The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-20
BREvlgIEs.

& Northwestern railroad
Last night was one of the coolest of the
season.
Gents lotest style shoes at Carse & Ret
icker's If
in the Champion assignment case Judge
Adams has issued an order empowering
the assignee to pay judgment debts.
Tom Thumb and party this afternoon
and evening at Harper's Theatre. Their
last appearance in Rock Island.
Bottom prices at Oarse & Reticker's.
1t is reported that commission firm is
about to occupy the store next to Alderman
Lundy's
That long looked for January thaw"
would be about the most acceptable thing
thought of for this latitude.
Next TO railroad men street car drivers
are the most stalwart kickers at this sort
of weather.
Neither yesterday nor o-day was mar
rage license issued, which would seem to
dIsprove the popular assertion that cold
weather has a tendency to lead people to-
ward doubling up.
Harpers Theatre is crowded this after
noon with little people anxious to see Tom
Thumb. No matter how cold it is, school
children and others, including adults, viii
turn out to see the great original L;llipu-
tians
On the Milan road the o'clock car now
runs to Watch Tower junction, a great
convenience even to people living in Milan
who are detained in this city till evening.
Last night Messrs J. NJ Montgomery
and Henry Carpenter started for North
field, Mass. with the remains of Timothy
Dutton.
Dir. Fred Appelquist and his associate
on the Fourth ward German relief commit.
tee collected over 800 yesterday. Fred
says that it was too much like pulling
teeth, though
Owing to the intense cold and the ap-
prehension of broken wheels or rails in
consequence thereof, no passenger trains
have been run on schedule time for over
twenty four hours
The ice bridge haekmen are charging the
CAOIOASdhb kiAtC Va NCAts ACt
taking people across. Ten cents should
be, and has hitherto been, the price.
Last evening Health Commissioner
Craig received a report from DR.. Mckee to
the effect that Fred, son of F. C. Coss,
was down with varioloId At his fathers
residence. The disease was caught at
Moline.
The few farmers in town to-day report
great suffering by stock in many neighbor
hoods in some localities the scarcity of
water is added to the wintry burden borne
by the poor farmers.
"A stitch in time saves nine" and now
that mild type of small pox has appear
ed IN Rock Island, Imported from Moline,
it were well to keep a sharp lookout in
order that the dread disease may not secure
= foothold here.
The electric tower climbers are having
an appreciated partial lay -of" this week |
The moon competition keeps up pretty |
much all Of each night, hence the electric |
light is used for so short d time that it is |
not necessary to adjust the carbons each |
fellows such weather as this.
Manager Potter. of the Chicago, Burl-
ington 81 Quincy road, is reported to have |
stated to reporter in Omaha that he in
spected the Denver and Rio Grande lines /
at the invitation of General Dodge, and |
that the latter property may be purchased |
by his company. The Denver road will |
reach Salt Lake early in March.
Yesterday the Tom Thumb party gave
very pleasing entertainments at Harper's
theatre to large audiences. The ability of
these little people to please both young
and old was never before more clearly
The ARGUS looks for full
houses this afternoon and evening.
All day the railroad men have worked at
a great disadvantage owing to the bitter
cold, and many reports of frost bitten ears
and noses have already come in. About
the middle of the forenoon a slight snow
storm led many to hope that the weather
would soon moderate but after the storm
the cold seemed quite as severe as before
This is certainly winter weather which will
not soon be forgotten.
This weeks mortuary record, as obtained |
at the City Clerks Office, is as follows:
Grace Moriarty, year, 2 months, 10 days,