The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-02

Sunday In the city with his parents.
Mr.. Henry Houseman left today for a
visit TO friends at Wabasha, Wis.
The snow is disappearing fast and soon
we will be padding in mud ankle deep.
More Of those Sc leggins, and lots of
other new leggins received on Saturday
last at McCabe Bros
G. DeGra1, of Buffalo Prairie, was
among the callers at the ARGUS Office to-
day
You should have seen the rush for that
Job" lot Of scarlet wool underwear this
Il. m. at exactly 10 o'clock.
DR.. Cowden prouounces Willard Ba
ker's little boy out of danger. He has had
4 severe attack Of diphtheria.
Mr. John Streckfus, the well known
flour dealer, left for Port Byron and lie
Claire on business this morning,
Deputy Collector Wheaton's receipts of
internal revenue in January were $2,OGS,
IS: beer $3.50, cigars $2lG.t5, tobacco
50 50.
Yesterday was fair and not very cold,
in fact an ideal winters day. The at
tendance at the churches was very large,
and We may expect some good results to
follow.
Mr.. John Spicklcr of Taylor Ridge, was
in the city today on business. He is one
Of the largest land owners in the county,
and makes hrst class citizen.
Mrs. C. E. Cross, wife of tie popular
conductor OF the Flying Dutchman, and
daughters, Miss Wade and Gale Cross, of
Freeport, spent Sunday at the Harper
house.
An Oakland, Cal, obituary notice re-
feTed to Il deceased citizen as having
gone TO happier home. The widow is
about bringing libel suit
Mr.. F. W Herlitzka, the popular as
sIstant at John Strccktus' grocery, who
has been sick for the last five weeks, has
now recovered sufficiently to once more
resume his place at the store.
Mr. Mcigs Wait, of Reynolds, was in
the city this morning. lie will ship scv>
craI carloads Of hogs to Chicago next
week, which will about depIctc last years
supply, he says.
Alderman N. NJ. Briggs received the
sad intelligence by dispatch yesterday,
that his mother, at Adair, Iowa, was very
sick. She is old and quite feeble. Mr..
Briggs left for her bedside this morning.
The general admission, to the billiard
match next Thursday evening will he 90
cents; reserved seats 20 cents; stage seats
81: boxes 81, gallery % cents. The re-
served seats are meant especially for
ladies.
Childrens all wool scarlet underwear at
p cents; ladies' all wool scarlet under~
Wcar 80 cents; mems ali wool scarlet
shirts aad drawers for 50 cents. at Ne,
( Cable Bros great underwear SHE this
week
| A Dubuque tough by the name Of Bill
Bell, got on his muscle during perform.
ance at The opera house in that city the
other night and created an uproar SO that
the play was ne, finished
Mark Twain lett Davenport for Chica-
! GO yesterday morning, but Mr.. Cable has
very conscientious scIqples about travel,
ing on Sunday, and he did not so unit
this morning. Twain spent considerable
time on Saturday in playing billiards., of
which game he is a great lover
Mr.. G. p. Hcngstler, has rented the
store room, No. 1921 Third avenue. for
the purpose Of rcnoyalng, repairing anl
| uphoiatcr.ne Of all kinds of furniture
Win ncatness, promptness and moderate
rates. this being his practical trade lie
solicits from the community Il share OF
their patronage.
The sale Of reserved seats for the Schaf
cr and Cation exhibition next Thursday
evening will commence tomorrow at tht
Harper house drug store. In reserving ;
number OF the best seats the management
wishes to state that 1t is done with es
pecial reference to ladies who wish Il
attend.
The festive ground hog who has stayed
under ground all winter, is supposed t,
emerge from his hole today TO take peer
at the weather. 1t is said that IL he sees
his shadow he will Immediately retire an(
sleep for six wecks'mo which is an in
dication that VIC will have cold weathe
during that period. 1t has been cloudy
the greater part Of the day but there hat
been times when the ground hog could
have seen his shadow without difficulty,
but we trust the pesky animal found il
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