The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-25
Town Talk.

Town Talk.
The liverymen are praying for more
snow
| Mrs. J. NJ. BufOrd gave reception to
a few of her lady friends this afternoon.
There will be meeting of tie high school
alumni at Z O'Clock this evening. at the
rooms of the board of education.
P. l., Gable. ESQ, is now enjoying the
invigorating air of San Antonio, Texas,
and writes home that his health is very
| good.
The ARGUS will keep the people posted
ON the postoff1ce fight 1t has no axe to
grind. and will continue to prosper with
out the aid of Uncle Sam
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan & McCandless, dentists, 3rd avenue
and Goth street. Telephone So. 21-dwtf
The new postmaster of Cambridge is
Capt. J. E Ayres. who has been appointed
in place of Mr.. w j. Vannice, re-
signed
A decree of divorce was granted in the
circuit court yesterday to Mrs. Maria
Jonson from ions Jonson. Sturgeon and
Olson were her attorneys.
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. Ill. dSm
The First Methodist church literary
society meets this evening at the residence
of DR.. J. W. Magill An entertaining
programme has been prepared
Bromer & Wernentin, book and station
e'y dealers, of Davenport, made an as,
Segment on Thursday The liabilities
are 81, 400 %; assets 1886 5.
Passenger train No 3 on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul road, due here at
q. m. did not arrive in the city until
4 P. m. A freight train off the track at
Shirland, caused the delay.
BiehPs orchestra left for Kewanee this
afternoon, where they will play for fire
mans ball tonight Last night they fur
nished music for the masquerade at
Geneseo.
Mr.. B. T. Cable today received a fine
japanese sword. which he purchased dur
ing his tour of the world. 1t is encased
in a fine scabbard, and is extremely
sharp.
Rock Island is considerably disturbed
at present over several important
questions, principal among which are the
Hennepin Canal, street railway across the
bridge, and the appointment of post
master
Last evening about $780, sleigh drawn
by one horse. tipped over nrtcr Just cross
ing the railroad track On Seventeenth
street, going to Davenport, The occu
pants were thrown to the ground, but the
horse did not run.
J. G. Banes is meeting with great sue
cess in the sale of his great remedy for
the cure of kidney and like complaints.
He received an order this morning from
Rockford, for 1916 worth of the medi-
cine
The funeral of the late Geo H Wads-
worth will take place on Sunday, Jan. %.
The funeral party will leave the family
residence in Rural at 10 q. m for Woods
church, near Presumption, where the
funeral services will be held. His brother,
Paul Wadsworth. of Clinton, Iowa, ar
rived today
There was a little commotion at the
county clerks Office about $50 this after
noon, caused by the igniting of some
maps that were in too close proximity to
the steam pipes. The boys did not turn
in an alarm of fire, however Only one
map was damaged, and that had outIived
its usefulness.
The process of preserving fish for winter
use is very interesting one, On the SEQ
coast, as soon as the fish are caught, they
are tightly packed in layers in tin pans,
and between them is put ice and salt.
These pans are then taken to house, the
temperature of which is kept at about
twenty seven degrees the year round, and
stored until wanted They are then sent
to dealers throughout the country in re-
frigerator cars.