The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-11
Town Talk.

The Iowa state fair for 1884 will be held
at Des Moines.
Clam Chowder at o. F. Soper's Satur-
day evening.
The Irriwadi Canoe club give their
concert in Davenport tonight.
The local political pot will soon com
mence to boil.
The weather prognosticator SAYS we
will have snow. Let it come.
Winter is still here, and don't you for
get it.
A slight fall of snow occurred last even
ing. More would have been acceptable.
Chas. G. johnson, of Reynolds, was
naturalized in the county court yesterday,
No police cases for the past two days.
The people are growing moral and law
abiding.
Clam Chowder at o. F. Soper's Satur-
day evening.
Pay day on the Rock Island & Mercer
county road, and for the Coal Valley
Mining company tomorrow.
Joseph Murphy gave good perform
ance at Davenport last night, and played
to large house
The funeral of the late Mrs F. G. Coss
took place this afternoon, Rev J. w
Reed officiating
Everybody invited as spectatoss to the
carnival Saturday night Admission 25
cents.
The ladies talk of giving calico bail
for 'charity's sake" This is splendid
idea and should be carried out
Rev. Pearce, of the First Methodist
Episcopal church. yesterday united in
marriage Mr. Frank Henderson and Miss
NJ. Costello, both of Alpha.
Madame L. Price is in the city and will
have costumes on exhibition at the rink
this evening and tomorrow
The grand jury were still grinding away
this morning. 1t is expected that they
will return large number of indict-
ments
The Northwestern base ball association
is now a bonafide institute, the incorpora-
ton papers having been received in this
city from the secretary of state
Mr.. Elmer Hurst was setting up the
cigars to the boys at the county offices TO
day, on the strength of his first case be
fore the county court.
Clam Chowder at o. F, Soper's Satur
day evening
The teachers institute will be held at
Cordova tomorrow. County Superintend-
ent So1thwell will attend and will be in
his Office for examination on Monday.
The subjects of temperance and Sab
bath observance will be resumed at the
union prayer meeting today, which will
be held at the Baptist church.
The following trustees have been elect
ed as trustees of Port Byron Lodge No.
623 /. 0. o. F.: Messrs Samuel Bruner,
Samuel L. Swisler, Thomas PARCEL Sam
uel Bryan aud D. A. Curtis.
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan & McCandless. dentists, 3rd avenue
and Goth street. Telephone s. 21-dwtf
The thermometer at Thomas drug
store at : o'clock this morning, was IL
degrees below zero. This afternoon il
registered 10 above Quite difference.
The pail bearers selected for the late
W. T. Calls funf ral are Messrs. j. j.
Parks, Adair Peasants, Ben, T. Cable.
VIM. Ross, Phil Mitchell and Or. c. G..
Carter
The weather yesterday morning sug
gested January thaw, but that idea
was soon dispelled as the wind shifted
around TO the northwest with biting cool.
ness.
Mr.. D. Roy Bowlby has secured the
services of Mr. Charles E Schooling as
salesman. He has been with Julius Bauer,
of Chicago, for the past five years, and is
a very competent man.
When you want reliable fire and life
insurance allow rates, call on W. L.
Coyne, corner of Seventeenth street and
Sd avenue, up stairs, Rock Island, I'll. d3n
The weather grew perceptibly colder
towards evening yesterday, and this
morning the temperature reminded one
that the thermometer was in the
neighborhood of zero.
Hogs. wood and ice ale all booming
this weather The ice crop is plentiful
and is being gathered rapidly. Wood
commands a fair price and there is an
abundance of it. Hogs are seen on al
sides, but command good prices
Bane's dyptheria remedy will cure al
cases of dyptheria 1t is a sure preventa
tive; give it trial Sold by F. NJ. Whea
ton.
The officers of Ucal Lodge, No. sos,
l. 0. O. F.. were installed on Thursday
night by W. l.. Sweeney, P. G. r., as
follows: O. NJ Gunnell, N. G.; J. K.
Groom, Y. G.: W. V. Stafford, r. S.
J. F. Van Horn, 2. s.; NJ. S. O'Neil,
Treasurer; c. E. Hodgson, Warden
G. D. Rudsill, Conductor; w, H, Scott
R, S. n. G.; J. P. Honaker, L. S, N.
G.; j. L. Adams, r. s. V. G.; J. G.
Gansert, L. s. V. G.; J. J. Albery. /
G.; w. Schnert, R. 8. s., A Knaack
L. S. s.