The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-19

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bring her from Freeportito night. Cad
says he will be able to stop at every cross
| ing and make time, hereafter.
The nationalist caucus and convention
call may be found in its appropriate place
in this issue.
/ Jack Daniels who stole Wesley Walters
coat in Richmond, Ind, just before the
killing of the latter, was found guilty,
(the jury having teen out all night) and
received sentence of thirty days i'm
prisonment and $5 fine.
Yesterday morning the air was quite
balmy and spring like. just before noon.
how ever, a sharp northeastern sprang up
and during the remainder of the day we
were conscious of the fact that winter
still fingered in the lap of spring"
The ARGUS has improved facilities for
doing job work of all kinds. 1t employs
none but the best of workmen, while its
constantly added to. Its stock of fancy
stationery is large and varied; its supply
of all kinds of commercial stock is prac-
| tically unlimited, and it's prices are rea-
sonable. The best of work guaranteed.
| If
A more sudden change of the weather
than that of yesterday was never before
known Hundreds of ladies and gentle
men who went to church in the morning
without cloaks, shawls or overcoats would
have gladly been enveloped in buffalo
skins after the services. o, it was too
utterly awful"
Last night as two drunken fellows were
going over the bridge one of them clam
bered to the top of the railing and said
he would jump into the river. Those
who saw his movements said that he would
undoubtedly have done so had not his
somewhat more sober companion pulled
him back again onto the walk. Had he
| jumped he might have landed on larg
cake of ice and had free ride to ST.
| Louis.
Mrs. Laugtry gave the Buffalo cores
pondent of the Chicago Tribune 4he i'm
/ preston that she is tired of Freddy's at
tentIons. The Lily said, with roguish
smile; THE only thing 1 do not get
tired of is the stage" whereupon her
manager who was present, gave the cores
pondent "a knowing look and nodded
slightly in the direction of the office.
Then he smiled sweetly" Freddy, it APP
pears. was in the office; and probably he
was smiling too.
| The unfortunate affair in which Frank
| Iglehart of ST. Louis, cousin of Messrs.
Iglehart of this city, was involved a
few months ago was fully reported in the
ARGUS and is still remembered by that
gcntleman's friends in this city. We are
glad to know that the recent report of his
dangerous illness was exaggerated His
broken arm not having been properly set,
will have to be broken again in order to
reset it properly.
The condition OF Peter Kale is reported
unchanged by his attending physician, DR..
Gault. He may survive his fearful wound
ing but probabilities are largely against
him.
On exhibition at Wheaton's drug store
| may be seen handsome ash frame, sur
mounted with the monogram, Up. Fl. /. :"
in colors, (the whole having been taste
| fully designed by Mr.. Geo. Alter enclos
| ing the photographs of the chiefs of the
Rock Island fire departmental except
the first one, Mr.. Carlton, who is now in
Omaha, but whose picture will be here in
| few days. In their order the chiefs will
be as follows: George L. Carlton, Elton
c.. Chopper, S. B. Stoddard, c. B. Knox,
William Kale, E. Roswog. P. Kennedy,
Jacob Wollenhaupt, Thomas Yates,
Thos Bollman, James Johnston. All are
living save Kale, Wollenhaupt and Yates.
| The pictures which were taken by
| Rasmussen, are highly priced by the boys
who desire, through the ARGUS, to ex-
| tend their sincere thanks to the friends
who assisted in procuring them. AT least
three other companies have ordered full
sets of the same pictures.
| Yesterday forenoon Alderman G. w.
Henry had occasion TO visit his store and
when he left to go to his home on Ninth
stree. he observed a young fellow seated
near the corner, whose appearance was
such as might have excited suspicion. Mr..
Henry thought nothing of it, however,
and continued on down the avenue with
Capt. Parks. subsequently one of his
sons went to the store and made the dis
covery that 1t had been burglarized. The
police were notified, and from man who
lives nearly over the store. a description
of the corner lounger (whom he saw in
the rear of Mr.. Henry's store) was OBJ
tanned and he was found at the roundhouse
at work His name was Ernest Locke.
When he found that evasion was utterly
useless be acknowledged having troken
| into the cellar in the rear and of having
secured cigars and tobacco which he sub
sequently divided with Patrick Haley and
James Cahill who kept watch in front
while he did the stealing, These two
were afterward apprehended and the
stolen property all recovered. The ex-
animation of the fellows was set down