The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-02

FRIDAY February .. 1853.
RREVITIE.s.


Bottom prices at Carse s. Reticker's
Railroad men have had a hard time of il
to-day owing to the snow.
This is capital weather for sleighing but
is death to ice harvesting.
Meeting this evening at Mrs. Charles
Buford's, of the Young Peoples association
of the Broadway Presbyterian church.
Remember the party of the Rodman
Rifles to be given this evening in Armory
Hall
Gents lotest style shoes at Carse & Ret
fcker's II
The sale of seats for the ALVIN Joslin'
entertainment win begin at the Harper
House drug store next Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Schillinger, ST., who
are among our oldest residents, count up
thirty-four grandchildren
With one exception the electric lights
shone last night like stars of the first mag
nitude.
First NJ E. social this evening at Captain
T. J. Robinson's. Supper will be served
from to 8 o'clock
Even the heated argument of counsel
failed to warm up the court house sui
ficientIy this forenoon to make everybody
feel comfortable.
IF you want to see some excellent work IN
oil painting, water colors, etc., call on Miss
Schemmerhorn, whose advertisement APP
pears in another column.
To rent, store No. 1902 in the Bepgston
block, now occupied by J. E. Goldsmith.
Possession given March /. Apply to John
Bengston.
Flour and feed store in one corner of
nv repository building south side of
Union Sqnare l viii sell and deliver to
any part of the city flour and feed of all
kinds at very small margin.
St L. ID. DIMICK.
1t may interest our lady readers to know
that at the Schillinger-Ehle wedding last
night the bride was attired in plum color
silk dress and wore long bridal veil and
orange blossoms
Ex-Commissioner w H. Dixon has gone
to St. Paul to assume the duties of his
new position as general northwestern pas
eneer agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and
st. Paul road.
Hearts of Oak, at Harpers theatre
on Thursday evening next. The agent
is now in the city arranging for its pro
duction.
The Milan street car was two hours com
ing through this forenoon from Milan and
owing to the rapid formation of huge snow
drifts Supt. Scott had no predictions read} |
as TO the time that would be consumed |
making the return trip.
The wind is around in themeold quarter |
again aud the weather just at present |
defies the efforts of meteoroiogists to keep |
track of it. If the man who wants another |
month of such weather as we have been |
having were a shoemaker he wouldn't have |
to reach far for f'brustles."
DESPITE the snowstorm and accompany
ing gale the Rock Island and Moline cars
have been running quite regularly to-day
Davenport is to be favored with Minnie
Hauk, the great prima donna on next
Thursday evening She will be accom-
panied by carefully selected concert com
pany, and will give one of the best musical
of the season.
Jan. 10 Samuel Webb, a glass blower.
brutally assaulted Frank Kopp. an assoei-
ate, so badly. indeed, as to lay him up for
a fortnight or longer Webb will appear
befoce Squire Cropper this afternoon to
plead to the charge of assault and battery.
March / next, J. e. Goldsmith, the
slothier, will take possession of the store
n the Freysinger block formerly occupied
" A. Loeb 1t is understood that he gets
It for $50 month.
The friends hereabouts Of Mr.. w. G.
Swan, general traffic manager of the c..
VI. g. St. p road, who is in California for
1is health, will be glad to learn that he is
feeling much better than when he left for
he Occident, but he will stay there till
next May or June.
Moline Daspatch- t1f you do not know
he amount of your taxes call on w. E.
Stevens insurance Office, and Collector
Boman or his ofieious assistant, Miss Min
1ie Kohler, will tell you all about it." Miss
Kohler ought to sue the ungallant Dis
patch reporter for damages.
Beginning on yesterday the railway pos
toI sarv1ce was nIaepd on the niOn4 train