The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-31
THE DAILY ARGUS.
weanesaaY January 81. 1853
BREVITIEs.

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The Lepten season will begin on Feb,
z.
Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker's.
Hazel Kirke tonight at Harper's The
atre
This is the last day of Jauary and
nobody is sorry except the man whose
note is due.
Gents 1otest style shoes at Carse q Ret
ickeT's. tt
Mr. W. F. johnson, has just sold his fine
eight years old mare to Mr.. Robert S. Rod
man for $225.
ALVIN Joslin" one of the most comical
plays ever put upon the stage, viii .'show
up" at Harper's theatre on the evening of
Wednesday Feb, Z.
Those who made application to the G.
r. T. & p company for half fare permits
may obtain the same at the companys
office in this city.
Last nights weather was very cold, in
deed, but it seemed very much colder than
it was in reality owing to stiff breeze
from the northwest which Tapped over into
to-day.
The sKarlp company which played to
nearly $500 in this city on Monday even
ing came tout behind the light house" in
Davenport last evening.
Every act in the play of Hazel Kirke
is embe1lished by scenery which the com
pany transport from their home theatre
an evidence of their determination to give
fine performance
Last night there was q slight snow fall
which, had there been no wind. would have
been scarcely noticeable but owing to the
gale which prevailed it was whirled h1ther
and thither, often too the extent of forming
big drifts on street railroad and other tracks.
The enterprise of the Madison Square
Theatre is sending its attractions to every
city, town, and village in the land. It not
only furnishes good companies. but equips
each one with special scenery sufficient to
present their plays IN proper manner.
Annual meeting of the Old Settlers So
ciety on Monday next, Feb. 5, to elect
their coming festival.
Flour and feed store in one corner of
NV repository building south side of
Union Square / will sell and deliver to
any part. of the city -four and feed of all
kinds at a very small margin.
st L. D. DnaIcK.
Mr.. A E. Knickerbocker is the latest |
addition to the list of our Interesting in
valids,'' his ailment being frequent rheu-
matte twinges-
Mrs. Langtry, the world famed Jersey |
Lily, ;" viii surely appear in Harper's thea |
tire, the latter part of next month wind |
and weather permitting" The date has |
been lied and everybody can be prspar-
ing for peep at the beauty, in t'Rosalind" |
probably.
Mr. Louis Glockhof has sold his milk |
route to Mr.. George Darling who viii take
possession March /. Mr.. Glockhoff does |
not sell his place.. merely the milk from his |
cows, which number about thirty. Dir. |
Darling, who already owns a good route.
is to be congratulated upon his purchase.
Entertainment this evening in Turner
hall, by the Rock Island Dramatic Asso-
citation.
Hazel Kirke" has been presented oyer
2 900 times. Estimating 500 persons have
witnessed each performance, we have a
grand total of 1000, 600 people who have
gazed upon the great play. Leaving out
blind deaf, and one-atmed men, 2, 000, 900
of eyes have seen, 100000 of ears have
heard, and 100000 of hands have APP
plauded Hazel Krfxe.
That Rapids City huriah seems to hinge
upon an attempt by Constable Cox to ar
rest a notorious rough, one Jack Lanahan,
who was taken from his custody by five
other fellows of the baser sort. As soon
as the Rock Island officers arrived they az
rested John Lanahan, John Saunders and
J. Mullain and locked them up and when at
the coal mine after the other two were in
formed that the three Jacks had fired the
Jail The three scalawags were brought
10 this city and lodged in the county Jail
where their opportunities of smoking
themselves out viii be quite limited.
Uncle Jake Ohlweiler says that while in
Arkansas he saw but one horse, and poor
one at that, the hauling and team work
generally being done by oxen. The com
pany consisting of Messrs. August Herkert, Il
Erhart Fiekinger and himself viii return
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