The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-27

E. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874 Office over
Rock Island National Bank
James Cahall, the champion roller
skater of Milan, is to race with Fred VOL
lenhaupt, champion of Rock Island, in
the Rock Island rink next Monday even
ing. The race will be five miles, and will
be an interesting contest, as both of the
young men are very clever skaters.
E. E. Parmenter, attorney at law.
| Makes collections, loans money, and will
| attend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postoffice block, Rock ISL
and, Ill. ds&w1y
County Superintendent of Schools
Southwell, City Superintendent Kemble
and Principal Hatch, of the high school,
will leave on Monday for Springfield to
attend the annual meeting of the State
Teachers Association, the programme of
which was recently summarized in the
| ARGUS.
Mr.. FL. j. Sgmes is thinking of getting
up a billiard tournament soon. We have
Rock Island and Davenport and Mr..
Symes now holds the championship. He
is very fine player and 1t takes a good
one to beat him at the straight rail play.
Circuit Clerk Bowman says he is afraid
that his house will be mobbed one of
these days. The cause of these fears is a
cornet which his son Guy got as Christ
mas present. Guy has natural taste for
music and for a little chap he is good
violinist. One of these days he will be a
good cornetist.
Mr. Charles Doty, who last winter ran
a skating rink in this city, is now running
a concert company known as the ''Doty
Concert Company" Mr.. Doty is a very
fine cornetist and appears in this speciality
every evening His brother, Will Doty,
expects soon to go on the road In advance
of the concert company.
Yesterday was the last day of service
for the January term of the circuit court,
and Sheriff Reticker and Deputy Sheriff
Silvis were very busy serving final papers.
Circuit Clerk Bowman furnished the last
batch of copy for the docket to the
printers this morning and expects the
dockets to be issued about next Saturday.
The new electric light was turned on
| for the first time last night 1t proved a
success in every way and all the patrons
expressed themselves as being satisfied
with the light. While being bright it is
soft and pleasant to the eyes. There are
two different globes used-glass and
porcelain-and the subscriber can have
bis choice, Most people prefer the glass
globe.
| Mrs. Celia c. Page, who for many
years resided in this city, died at Buffalo,
Iowa, yesterday morning. She was liv'
ing with her daughter. Mrs. Pauline
Ruby. Mrs. Page was well known in thi:
city as a kind hearted lady. and her many
friends will hear of her death with sor-
row. The funeral will take place at 2 p
m. tomorrow.
Judge Thompson. of New York, for
merly resident of Aledo, and interested
in railroad matters, is in the city There
was a private meeting yesterday and to-
day of gentlemen interested in the new
c., B. & Q. bridge, which is to be bull
5 between this city and Davenport soon
, Judge Thompson was present at boil
} these meetings.
Fowler Bryan, well known youns
e man of Davenport, and also quite wei
= known here, was arrested day before
/ yesterday for getting goods under falls
pretenses from W. H. & c. t. Webb
f He was held yesterday afternoon in tn
sum of $500, His father is wealthy an,
t will probably help him out. Fowler is
dissipated young man.
Il Madame Janauschck, who recently
appeared here, is making matters inter
: esting for the people whom she employs
Her manager, Mr.. Taylor, attempted t
persuade her to give up MY Life ant
the result was quarrel and Mr.. Taylo
resigned his position. The madame nov
has new manager and is going to trave
in private car and play my Life"
A story was going the rounds thi
= morning about two well known youn;
= men who, when they went home tn
other aight tried to unlock the window
with door key, and failing in this, wen
to the door and tried to push it up.
friend happening to come along helpe,
II the boys out by unlocking the door 70
g them. 1t is about this time in the yea
when the boys get mixed up with tn
g doors and "sich."
A South Rock Island citizen complain
l that the boys bother him when enterin!
the city by "hitching" their sleds on t
e his rig. He does not object so much tC
:, the boys having good time riding behin
his rig, but they freighten his horse b
@ rushing pell nell for the rear of his sleigl
and frequently startle the horse by yells
The youngsters should be careful not t
I disturb gentlemen who let them chang
= on to the rear of their rigs.
There are now five patients in st
D Lukes hospital occupying all the fire.
beds so far provided. More bedding
i, needed in this Indictment weather. Blanl
cts, eomforters. pillows and sheets
also oatmeal and other food suit
~ able for sick people; also old linen AM
a gauzc for handages and pouluces ar
much needed. An appeal is made to tn
benevolent ladies of Rock Island to sup
re ply these wants. 1t is hoped there wi
= be generous response.
= "TAe Theatrical and Sporting Journal
, says that Billy" Cation only got $50
= for winning his game from Mclaughlin
and that he spent that amount Will
training in the Garden city. If this
Il true, the handsome thing for the sport
II who won big money off "Billy's" brilliar
IL play, would be to present him with fe,
a hundreds of the thousands he won fl
ii them. We are inclined to the idea tha
BILLY" accumulated little wealth a
a well as fame by his notable battle wit
/. the cue.
A Mischief from The Poultiee.
:. ["Old Practitioner" in Chambers Journal
Let us commence with that finest of dc
nestle institutions, the poultice-bread, liz
Y seed, or mustard soothing, fomenting, @
s. stimulating, according to circumstance
III There are few remedies in the pharmaet