The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-04

in the second ward today
A DRILLING rain last night and a raw,
chilly wind today.
The firing of cannon across the river
last night was in honor of Hon J. H.
Murphy and big democratic mass meets
ing which was held.
Piles of goods at the Golden Eagle.
Anything you can ask for in the line of
clothing or gentlemens' furnishing goods.
Miss Sue Cook is now the practicing
telephOnist at the central office in this
city. She expects soon to be proficient
in the art of answering calls
Travellers should not forget the change
in time that has recently taken place on
the different railways in this city. Cor
rections have been made in all the time
tables published in the ARGUS.
Don't forget that you are sure to re-
ceive present of Waterbury watch al
the Golden Eagle if your purchase
amounts to $15 or more.
A trio of Rock Island toughs named
Kelly, Lambert and Finnegan, are in the
county Jail for an assault they made on a
colored man in Moline the other day
They are each held in the sum of $500.
The democrats are more anxious to
hear from New York than Indiana. The
former is considered safe for Cleveland
but they think there is chance for the
republicans to buy Indiana
willard Baker & Co. are doing an inn
mense business in the stove trade. This
is due both to the popularity of the new
firm, and the genuine character of the
goods they keep for sale.
There was no police business today,
and Justice Chopper, after he had depos-
tied a straight democratic ticket, passed
the day in Strengthening up some unfin>
ishcd business
There will probably be a special meets
ing of the city council some night next
week to canvass the vote cast for alder
man in the Second ward. He must quail
ify within ten days after election.
City Attorney Corbett addressed large
audience at Orion last night The rain
interfered with the procession but the
meeting was enthusiastic and much good
was done for the democratic cause
If you have made a bet of suit of
clothes and lost it, 90 to the Golden
Eagle clothing store, where you can find
a larger assortment of fine clothing than
at any other place in the city.
Saloon keepers in different parts of the
city took advantage of today to have a
house cleaning, if the floods of water
coming down under the doors was any
indication of what was going on inside.
Bishop Cosgrove of Davenport, accom-,
panied by the Rev. A. Tevis, left yester-
day for Baltimore to attend the plenary
council of cardinals, bishops and arch>
bishops They will be absent a couple
of weeks
Moline people are to receive the returns
this evening at Wagners opera house,
and Sol Smith Russell and his fine COM
pany will fill up the time while the crowd
are waiting for dispatches, by presenting
the delightful comedy, 'Edgewood
Folks"
Some should like TO know if the Moline
papers have correspondent in Daven>
port who sends them manifold COPY?
Every once in while we notice long ar
ticles in the Davenport Democrat and in
the Moline Dispatch and Republican which
are precisely alike from beginning to end.
We always notice the articles in the Dem,
0crdt first, come to think about 1t.
Everybody will be glad that the election
excitement is about over, and none more
than the good house wife who has sat up
late at night, many nights in succession,
making political speech, singing cam
paign songs with the glee club, or carry
ing torch at rally Sometimes he came,
but again he did not come, until her pa
thence had been exhausted end she had
retired
Tomorrow Mrs. Anna Koos, of North,
west Davenport, will celebrate her Tooth
year She was born on the 9th of No
vember, 1874, at Steufeld, Holstein Her
maiden name was Reimers Her husband
died in Holstein when he was Ga years OF
age-32 years after marriage. She came
to Davenport with her son Hery in 1862,
and has resided there ever since. She
was the mother of ten children, four OF
whom are living--two in Germany and
two in Davenport. Henry, aged 60 years,
and Peter, her baby, aged GA years, reside
in Davenport. She has Is grand children
ii in Davenport-and "a great grand
children, II of who live in Davenport
She is hearty and strong physically
though her memory is weak. She recol-
lects occurrences of 30 to rs years ago
more fully than those of more recen
date.