The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-13
THE CITY In BRIEF.
Music at the rink tonight.

Music at the rink tomorrow afternoon
DR.. Barth is confined to the house by
severe cold.
James Cook, of Rural, was in the city
yesterday.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner sev~
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Go to the rink tonight, good music.
Mr.. John Vogel, of Rapids City, circu>
lated on the streets last evening.
Ladies free and music tonight at the
rink.
Major J. NJ. Hosford, of Geneseo, was
at the Rock Island house today.
Meyer Loeb went out to Gable this
morning on business.
Mr. Samuel Heagy. of Hampton, was
in the city today.
Ladies free and music at the rink to-
night.
There were good many farmers in the
city today.
Z. II. Collins has just received an in
voice Of small roller skates for the boys
and girls.
Music at the rink tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. l.. Dimick, the liveryman, receiv>
a bran new road cart today
j. s. Buck aad wife arrived from Keo~
kuk yesterday morning and are stopping
at the Rock Island house.
Mr., wv, Foy, representing the Rock
Island plow company, was at the Rock
Island house today.
Mr.. A. W. Smith, of Cuba, New York,
is at the Harper house. He will remain
here a week or so on business.
There will be meeting of the Working
association of the Central Presbyterian
church at 7:30 O'clock this evening.
Miss Hatch, of Des MONIES, is the guest
of Miss Lizzie Kemble, daughter of oul
worthy school superintendent.
A declaration of citizenship was filed
yesterday by Frederick Philip. of this
city.
Sheriff Reticker will take the two boys
who were lately adjudged insane to Jack
sonville next week.
The Lille Clay Adamless Eden litho'
graphs were being placed on the bill
boards today.
Miss Mamie Davis entertained few OF
her friends on Wednesday evening, which
was her birthday anniversary.
The 7, NJ. c. A. has decided to hslt
monthly sociables hereafter, to consist o
addresses, music, refreshments, etc.
The Knights ofPythias celebration next
Thursday evening, will be 4 gilt-edged
affair.
The man who does not receive an ugly
valentine may consider himself a favored
individual
DR.. J. W. Stark, Dentist, 1922 Secont
avenue. d1Yr.
Manager WilIerton could have secured
Clara Morris for date here, but sh'
wanted too large guarantee to warran
the venture
Two old citizens of Hampton died
within the past week-Mr. Colbert, ageC
IS years, and Mrs. Wcnthrop, aged Il
years.
The Rock Island pillow works started
up again yesterday after day and hal
of idleness on account of a scarcity Of coal
The other manufactures have also re-
sumed work.
Dr. Truesdale arrived home from Min.
neapolis yesterday. He said no snow fel
in the metropolis of the north, when W.
had the big storm in this region.
Mr. Mark Shall, the gentlemanly ad-
vance agent of Lille Clay's Adamles!
Eden Theatrical company, made thisof,
fee pleasant call yesterday.
Mr., Harry Graham, late of Rockford,
has taken the position of manager of til,
Graham cotton mill at Milan. He is
business like young man, and we ar
pleased to welcome him TO our midst.
Colored society of the tri>ciues gather
ed at Moore's hall, Davenport last night
to indulge in a gay and festive ball
Rock Island was represented by the flow
er and cream of her dark hued popula-
ton.
City politics are being talked up by th'
politicians in a lively manner. Vague ru
mors are flying through the air as to thu
mayoralty candidates, and dark horses ar
constantly expected to be brought for
ward.
Mr.. |. LiberlEan, the popular merchant
tailor, leaves for Omaha this evening, to
look after his branch house, which, W,
are pleased to say, has already sprun!
| LutO lttNOi d'llouS buG NlllAChS VI ina
booming city.
Those who read the death notices il
the papers from day to day must observ
that the mortality among old people j
greatly increased when the weather grow
suddenly cold in the winter season. Sucl
facts seem to bear out fully the assertion
of observant physicians, that the secre
of long life after three score years and tie
is to keep warm.
Tod" Gray, the only defendant in tn
Irape and attempted rape of Linnie MeaC
and Tina Blomquist, who could not fur
nish bail at the time the trial was contin
ued, was released on Wednesday evening
Mr.. E. W. Spencer going his security 70
his appearance at the next term of thu
circuit court.
| When Clerk Willerton, of the Harpe
house, reached Virginia, H., the othe
lday, he found that the larceny case i