The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-23
Tuesday January 23. 1888
BREvTTIEs.

all of his property real and personal, to his
wife.
Gents lotest style shoes at Carse & Ret
ickers. tt
The estate of the late Timothy Dutton,
of Edgington. is valued at about $50, 900,
of which $40. 900 is personal property.
Again this morning every passenger in
the Moline street cars forsook the seats and
hung onto the straps for comfort.
Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker's
Z
The Milan street cars are running on
good time to-day when the Geld weather
obstacle is considered
Quite as many frost bites are reported
by teamsters, railroad men and others to-
day as upon any previous day since the
10Th inst.
The sale of seats for the Mascotte to-
morrow evening began this morning at
the Harper House drug store.
Captain John Peetz has already receipted
for the handsome sum of $466. AS, col
lected in this CITY for the benefit of the
Rhine and Neckar sufferers.
Mr.. Labran the electric light expert ar
rived in town this morning,to see how the
lamps are doing and 10 superintend the
putting up, so it is said, of those for the
water works building and the bridge ap-
proach.
Letters testamentary were issued this
morning by Judge Adams to E. E. Par
menter, as executor OF the estate of the
late Timothy Dutton.
Toward the middle of this afternoon
there appeared strong indications of a
higher temperature and it is hoped that
the full moon prophets" have hit the
nail on the head
The arrangements already made for the
grand ball of the Red Men on the evening
of Washington's birthday, shows beyond
doubt that no stone will be left unturned
to render it one of the most enjoyable af-
fairs of the season.
The cold was almost as intense last night
as upon the nights Immediately preceding.
There was but little wind, however, which
took off he edge materially.
Probably about the most unmusical |
sound that ever smote the human ear save |
and except midnight caterwauling, is the |
creaking of the wheels of a loaded coal /
wagon with the thermometer from 10 to |
20 degrees below zero.
AS may be seen by reference to our court /
report Capt. j. J. Parks is confined to his |
house with an attack of malarial nature
1t is hoped by his numerous friends tina,
ha mil ha GsIoiA off's
Carl Anderson and Charles P. Strong
the Moline thieves, pleaded guilty to petit
larceny in county court late yesterday af-
ternoon, and each received a sentence of
sixty days in Jail and 81 fine. Anderson
stole two pairs of boots, and Strong a re-
volver, some photographs and half dollar
piece.
At $50 this morning the mercury was
down to 10o below zero Two hours and
a half earlier it was ABOUT 1So below
Where's the man who predicts warmer
weather with full moon7 There are sew
eral people hereabouts, who are almost
out of coal, who would like to interview
him with view to good thrashing. II
There being no open water between the {
Rock Island and Davenport shores noisy
hackmen can, and do, take passengers at
the intersection of Second avenue and
Seventeenth street instead of compelling
them to go down on the ice for a twenty
five cent ride. ,
The G. M. s. St. P. train, which should '
have left here at II o'clock last night was t
owing mainly to the severity {
of the weather and the unpleasant posi- {
bIity of serious accident at such time |
The train on the same road, due here from &
Milwaukee at 615 last evening, was over 6
two hours late.
At it's Castle hall last evening ST. Paul
Lodge, Knights of Pythias installed its
officers for the ensuing year, the work be-
ing supervised by Deputy Grand Chancel-
Tor Arthur Burial, assisted by Past Grand {
Chancellor John Cameron, and Chancellor
Commander George Metzgar. Messrs
John L. Smith. Dan McGugin and J. B.
Carmichael represented Davenport Knights
on the interesting occasion. The officers
are: Chancellor Commander, John T.
Kenworthy; Vice Chancellor E. W. Hurst;
Prelate, J. F. Robinson; Keeper of Records