt
of interest to the members of the A. o. L
W. of this city. Corona lodge, for refus-
ing to pay assessments under the supreme
lodge relief law, applied to the courts fol-
a writ of mandamus compelling the CRANE
lodge to reimburse it. The court decide
that the grand lodge Of Pennsylvania ha,
no right to compel the subordinate lodg
to pay assessments for the payment o
losses occurring in other states and aw ard
ed the mandamus prayed for, with costs
An appeal was taken to the supreme cour
where this decision las inst been promul
gated. The court says: This judgmen
is affirmed on the clear and satisfactor
!, opinion of the court below"
Vick's Floral Guide. Here is is again
J brighter and better than ever: the cove
alone, with its delicate tinted BACKGROUND
and its dish Of gracefully arranged flow
, ers, would entitle it TO a permanent plac
in every home? The book contains tire
beautiful colored plates, is full of illustra
tions, printed on the best of paper, and
filed with just such information as j
required by the gardener, the farmer
those growing plants, and and every on
: needing seeds or plantss The price, onl
ten cents, can be deducted from the frs
order sent for goods. All parties any wa
, interested in this subject should send a
once to James Wick, Rochester, N. Y.
for the Floral Guide.
Knew Ills own Name.