The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-17

McCord says that from present appear
ances the meetings may continue into the
summer.
Carse & Retickers stock of shoes for
spring and summer wear is now complete,
embracing all the late styles for both
ladies and gentlemen. ID ct
The county offices wear the mid-sum-
mer appearance to-day.
Everybody should see "The Electric
Spark" tonight at Harpers theatre as it
will be produced by Atkinson's Jolfitles
1t is one of the funniest performances
ever billed for Rock Island and as the
company enjoys splendid reputation it
should be greeted by full house.
Dressmaking-M Emma Harnish and
Mrs c. c. hyatt are ready at Mrs. Cross
ley's, No 140S Third avenue, to do dress
making in all its branches. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every particular and prices
reasonable. 134w
The ARGUS has improved facilities for
doing job work of all kinds. It employs
none but the best of workmen, while its
material is of the latest style and is being
constantly added to. It's stock of fancy
stationery is large and varied; its supply
of all kinds of commercial stock is prac-
tically unlimited, and its prices are rea-
sonable. The best of work guaranteed.
If
The revival meetings at the First Metho-
dist church will continue every evening
The mortuary report for the week end
ing to day, is as follows: Magdalen
Lemburg, ga years and2 months, Brights
disease; Wildenheft, % years, consump-
ton: William II. Bargman, 80 years 3
months and IS days, hypetrrophy of the
heart; Ludwig Steitz, AZ years and 8
months; Frederick Hoffman, 60 years and
months, cancer.
Weighmaster Petit tried TO thaw out
the pipe communicating with the Market
square fountain but it was of no use
The water is turned or but the pipe is
frozen up under the street. 1t will be
necessary, therefore, to wait patiently for
summer weather or go to considerable
tr ouble in excavating.
The paragraph which appeared in the
Wednesdays ARGUS, in regard to the
police OBTAINING a young man for half
an hour and treating him insultingly, was
not altogether correct. Officer Meenan,
who stopped the man, says he was run
ming with an ovcrcoat on his arm, but he
let him go as soon as he found he was
mistaken.
Superintendent Scott, of the Rock Isl
and and Milan street railway, desires to
keep the matter before the public of the
making of half hourly trips over the entire
line on Sunday Ultimately these trips
will be made every day of the week.
In his new and desirable location in
Seventeenth street, nearly adjoining the
Rock Island House, Liveryman Evans is
kept busy from morning till night, attend
ing to the wants of his numerous pat
rons.
Land League meeting to-mormw after
noon at 3 O'Clock, in Norris Hall.
A large cake of ice, reported almost as
wide as the river itself, went down this
afternoon. When about opposite Weyer-
hpuser s. Denkmann's lower millit struck
the island and whirled across to this side
of the river striking the steamer Denk-
mann and completely demolishing one of
her wheels. necessitating at least week s
repairs The boat had been overhauled,
repainted etc, and was already for the
summer trade.
A spruce young railroader, evidently
all ready to take the cars for Sunday
visit with his girl, got into a Moline car
this afternoon and seated himself with as
much care as would yonng lady, afraid
of the communicating skirts of some
poorer neighbor. At Nineteenth street a
buxom black woman got into the car and
planting herself squarely by the side of
the young man tried to catch his eye so
as to have her nickel passed to the box,
but he couldn't see it and the pantomime
which followed was worth a quarter to
see
The Union, in endeavoring to foment
dissension in the Democratic ranks, re-
iterates this morning its former assertion
that the friends of Hon. Pat O'Mara are
pushing him for the city attorneyship.
The Union knows better. 1t knows that
while honest differences of opinion may,
and do. exist respecting the remainder of
the ticket the Democrats of Rock Island
are thus far of one mind in favor of the
nomination of Mr.. M. M. CoTbett. 1t has
not been necessary TO do any thimble
rigging in Mr.. Corbett's behalf and Mr..
O'Maras friends will support him cheer
fully Should any other candidate APP
pear, however, the ARGUS will gladly an
nouuce the same at the earliest moment
Furniture and Carpets
for the millions, at G. c.. Knell's.
A SUPERIOR ENTERTAINMENT