The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
Saturday April z, 1888.
BREvlTIES.

E. Turner sells shoes at remarkably ioN
prices.
Go to the Central Presbyterian ehnfcl
next Tuesday evening.
Ate Raser, for many years passenge
brakeman on the G. r. l. q F., has beei
promoted to baggageman.
Slippers for ladies, a large lot Just re
ceived at E. Turner'S.
DIR. Gait is is Chicago, called thither b.
telegram from Mr.. r. X Cable.
Connection is about to be made be
tween the residence of Mr.. F. c. A. Denk
mann and the Fifth avenue sewer
The martuary record for the week is
confined to one case, that OF Samuel
Alexander Jackson, years and o months,
typhoid pneumonia.
More rain this afternoon; this has been
the first real April day of the season thus
far.
The fourth annual convention OF the
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association viii
be held Davenport on the 1st of May
Mayor-elect Motifs resignation of alder
manic honors will be submitted to the
council at its adjourned session next
Monday night.
A considerable fall of snow last even
ing closed one of the most disagreeable
DAYS ever experienced in this latitude at
this season of the year.
A petition is in circulation for the re-
lease of William Babe from the peniten
tiary where he is serving a nine years
sentence for an assault with intent to
ravish Miss Emma Briggs in 1880.
Sutherland s. Co., from the east, within
q few days open large stock of boots
and shoes in the store formerly occupied
by /. Heinsfurter, No 1914 Second ave.
It is understood that Trinity parish has
under consideration the question of ex-
tending a call to Rev. A. Ramsey. of
Dubuque, to succeed Rev. A. B. Alien,
resigned.
The biggest bargains in shoes ever
offered in Rock Island are now given at
Olsen s. Co.'S great closing out sale.
Apr9 ct
DIR. J. w Cowden recently purch ased
of noted Kentucky horse fancier, a
superb Hambletonian colt which is ex-
pected to arrive to-day. tits understood
the price paid was 1925.
Says the Geneseo Republic: Repre-
sentative Thomas Mowers, Jr., was in
town last Monday. He says there IS little
doubt out the Harper high license bill
will pass with clause added making the
malt liquor license at least 5000 per an
num-"
A new crossing of ashes and other re-
fuse has been laid across Seventeenth street
from the ARGUS office to the post office.
Contractors McGregor and McQuade
supervised the job.
The electric lights and the snow covered
ground last evening would have made
pedestrianizing quite comfortable had il
not been for the unfathomable mud.
In few days the present dark stairway
connecting the first and second floors of
R. Champions bookstore, will be greatly
improved by tearing out the dead siding
and substituting banisters therefor. The
work win be done by Mr.. Christ J. w
Schreiner, whose name is a guaranty that
it will be well done.
Mr.. E.. St john, general passenger
agent of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific road, returned yesterday from an ex
landed eastern trip. He finds the pros
poets for heavy passenger business this
summer most f1attering.
Geneseo Republic: Chicago is great
city and Carter Harrison has been re-
elected its mayor by 10000 majority.
The press and the pulpit avail naught
against Carter and his horde Rock ISL
and has also distinguished itself by elect
ing democratic mayor-our former
townsman, j. T. Mott"
April is clearly entitled to the cake as
the most coquettish month in the year
The present weather reminds the ARGUS
of the answer of the western man to an
eastern friend that "out this way it is
two-thirds winter and most of the balance
very late in the fall
Burlington Gazette: Duck hunters go
up the river on the Maggie Reaney and
are let off at various well-known haunts
Of water fowl. Wood choppers cabins
afford them shelter for the night and
they bring theirgame and themselves back
in boats taken along on the steamer.
The shooting season will soon be over
and the present weather is just right for
duck hunting"
Charley Wheeler, who has run pas
senger train on the G. r. I. & p. ever
since the road was built gave up his train
on April /, and has taken the position of
depot master at the Rock Island depot in
Chicago. Charley will be missed on the
old run, for no more accommodating or
good hearted man ever punched tickets
on any road.
The Mansillian weather for April is des-
cribed as follows: THE temperature will |
probably average little below the mean
of the season. both in the United States
and Europe. There is considerable
planetary phenomena for April, therefore
1t is likely to be the cool, stormy month
of spring and the season."
WAETED-Commercia travellers and