The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-18

Amelia Goldberg Brilliant is a Won
derful soprano. Her voice is sweet and
full in every register, and she has an ex-
eellent company. She will be greeted by
| large audience when she comes to Rock
Island Saturday evening, December q.
Mr. D. B. Barge, one of the substan
tial citizens of Henry county, was in the
city today visiting his brother, MIR. John
Barge. He owns several fine farms ads
joining Geneseo. and is one of the first
settlers in this section.
E. Turner has had such an extensive
trade in Artics in the last few days that
his stock had become completely ex-
hausted, and yesterday he telegraphed
| for ten cases more, which aIIived by ex>
press this morning.
Mr.. Robert Hicks arrived in the city
last Saturday from Pawshiek county, Ia,
on his way to visit his folks near Pre-
emption. He has not been home for
three years, and from q beardless boy has
developed into man with long beard.
He expected to surprise his family greatly
today, and no doubt he did.
Only the families of the contracting
parties will witness the ceremony of the
wedding of Miss Josie Z. NJ Kerr and Mr.
Zero Hoskins, at the residence of the
brides parents this evening. The ARGUS
extends congratulations in advance.
Champion & Co. are in receipt of an
other large consignment of engravings,
etching and oliographs, historical, stand
ard and fancy subjects which offers an
unusually fine opportunity for lovers of
fine art to supply their wants. Call soon
so as to avoid the rush.
Moline Is still agitated over the absence
of john Holland, and his creditors are
issuing executions against his property.
The fact that he owns ample property to
pay his debts and have some to spare,
he had skipped. There may be girl in
the case.
Mr.. A. II. Jones, of Andalusia, who
has been at Toledo, Iowa, for several
months, at work at his trade as a carpen>
ter, arrived in the city last night and
went down to Andalusia today. Mr.
Jones says the weather has been extreme
ly cold in northern Iowa for some time.
1t is about this time that tie young man
of the period is whooping EN- up prepar-
atory to swearing off on New Years day.
This is an annual occurrence. The aver>
age chap that swears off Is like the fellow
who started in on January 1st TO read a
chapter in the bible each day in the year.
AT the end of the first week he was six
chapters behind.
, An exchange remarked the other day
that the members of the Greedy explOra>
ton party were sitting out on the Attain
tic beach tanning themselves and inviting
winter to come on. If they want to find
North pole winter, pure and undefiled
they should sit down on the Mississippi
, river bank near the Diamond 10 office.
Those on the lookout for Christmas
gift goods of beauty. elegance and endur
ing value should call in at the Children's
Carriage Cos. show rooms and look al
e the reed and rattan tables, chairs, screens
sofas and other novelties in that desCrip
ton of work, of which there is very fine
< assortment.
r A number of students at Augustans
college took the east bound train thi;
2 morning for their homes, to spend The
4 holidays. These are some of the fellow!
who voted the republican ticket last No
vember, claiming Rock Island as theil
h home. The ARGUS at that time mention
ed the fact that they always went home Il
>, spend the holidays,
+. Mr. Charles Hanson, the well known
pillow inventor, received credentials tC
the convention of the National American
: Association of American inventors, tC
& which he was elected delegate from Hi
nois, at the state convention of inventor:
a in Chicago on October 25th, 1884 TIL,
: national convention will he held in Buffa
10. N. Y, the second Tuesday of Jan
Q 1885.
: Mr. Ben Reynolds, of the railroad con
tracing firm of L. p. Reynolds & Co.
e was in the city today visiting his parent
and many friends He will leave tonigh
for his home in Wymore, Neb., where h
. will spend most of the winter looking af
ter his many interests there. Ben is
native of Rock Island, and being such W
y are pleased to know that he is fiourishin:
e like green bay tree
Lives of young men oft remind rs,
They do not always win the suit;
But departing, carry with them
lmprints of the old mans boot
: That the above is true will be vouchet
81 for by the young man who was ''bodil,