The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-07
THE DAILY ARGUS.
Wednesday February Z. 1883.
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Seventeen prisoners are comfortably
auartered in jail at present,
Bottom prices at Carse & Retickers.
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Mr. E. E. Parmenter is on deck again
after few days illness.
Lent starts in with the finest weather we
have had since last fall.
Ash Wednesday services were held at
Trinity church this forenoon and afternoon,
Rev A B. Allen officiating.
Gents latest style shoes at Carse & Ret
icker's If
Notices are out for the election of
chief engineer of the Rock Island fire de
partment, to succeed Mr.. James johnson.
The Red Men win occupy Armory and
Turner Halls on the night of the 32d
inst
Oscar Hanson. a pretty good natured
Swede, was before Squire Chopper this
morning charged with drunkenness; fined
80 and costs
It is not yet decided where the Old Set
tiers will meet on the evening OF Wash
ington's birthday, the committee appointed
for that purpose not having found the
desired haven
Barquette, the colored fellow who made
an arsenal of himself and drew well
loaded revolver on fellow the other night
was before Squire Cropper this morning
and was bound over in the sum of 800.
Flour and feed store in one corner of
my repository building south side of
Union SquaIe. viii sell and deliver to
any part of the city flour and feed of all
kinds at very small margin.
st L. D. DmICK
The electric light committee has agreed
upon the sum of 81 ,075 as the proper sum
to be paid the company for the light fur
nished up to the 1st inst.
Next Wednesday will be ST. Valentines
day. and about the only people who don't
seem to enjey the day are the postoffice of
ficials and those who receive the most hor-
rible caricatures conceivable.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
, follows: Nils P. Halberg, Moline, and
Miss Ingrid Olson, Woodruff Barney
Stieger and Miss Katie Rawl.
B16nS NOOl llHCu c-DuChAC SHOCS
reduced to 81 rs, worth $215 All other
goods marked way down: at the old Coss
store closing out sale
Feb. 1, St PARK & ELLIS.
The topic at tAe Broadway church
monthly concert this evening will be;
Foreign Missions. China and the Chinese
in America and Home Missions, the
Synods of Kansas and Missouri
This morning at : o'clock the mercury
had climbed to ten degrees above zero, but
even then il wasn't warm enough for linen
pantaloons and busters.
The glass blowing exhibition of the far
famed Woodroffe brothers in the Rock ISL
aud House block, Second avenue, afternoon
and evening, should be attended by every
body. The admission is low, and every
visitor receives a present.
Be sure to see Charles L. Davis at Har. |
pers theatre this evening in his renowned |
impersonation of Alvin Joslin' The
company supporting Mr.. Davis is con
sidered on, of the best on the road
On next Monday evening, Feb. 18th,
occurs the marriage of Mr. Robt Keith to
Miss Julia Willoughby, of St Louis Mr..
Keith is an express messenger, and runs
between Milwaukee and Rock Island, and
IS popular with all the boys. who will wish
i'm well in his new departure.
The total poll tax paid in up to date, is
not far from 5000 with several unfortun-
ates in the lower part of the city yet to
near from. Nothing makes man so
good natured as to pay poll tax except it
be to walk the floor half the night with
squalling baby.
Tomorrow forenoon at II o'clock at the
residence of the prospective bride in
Bureau county, Mr. Nixon
Blakely of this city and Miss Sarah Barton
are to be united in wedlock. They have
The best wishes of The ARGUS for pros
porous voyage down lifes river.
The Grand Lodge A. o. L. w did a
most excellent thing yesterday (and the ex-
ample is commended to like bodies gener-
ally) in designating one of it's members,
Mr.. William L. Gardner, Past Grand Com
mander of the Select Knights of the A. o.
L. w, to prepare reports of its daily
working for the city press
Barquette, the Davenport revolver
moke, pleaded guilty to-day before Judge