The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
Wednesday March 2, 1888.
BREvITIEs.

Go to the Central Presbyterian fair an0
sociable tonight at Turner hall.
Gents latest style shoes at Carse & Ret
icker's. If
Go to Turner Hall tonight and see the
Sleeping Car" and can Old New England
Tea Party
Monthly concert this evening at the
Broadway church. Topic: House Mis-
sions, Synod of Colorado; Foreign Mis-
sions, Mexico.
Knights Templar private party to NOR
rev evening in Masonic Temple.
Cables Specially combination to-mor
low evening at Harper's theatre.
The sale of the Newburg stock at Mo
line has been postponed till Friday. the
18th inst.
The steamer Saltwater, belonging to the
Rock Island Lumber and Manufacturing
Company, is being equipped with new en-
gines at the Kahlke boat yard.
Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker'a Il
force Of scrubbers are engaged to- day
in cleaning out Mr. Loeb's new quarters
Ia the Mitchell and Lynde building.
Secure your seats for Gables Specially
Combination who are billed at Harper's
Theatre for Thursday night. and witness
the wonderful performance of Prof. and
Madame Steen in their wonderful second
sight and mind reading mystery
Wsnted-Furnished room and board in
private family by married lady. Terms
must be reasonable. Address Mrs. w H.,
ARGUS Office.
Robert Goidensten can hereafter be
found at Ell. J. Symes billiard rooms under
Harper's theatre, where he will be pleased
to see his friends
A marriage license has been issued to
John 81. Bishop, of Rock Island, and Miss
N. Isabella Hubert, of Illinois City.
The meetings at the First Methodist
church are not diminishing in interest, and
win be continued each evening until |
further notice.
The freight jangle. caused by the heavy |
rains and consequent inundations of last |
month, especially along the lines of the |
C. B. Il O., are becoming fast Strengthened |
cut. and delayed freight is being rapidly
distributed at the different points of desti
aatioa.
Fresh eggs are row being retsilsd by our
grocers ut 50 cents dozen Mr.. Hill says
that If the mild weather of last week had
continued. in al probability the price
you'd. ere this. have dropped five cents
lower.
Dir. Jesse M. Gray's tight hand was bad
rod ut fo of, /
factory. by coming in contact with saw.
At last nights meeting of the Brush
Electric Light company on motion of Mr.
). r. Johnston. Mr.. G. E. Hawley was
chosen to the presidency of the company,
aHd Mr.. Y. NJ. Wheaton takes Mr.. Haw
ley's place as secretary.
The warnings sounded by the ARGUS
from time 20 time have not been in vain
The doors in the highscheol building now
swung inwardly and within a compare =
lively shsrt time those Of all the ward | !,
schcol buildings will be in the same state. q
O-Sau-Kee tribe L O. R. NJ. of which :,
society Mr.. Louis Ohlweiler is valued
turned cut this afternoon in +,
,ody at the funeral of Mr.. OhlweilerS only =
.hiid ;,
Mr Fred Appelqust is caring for mag
liflcent young dog. of massive proportions, O
vhich is apparently combination of 81 4
erian bloodhound and mastiff Unfortu- r
ately the dog does not belong to him, ;,
hough he wishes it did, and he is anxious
o find its real owner, who is apparently in
cop affection over the loss of such a splen-
i'd pet.
In our report in yesterdays issue of the O
of the board OF supervisors, IT n
Tas made to appear that Supervisor Bar f,
oe, of Coal Valley, had realized the sum Is
Z S5 from the sale of the effects of George -
croggins, an insane pauper. 1t should I.e
ave read %. z
The sRushlight Dramatic Association v
those members acquitted themselves SO S
last evening at Turner Hall, is an C
matcur organization in every sense of the e
ERIN. It is made up of the young people B
Z the Central Presbyterian society who N
ever before appeared in public in the c
istrionic line. Il
The special committee appointed at the g
ast meeting of the council to consider a