The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-01
BREVITIES.

February L.
The shortest month of the year.
The police made forty-one arrests IN
January
Alderman Lundy is again reported sick
abed.
The weather is moderating, to the joy of
the average coal consumers.
The coal dealers are cornered again but
return of mild weather will restore mat
tiers to their normal condition.
Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker's.
The electric tower climbers report quite
violent oscillations of the towers yesterday
during the strong gale which prevailed.
At o'clock this morning the thermom-
eter in various parts of the city, registered
10 degrees below zero.
The last marriage license for January
was issued yesterday to j. NJ Grant and
Miss Hannah NJ johnson of Edgington.
The C. B. g. O., road has adopted a
new style of theatrical advance agents
permits for half rates.
Schillinger Ehleb wedding this evening
at the residence or the father of the bride,
Mr. Fred Ehleb No. 1880 Fourth aven-
tie.
Gents lotest style shoes at Carse g. Ret
icker's. tt
The oldest son of Mr.. c. 81. Schocker, is
Iaboring under a severe attack of Group,
but is likely to pull through all right.
O~,o,eoor Ranh Dnakoc rop0rt follaws
for january: Relieved, AZ families, q43
persons,) at cost of 1880. So; Transports
ton, $12,90 Total $333.75.
Squire Cropper has handed TO the city
treasurer $50. 45, fines collected in January,
and Justice Halves turned in the sum of
$5 for the same period.
No coasting to speak of was done on the
Elm street hill yesterday. For once. at
least, old Boreas was too much for the
boys.
Young converts meeting and wotkmens'
association meeting tomorrow evening at
the Central .Presby church.
Our young people generally are looking
forward to the next party of the Rodman
Rifles to morrow evening with feelings of
pleasure which cannot easily be estimated. |
Regular meeting of the city council next
Monday evening. when considerable i'm
portant business. including the city scav-
enger matter is to be disposed of.
Flour and feed store in one corner of
my repository building south side of
Union Sqnare. / will sell and deliver to
any part of the city -four and feed of all
kinds at very small margin.
St L. D. DIMIcK
Frank Fisher, for assaulting George |.
Kale with deadly weapon. was bound
over for trial by Squire Chopper in the
sum of $500.
The next meeting of the Young Peoples
Association of the Broadway Presbyterian
church, will be held tomorrow evening at
the residence of Mrs. Charles Buford.
Deputy Collector Wheaton makes re-
turn thus of internal revenue receipts for
January; Beer, $1,757.50 Cigars, $780,
10; tobacco, So. So; total, So ,2o1.2S.
Mr. f. M Banner has been appointed
agent at MarseiIles station for the c., R. l. /
s. P. road in place of W. c. Jones, re-
signed. The appointment viii take effect
to-day.
A note to the ARGUS says that the last
words of little boy. Freddie Robinson,
who died in this city at late hour yester-
lay afternoon, were: "Give my respects t
o all my schoolmates A pathetic legacy.
indeed.
Nearly all trains arriving last night and 8
his morning were belated. The G.. B. & 7
D. from St Louis was reported two hours )
Iehind time and the Chicago, Milwaukee G
nd ST. Paul train, due here at 4:30 a. M L
id not reach here till at 1915. The ex- c
remedy cold weather and wind more than L
now, was the cause of the trouble. @
Peoria Fireman: Mr.. A. N Morton, a
eneral passenger agent of the r. & p,
J in the city on business connected with Il
lis road Mr.. Morton is one of the rising l
Dung railroad men of the country. and we o
onfidently expect to see him at the top of n
he ladder before many years. He has t
many friends in Peoria, who were glad to D
meet hin and who wish him success. a
Very little farm produce of any descrip-
ion came in either yesterday or to-day.
his forenoon City Weighmaster Petit re- g.
eived word that several loads ofhay would
ONE over from Davenport this afternoon :