The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-26
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
Thursday April 20, 1883.
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

inc burning OF d IFdme DuHAo -
rear of Wagner's brewery. The IRE
said to have been started by children VIII
were playing with matches
Our readers should not forget the PR
sentation of King Richard III by the en-
ipeut tragedian, Thos. W. Keene, at Hal
per's theatre. Tuesday evening next.
Read change in Geo W D. Harris ad
a-ti~a,,art If
Mrs. w. E. Cole and her sister, Mis-
Alice Nj. Hurd, of Muscatine, are IN tn
civ on visit to their cousin, Mr.. L. d
Hurd of the Rock Island house.
Ladies kid button boots, $1.75, at Carst
& Reticker's.
The Moline Lumber company have FLED
a certificate of Incorporation with CAPT
ital stock of $25, 600 The directors sre
c. II. Deere, s. H. Veiie, A. B. Dick, and
Adam Dick
The Davenport, Rock Island and Mo-
line railway association. met at Commits
sioner Carman's office, in Chicago. on
Tuesday and transacted considerable bus
mess No tariffs or cassifcations were
changed.
1t is reported that the Illinois Central,
Northwestern, and KCokuk and St.
Louis roads are cutting lumber rates to
mississippi River points, between Du-
buque, Fit. Dodge, and Minneapolis.
There are differentials to Dubuque and
Minneapolis and none to Fit. Dodge, the
result being that the cutting is against
Fl. Dodge. The matter will probably be
amicably settled in few days.
Furnished rooms for rent. Inquire
at John Russ restaurant II st
In the manufacture of models seals,
etc.. no firm in the west has better facili-
ties for doing such work than L. I.
Floden, Burlington. Iowa. Being thor
ough mechanic he has built up a large
business in his line. Attorneys, notary
publics or others needing anything in the
line of seals would do we'll to correspond
with him. His advertisement appears in
anothe- column.
Mems working shoes 95 cents, at Carse
i Retickers.
Judging from the number of exposures |
that have taken place within the past |
year. Moline must be morally rotten. They |
consort there regardless of color, previous |
condition or nationality. 1t is wicked |
place and ought to be plowed up. The
people of Moline didn't change their may
or bit too soon. 1t is to be hoped that
Mayor Knox will make an Improvement
in Moline's morals; but the prospect looks
bad. as another local sensation is promis-
ed, which is to outrival all Others in
nastiness
VIII 4. Johnson has just received from
the east all the latest designs in ladies'
breastpins. such as squirrels, cracodiles,
grasshOppers, etc. 1S6t
A young Jew arrived in the city on
Tuesday, vino was destitute of funds, and
calling on Mr. Louis May, handed him
letter purpoTting to be from Mr.. Well,
the vice president of the Jewish Relief
society. of Milwaukee. Wis, and asking
Mr.. May to help him. The stranger
wanted to go TO Quincy. Mr.. May sent r
him to hotel and paid for his lodging
out of his own pocket. He then started =
out and collected 81 for the stranger and II
bought ticket to Quincy, 81 80, and
gave the balance TO the young man, who :,
was to start Wednesday morning To- "
wards evening Mr.. May found that he had -
not gone, and had been trying to dispose p
IF his ticket at reduced rate. Deputy
MARSHAL Brennan was sent after the fell G
ow, and made him give back the ticket
ind the balance of the money 1t is too b,
bad that such generosity was so requited
Two finely furnished rooms for rent nj
IN the northwest corner of First avenue III
md Twelfth street. % ct it
In the near future the members of the as
fodman Rifles will have a competitive Il
rin, and it is expected the boys will m
AXE lively interest in it, not only to
ain the honor of the best drilled man in til
UGH good military organization, but to tn
lin the prizes which have been offered for Jc
le occasion. Two elegant badges are on Ju
Exhibition at the jewelry store of Will r. m
obnson. There is one in the form of q hI
lver.crescent, bearing the words second MI
rize, and banner pendant. Iettered WI
competitive drill, .Rodman Rifles" and on
NO gold bars, fastened together by rib
ons. The third prize is silver triangle WI
ttered "R. R. competitive drill with a at
ue ribbon fastened to an ornamental mt
ar. The prizes are fine pieces of work IN
anshlp, and are well worth trying for. TIT
MT Samuel Heagy, of Hampton, passed an
trough the city on Wednesday afternoon
q MS way home from NATION, where he ma
Id Mr. A. r. Stoddard, also of Hampton
e interested in large coal mine. Mir. Jo'
eagy informed an ARGUS reporter that
mine was ''pauning" out well, there AM
ling about 100 tons extracted from il
Oh day. 1t has only been in operation the
ace the list of February, and the amornt me
III increase gradually. The mine covers wo
y acres, and the engine used to work it All
a 100 horse power. SEVENTH men aut
e engaged. The shaft is 9O4 feet deem mo
the coal, which is the deepest shaft of
~ mine in the state The sIonp wslln mi