The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

| tomorrow evening, Win out lali.
Old papers for sale at the Argus of
fee in packages of 10, 60 30, 40 and SOC
at the rate of 80 cents per hundred If
The third annual ball of the Fire De
partment will be held in Armory Hall, on
the evening of Thursday, May "a. ms&t
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific To-
connective engineers, held meeting at theil
rooms in Star block, on Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Schneider's hotel and saloon build
ing opposite the Rock Island & Pcoris
depot is being repaired.
Little Gertie Knowlton, who was in
jured last week while playing in the
yard, is getting along nicely.
Mr.. Isaac Negus has recovered from
his recent fall
The Knights of Pythias meet tonight
in regular session at their Castle hall All
members are requested to be present.
The iron material for the new electric
| light on Second avenue, was being hauled
in the court yard to-day.
Robson 81 Crane with a part of their
company are stopping at the Harper. and
the balance of their company at the Rock
Island House.
! President G.. E. Perkins, of the c. b.
IL @. road, arrived in the city on Satur-
| day, in his special car He visited the
Island in the afternoon. and spent yester
day in Davenport. He left for the south
this morning.
The mayor has issued cab for meet
ing of the city council tomorrow even
ing. If the worthy body does not ad-
journ before business can be transacted,
the mayor will make his appointments
and announce his committees.
Judge Smith arrived from Galesburg
this afternooV and opened court at 2
O'Clock. The first case called up was that
of Eli Fitzpatrick, for forgery,
ExSheriff John f. Ankrum will leave
for Steele City. Neb., tonight. The good
wishes of many friends will follow him to
his new home
Mr.. VIM. III. Kelly, Lement. ILL.,, says
Il used Browns Iron Bitters for dyspep-
STA, aud it certainly has helped me.
1t was suggested this morning that
mayor Mott should appoint Albert Warren
for street commissioner, on account of his
brilliant career in the same office before
The young man with seant a income
hopes this cold weather win continue,
and his girl with voracious appetite for
ice cream, longs for the summer days TO
come.
The young man with the lavender pants
and white vest did not make his appear
anee yesterday.
The boys in the Chicago, Milwaukee |
& st. Paul Office are decidedly adverse to
this sort of weather, especially when they
have taken che stoves down.
AL Walker, the clerk in Stewart & |
store. won the horse which
was ratified off by AL, Bowen. The lucky
number was 200.
The morning paper stated that the High |
School nine defeated the Stars" at
game of base ball on Saturday. Captain
Connolly of the High School club, says in
justice TO the STARS" that the club they
with, was picked" nine. and
they had a good club, they did /
not wish to claim too much honor
Moses S. Brown, black as the FACE of
spades, lives on Twenty street, in
l. ~ ~,
a barber shop in Moline. Sunday he
his two boys, 6 and years old
of stealing two dollars and
a half from him. He made such noise
about it. that Marshal Miller arrested
him for disturbing the peace. Squire
Cropper fined him $5 and costs, in de-
fault of which he was sent to Jail.
Harvey Nelson, the bus driver of the
Rock Island house, was arrested on Sun
day by Officer Etzel. for plying a horse
whip to the person of Johnny Furlongl
aged about 0 years. Several boys of
youthful age. are in the habit of playing
around the barn, and are undoubtedly
quite a nuisance, but the brutal manner
in which Nelson used young Furlongl
Sunday. was unwarranted. Nelson plead
guilty TO the charge before Squire Crop
per, who fined him $40.
As stated in Saturdays ARGUS. Carl
inflow made complaint against VIM.
Kruger, ST., Vim. Kruger. Jr., and Carl
Kruger. The case was to have been
tried on Saturday morning. but it was
postponed till week from to-day at
p. m. inflow appeared before Justice
Cooke late on Saturday night, and had a
warrant issued against Carl Kruger for
threatening to exterminate and wipe.
him out. This case was set for week
from tomorrow