The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-02
THE DAILY ARGUS.
Tuesday January a. 1853
BREvlTIEs.

Splendid sleighing between here an'
Davenport ON the ice.
Gents latest style Shoes at Carse & Re
icker's If
The January term Of Circuit Court open
ed this afternoon at o'clock.
Ranch 10 Is the next attraction booke,
at Harpers theatre. Time, tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. A F. Fleming, for seventeen year
yard master of the Rock Island road il
Chicago, has resigned to accept a similar
position on the Chicago and Atlanti,
road.
Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker's.
Il
Mr. AL. w. Bowen takes possession OF
his new house in Twelfth street, to-day, a
description of which has been heretofore
published.
The December internal revenue receipts
of Deputy Collector Wheaton make total
of 81. rs; tobacco S2.o8, cigars $685.,
20 and beer $2,146.
As the dummy on the Milan road is be-
ing overhauled the unfortunate street car
drivers are compelled to drive all the way
from Rock Island to Milan
The Columbus Clock is a great success
People are talking about ii all over the
town.
Regular monthly meeting this evening
of the Rock Island Building, Savings and
Loan association, in the office of Guyer g.
Kinnaird. Two directors are to be elected
1l47-1 q sGxA
the members.
A new tariff of winter rates between
here and Chicago, Milwaukee, or Racine,
and stations on the Mississippi river, mas
been issued by the st. Paul road, to take
effect at once.
The st. Paul road gives notice that after
to-day refrigerator cars running between
Chicago and Council Bluffs viii leave
Chicago every Tuesday afternoon at 40 |
o'clock, and every Saturday at $50. They
viii leave Council Bluffs at $50 o'clock in |
the morning.
The Rock Island Lumber and Manufsc- |
turing company has sent out its compi- |
ments for 1888 in the most approved form /
folded gilt edged card. with q pretty /
birds eye view of the works on the upper
half of the card.
The O'clock will remain only few
days longer. Do not delay visiting this |
wonderful structure or it will be too late.
The regular monthly meeting of st. Paul
Lodge Knights of Pythias which was to
have been held this evening, has been
postponed to Monday evening, Janu-
airy s.
Referring to the books of City Weigh
master Petit for the month inst closed.
we find that he measured 100 loads of cord
wood during the month, the largest
3 :. Mount 81 w1fIcn he has any record in one
month 1t sold readily at from 81 to $4.o55
per cord.
The patty last Saturday evening at
Turner Hall given by the Gable Hose Com
pany No. 6, was in every respect sue
cess. Mr.. Gus Herkert, who furnished
the supper SAYS that he never saw a more
orderly company at public party. Il
The ARGUS knows of at least one fellow
who promised yesterday to turn over a
uCW ACdA LIS SOUAAASu WdS
turning itself over. One of those cases OF
too much water on an empty stomach.
Mr. Jacob Schillinger, who has worked
as teamster for twenty three years for the
Cable Coal Company was one of the
pioneer navigators of the Erie and Black
river canals in New York state, his boat
having been the third one to ascend the
after named from Rome to Boonyille.
Following is Superintendent Kemble's
report for December: Whole number en-
oiled, 1868; number of days taught, IS;
average number belonging. 1854; average
daily attendance 1876; percent of attend
ance, 935; number of cases of hardness.
I21, number not absent or tardy, $50;
yearly enrolment, 1, 1878.
From the Portage County Gazette, pub
lished at Stevens Point, Wis, the following
is taken: 'sE Marshall Pavey, of the law
firm of Pavey & Schryver of this city,
has just received his appointment as Cir
cult Court Commissioner, under which he
is vested with all the powers of Circuit
Judge ont of court" Mr.. Pavey is
younger brother of Mr. d. G. Pavey of this
city.
At the last meeting of Rock Island Tenn
Pile, No. 36, U. O. A. T., the following