The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-29

by the enterprising 81 newspapers of thai
city.
Should City Attorney Parss be able to
| appear in court this afternoon the trial
of the case of Whitney VS. the City of Rock
Island will be resumed.
Mr. Carl Helpenstel, of the Fifth ward
committee to solicit subscriptions for the
Rhine sufferers, turned in S1125 TO Treas
urer Peetz on Saturday in addition to
that previously reported by the same COM
mittee
| County Clerk Donaldson has issued the
| following m-rriage licenses: Charles Lit
key and Miss Sophia Rode. Gable; John
Carlson and Mrs. Rebecca Sedarholm,
| Reynolds John Durham and Miss Maggie
E. PURGE Orion.
Gen. Charles r. Decker, of the '"Karl''
company, made parade through Second
| avenue this forenoon, seated in cart and
| driving donkeo almost as diminutive as
himself. An excellent cornet band was in
the advance.
Those people who wonder at the discol
Grafton of the snow in streets and avenues
through which the street railroad runs,
need wonder no longer. Tt is caused by
the salt which is put on the rails and after
wards thrown off with a mixture of snow
Shortly after o'clock this afternoon
Officers Etzel and McCabe found a man
dead drunk on the levee, near Davis &
Co. s and took him to the Armory in the
city sleigh. He May be sober enough in
the morning to tell who he is.
letter recently received from Mrs.
William Johnston. (sister-in-law of Mr.. J.
R. Johnston, of this city, who lives near
Sacramento, California, conveys the unex-
pected information that owing to the unex-
ampled severity of the weather even in that
section house plants were frozen out of all
recognition. o, The glorious climate of
Californy."
Having heard considerable complaint
respecting the unsatisfactory condition of
the southerly approach to the Milan bridge,
Alderman Henry went out there yesterday
on a trip of investigation. He found
everything as had been represented caused
by the free use of salt by the street railway
company and the formation of ridgy road,
which Superintendent Scott promised to
remedy to-day by leveling the snow thrown
from the track.
The Carbon Cliff Cemetery Association.
which has recently filed articles of incor-
poration, elected as it's directors for the
first year: Messrs. J. L. Murray, Richard |
Milton, ST., j. FL. Kenady, n. F. Cary and |
Clark Corbin. One director will be re-
tired at the end of each year and new |
one will be elected by which plan the. list |
viii always be composed of one new and |
four old directors.
Late this afternoon Frank Lucas the |
Market square buyer and one |
Charles White, from the country had an |
alteration in Market square in the course |
of which Lucas was caught in one eve |
which set the claret running. Just as the |
parties had clinched Marshal Miller hap
pened along and ran both into Squire
Choppers office where the examination is
now being held. Both claim, we under
stand, that they were only fooIing, "or
words to that effect"
Last evenings song service at the Cen
raj Presbyterian church, was quite largely
attended and proved to be one OF the most
enjoyable of the series There were
eleven numbers on the programme as
ollews: The Lord is King Hear MY
Prayer" organ solo. The Lord is Ny
Father o Hear Us, Almighty
Lord, organ solo, Guide Me, o Thou
Great Jehovah" Il Will Give Thanks
Unto Thee, and 'tJubilate Dec" +.
At meeting of the board of education
n Saturday, a note was received from
Health Commissioner Craig containing
orcible and timely opposition to the cur
ailment of school recesses, and giving
'ood reasons for resumption of the if
cen minute recess, forenoon and after
loon. Superintendent Kemble and
dessrs D. Donaldson and J. M. Buford
we're appointed committee to take charge
# the matter for the present Bills aggre-
,ating S104 "a were allowed and an order
rawn in favor of Mrs. David Halves for
he sum of 1926, one half of her claim for
Iamages, which the board had determined
0 allow.
There was considerable complaint on