The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-21


train for Atlantic, on the c., r. |. & P.
The river has risen six inches at the
water works since 8 o'clock last night.
The ice in Rock river at Milan, com
menced to go today at 10.o'clock.
Old Sol still continues sullky, and re
fuses to show his face.
Fire Missouri IGNITION apples, at W. II.
Beans.
A new telephone has been put in the
county clerks office. Its dandy.
A Chicago club viii cross bats with oar
nine on the 18th of next month.
The laborers of the relief fund will be
paid tomorrow evening.
Since the Inauguration of Lent society
news is somewhat scarce. s.
Fay Templeton at The opera house to
night. Secured your seats YETI
The hands in Buford's plow works are
now working ten hours day. i.
Most of the trains came in on time this
morning
The only unhappy men in town over
the retirement of winter are the coal men.
Officer Holt of the Moline force, paid
our police force visit yesterday.
The circuit court docket is being rapidly
filling up with cases.
Rock Island has eight newsboys and
two bootblacks.
The event of the season--the race on
roller skates tomorrow evening.
The marriage business is on big boom
this week. Eighteen licenses have been
issued so far.
The empty houses in the city are fast
being filled up by the arrival of people
from all over the country.
There will be special services at the
Catholic church tonight Also at the
Episcopalian church
A fish peddler, who was peddling fish
without license, was run in by the peelers
yesterday.
Mrs. Capt Davis. who has been i'll for
the past few days, we are glad to say is
now improving.
A race on roller skates will occur at
the rink tomorrow evening, between Mr..
c. l., Franks and p, g. Daniels, two
professional skaters
Several disabled freight cars are being
repaired in the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific yards
The funeral of the late W. II, Barber
will occur Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock from the First Methodist church.
The boarding housekeepcrs say that
they are going to reduce tie price of
board
See notice in another column in regard
S. W. Blackburn.
Now is the time to plant your spring
advertisements. You can plant your
garden seeds afterwards
The Ruth missionary band wish to pub
licly express their thanks to Prof. Russell
for aiding them in their entertainment
given at DR.. Stewards last evening,
When you want reliable fire and life
insurance at low rates, call on W. /.
COyne. corner Seventeenth street and 3d
avenue, up stairs, Rock Island, ILL., d3m
Some of our expert roller skaters will
go to Geneseo tomorrow morning, to
show the natives of that town how to
glide around on the rollers
The Young Peoples Working associa-
ton of the Broadway church will give
one Of their pleasant sociables at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Phil Mitchell, next Thursday
night
An extra train was made up in the
yards here yesterday TO take No. run on
the c. Z. Il G. road, on account of No.
being derailed and laid out at Opheim.
The Rock Island base ball club WI
make their home at the Commercial house
This hotel will probably he declared
headquarters for the Northwestern league
in this city
Conductor Jack Aud, the urbane CON
ductor on the Rock Island & Peoria road.
arrayed himself in a new suit OF clothes
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yesterday, and today he is as happy as a
meadow lark perched on fence around
a big meadow
A terrific dog fight took place in front
of the Commercial house at one O'Clock
this afternoon. The fight attracted 4
big crowd, and there came near being a
man fight over the relative fighting merits
of the beasts
Yesterday evening about : o'clock a
small scrap took place near the Rocb
Island house. between newsbov and an
employ Of the house. A gang OF news
boys were chatting thc niger who
cooks at the house, when another Young
fellow took il up. The fellow drew q
knife on the newsboy, and was going to
rip him wide open, but was prevented
from doing so Here is case the peeiers
should investigate and make the parties
yield for having their little fan.
! Personal Points.