The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-31

ment would meet the hearty approval OF q
large majority of the people, and we think
his name is Major James NJ. Beardsley.
CITIZEN.
Town Talk
The last day OF the first month of 1884.
Tomorrow will be the first of February
The sky this morning looked as though
snow storm was brewing.
Uncle Toms Cabin" at Harper's
theatre tonight.
January was not much of thawing
month
The base ball delegates have returned
home. 4
The delegates to Washington, D. O.,
will leave on the IL O'Clock train Saturday
night. Hs
All persons having bills against the
city should hand them to the city clerk
by noon tomorrow.
Remember the masquerade, at Turner
hall. on Saturday evening.
Mrs Bastard, mother of Mrs s. T.
Silvis, died yesterday and the funeral will
take place tomorrow.
Diapers Uncle Tom Cabin company
arrived in this city this morning, and are
stopping at the Harper house.
Police Magistrate Chopper turned over
$50 to Treasurer Buford today, the amount
of fines received for the month of Jan
uary. asss ..ss.li
1t will be necessary to postpone the
regular monthly meeting of the council
which falls ON Monday evening next As
committee of seven are going TO Wash
| ington there will not be a quorum pres
ent
Don't forget that Miss Emma Thursby,
Americas queen of song. win warb,e at
the Burtis opera opera house. Davenport.
tonight. Trains and sleighs will run to
this side after the concert It will be a
musical treat, ..........
All should attend the annual masque-
rade ball, of the Turner society on Satur-
day evening. -. va
Robert Patterson, secretary of Coal
Valley Lodge No sO4, 1. o. o. F. yes
terday filed for record the new lat of
trustees. They are Messrs. James Reed,
Ben Lewis, Joseph Lees. Archie Hodges,
and Edwin Twomley. ......
Fresh bulk oysters at Henry Lamps.
The committee Of management. consist.
ing of Henry Bostock, John Shields and
Henry Phillips, met last evening and
reported the financial showing of the
glassworkers' concert held in Harperis
theatre recently. The gross receipt was
1886. %; expenses. S10.ss; net receipts,
| $685..
Circuit Clerk Harson has something &c
say TO the lawyers in another column il
regard to preparing a trial list for the
next term of court. and also in regard to 6
special term of court He requests al
attorneys to be at the court house at 9 q
m. tomorrow.
Bluer's excellent band will discourse
| the music at the masquerade ball, Saturday
evening.
4 Mr.. E. A. Mapes, of Moline, deput,
sheriff, yesterday handed his resignation
to Sheriff Reticker. The reason assigned
is that he has more lucrative offer Ii
another vocation. Mr.. Mapes will bs
greatly missed by his associates at th,
court house, where he has so long acted al
an officer. ........ ,...-s Is .
Il Mrs. Margaret Johnston, of Recl
Island, who died December &c, 1888, be
queaths in equal thirds her residencs
i property on Fifth avenue and Seventeenth
| street, to her sons James r. and William
and her grandson J. Waverly. The will
was executed October 10, 1880.
Il A bald-headed eagle measuring sever
> feet across its wings and seven inchs h
. talon grip, was in a box received by Re
corder Bowman yesterday. 1t was sen
.. by his hrother-in-lsw Mr.. William R
|, Little, post trader of the Sac and Fol
! agency, Indian territory. 1t will ador
. the recorders Office in the new building
? after it arrives from his brother DR.. s. c
q Bowman In Iowa where it will be stuffed
Il When you want reliable Gre and M
g insurance allow rates. call on W. l
t Coyne, corner of Seventeenth street an
8 3D. avenue, up stairs. Rock Island. ILL., d3r
We have heard several favorable com
e ments on the streets today. in referenc
D to the speech in the circuit court yester
day afternoon of Hon p O'Efara, one o
y the attorneys for the, defense in tn
q Weaver car burglary case. Mr.. 0'Mara
d time was limited to one hour. but
: made excellent use of that time. As
lawyer and legislator he is making goc
|, record. .la {.
eel County Clerk Donaldson and his assisl
n ants this afternoon commenced the wor
of removing portion Of the papers an
y documents into his new Office in the latel
d erected county building. 1t viii be SON
q time yet, however, before everything wi
y be in readiness 10 the new location
!, Circuit Clerk Harson will do likewise ne,
4. week '~ SD i57fa II saf
d A horse attached to wagon cam
n around the corner from Eighteenth sire
! upon Second avenue this morning. II
re- outfit was minus driver. so bIr. G. E
N Whitridge took upon himself the respor
s sibility of stopping the animal and TYR
" him to post in front Of Thompson
a restaurant The owner will urobabl