The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-24

pen holder, small mirror. clothes
brush, two combs, shaving brush ane
razor strap. The remains were badly de
composed, and it is evident the man had
been dead some time
A heavy frost covered the ground thi:
morning at an early hour.
Jonas Bear is putting brand new avn
ing in'front of his place of business. on
Second avenus.
Tm. G. Krieke. of Milwaukee, is in
the city stopping at the Rock Island
House.
Mr.. Elias Perkins. of Freeport, arrived
in the city this morning.. Mr.. Perkins is
a contractor and builder and is one OF
FreePorts best citizens.
E. p Epstein left for la Sale this
morning on business.
Thos. Keene's advance agent, Harry
Phillips, is in the city making arrange
ments for the great actors appearance
here week from to night.
TkpN. 81 NIc0OIu lClb 1tdl'AoS wy
this morning AT that place this afternoon
at two o'clock, at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs A D. Cox, he will unite in
marriage their daughter, Miss Rose, 10
NJ. George s. Sides.
Sandy Terry, has not been over kind
to his coIored spouse of late. and she in
order to bring him to time, had him be-
fore Magistrate Chopper this morning.
Sandy was fined 50 and costs.
Mr. F. III. Smith representing the
North British Mercantile Insurance com
pany, and Mr.. Chapman, of the Queen
Insurance company, were in the city to-
day. They were in conference with Ell
mer w. Hurst in regard to the settle
ment of the insurance on the Rock Island
Paper company.
John Evans has had the inside of his
barn on Seventeenth street whitewashed
Cora Wilsev, of Sterling. who had been
in town since last Friday, was sent home
last night by Marshal Miller. She was
rather wild" and spent night in the
Armory.
The latest marriage licenses issued at
the county clerks office, are David NJ
Cochran, of Colona, and Miss Mary White,
of Carbon Cliff, Samuel Baurdeau, Rock
Island, and Nellie CalentzEy. Moline
Conductor Sutliff, of the Rock Island
d Peoria road, brought an old lady, 102
years of age, through to Moline from
Priuceville Monday afternoon: She
seemed as spry as most people at seventy.
Superintendent GRANGE, of the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy road, has not yet
arrived in town. and consequently the
crossing difficulty has not yet been
settled.
A party of tourists from Philadelphia,
bound for San Francisco, passed through
the city last night over the c., r. |. & p.
road the train contained five coaches.
two dining cars and two baggage cars.
The ARGUS would suggest that the
piscatorial society which Is being formed
here, purchase or lease the fishing grounds
near Milan, The federal commissioners
would allow them some fine specimens,
to stock the lakes and sloughs with If it
were done no finer fishing grounds could
be desired than here at our own doors
Last evening. shortly after six O'Clock
occurred the death of Mrs. Kate Dudley
wife of Joseph Dudley, who resides at
the corner of Fourth avenue and Twelfth
streets. She had been suffering for some
time, and was gradually growing weaker.
Monday morning she was found in an un
concious condition. DIR. Carter was sum
moned and said she had received stroke
of appoplexy of the brain. The deceased
was 20 years, s months and II days old,
and leaves a husband and two children to
mourn her less.