The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-26
MOLINE.

rooms.
Ms. Lonis Weckle received grand
piano from her husband as Christmas
present.
W II. Brown has returned from Lin
coin, Neb.. and remain here about two
weeks.
Al 1880 Thursday night Mr.. Horace
Norton and Miss IT, johnson were united
in marriage at the Belmont restaurant.
The groom is brother of Mrs. Pierce.
II N. Taylor, our city clerk, is still all
ing, HIS many friends hope he will soon
be able to attend to his duties. He kept
the city accounts while he was able to do
so well.
There will be a dance at Griffin's hall,
Bowlesburg, New Years eve, Harry News
ton manager. A pleasant time may be
expected by all who attend.
There Will be no preaching at the Bap~
fist church. Sunday school as usual at
noon. The new pastor, Rev. j. G, II.
Read. will be here on New Years
Frank Hyde, son of II. W. Hyde.
American Express agent, has come home
tor Christmas. He is now employed AS
engineer Under General Downs, near
POtosi, on Grand River, Mich
Mrs. Dunn, secretary of the Charitable
association, of this city distributed gifts
to about twenty-five children at her res
iience last evening, Every child that
came received something.
Mr. Fred Osborn of Zuma, was in the
city yesterday on his way to Bethany.
Harrison county, Missouri, where two OF
his sous are in the agricultural Implement
business.
Street Commissioner Long has built
twelve thousand feet Of new sidewalk
this summer, at an average cost of about
twenty-three cents per lineal foot. lie
has four Thousand feet more to build.
Chns. T., Long, son of j. d. Long.
reached home last night, after spending
nearly two years in Missouri, Kansas and
other states He speaks favorabiy of
Kansas, and contcmpates taking Il trip
| to California.
Mr.. W. Ii. Turner and Miss 5. Wright
were married Thursday evening by Rev
| G. l.. Morgan. Henry county turnishc
several guests. Many useful and orna~
| mental presents were received.
Tie Sabbath school children of the NJ.
| +. church had grand time last night re
| nv p!tStUtS NOM lut Vii lolihuN tlCt
erected in the church. Truly it was II
happy time and will not be forgotten by
the little ones for at least IA year.
\ democrat, on going into the Baptist
church last evening. was received with the
salute that democrats were not wanted
there" He answered that he expected TO
receive the same notice at the gates of
| hades.
Christmas day passed off very quietly
in this city. and was ns warm and fine IA
| in May. There were no arrests made, no
DRINKS or rows. Nothing occurred to
make the reporter feel like he was necN
essary evil,
The January and first number Of "The
| C0ceaaat,' IA monthly magazine pub
| ished by Anderson & Meese. of this city,
! il out 1t is a neat periodical and will be
| devoted principally to the cause of the l.
| o. o. +. The well known talent Of the
| publishers az able literati, assures sue,
cess for their magazine.
At the A. o, H. fair held here, Thos
| Tunncy was voted shaving set, Miss
Bridget McGraw the beautiful set of
| dishes, LA pieces. She received 5O4
votes Hiss Alice Mccarthy won very
| ilitt toii' IIhFl tbiuS pto5cu VA 'liiith5
and all visitors were satisfied with the
| entertainments provided by these good
sons Of Erin.
The city of Moline has three cases to
| defend in court now. Mrs. Warmers, for
| falling on Il sidewalk Tina hewitt, of
| Whiteaide county. for falling in the aera
| way at the McKinnie block, and J. l..
| Hyey q Co, builders, for damages to
, foundation they were erecting on Fourth
avenue and Fifteenth street by water
| from a defective thing.
Christmas morning burst upon us more
| like April than December, but all seemed
happy, notwithstanding the old adage,
"A green Christmas makes a fat church
yard" Those children away in far Da
kota, who were not forgotten by friends
Of the Congregational church, will also be
| happy and wait blessings through the re-
| Cordiug angel to fall upon the heads Of
| llllle ones here who contributed from per-
| haps their scanty means, to those remote
from the headquarters of Santa Claus.
A meeting was held AT the Congrega>
tional church on Tuesday evening, for the
| purpose of having the children donate
nice things to the little heatbens of Da-
| kota, for Christmas presents. With what
| delight the gifts were put upon the tree,
| and what a lesson of charity is taught the
young. No doubt some youthful mind
considered why presents were sent so far
| away when there were SO many-th pa
| pera said-in actual need of the necessaries
of life right here in the city. But this is
| one of the mysteries too deep for twelve
| or fourteen summers. He will under
stand it By and by The gifts were fors
| warded yesterday
| There was gay and happy time at the
| Baptist church last evening. The mission
| SUNDAY school of East Moline. ". II
| Carpenter. superintendent, united with
the Baptist Sunday school, l.. f. Fish,
superintendent, to distribute for Santa
Claus who was these in person, his usual
Christmas gifts. There were also two
enormous stockings over five feet long
and proportionally thick. The church
was crowded standing room only to be
had at 100 p. m Every child belonging
to the schools about two hundred and
| tifty-received a package of corn. nuts
| candy and an apple each, and there was
| enough left to give all the children in the
house present Truly it was for the
little ones and all present had delightful
time, long to he remembered by the par
| Elephants,
AN OLD STORY FROM DOC.
One time in the far past when the
West Indian Islands were being settled
by Europeans, an iron founder was sole,
tied for donation for the purpose of es-
tablishing missionary port in Cuba to
convert the poor benighted heathens who
had never heard of a Redeemer, He sent
a large heavy box and it was shipped