The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
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The river was rising all day today.
Yesterday was the first Sunday in Lent.
The library board meets this evening
The base ball season will soon be upon
US.
Warm weather would be very accepta-
BILE.
Five new subscribers to the ARGUS to-.
day.
Easter Sunday, which closes the Lenten
season, comes on the 18th of April.
The girls who were just dying to take
another sleigh ride can now be satisfied.
A list of manageable young ladies is
next in order, look out for it.
The weekly ARGUS will come out in its
new form this week-eight pages.
J. s. Gilmore shipped two car loads of
meat on Saturday.
Business will now commence to pick
up-at least We hope so.
The young people of the Baptist
church have meetig tonight
There is some talk Of organizing a
waltz me again" club in this city.
The county clerk will probably move
into the new county building next week
Meeting of Everts Commandery, No.
18, K T., tonight for special work.
Bring your job printing to the ARGUS
Office and get it done nicely and chcaply.
There is some talk of clothing wal
being inaugurated by our clothing men.
The ice men report that the crop of ice
harvested this year will far surpass any
previous years.
| Regular monthly meeting of the city
council tonight, the last regular meeting
for the municipal year
March came marching in like lion
By the old tradition, it ought to so out
like lamb
Saturday afternoon, Mr. P. NJ. Meyer
died at his residence on Third street
aged fifty two years, of consumption.
Market square is indeed lonesome today
Nary a load of anything has been on The
square this forenoon.
The supervisors arrived from the differ
ent parts OF the county today, and met il
regular session this afternoon.
The ministery held their weekly meet
ing this morning at the residence of The
Rev. J. A. Reynolds.
The relief labor pay roll for last weel
amounted to S276, 10. The men received
their money on Saturday.
Next Saturday evening occurs the mas
querade of Rescue Hose company No. 3
The ball will be given at Turner hall
Rev. Pearce will fill the vacant pulpi
at the Ninth street Methodist church unit
the conference selects another pastor.
Some boys were cut fishing this morn
ing near the bridge, They cut hole il
the ice and speared the fish,
Yesterday was fair sample of ;
March day, and more disagrccable ia,
could hardly be conceived.
The Tri-city Musical society viii Civ,
their leap year concert tomorrow cvenin:
at the residence Of S. P. Brant in Dayen-
port.
A Des Moines boy. who was thumpeC
by his brotherin law, had his back pho
Itographcd to use it as testimony in
pending action
All widths Of Swiss and Hamhur!
Edges and Insertings, worth from Is t
65 cts. will be sold at tie uniform price
of Is cts. ward Sale occurs March 1
3 and at Hotfmaster and Sons.
John Dillon, Wednesday night, il
States Attorney Here's chance 70
the several aspirants TO that Office to &C
a few pointers.
D. Roy Bowlby, manager of W. W
Kimball's branch house in this city, receive
a fine safe from headquarters on Satur
day.
Persons desiring to secure copies Of tn
ARGUS containing the list of dcsirabl
young men, can procure them at tb
counting room
Dubuque Times: 1t is said that
steamboat captain in the city is waitin
for the decision of the legislature on tn
prohibition bill, and that if it carries, b
will run steamer on the Mississippi /
supply Iowaps with wines and liquors,
Teeth extracted without pain, by Nor
gan & McCandless, dentists, 3rd avenu
and Goth street. Telephone 6S 21-dwt
Mr.. Henry Siemon, the new -four an
feed dealer at No. 1927, sixth avenue
has just received an assignment of th
choicest flour He proposes to deal !
none but first class goods, which ne wi
sell as cheap as the cheapest. Civ
him call.
McIntire & Co. are pleased TO anaounc
that they will begin to receive their ne,
spring goods this week. Dress goods i
the new wool effects, scersucker, Frenc
chambrays, medium and best Scotc
ginghams, etc.
Mother may | go to the rink? Yes, m
darling daughter, but linger shivering o
the brink don't mix up in the slaughter
For if you attempt the magic curve, Will
on the rollers gliding, you'll get the set
back you deserve, and find yourself bac
, sliding.
Mr.. Spencer reports good progress i
the citizens league movement Over fit
names have been secured, accompanied b
the membership fee, one dollar. The wor
is being pushed. A call for public mas
meeting will soon be issued.
Some one has sent US IN the name {
; Thos. Fuller, to be printed among the Ii!
of desirable young men We wish t