The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-07
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

A. II. McCandless, ID. D. >, denllst.
Go to church tomorrow and observe
the day in a proper manner
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sev~
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Mr.. Andrew Donaldson, of Rural, was
in the city today.
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1929 Second
avenue. d1yr.
P. NJ. Maher, of Chicago, arrived in the
city last night
The hotels are doing rushing business
at the present time.
Davenport and Geneseo have both
"done us up" skatorially. Who is next?
St, Paul lodge, Knight of Pythias, held
their regular weekly meeting last night.
The railroads are beginning to feel the
effects of the several recent snow falls.
Mr. Robert Lee, of Cable was at the
Harper house today.
Capt. A. J. Whitney, of Keokuk, has
been in the city for the past few days on
business.
Miss Della Birmingham, who is engagN
ed in teaching school in Pennsylvania,
came home to attend her fathers funeral.
Mr.. Fred Stimmel of the St. 10,
branch of the Rock Island Plow company,
was in the city today on business.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Glenn re-
duced the fine of Mrs. Isaac Holtam from
$50 to SIS.
The funeral of the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. L. D. Dimick occurred this
morning at 10 o'clock
Alice Oates, the high>kicking artistic of
light opera, will appear in Davenport to,
night.
Those mammoth foot prints in the snow
alongside the iron gutter crossings are
made by Bill Hy's brogans. Anyone can
measure them with two foot rule.
Alice G. Baily, the female commercial
agent, has struck Davenport, and now the
newspaper men over there have COM
menced guessing at her age.
Mrs. Anna Tucker, the demented
woman who has been stopping at the ar
mory for the past two weeks, was taken
out to the poor farm today by Steward
Robertson.
The finance and street and alley com
mittees of the city council meet tonight
for the purpose of sealing the contract
with MIR. Guido Beck, who has been au-
thorized to furnish a new city map. A
bond of $500 will be required from Mr..
Beck
Onion socials are all the rage, and this
is how they are worked Six ladies take
an onion with them into room, and one
of them takes bite Of it. Then a young
gentleman is admitted to the game, and If
after kissing them all he fails to tell which
of them bit the onion, why then all the
girls kiss him.
CALAMITY in young man is a strange
thing, and at the skating rink is a good
place to see it. When girl from the age
of six to fourteen falls down, she Is gen
orally allowed TO help herself up as best
she can, but when one from the age of
fourteen to twenty falls, every young
man on the floor wants to pick her up.
tbs funny, but It's true.
Knittle skated better in last nights race
than at any previous time, but it is eviN
dent that his constitution is not strong
enough to stand the great exertion of a
five mile race. lie Is an artist at fancy
skating, and he had better contine himself
to that particular line.
Mr.. c. P Hengstler, has rented the
store room. No. 1924 Third avenue, fol-
the purpose of renovating, repairing and
upholstering of all kinds of furniture
with neatness, promptness and moderate
rates, this being his practical trade He
solicits from the community share OF
their patronage.
"And don't you skate little girl?" he
asked as he sat down beside her al
the rink. "Oh, no, sir" But you car
learn" II guess | could. but don't wan
to" And do you come here just tc
watch the skatcrs?" "Oh, mo- come tc
watch Mrs r." "Whos she?" 'Shef
papa's second wife He don't want her ia
come, bat she will do it, "And why dc
you watch herr" well, papa wanted her
to promise that she wouldn't lean on
anybody when she was skating with EN-
and that she wouldn't flirt when she was
resting, but she wouldn't promise, so
came to watch her. These short marks
are when she leans and the long ones
when she flirts." and you show then
all to your fathcrI' YES, and he date,
them and puts them away, and by ant
by he'll have enough 10 get a divorce OF
and to marry somebody who can't skate.