The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-05
Town TAX

citizenship with County Clerk Donaldson
yesterday.
Regular monthly meeting of the Rock
Island Building and Loan association to-
night.
The fifth annual ball of the o sau Kee
Tribe, No. Is, will occur at Armory hall,
on the evening of February 22nd.
Special bargains in silks at McCabe
Bros.
Miss Julia Anderson, of this city, and
Miss Lille Louth, of Moline, secured Ger
tiflcates to teach on Monday.
The Rodman Rifles had good drill last
night, which was participated in by most
of the members.
Mr.. Chas. Stoddard, leader of the Rod
man Rifles drum corps, viii put his men
through practice tonight
Colored gros grain silks % cents per
yard. at McCabe Bros
| Sheriff Reticker says there are 105 in
mates at the State reform school at
Pontiac.
| There viii be birthday surprise given
to prominent young gentleman of this
city tonight.
A. c. Thompson, one of the newly
elected justices of the peace at Canoe
Creek, has filed his bond of $4,000 with
d. Martin and T. S. Silvis as snreties
The storm of yesterday and last night
has disabled telegraph and telephone
wires to some extent, and the operators
report them working badly today
| Last evening Sheriff Reticker and Dep
uty Sheriff Silvis went to Moline, and
closed the grocery store of Framing Bros,
on an execution of S1,695.55 in favor of
Mary J.'Franing
Mr., W. 7. Clark, revenue agent, was
in the city today inspecting the books and
accounts of Mr.. Frank Wheaton which
he found in an excellent condition.
The city council adjourned last night
to meet on Thursday evening, the 14th
inst. As this is St Valentines day the
Aldermen may expect to be well supplied
with the necessary credentials for that
event.
One lot of elegant black gros grain
silk SO cents; one lot extra quality at AS
cents per yard, at McCabe Bros
Young America is in his glory The
icy formation that covers the. ground
furnishes him abundant sport for either
coasting or skating. He takes advantage
OF it, too, and at every spare moment he
is off for the seat of action"
A number of the young ladies attend
ing the high school. gave a SUMPTION:
repast, at 12 p. m. today in the latin
recitation room. The good things, as
well as the jokes and fun, were enjoyed
by few of their school boy friends.
At the residence of Mr.. John Malcolm
on Third avenue between Seventh and
Eighth streets last evening, Jolly party
was assembled, consisting of glass work
ers and their wives. 1t was sort OF
Ijollifcation affair, over the final settle
ment of the difficulties which had kept
them idle so long.
Rev. J. H. Wright, pastor of the
Christian chapel, left this morning for
Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he will deliver
two of his illustrated lectures in the
| library lecture course of the Christian
college. He lectures this evening upon
Egypt her Pyramids, Temple Ruins ani
Mystic Nile" Tomorrow evening his
theme win be From the Pyramids to the
Mount of Olives or the Holy City and its
memories.
A perfect miracle, pure black gros
grain silk 80 cents yard, Just opened al
McCabe Bros. from the Coutant stock
The special committee, consisting o
Supervisors Taylor, Heath and Weather
head, appointed to consider the petition
of the hailstorm sufferers of Coe, Cano,
Creek. and Cordova, met on Monday
The petition prays that the inhabitants o
said districts be relieved from the pay
ment of state and county taxes. TIL
committee adjourned without solving tn
problem.
W. H. Evans and Miss Minnie Haverty
both residents of Moline, became matri
monially inclined last evening and in
duced County Clerk Donaldson to issu
them marriage license after Office hour:
They still further utilized the services @
our genial clerk, by asking him to escol
} them to the nearest minister, which h
did. Rev. J. W. Read, of the Baptis
) church, was selected. and soon the happ
4 couple went their way apparently con
' tented
A limited line of colors in gros graf
silks at ~ cents yard, and good lin
, of colors at As cents per yard, wort
double the money, now on sale at Mccall
Bros. from the Coutant stock.
Before Chas C. Taylor, had opened
tstore this morning, he was attracted /
the sound of some one endeavoring (
4 gain an entrance He hurried down stair
: thinking customer wanted somethin!
> He was surprised, however, to see tW
: small urchins standing at the store doc
and on seeing him exclaimed: please. \
give us picture eardP 1t is not relate
4. whether they got the cards or not. The
had evidently been reading the late
conceived maxim that the early BIZ
> catches the orm.
> The Quincy Herald tells how the tar
Siberian(O blood hounds of Darper
Uncle Toms Cabin company were worst,
at that city. 1t adds: The three do
advertised as Siberian bloodhounds, had
little rough experience on their arrival
Quincy. The keeper was bringing the
n up the hill from the depot when Il