The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-23

Monday April GO, 1888.
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

change ia the weather.
Persons who are cleaning house, VII
the stoves all down, are entitled 10 syn
pathY.
Mr.. A. Dunlap was elected school tru'
tee of South Rock Island on Saturday
Yesterday was the dullest Sunday noe
Island has experienced for some time
was. blue day in more senses than one
Read change in Geo. W D. Harris ad
..tiao,a-,+ If
The hill boards on Second avenue nea
the railroad depot are nearly tota
wreck from last nights blow
Superintendent Kembell mourns thu
destruction of a portion of his fence
which was laid low by the furious wine
last evening.
Mr.. ]. M. Reticker, who has been quite
i'll for the past few Days, is improving
under the care of DIR. Calf.
Charles F. Erickson and Miss Ellen
Charlborg, of Moline, received the neces-
sarp documents at the county clerk $
office to-day to be made man and wife.
Lalies kid button boots, 81 IS at Carse
& Reticker's.
Samuel Adams, proprietor of the Tay-
Tor House, will arrive home from Dakota
this evening,or to morrow morning.
Haverly's minstrels left for Clinton this
morning, via the c., M. & st. 2. road
They were well taken care of over Sun
day at the Harper.
At the election held at Cable last week
the following village trustees were elected:
RObt Ord, NJ. johnson, A. Haigh and
VIM. Lull were elected school trustees ON
Saturday.
An excursion of Odd Fellows from
Gable, will attend the sixty-fourth ami
versary, which will celebrate here Thurs
day.
The supreme court of Iowa, in session
at Dubuque, on Saturday, adhered to its
former position in the amendment case,
and overruled the motion for a new
hearing
Furnished rooms for rent. Inquire
at John Russ restaurant. II ut
The weather yesterday possessed the
necessary elements for March .day. A
cold rain, and raw, sharp wind, made
it very disagreeable, kand a great many
persons did not leave the friendly shelter
which their homes afforded.
Mems working shoes 90 cents, at Carse
s Reticker's.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
road has issued new through tariff, all
rail, between Chicago. Milwaukee or Ra
cine and stations on the Mississippi river
division and branches. The basis is so
cents on first-class to Dakota and Mime
sofa.
A new time card went into effect on
the c., NJ s. St. P road yesterday
Agent Holmes stated there were no
changes of time at this end of the line.
1t was hls opinion that the Flying
Dutchman" would not be put on this
spring.
In this house cleaning time the follow
ing bit of carpet song can be appreciated:
You may beat, you may pound,
You may swear if you will,
But the dust of the ages
Will cling TO it still
The funeral of Ada Myrtle, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs VIM. Fec, who died early |
last Saturday morning, occurred Sunday |
from the residence, 1904 Fourth avenue |
Services were conducted at st. Josephs |
church
The sleeping car of the night express
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul |
road, broke down at Rapids City Sunday
The passengers were trans-I
ferred to the coach, .and the car side
tracked
A new boarder arrived at the City
Hotel, on the corner of Second avenue
and Twentieth street this morning, and
the proprietor, Mr.. Schroeder, will see
hat he gets the best of care The new
arrival is boy and he weighs 10 pounds,
md is the picture of his dad"
FL. w. Gwinner, formerly general pass
niger agent of the Pennsylvania railroad,
md now president of the National Rail
way Publication society, has declined the
)lace of Commissioner Fink The salary
hus refused is $4,000 year
Mr.. W. Fl. Atwood received telegram
rom his brother, who is IN the banking
business at Aurelia, Iowa. that his bank
vas burned down during the late fire, but
his books and papers were saved. The
lrm name was Yocum & Atwood. Mr..
focum is president of the Galva bank,
nd the Iowa bank is attended to by Mr..
atwood.
Little Jimmie, the youngest son of Mr..
md Mrs. A. H. Lambert, died at their
esidence on First avenue and Tenth
treet to-day at a m, of inflammation
Il the bowels, after weeks illness. He
vas aged two and a half years. The
uneral services will be conducted at the
emetery to morrow morning at 10 o'clock
y the Rev. J. s. hcCord
VIII r. Johnson has just received from
he east all the latest designs in ladies'
reastpins, such as squirrels, crocodiles,
etc 10 ct
Roselle." the female impersonator
With Haverly's minstrels, was the guest
IT ex-Alderman NJ. S. O'Neil over SUM-
lay. His correct name ie William Smith |