The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-07
Town Talk.


Travel appears to be picking up, and
the hotels are again doing good business.
Miss Bessie Harper is slightly indis-
posed
Black gros grain silks So cents, at Me
Cabe Bros.
Remember the musicale by the Central
Presbyterian church choir at the residence
of Mrs. J. NJ. Buford tonight
Mrs. B. McCabe is reported to be slowly
improving, her friends will be glad to
learn.
Burlington Gazette: Ira. J. Holly. who
is the superintendent of the water works
at Iowa City. was burned out last week.
McCabe Bros are offering some special
bargains i'll all wool and meiino underwear
from the Coutant bankrupt stock.
The incandescent electric lights were
again in use in the postoffice last night,
and were in good working order.
'Peck's Bad Boy" will be presented at
Harper's theatre on Saturday evening,
Feb. 18th.
Dir. ], w Stewart passed the fortieth
mile post in his voyage through life few
days ago The anniversary was celebrated
in quiet way.
Unlaundried shirts. good muslin, rein
forced linen fronts, AZ cents at McCabe
Bros, from the Coutant bankrupt stock
The pigeon tournament at Davenport
has attracted a considerable number of
crack shots" from different parts of the
c)un!r3 Among those in attendance, ale
Conductor W H. Roe, W H. Thurston,
s. Meuners, F. Richten and E j. Gar
ling, of Milwaukee.
All arrangements are being perfected to
make the Swedish masquerade ball, which
takes place at Arnory hall on Saturday
evening next, one of the most enjoyable
entertainments of the season Go and
enjoy yourselves.
c. ]. Bonnet & Co ) celebrated black
gros grain silks, 25 per cent less than
Chicago prices, at McCabe Bros.
DR.. Stephens horse came up Second
avenue at a lively pace this afternoon.
without any driver. BY a skilful move
ment John Oswald. the drayman, caught
the animal and tied him to a post near
Spiedel's drug store
There Was an attempt made in the city
council of St Louis on Tuesday evening
to increase the wine and beer license to
$500, the same as for whisky, but was de
feated by vote of TO ). The opposi-
ton to it was from the fact that in places
where wine and beer only were sold, the
increase would transform them into Nhis-
ky saloons.
Some of the society young men ate at
their wits end and all on account Of the
leap year party. Some of them have half
a dozen invitations from the fair sex, but
they don't know who to accept as an es-
cort They are liable 10 offend. you
know; and then there are some less fortu-
nate, who have been forgotten altogether.
There is one young man in the city. who
is actually dying" to go. but it looks as
though he was not expected to be there
The following attractive programme
has been prepared for tonIght's musicale,
First part: piano solo, Mr. Schplling;
vocal trio, Il selection from "Belshazzar'
Mrs. F. A Philleo, Miss Lizzie Graham
and Mr l., f. Knocke; vocal solo,
Lights Far Ont at Sea (Gatty), Mrs. F.
NJ Wheaton; vocal quartette by Central
Presbyterian choir, Mrs. Yuill, Miss
Graham. Mr. L. E. Knocke and Mr.. J.
X. Cooke. Second part: piano solo,
Schubert's Serenade" Qiszt,, Miss Mary
E. Hollenbeck (of Ripon, Wis.,; vocal
solo, Two Little Lives" (Malloy). Mrs
F. A. Philleo; vocal duet. Might in Ven
ice" (ArditD, Mrs Yull and Mr.. Knocke,
and quartet, Good Night Beloved
(PinsutD, the Central choir Mr. S T.
Bowlby will be the accempanist
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