The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-09

Friday March ., 1888.



evening was well attended, considering tn
number of other attractions in town,
Selling at cost, Taylor IL Philleo's. If
Mr. Charles Conqueror is the latest Rocl
Islander on the sick list who is reported
convalescing.
Miss Minnie Madden, supported by |
first class company, at Harper's theatr'
next Tuesday evening.
Gents latest style shoes at Carse & Ret
icker's. tt
The sum of S25 has been agreed upor
by the city finance committee and the
Electric Light Company as the proper de
duction figures from the February bill OF
scooter lights out.
Another old resident Michael Corcoran.
died Yesterday at the residence of his
brother John. No 600 Thirteenth street.
aged seventy five years.
Pillsbury's best. at Hawley & Hills.
George w Maxwell, of the Retsilers'
Mercantile Agency, arrived IN the city last
night. The agency has good business
here. and gives good satisfaction to the
merchants.
O0e OF the SCD0OlS IN COubn ocCk 1Slauu
has been closed several days, owing to the
severe illness of the teacher Miss Mary j.
Case. The lady's health is improving,
however.
Wanted-Furnished room and board in
private family by married lady. Terms
must be reasonable. Address Mrs. W. H.,
ARGUS Office.
Several days ago Mr. A. H. Hampton
purchased the Frank III store property on
Fourth avenue and is transforming the
same into two dwellings
The funeral of the late Michael Cor
coran will take place tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock
AT the Harper House drug store may be
seen several handsome specimens of the
artistic genius of Miss Schemerhorn in the
form of oil and water color paintings,
pastel pieces, etc, all of which betoken
the true artist and are worthy of critical
inspection.
Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker's Il
This was the day for Prof Virgins
great, blow but it failed TO materialize and |
the Canadian himself is set down as |
'Igres tblow."
Last night and the night before the
electric lights shone brilliantly. On Tues
day night, however, the police reported
several lamps out just after IL o'clock.
Circuit court re-convened at o'clock
this afternoon, Judge Peasants presiding,
for the transaction of some unfinished
business.
Fresh spinach, lettuce and soup lunches
at HawIey & Hills.
Mckee Rankin and his excellent com
pany will appear in 'Forty-nine" at Burtis
opera house, Davenport, tomorrow even
ing People from this city who may desire
to attend return by cars after the per-
Torrance
The office of the Rock Island Lumber
and Manufacturing company is receiving
quite thorough overhauling Among
other improvements native woods will he
substituted for plaster as a ceiling.
The following marriage license, issued
late on Wednesday evening was omitted
from our last issue; Frank Lewald, Chi
cage and Miss Bertha Kohn. Rock Island !
E. Turner has just received an exceed {
ingly fine line of ladies shoes including the !
finest kind.
While other scales in the city were fire.
quently out of gear during the winter, City ,
Weighmaster Petit kept his in excellent
from first to last. Mr. Petit is
evidently the right man in the right place"
SO everybody says who has any dealings .
with his unpretentious establishment.
The Gable Speciality Company gave
fair variety performance last evening at
Harper's theatre, but owing doubtless to
the three entertainments given elsewhere I,
the audience was not large one.
Letters received from the Rock Island :,
people now at work near Minturn, Arkan- !;
sas state that the mud is very deep and .
seriously inteIfcres with their operations I
A woman died down there last week and r
she roads were in such a dreadful condition I
that it became necessary to take the body !
to the cemetery on hand car
Catherine Halter, an insane woman, was
brought down from Rapids City this fore
noon. The examination was set down for q
this afternoon.
One of the Supervisors evidently given
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