The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-11

muddy Illinois, spend Sabbath in the city
He worsbipped at the Central Presbyter-
ian church. Just think of it, Peoria
man attending church!
| Town Talk.
Roller skating rink tonight.
The river remains firm and the skaters
are happy.
The president of the gas company
reports an increased demand for gas.
Yesterday was train Sunday on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road
Seven loads of hay were standing on
mark square today.
The glass works will be in full blast. 16
pots, tomorrow night.
The water bound delegates will arrive
home tonight,
Only two tramps were furnished lodg-
ing at the Armcry last night.
Rev NJ Spurlock's trial will take place
at Geneseo this week.
The next thing in the way of amuse-
ments at HaIper's theatre is ''Peek's Bad
Boy"
There is one place in the river that is
not frozen over, and that is in front of the
Rock Island depot on Twentieth street.
The cannon ball train on the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific road was over an
hour late this morning.
ler's, at the Port Byron Lime association
office
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
felix's are going to put on an Attley chair
car to their night train
Louisa Macpherson has applied for a
divorce from her husband Chas, d. Mac:
pherson.
A lady who was enroute to Peoria had
a very sick baby this morning 1t had
the diphtheria.
Mr.. Charles Samuelson took out his
second papers at the county clerks office
this morning.
For cheap kindling buy the Union Fire
Kinder of Mr.. Sargent, at the Port
Byron Lime association.
Messrs Merrill and Hawley sold car
load of their Kansas seed corn to gen
tleman of Hillsdale.
A party, composed of fourteen ladies
and the same number of gentlemen, will
skate tonight near the bridge.
Evarts CommanGery, No IS, Knights
Templar, will meet tonight, when the in
stallation of officers takes place.
Tomorrow night at Princeton, occurs
the marriage of Mr.. sam T. Bowlby. OF
this city. and Miss Jennie V Mesenkop,
of the former place.
Only so cents, per basket of 80 pieces
of the Union Fire Kinder, basket includ
ed, at the Port Byron Lime association
| office.
Our hotels had good run of custom
yesterday. Rock Island is getting to be
quite Sunday resort tor the travelling
men.
| Mr.. j. NJ. Montgomery went to Milan
again this afternoon to look after his mill
property. He says that operations will
be commenced about Wednesday
When you want reliable fire and life
| Insurance allow rates, cali on W. L.
Coyne. corner of Seventeenth street and
Sd avenue. upstairs. Rock Island H. d3m
Sunday was by no means a pretty day.
but the people were out promenading il
large numbers. The attendance at the
churches WAS unusually large.
There was no police court this morn
ing. and in fact has not been for seyers
days. The police report things unusually
quiet, and are burning for some excite
ment to relieve the monotony
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan & McCandless, dentists, Bird avenue
and Goth street. Telephone 6S. 21-dwt
Col. Henry Curtis, master in chancery
ON Saturday afternoon, sold the Joe
Meehan property at Milan. 1t was pur-
chased by VIM. X, White for S445.64
Our friend, Bose, of the United State:
collectors office, has lately painted q
couple of beautiful pictures, one portal
of Col Bracket, the other his dog
Bonnie. They are beautiful to behold, and
reflect great credit on the skill of our ar
hist friend.
Sons of veterans of 1851 &C, attention
Fall in and organize a camp, S. of Y.
| Wednesday evening, Feb. ID. at Crane
Army hall, 1909. Second avenue Only
those IS or more years of age. By request
of the third grand division commander.
9d5t
Samuel d. Allen this morning took on
marriage license to wed his third wife. HI
said he was from South Moline, but it wa
found that he was resident of Coe town
ship. He undoubtedly does not want thu
boys to charivari him. and thought h
would mislead them by registering from
South Moline.
Market Report
The quotations in Chicago today wer
as follows: March, wheat, 95t; April
95a; May, S1.01a February corn, 5S4
April, SAT; May, 585. March oats, 80