The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-09
Music at the rink tonight. Ladies free !.
Mr.. Silas r. Drury, of Drury township,


river bottom, was in the city today.
Swan Youngren has pheasant and a
quail in cage. They get along very
well together.
DR.. j. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Second
avenue. d1yr.
Mr.. August Herkert had seventeen
friends to dinner at the Turner hall to
day.
Band tomorrow afternoon at the skat>
ing rink. 10 cents admission.
Lots of hay on Market square again toN
day. The prices for country produce are
the same as they have been for couple
of weeks,
Police business is the dullest business
in the city just now All the taugh char
acters seem to have become conspicuous
for their absence
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will
give ball at Arm Dry hall on Friday ev.
ening, January 23d. 1t will be quite a
nice affair.
A meeting of the members of St. Cath
arine's Guild will be held at the residence
of Mrs IL. c. Whitridge tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'Clock.
DR. A. T. Iawley, dentist corner Sew
teenth street and SIKH avenue
1t is whispered around in good society
that Bill lily is soon to write a dialect
novel, entitled ''Wot Time We be a
Havin, Say"
The five mile race for the champion
ship of Rock Island next Monday even
ing Is open to all competitors.
Said a gentleman in the court room this
afternoon when our reporter was copying
the court record: Bill lily will swear to
morrow that you clipped that record from
him.
win r, Johnson, the popular jeweler,
and E H. Collins will give prize of
gold and silver to the champion skater of
Rock Island
Hi Skinney, get on to his jags wild the
| umbrella He he, that's the Fun wot
is it, Fun e real Form wot writes down
things for the paper Amt he daisy
The grand jury appears to be inter
viewing a great many of our citizens,
both in the country and city. Some rich
developments may be expected when it
| concludes its labors
Go to the skating rink Monday evening
and see the five mile race for the CHAINS
pionship of Rock Island.
Judge Smith will arrange a trial list al
8 o'clock tomorrow morning for next
week, and full attendance of the attor>
nGys who have cases on the docket, is re-
| quested.
1t will be some time before the new
passenger and baggage elevator is put in
the Harper house, but when it is there
will not be a more complete hotel in the
west.
Miss Anna Henderson and her brother
viii, also Miss Carrie Jackson, left yes
terlay for Evanston to resume theiI
sindies after spending a vacation of two
weeks at home.
Mr. Joseph Asquith is thinking about
trading his property in Reynolds for some
western land. In case he does Reynolds
will lose an old time and honered citizen.
MIR Asquith is at present a member of the
grand jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Mckinney, OF
Biughamptan, n. Y, are in the city for {
few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Milo
Lee. Mrs McKinnie has many friends in
Rock Island, who will be pleased to greet
her.
"Blarst me bloody heyes, but hi aren't
al han hitem about postoflice key FOL
several days. Wots the matter with TIT
keys. wonder that they don't get lost?
and Bill Hy flew up the street after two
liner.
1t is said that Mrs. Lizzie Green, th,
queer woman who kept restaurant o,
Fourth avenue for some time. and Wit
run away with and married Harry Ell
| drudge, Of Davenport, left large humble
of creditors in this city to mourn her de
parture.
Mr.. Patrick Ford. residing in the south
eastern part of the city. died at 9;15 thi
morning from asthma, He was 63 years
months and "a days old, and leaves
wife and six children. The funeral vii
occur at p. m. tomorrow from ST Jos
eph's church.
Mr. George Adams, one of the promi
nent and wealthy citizens of Tiffin, Ohio
was in the city last evening visiting HI
friend, Mr. Rush Field, of the Rock Isl
and house Mr.. Adams is at present max
ing his headquarters in Chicago at III
Palmer house.
Pork tenderloins, spare ribs, leaf lard
pigs feet sausage meat, breakfast bacon
fresh or cured hams, at Gilmore's por
house, First avenue, between Fifteent
and Sixteenth streets. If
Dr. j. W. Morgan, and Messrs. c. c
Coyne and w. 7. Barrett of Port Byron
were at the Rock Island house today
Morgan deals out the pills that gives POI
Byronites such healthy color, and Coyn
is the high muck muck of the corne
band, which is one of the best dispenser
, of fine music in the country.
W. A. Glockhof. the ticket broker hs
the agency for Rock Island for the sal
of steamship tickets on fourteen differer
: steamship lines representing the mo:
i | IL, II