The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-11

Bottom prices at Carse & Retickers.
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Cast your eye over D. Roy Bowlby's new
advertisement IN this issue.
An anxious young woman was making
inquiries in Second avenue this afternoon
for runaway horse.
The street car tracks were re-salted to
day, now that the snow has stopped drift
ing, and by this evening it is expected that
the cars will be running on somewhere
near schedule time.
The week of prayer services at the diff
ferent churches are largely attended and
much interest is shown.
Mr.. I. Huber has completed his ice
harvest for 83. His men stored alto
gether, about 3, 500 tons-about $50 tons a
day while they were at work.
The Davenport, Rock Island and Mo
line" street car project seems to have al
ready created quite buzz in this city but
the great mass of people are in it's favor
most enthusiastically
We regret to hear of the serious i'll
ness of Mr.. ]. L. freeman but trust that
his indispositien will not keep him away
from business long.
In the Mckinney VS. G. B. & @. case,
now on trial, the defense seems to be en-
deavoring to break down the prosecution
by attempting to prove that deceased was
an habitual user of intoxicating liquors and,
therefore. might have been drunk when
hurled to death by the c. B. & Q.
Our teachers are sending the usual no.
tees to parents to the effect that unless
each child takes doctors vaccination GER
tificate TO school this week such child will
be excluded from school privileges.
The sleighing to-day is all that could be
desired. With the first thaw, however,
and subsequent freeze, teams hauling loads
will find it pretty hard scratching up the
Elm street hill.
1t would have been about as appropriate
for the old Overland stage coach company
to have clicked" when the government re
solved to construct the Pacific railroad |
across the continent as it is for the ferry |
company to enter its protest against the |
organization of street car company for |
bridge transit between this city and Dav
export.
About one hundred and twenty five |
leading citizens and business men of Dubu-
que went up to West Union yesterday. OH
invitation of the officials of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad, to sigaa
lie the completion of the Wadena extern
sion of the road to that place. The citi
zens of West Union will return the visit
next Thursday.
Last evening fine looking bay horse,
drawing handsome cutter,
dashed into Elm street from the direction
IF Augustana college and up the street to
he top of the hill when he turned to the
eft, ran a short distance, turned about
md back into Elm street and on up the
street till out of sight.
Having obtained leave of absence until
nay next, in order to recuperate his
lealth, which is considerably impaired be-
ause ofcontinuous overwork, President ,
Iugh Riddle, of the c.. r /. & P road, I
assed through here yesterday in special r
ar. His first objective point is Kansas +
lily, thence to California via the Atchison, +
'opeka & Santa Fe and Southern Pacific +
nlroads. During his absence the duties (
his position will be performed by the ,
ice president and general manager, Mr.. 8
l. r. Cable. +
Last evening Louis Smith was found
own town helplessly intoxicated and like r
to freeze to death. He was found in | =
me, however, and taken to the Armory
here he spent the night. This morning =
e was before Squire Crepper, who was
sposed to be as lenient as possible with 7
i'm, knowing that the fine imposed !,
neither great or small, would be paid by h
is wife who is said to be a worth, hard :,
orking woman. The fine, therefore, ;,
as 80 and costs which Mrs. Smith paid. .
Every railroad reader of the ARGUS will :,
; interested in learning that among the !;
atents, which are specially applicable
railroad devices, which have n
lpired, are the following: One ;,
the Miller platform and coupler patents, .
Id the patents upon what have become :,
nown as Wright's stop wedge, Goodales ;,
rake, the Christy and the Sellers & Rhodes :,
rake shoes, Wharton's switch, the Dun y
NJ, the Stevens, the Duteine and the :;