The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-27
HERE AND THERE.
Ash Wednesday.
Saturday will be the first of March.

The hackmen are still using the ice
bridge.
The weather again reminds US of the
pesky ground hog.
There is revival in progress at the
negro church on Tenth street.
A number of new books were received
at the library yesterday.
Prayer meeting in the Broadway church
this evening.
A cordial invitation is extended to our
friends to call and see US.
The call for the spring conventions will
probably be issued next week,
The Commercial house is headquarters
for all our rural citizens.
The river has risen five inches in the
past twenty four hours.
1t is rumored that the Taylor house on
Fourth avenue IS soon to change hands.
Subscribe for the ARGUS. Only so
cents month, delivered to any part of
the city.
Notwithstanding the warm weather,
eggs still retail at % cents per dozen in
this market
1t is said that number of saloons will
close up when the $500 ordinance goes
into effect.
There is much speculation as TO who
the delegates to the republican state con
vention will be from this county.
Masquerade February 29th. Those hay
ing invitations can get suits on that day
at Turner hall d23-2S.
This is pay day for the Rock Island
Lumber & Manufacturing company, and
the usual large amount of money was paid
to the employees.
The Rock Island & Peoria road hauled
sixteen cars of emigrants and their effects
over their road yesterday, and still Agent
Morton says there is more to follow.
c. r. l. & P engine No. 80, was used
on the express on the r. |. & p road to-
day, and their engine No. will pull the
Wild Irishman" from Peoria tonight.
The Peoria Democrat says Ira o. Will
kinson and James NJ. Beardsley, republi-
can politicians of Rock Island, are at the
National hotel"
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan & McCandless, dentists, 3rd avenue
and Goth street. Telephone 6S. 21,dwtf
Chief Police Miller says that the mum
Der of arrests made by the police will be
more than hundred less this year than
of last year.
There we've no arrests made by the
police last night, and consequently no
police court has been in session today.
The festive candidate has begun to bios
som, and the good housewife" has taken
to putting extra stitches around the old
mans buttons.
There is some talk of billiard match
between two professionals to be held at
Mr.. A. E. Knickerbocker's saloon next
Saturday night.
1t is reported that Judge Glenn, of
Monmouth, is candidate for congress
from the eleventh district, subject to the
decision of the republican convention,
Miss Beckie Dixon, of this city. and
Miss Ruth Brsyton, of Illinois City, have
procured teachers certificates from the
county superintendent.
Friends will confer a favor on oul
reporters if they will hand or send in any
items Of news they know. We mean tc
publish the best paper in town.
The Rock Island Lumber & Manufac-
turing company pay their hands twice
month now, instead of every Saturda,
night. This saves a great deal of time II
the company.
There will be Mother Hubbard party
at the skating rink next Saturday night
Every young lady is expected to appea
in one of those gorgeous night gowns
otherwise known as as a Mother Hubbard
dress.
Mrs Louis Buford went to Cincinnati
last week. having been summoned by tn
serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Teress
Dorr. Yesterday Major Buford received
a telegram announcing the death of th'
lady.
The neat sum of $l75.15 was secures
for the Ohio river flood sufferers at tn
benefit entertainment given by Franz
Mayo, the actor, at Dubuque Saturda,
night Dubuque is generous, to sa,
nothing of a lively town.
The Chicago, Rock Island * Pacifi
freight depot was surrounded with far
mers' teams yesterday. One of thei
neighbors has been enticed 10 try hi
fortunes in the land of the setting sun
and they were helping him move hi
household effects