The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13

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Mrs. j. NJ Gould is seriously Ill of sci
attic rheumatism.
E. Edgington, of Sterling is registered
at the Keator House.
Mrs. J. d. Long has for several days
been quite sick Of pneumonia, but to day
is reported better.
Mr.. VIM. Lundahl will succeed F. H.
Head in the First National bank, that gen
tleman having rendered his resignation.
The weather has the effect at least of
cheering mankind if no better results are
obtained.
The funeral of the late A w Fairy oc-
Cured at O'Clock this afternoon, and
was largely attended.
Rumor hath it we are soon to be
blessed(9) with another daily newspaper,
that it will be neutral in politics, and that
Mr.. Sam Kennedy will have the manage
ment of it.
Mr.. D. NJ Pringle will, on the first of the
month, depart for Mandan, Dakota. where
he viii embark in business for himself.
Tom Wirsing will probably seek new
location in the spring. He says ''the pros
pect for much building in this city during
the coming season is not very fattering. !"
The pay car on the c., B. 81 Q. went
through here last evening distributing the
'-shiners" to the evident satisfaction of the
railroad employees
The funeral of Mrs. Katie Kroeger, who
4 ...la H. -, MoI1
Sunday, of heart disease, occurred at
o'clock this afternoon. Deceased was 80
years of age
The directors of the Moline Building,
Savings and Loan association have their
regular monthly meeting this evening, at
which time several small loans will proba-
bly, be effected.
t. NJ. Jones photographed during yes
terday the firm of n. Chester & Co. and
clerks in their employ. 1t makes quite
group. being no less than fifteen persons.
A freight train of fifty cars passed west
over the c. r. |. s. P. road this morning,
making quite lengthy train.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Haller's little girl. who
Of pneumonia. is reported no better to
day and life is despaired off.
Both high and low license petition to
the legislature was to-day freely circulated,
and large number of signatures secured;
one asking that the license be raised to
$500, and the other derogatory TO the wish
IF the former. After the desired number
IF signatures are obtained they will be
forwarded to Springfield.
Hadsell, the man at the American house
who was thought yesterday to be coming
Town with varioloid, is to-day far from it,
'r at least SO says Waterman Wells, who is |
n position to know as much about it as |
anyone. no doctor having entered that |
lomacile since Saturday.
On Thursday evening Mr.. Edward |
5umpson, the obliging East Main street |
srocer, will lead to the hymeneal altar one
# Moline's accomplished young ladies in
he person of Miss Fannie Knowles. The
CEREMONY will be performed by the Rev G.
!. Morgan, at the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. NJ. G. Knowles, on Illinois
treet, at o'clock. The groom has rooms
or keeping house already furnished. and,
dispensing with the usual bridal tour, will
ettle down Immediately to the pleasures
f married blessedness. Here's our hand
4 advance, Ed. shake.
The Sylvan boat club had a meeting last
vening at which time nothing more of
Importance further than the reading of
from Lyman b. Glover of
hicago, president of the Mississippi Val
y Amateur Rowing association, of which
ur club are members, was done The let
r which is quite lengthy, states that four
rong clubs have just made application
n membership in the association. they are
lie Little Rock Atlantic Rub, the Ottumwa,
WA, club. the Delaware club of Chicago
I'D the Pullman Athletic club, and he also
,ges the Sylvans to buckle on their
NOR" and take part in the regatta this