The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-25

Lie N6AbHtF las uOt yCe Hi0uCideCO SuA-
fciently to admit of the wearing of busters
and the use of palm leaf fans.
Gents lotest style shoes at Carse d Ret
icker's. tt
Several loads of Iowa hay came over to-
day and will continue coming as long as
the continuous ice bridge lasts.
City Weighmaster Petit weighed no less
than six or eight loads of Iowa hay yester-
day, which were sold readily
Bottom prices at Carse s. Reticker's.
If
The finance committee of the board of
supervisors is in session to-day in the
county clerks Office.
Last nights three inch snowfall improv-
ed the sleighing materially and did not
retard railroad travel in this section to any
extent.
George W. Henry, Jr., rugged up snow
plew recently and hitching his horse to it
this morning, cleared his own sidewalk,
not only, but the walks of the entire block
as well
The next entertainment at Hsrpers
Theatre win be that of the Charles A.
Gardner Karl" company next Monday
evening, one of the funniest companies
travelling.
Alderman Mott and Mr.. Aug. b. Lift,
were scolding considerably this morning
for the very good reason that they could
get no trace of goods which were shipped
to them on the 10Th from Des Moines.
Probably snowbound somewhere.
A few of Mr. F. M Wheaton's friends
telegraphed congratulations to him last
evening upon the occasion of his marriage
at Beaver Falls, Pa
S. T. Watkins again has his full force of
men and teams getting out ice at the foot
of Nineteenth street. Several hundred
tons are gotten out and hauled away
daily.
The total tax receipts for six weeks; as
reported by Major Wilson, foot up only
So 200. Perhaps some of the deIinquents
have forgotten that the collector can be
found in the Office of the Western Union
Telegraph Co.
This is the first really delightful wintry
day we have had in several weeks and once
again sleighrides constitute the popular
diversion.
1t is said that enc Of our leading physi
clans, who was once leader of band, knows
only one tune THE Bold Soier Boy" The
ARGUS will not vouch for this, however,
nor will it give the COED doctor away by
naming. him. It's possible there's a mis-
take somewhere.
One venerable granger came to town
yesterday with load of corn for which he
wanted sixty cents bushel He evidently
considered every buyer in Rock Island
National Bank in his own right.
The boys who do their coasting on the |
Elm street bill, (and it seemed as if the |
woods were full OF them yesterday after i
noon after school) now stop their sleds |
before reaching the Fifth avenue sidewalk |
Still, there infinite danger on the hill, and /
some of these days some hapless boy or
boys viii find it out.
Mr.. p L. Cable has handed over $3.50 to
Overseer Koch, with directions to use il |
for the benefit of the poor in his discretion.
He has also presented officer Metsch with
S25, for his keenness on the night of the
attempted burglarizing of his house.
Complaint is made to the ARGUS that |
the occupant of the premises, corner of
Fourth avenue and Ninth street, has not
cleared the snow from his walks this win
ter, greatly to the inconvenience and dis
comfort of his neighbors and all others
having occasion 10 pass that way.
Uncle John Warner bought couple of
loads of Iowa hay yesterday but when the i.
transfers undertook to drive into bis yard
10 unload they found that each load was /,
several feet too wide. Then they had to
20 to the trouble of returning to Market
square and with a hay knife cut down each
DAD to the desired width.
Superintendent Scott of the Milan street
,sr line, was in Police Court this morning
While the horse blanket thief was being
examined. He, too. was minus blanket
md didn't know but that the fellow knew
something about it.
Quite commotion among the hackmen
occurred this noon at the intersection of
street and Second avenue
when two Cinnamon were observed evi-
iently on the lookout for ride to Daven- Z
port Here John, come here, goin' right I
over" sang out all in chorus, but one more |