The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-03
BREvITIES.

this evening.
DIR. j. W. Stewart already makes an ex-
cenent grand jury clerk.
Carse s. Ohlweiler's receipts for 1882
aggregated $4,000
Gents latest style shoes at Carse & Ret
icker's tt
Cold weather and dust make up about
as unhappy combination as one could
we'll conceive of.
The Ranch 10 show tonight at Har-
per's theatre is said to be one of the best
on the road.
Beginning at 10 o'clock on Saturday
morning an Epiphany service will be held
in Trinity church
'fO-Sau- Kee" Tribe No. Is, Improved
Order of Red Men meet this evening at
their wigwam, at 7:s0 O'Clock. Installa-
ton of officers.
AS the result of a New Years embrace
by drunken teamster Officer Etzels right
eye locks as if it had encountered the butt
end of cyclone.
The warm current in the river near this
shore has again played havoc with the ice
bridge and another connection win have to
be constructed soon.
Bottom prices at Carse s. Reticker's.
tt
In the opinion of DIR. Calf, hill. the
workman injured at the Buford establish
ment few days ago. is likely to lose his
eye entirely.
The different electric lights never shone
more brightly than last night. The light
seemed more intense and steady than
usual.
Sheriff Reticker has appointed Mr.. n. j.
McEniry. of Yuma, deputy sheriff and
bailiff and that gentleman has taken the
oath of Office.
Rescue Hose Company, No. s, elected
officers last evening as fellows: Foreman,
J. E. Albreeht; assistant foreman, A D.
Swan; secretary. FL. Neuman: treasurer, C.
W. Treftz
Yesterday afternoon the grand jury
chose Mr.. James r. Johnston of this city
as foreman and Judge Smith confirmed the
choice,
The removal of the marble stock, tools,
ETC., of the late firm Of ]. n. Cleland &
Co. from the Second avenue store to the
establishment in Seventeenth street of Mr..
Jacob Riley, the purchaser, was completed
to-day.
The marriage licenses issued to-day at
the county clerks Office were as follows:
Arthur L. Mead, Yuma. and Miss Christina
d. Schafer, Coe; Albert J. Lidke and Miss
Lizzie Brasoner, Gable
Tomorrow viii positively be the last |
day of the great Columbus Clock in this
city.
The ARGUS announces with pleasure that |
the whole amount necessary to enable the |
year free from debt was raised by the time |
specified.
new electric light company Ito supply |
the illuminater in convenient portable |
form fer stoves. offices, etc. } has been |
organized in this city with Capt. James
BlaisdeI, president: AL W. Bowen. secre-
tary and treasurer, and Charles Fiebig,
general manager.
Up to noon to-day neirher Squire Crop
per, nor any of our Justices of the Peace
had been called On to send some chap to
jail who intended to turn over new leaf
but forgot the combination.
Peoria Democrat: The Harper House,
Rock Island is the best kept hotel in the |
state, outside of Chicago, and but few
hotels in Chicago are as home like and
well kept as the Harper, and none of them
have as accommodating proprietors, clerks
and walters
The Columbus Clock will close its exhi-
billions in this city tomorrow evening.
Ladies should come in the afternoon to
avoid the rush Of the evening.
The annual meeting Of the members of
the Mississippi Valley Manufacturers
Mutual Insurance Co. viii be held in the
office on Eighteenth street. at
10 m, on Wednesday, Jan. 10. There are
three directors to be elected and other
business to be transacted.
The Maher-Byrnes wedding this morn
ing at ST. Joseph's church, was well at
tended despite the early hour of the SER
vices and the intense cold. After the Ger
emony the newly married were taken to
the Chicago train, followed by several
loads of the best of good wishes.
The will of the late Frederick Rudolf,
of Coal Valley, which was filed at the