The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-08

to-day. The clerk of the weather has
considerable to do with the success of
such affairs
Now Colin wanders in the lane
With Mary Jane,
And fuzzy caterpillars brown,
Drop softly down,
And tumble through tue summer air,
Into her hair.
Robert T. Gardner, of Milan, and Miss
Emma j Berry, of South Rock Island,
called on the county clerk this morning,
and procured marriage license
John Murrin, the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy engineer who was hurt at the
wreck at Vermont, is getting along nicely,
and will soon oe able to be out
Charles A Roosin and Miss Tilda Peter
son, of Moline, are supposed TO be happy
now, having procured marriage license
from the county clerk yesterday.
The Moline Dispatch calls the Rock Is
land Stars "kickers." This is an unjust
appellation. Tie Stars will always stand
up for their rights, and do not propose to
be bulldozed by any club
Mrs. Rebecca Wookey, formerly of this
city, but now of Peoria, has arrived on a
visit to her sisters; Mrs. Lydia Stroehlc and
Mrs Lydia Littig.
At the election of the Wide Awake
Hook and Ladder company No ,, on
Monday evening, William Wagner was
elected foreman; William Ecker assistant
foreman; George Hamaker secretary; B.
Winters treasurer.
The Union is as mum as an oyster in
regard to the Cramer unpleasantness. For
its special benefit we will state that it can
secure full particulars at the city clerks
office.
The will left by the late Mrs Almira
Wheelock, of this city, appoints Capt. J,
]. Parks as executor. The will was ad-
mitted to probate on Tuesday, and was
executed May 3. 1877.
The First Methodist Sunday school
picnic occurs Tomorrow The place Sc
lected is Credit island, and the children
will be landed there by the dancing
Nellie, Capt. Whitney's new boat
Officer Frank Meenan wears a smile
that is childlike and bland this week
The cause of all his joy is a baby boy.
which arrived at his house on Sunday
evening.
1t is rumored that Mr. Cramer, since
his. tenure of Office expired, has transferred
all his prcpertyto his wife A record of such
transfer has not been filed in the circuit
clerks office, and the report is consequent
ly untrue
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Starkey, of Bowl
ing township, will soon lose their daugh-
ter Fannie. 1t will not be painful sep
aration, however On the 18th inst, she
will be led to the hymenal alter by a
young man, whose name will be given
hereafter
The water works are said to be still in
good working order, and no complaints
are made. The machinery has been
cleaned up and the room presents much
better appearance than when Superin.
tendent Kerr took charge. Strange!
Mrs. A. o. Hass has left the Chicago
Church Choir company, and is now at her
fathers residence in Davenport She has
made an engagement for the coming sea
son with the German theatre at Daven-
port.
The sports are getting their apparatu.
for shooting purposes in readiness for /
J proposed onslaught on the ilnocen
prairie chicken. The law against killing
them expires on the 18th inst, and from
then on Mr.. Chicken had better lay low anC
keep out of the path of the unmercifu
hunter.
The funeral of the late Mrs. A B. Allel
was largely attended, yesterday. The ser
d vices were conducted at her late residenc
b in Bowling township, by the Rev. Sey
mour, of Griswold College, Davenport
After the services at the house were con
y cluded, the funeral cortege started fo
J Chippiannock cemetery, where it was me
by large number of the deceased lady
friends in this city. The pail bearer
were Drs, G. L. Eyster and c. c. Garter
8 and Messrs. Thomas Call, r. Crampto1
), and F. NJ Wheaton, all of Trinity churcl
V The question has been asked severs
times, what is the best thing to do if
person is bitten by dog? There is a
y absurd superstition prevails that the bite
a of all dogs should be either cut out G
cauterized, and the poor animal destroyed
1t is not necessary to adopt either of thes
3 serious sources, provided the dog
e healthy. In fact they are simply ridicu
lous, and are calculated to produc
! groundless fears in the person bitten
OF course, in severe cases erysipelas ma
supervene. bnt with ordinary care, TIN
wound being cleansed by disenfectin
! lotion, no serious consequences will fol
{ low. In all cases, however, doctor SHOULD
he consulted