The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-09

Bottom prices at Carse q ketIckers.
ii
Adjourned meeting this evening of the
Rock Island Building, Savings and Loan
association.
A young foreigner hit the nail pretty
souarely this morning when he said cts
old ike thunde r."
Sheriff Ankrum took the Jail prisoners
out this morning for q little walk-from
the Jail to the Court House and back
again.
Steam whistles tell up in no uncertain
tones that the air was the most heavily
weighted with frost to day than on any day
before this winter.
Toward the close of to-day the weather
shows most encouraging symptoms of
modersting which viii be very acceptable,
especially to teamsters.
At late hour resident of First avenue
reaches the front with mercury at 30 de-
grees below about o'clock this morning
but the ARGUS still insists that 30 below is
cold enough.
The following named gentlemen in town
with the C. M. Sc st. P. pay car are regis
tered at the Harper I'll. b. Walker, Geo
G. Scott. P, Naylor, George Ward, James
Shoemaker
Major Quincy McNeips Logan Memorial.
heretofore referred to in the ARGUS, was
forwarded to Washington yesterday with
the names CT one hundred and fourteen
protesting soldiers.
1t is stated by those in position to
know that Mr.. A Loeb is about to engage
in the manufacture of sweet meats which
viii be disposed of at wholesale. There |
seems to be good field in Rock Island for |
an establishment of that character
Answers to correspondents: Jairus.
Ne, the cars of the Moline line being sum
mer cars are heated with straw and the /
drivers breath.
Every business man in Rock Island /
should consider il his duty to attend the
meeting to night in the city council room
for the purpose of organizing q Business
Mems Association.
Marriage licenses issued since last re-
port: John F. Hall and Mrs Mary e
Thorp, Moline Gilbert G. Saunders and
Miss Mary A. Robson, Rock Island; John
A. Bosold and Miss Casharine n. Simmon,
Rural
Davis, the Coal Valley suspect" who
was found by Officer McCabe with load
of tools in q gunny bag, was subsequently
taken before Squire Cropper and fined 90
and costs or IL days in Jail. He took the
latter. II
When one of the jurors ia the Mckinney
case gets tired and tips back in his chair {
the fact is revealed that either he has !
grown tremendously. Gin the section where Z
his vest and pantaloons ought TO meet, q
since the latter were made or his tailor
made q most utterly awful mistake and a
ought to receive the grand bounce at once
President Warner, of the Rock Island &
Moline street car line, and his estimable
wife are about ready, it is whispered, to fl
celebrate the fortieth anniversary of their Z
marriage. IF
Many of our out of town readers will be st
in the following item: There is | #
o be held in Pittsburg shortly conven- b
ion to effect general organization of the di
luminous coal miners of the United m
tates. The idea is to get the 170. GOO | v,
miners in the United States under one FL
cad for the purpose of mutual protection ar
nd to prevent strikes. Each state will | tt
lso have its separate organization. The Tt
Ill has not yet become issued, but it will P.
e in few days. Fe
Minneapolis scalpers are selling through
ckets over the Omaha and Rock Island q.
,utes to Chicago for SO, which is so We
ents less than regular rates with alIo wed ey
ommissions off. The agents OF both lines TIL
eny any participation in the cut, but ad. lat
it that by some means it is being done. SUI
he tickets are limited to two days Wi
MIR. A. G. Bird, general freight agent of su.
e Chicago, Milwaukee o. St. Paul, gives ba,
otice of the opening of the following new
ations Northern division (Markesan | Nc
anch) -Utley, Wis, and Markesan, Wis. att
ouncil Bluffs division (main line) MAN &
ng, Iowa; Chippewa Valley division we
denomonee branch -Dunnville, Wis; by
ownsville, Wis. Menomonee, Wis; Ce- Kill
r Falls, Wis. ma
Last night and the night of Wednesday. nee
&c. 6, were the coolest of the season ira
us far. At 4:30 last evening the rnar IS {