The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-05
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Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker's
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Several loads of hay are expected over
from Davenport late this afternoon.
Assembling tomorrow morning in this
city of the Grand Lodge A. o. q. w.
On Saturday last the long needed parti-
tions were put in the upper room of the
High school building.
Meetings every night this week up to
Saturday, in the First Methodist Episcopal
church.
Gents latest style shoes at Carse & Ret
icker's. If
Regular monthly meeting this evening
of the city council. Subjects for debate:
Electric light and Scavangerisl succession.
Annual ball of Holly hose company No.
5, at Armory Hall next Wednesday even
ing.
Mr.. Alvin a. Connolly, we regret to
hear, has been confined to the house about
a week with a severe cold.
Instead of the song service for February
at the Central Presbyterian church there
will be grand concert about the latter
part of March or early in April.
AS the Aamory hall. will be in use Tues
day evening, the Rodman Rifles dancing
school has been postponed until Friday
night.
The sale of seats for the ALVIN Joslin,
entertainment on Wednesday evening be-
gan this morning at The Harper House
drug store.
The Milan dummy was in the ditch again
the latter part of last week out this morn
ing the cars began running again, although
it was impossible to run very regularly ow-
ing to the intense cold.
Mems wool lined high S-buckle shoes
reduced to $175, worth $2.75. All other
goods marked way down, at the old Coss
store closing out sale.
Feb 1, ct PARK b ELLIS.
Marriage licenses have been issued at
the county clerks office to Nels w Peter
son and Miss Josephine Warner, and to
Louis Fl. Frink and Miss Barbara A. |
Mueller, all of Rock Island.
Up to the hour Of going to press over a 1
hundred and fifty Workmen have arrived /
and are quartered at the different hotels,
the committee on reception having dis
charged its duty splendidly and to the
satisfaction of our visitors generally.
Martin Rettig, the we'll known saloon
list of Rapids City, who has been sick
long time, died yesterday. His funeral
which viii occur on Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock, viii be attended by Messrs.
Huber, Tegeler and other Rock Island
gentlemen.
Flour and feed store in one corner of
my repository building south side of
Union Sqnare / viii sell and deliver to
any part of the city -four and feed of all
kinds at a very small margin.
St L. D. DIMIcK
The mercury this morning indicated a
of IS degrees below zero and
Vennor in the background with the pre-
diction of big thaW and breakup about
these days. In his haste David said that
all men are liars" and he might have
added, ''Meteorologists in particular"
The concert last evening in Turner Hall
which was only fairly attended owing to
he extreme cold, proved to be a real
musical treat, all of the organizations and j
Individuals taking part acquitting them. {
elves most creditably. It is to be hoped {
hat it will be repeated at an early date.
Under Prof G.. r. Housel's efficient
uition the pupils of our schools are max
ng most commendable and every way
satisfactory progress in the study of
music. Prof. Housed believes that what
yer is worth doing at all is worth doing
yell and his instruction is, therefore, of the
most thorough character.
Mr. Melville d. Landon, ELI Perkins,
rriyed at the Rock Island House yesterday
fternoon and departed on the II o'clock
rain last night for Racine, Wis. If he
ad been asked how he came to arrive at a {
lotel on Sunday afternoon he would have
answered that he fell from
FALCON, as his bump of remancing is known
o be extraordinarily large.
With a reasonable reduction of its bill
or lighting the city for the first six weeks
fter starting, up the Electric Light com
amy will undoubtedly receive payment of
he same at this evenings council meet
ng.
The announcement in last Wednesdays l
pcT7a that Mrs T,anptrv would raaitivalv q