The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-17

Address ?. O. box SAT.
Flour has advanced forty cents per
barrel, although away up before.
The mercury sank to one degree below
zero during last night, fall of so degrees
in less than 10 hours.
This cold snap has put quietus to Pc
lice Magistrate Mapes. business, no cases
to-day.
The select ball which was to have oc-
CURED at Wagner's opera house last even
ing has been indefinitely postponed.
Charles Keeslor, who for several days
has been confined to the house with pneu-
monia, is once more around among us.
1t was providential thing, this change
of weather, otherwise our new Rock
river bridge would have had close call.
VIM A. Meese. foreman of the late coro-
ners jury handled the witnesses in a very
thorough manner.
While nearly all the dailies hereabouts
have had Johnny Bacon the efficient night
clerk at the Heater House away in distant
chimes travelling with THE Girl 1 Love
company" that gentleman has not been alb
sent from the city We are assured that cit
was only dream" ami he stood it right
manfully
The funeral of Freddie Shaw occurs from
the family residence on Illinois street at
O'Clock p. m. on Sunday, the Rev. c. J..
Morgan, pastor of the Congregational
church, officiating. Friends of the family
are invited to attend
Patrick Turnney and Wilt McKinby,
two moulders atDeere s. Cos had been
indulging in little wrestling match, when
the former turned to walk away but
slipped and fell. breaking his left arm in
three places. DR.. Hanson reduced the
fracture
No trains from Chicago over the G. r.
l. & p, since yesterday morning, but
Postmaster Hemenv ay says that there will
probably be a train thrC ugh which will
come by the way of Mendoza; all trains
over the c. B. & O., by way of Denrock.
All trains on The latter road were nearly
On time to-day.
Poormaster Stevens informed an ARGUS |
to-day, that the quarantine |
at the American house would be raised in |
/ few days, that the allotted time had ex- /
)ired and that there was not now proba.
1ility of any new cases of varloloid at that
place
Quite number from this plac who at
|
SEQ on Thursday evening" had not arriv-
ID home as yet this morning, on account
# no trains. although expected back yes
erday.
Later reports show that N. Chester &
%. also suffered from the effects of the
leavy rain of Thursday night, about $1,000
Vorth of damage being done. The water
ound its way to their cellar, damaging
'oods stored there TO that amount.
DR.. Dunn's mortuary report for the week
) as follows: Adolph Fairy, 40 years, of
yhoid pneumonia; Kate Kroeger, 90 years,
f heart disease; Andrew Hendrickson's
oy, aged day, non vialle; VIM. Acker
on, years. rlembranous Group; Garry
sichie, so years, consumption.
Milton Bennett and two others, whose :
ames we have not learned, were arrested
nd tried at Carbon Cliff, on Friday, for
Lealing some powder and tools from Por
srs coal mines. at that place. Bennett |
nd one of the others were bound over in |
200 bonds, while the other of the trio was
ischarged. The former found bail, while
he other will have TO languish in the
Dunty jail. /,
From Oatfeld farmer drove into the
ity on Friday, and about 10 o'clock. while
was raining quite hard hitched his team
Il Main street and left them. The wealth
r soon changed The wind shifted into 7
ne northwest, and the mercury fell. and
ill the team was left shivering in the
old. After the day was nearly spent, Of
Ger Kelsey seeing the condition of the
,am, (the harness having been wet was
ow frozen to them (took them to a livery
able and put them up at the owners ex-
ense. Such fellows should be heavily
ned for cruelty to animals.
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