The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-08


its former strength.
Services each evening this week in the
Central Presbyterian church. Mrs. Yuill
will assist in the singing.
Teamsters. especially in Fifth avenue,
should be careful not to leave chunks of
ice from their loads scattered along the
highway. They are dangerous obstruc-
tons to travel.
At 6 o'clock this morning the morning
star shone out as brilliantly as concen-
trated electric light in fact, it looked like
solitary electric lamp suspended in the
heavens
Mr.. John Bengston's friends win be
panied to learn of his prostration with
severe cold.
The adjourned meeting of the Rock ISL
and Building, Savings and Loan Associa-
ton viii be held tomorrow evening in the
Office of Guyer q Kinnaird.
One Davis, hailing from Coal Valley,
was arrested by Officer McCabe last night
on general principles. He was toting a
bag full of tools, painters apron and
pantaloons and other things and thus far
has not given lucid account of himself
DR.. Truesdale who was sent for to
diagnose the case of Mr.. Henry Hall of
Moline, pronounces his ailment cancer of
the stomach and that there is no hope of
his recovery
At the time of going to press we learn
that a Jury is being impanelcd in the case
of Dennis Mckinney VS. the C. B. & @. r.
r. Company. The trial may consume
considerable OF tomorrow.
--.AsssRs Champions liabilities are SAL |
267 So. The heaviest creditor is Mr.. C. ]. |
Champion, claim $s's04; "a, Porter Skin /
ner, 50, 500; Sd. Langfelt, Turner 8 Co., |
30, 407.e1; 4th, Koch, Sons & Co, 81, 934.-
81; 9TH. Mrs. Robert Champion, $1.72S;
9Th, Robert Champion, 81, 632
1t was decided yesterday that the new
baggage agreement which was to go into
effect Feb. 1, shall not take effect until
April 1, so as to allow travellers for bust
ness houses, who would otherwise be EN-
barrassed, to prepare for the change by
adopting different style of sample
trunk.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul system for the fourth week of
December were $500 againsa $594, 900
for the same week in 1881, an increase of
$4,000. Total earnings for the month of
December, 81. 965 200. against $1,S54, 900 I
in 1881. an increase of S111,000 |.
A Davenport woman who asks for
divorce from her husband is Leona G.
Steere She states in her petition that she
and Walter 5 were married in Rock ISL
and six years ago. During the first year Z
Of That married life the one who had sworn l
10 love and protect her thrust her out of
doors, as she now swears, and he has !
been guilty of worse things several times t
since. It
Invitations have been issued for the APP t
preaching nuptials of Miss Carrie Clark,
Of Chicago and sMr. Edward b.
Keator, of Moline, Illinois which
will take place on the afternoon of the
10Th inst. Miss Clark is the daughter of
Prof. T. III. Clark, of the East Side school. !.
She graduated from the high school in the
class of 1878, since which she has been a
successful teacher. Her talents and
will insure for her a warm well
come in her new home in Moline.
Tomorrow evening, in the rooms of the
,ity council, the organization of the Rock
Island Business Mems Association will be
perfected. The membership roll bears the
names of eighty-four business men and at
he regular meeting tomorrow evening
Inc election of officers will occur, the polls
1eing open from to $50 o'clock This
association. the ARGUS believes will do
more toward lifting Rock Island up to a
higher business plane than any or all other
agencies combined. Let there be a rousing
attendance at the meeting.
On Saturday the Chicago Times pub b
ished fiy. column black list, that is list O
If names of editors and others who loan .
I'd or sold railroad passes. In that list an 4
Gears twice the name of one of the pro- q
orietors of Rock Island daily newspaper, r
.he charge IN each instance being sold b
lis pass" The list also includes the name n
IF an alleged attache of the Davenport Demo Z
erat, one d. @. Earle, against whom there n