The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-31
Town Talk.
Tomorrow will be New Years.

Tomorrow will be New Years.
The ARGUS wishes all its friends and
patrons very Happy New Year"
Mrs. Ben T. Cable will keep open
house tomorrow.
Dent forget to write it 1884 after to-
day.
The last day of the month, and the last
day of old 1888
David Hoodman, of Tiskilwa, was fined
SIS and costs today by Squire Cropper
The party at Mrs. Webbers on Elm
street, Saturday evening was largely at
tended.
Receipts for December, as reported by
Bridge Tender Canadian for toll over
Rock river amounts to $500
Pedestrians yesterday had to use great
precaution in their movements; as it was
numerous falls occurred.
Morgan & McCandless, dentists Bird ave
and Goth street. Telephone 68 21.dwtf
Mr.. John F. Robinson, of Port Byron,
received a teachers certificate on Satur-
day.
The merchants have commenced to
make an invoice of their goods The
ARGUS trusts they will all find a good cash
surplus.
The horses attached to Dexters milk
wagon ran away this morning on Tween
tieth street, and demolished things pretty
badly.
Mr.. E. P. Reynolds, of Moline avenue
will receive his lady friends from II a.
m. to 9 p. m. tomorrow
The committee on county buildings
met today, and gave Architect Collins
instructions to proceed to furnish the
Offices in proper manner.
No ARGUS will be issued tomorrow.
The attaches willlendeavor to have a
Happy New Year" with the rest of
humanity.
The amount of money turned over to
the city treasurer by Police Magistrate
Chopper for the month of December, was
S9O70.
Thirty eight families were furnished
relief by Oyerseer Koch during the month
of December The total amount expended
was $26s.O5.
The Rock Island County Bar associa-
ton holds q meeting on Wednesday to
talk of the business of the coming term,
and have the cases so arranged that rapid
progress can be made.
Bane's dyptheria remedy will cure all
cases of dyptheria, 1t is a sure preventa
| tive; give it trial. Sold by F. M. Whea
ton.
Mrs. S. II. Yelie and Mrs. c. H Deere
of Moline will receive gentlemen callers
tomorrow. A large number of young
ladies will be present to assist in enter
tanning the guests.
Stephen Hagan, Captain of the Rocl
Island base ball nine, in Chicago on Sat
urday, secured the services of VIM. Walch
for next year. He is rafting" player
and will materially strengthen the club.
The "Romany Rye" company arrived
from Peoria this noon over the Rock
Island & Peoria road. They had 1
special car to carry the large amount o
scenery.
The party of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H
Deere, of Moline, takes place at thei
palatial residence this evening. A larg
number of the young people from thi
city will attend
o. F. Soper will usher in the new yea
at his place with magnificent lunch o
turkey and oysters, which will surpas
anything of the kind ever seen at hi
place.
| Numerous youths of this city, who
managed to evade the parental eye, wert
scooting down the hills yesterday on thei
hand sleds. 1t was great day for tn
boys
Thomas Lees. Coal Valleys collector
filed his bond on Saturday in the amour
of $6,87S. Messrs. Richard Battersby
George Hitler, Sr., and B. B Seville ar
his sureties.
Services sacred to the memory of tn
old year will be held in the Twentieth
street Evangelical Lutheran church at 7:3
this evening. Services pertaining to thu
New Year will be held at 10.a. m. Tues
day
In a letter received by Mr.. J. r. John
ston, from DR. Gait, who is rusticating a
Colorado Springs, he says that althoug
snow can be plainly seen on the mour
talns, at the Springs Inc thermomete
ranges from So in the shade to 106 10 til
sun. The men go around in their shil
sleeves, and the air is balmy and sprin
like
i The Inter Ocean of Saturday prints q
; almost complete list of the bachelors {
Chicago, arranged alphabetically. 1t
an enormous list, and as leap year is upo
us, we may expect to see it greatly re
duced during the coming year. There al
many of TIE same species of humanity
Rock Island, and list of their name
would not be out of place.