The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-19

Monda, February 10. 1888.
BREVIT1ES.

Revival meetings win continue this week
at the 1st NJ E. church.
Church services were unusually well at
tended yesterday.
Gents latest style shoes at Carse & Ret
ickeIs. tt
No frost on window panes this morning
and the cheerful notes of the crow were
heard in the land.
This, so far, is veritable spring day
and everybody rejoices thereat.
Most of the railroads have nearly com
pleted the work of repair in consequence
of the late washouts.
Bottom prices at Carse & Retickers.
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Alderman Henry is doing his best to
keep off the sick list and we hope he may
succeed.
There's splendid skating park at al
most every street corner where boys and
girls may enjoy themselves without danger
of even a wetting, saving nothing of
drowning.
The annual reunion of the Old Settlers
society will be held in Armory Hall on
Wednesday evening next, the 21st inst.
What fund of interesting "reminiscences
may be heard from g the oldest inhabitant"
on that evening.
Two large rooms on second floor. near
Harper House. Address
F. B., Box SIS, Moline, Ill
1t will not be forgotten that the grand
Swedish masquerade ball will come off
in Turner Hall next Saturday night.
Owing to delay in the arrival of the PEG
ria train Judge Smith did not convene court
this afternoon till $50 o'clock
Last pay day on the Chicago, Rock ISL
and and Pacific road $4,000 were scat
tered among the employees, who in turn
distributed it to the merchants of Daven-
port, Rock Island and Moline.
A gentleman who weighed the ice from
fsot of telegraph wire at Lincoln esti-
mates the weight upon eight wires for $50
feet, the distance between poles. at !, 440
pounds. No wonder that we could get
no Geographic news after Thursday nights
storm till Saturday.
John Whistler who lives about two and
ene-half miles northwest of Monmouth,
near Cedar creek, in coming out of his
house pretty early one morning lately, dis
covered two large grey wolves in his barn
yard. They were just getting ready for
raid on his flock of sheep
Two houses and lots for sale on Third
avenue. Inquire of George FL. Simmons
on the premises. 14-d1w
Tho TIltnoic Turohar ATa,,xf.;.
Company, organized to cut Tennessee
woods for northern markets, is organized
as follows: Parker Wineman, Chicago: L.
G. Lloyd, Rock Island; 4. G. Wineman,
Gates, Tenn.
1t was NOT McGreger colt, after all,
that Mr. Arthur Burial lost the other day.
the valuable four years old of that breed
being spared to him. The lost animal was
sired by 0smon, half brother to Piedmont
aud the dam was an Almont mare. half
sister of Piedmont
The Red Men have about completed
their preparations for the party of next
Thursday night in Armory Hall, which is
likely to be the finest one in the history of
O-Sau kee tribe. Everything is in the |
hands of competent committees and things
are booming.
This afternoon our reporter found Capt |
kohler, of the county clerks Office deliver
ing free lecture to one of his countrymen
who had expressed his inability to read or
write He very justly considers this the
objectionable sin" in this enlightened
age.
The members Of the Rodman Rifle com
pany are looking forward to the visit of
the state Inspector, in the latter part of
March. They are not at all apprehensive |
about it, however
City bill boards are being adorned to-day |
with the paper of the Miner Consolidation.
which is to be here on Friday evening next, |
and which is said to be the best speciality |
show on the road
A letter from the most non-comnittal |
American statesman who ever lived NAV |
be found in another column, il appearing
IN print for the first time Ambitious |
young statesmen can profit by its perusal |
Mrs. Edward Connolly and family desire |
to tender their most sincere acknowledge |
ments to those relatives and neighbors
who SO kindly assisted them in every wav,