The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-16

headquarters, one door West of Reimer's
/ Cigar Store.
Gilpin Moore, who has been quite sick
for some days is little better o-day
Mayor Wheelock is considerably better
to-day.
Mr.. j. B. Laughery is confined to the
house with illness
j. I. Knatzell, of Bushnell, is registered
at the Kestor House
John A. Stewart, of Sherman, Texas, is
visiting friends in this city.
d. G. Templeton, of Monmouth. is on a
visit to relatives at this place.
Haverly's Ministries are now booked for
Wagner's opera house en- the goth of April
Special meeting of the city council to-
night.
The Moline Tunnel Co. held a meet
ing last evening and reelected the old
directors.
There will be a meeting of the Sylvan
boat club at W. r. Moore's office to-mor-
row evening
Nora, the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Gamble on the avenue who died on
Sunday, has been taken to Orion for inter
ment.
One of our East Main street grocers will
in short time unite his fortunes with an
accomplished young lady. At present
"mums" the word.
I'll. o. Whipple has retired from the gro
Gerry business, having sold out to William
Christensen, of Stewartsville
Our people OF late resort to the middle
of the streets as u safer means of locomo-
ton than the sidewalks, which have been
made slippery from the accumulation of
ice.
DR.. p. l.. McKinnie says that after j. B.
Danforth has sued him for a balance which |
he CDanforthl claims is still due, that he
has some documents that he will publish,
which will ''astonish the natives" He |
says the suit will be commenced on Thurs |
day, and that the balance claimed is $40. |
The joint debate on the prohibition |
question between DR.. J. G. Cook and the |
Rev. c. c. Burdette, at SINNERS hall last |
house, although the matter had been well |
advertised, and those that did attend went |
merely out of curiosity to see the circus,
rs they termed it; nearly every point |
touched upon by both, has been so often
'rehashed" that it is completely worn out. |
At the close collection IS a sort of bene-
fiction was taken up. which neted all told |
several nickels and half dozen buttons.
At the annual meeting of the stock
FOLDERS of the Moline cooper alive associa-
ion held at PeaPs Hall last evening, F. w.
Cook and Henry Albright were elected
lii ectors for the ensuing three years in
place of Geo. Cornwall and August
Alme zen who declined the re election The
nnual report of the secretary was read
howing gross earnings of sixteen per
ent for the stock holders, with rebate |
f six per cent leaving a net dividend of
en- per cent, which considering its being
le first year of the association is considered
ood
Mr.. VIM. Condo has secured the agency a
or this city Of the Meteor clock, with lumin
US dial and by it person can tell the
me in the darkest night. The process
)r producing the Illuminated face is
ifferent from any heretofore used. and Z
ontains no phosphorus OF other matter
llculated to destroy the dial, and is the
My process yet discovered that is so. The
lie of these clocks has already been great
Though it has only been on the market
lree months. Headquarters for the above
at the Swede commercial unions store 4
here all are INVITED to call and examine
&c same Canvassing agents wanted in
ock Island.
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