The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-20

TUESDAY February 90. 1883.
BREVITIES.

able pots boiling.
Sheriff Reticker went to Chicago last
night
Mr.. E. Fl. Requa returns to Fremont.
Neb,. to-day with his family.
Mr.. Joseph RoseHfield of this city, has
been visiting in Geneseo.
Gents latest style shoes at Carse s. Ret
ickers. tt
Old Settlers sociable tomorrow night
in Almory Hall.
Mr. L. G. Macarthur, of Rock Island is
autographed upon the Leland House regis
ter, Chicago.
Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker's.
Frank Schwartzenburg, the Moline cpl
leptic was adjudged insane by the jury, of
which DIR. Carter was foreman, and will
be cared for by the authorities.
The work of quarrying on Twenty third
street for the water works protection
cribs, was resumed this morning.
Representative O'Mara's bill to abolish
grand .juries, has been reported from the
house judiciary committee without recon-
mendation.
Two houses and lots for sale on Third
avenue. Inquire of George 81. Simmons
on the premises. 14d1w
Yesterday afternoon the property of the
late Prof Lighton, consisting of two
houses ON Third avenue and farm of
eight acres in Henry county was sold by
Administrator Halves to Mrs. Mary A.
Lighton, subject to incumbrance
Scores of carloads of freight destined for
this city are beginning to arrive. Some of
this freight has been on the way. between
here and Chicago, for nearly a fortnight
and considerable of that of perishable
nature is not in remarkably good con
dition.
You have a chance to save money, pre-
yIous to removal of g. A DoeIlinger, by
buying your parlor- characteristics,
carpets etc, there. and calling early to Sc
cure bargains.
Says the Geneseo Republic: The Satur-
day Erpress is the name of a bran new five
column newspaper published in Orion, H.,
with Elder Morgan as editor. 1t is devoted
to the affairs and interests of the Methodist
church of the Rock Island district and
will be found of general interest to that
people"
Wanted-A good washer in laundry also
good scrub girl-at Rock Island House.
M. N. Demerest. representing Ell. E.
Bucklin & Co., was in the city to-day on
business.
William Lambert, drunk and disorderly,
was fined So and costs this morning by
Squire Cropper.
Last evening the Knights of Pythias of
this city had little banquet and general
good time in ante-room of their Castle
hall after business hours. 1t is said to
have been quite happy affair.
letter stamped and addressed to Miss
Mary Jay, Hannibal. Mo, lock box UT"
was dropped into one of our street corner
newspaper boxes this forenoon. The
writer evidently thought that Rock Island
ought to have the benefit of the free deliv-
cry system.
The Warsaw Bulletin, in speaking of the
Dogtown COAL places that valuable location
in Rock Island county to which the Gene
SEQ Republic responds: I'VE can't allow
Mercer county to be robbed in that way
Dogtown is in Mercer county, good. 1t
could not reach Rock Island county at the
nearest point in five miles travel"
Carpets, at and below cost, at Doel-
fingers.
Parker, Snellbl ker & Cos Celebrities
booked for to morrow evening and Bard's
Minstrels for Thursday evening at Har-
per's Theatre, are both declared off, there
fore the first entertainment viii be given
on Friday evening by the invincible
Miner Consolid alton.
Hutchinson who beat his landladE out
OF twenty dollar board bill and one dol !
lar borrowed money, pleaded guilty to /
having obtained money under false preten- |
ses and was sentenced to jail imprison-
ment for five days byJudge Adams and to !
pay fine of 81 and costs.
Mirrors and hall stands, at and below /
costs, at G. a Doellingers.
Most of the washonts and breaks on the |
Chicago, Rock Island g. Pacific road have /
been repaired, and business is running as
usual to-day. Yesterday Kansas City and |
st. Paul passengers were sent out over |
this line, and it was expected that they