The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19
MOLINE,

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left for Kansas City last night
Election at the Armory tonight for
captain to succeed Frank Gould
C. ]. Anderson, formerly OF Davenport,
Is opening new carpenter shop in this
city.
The name of the new Congregational
| church dedication on the bluff last Sun
day was changed from Olivet chapel to
| The Hitchcock Memorial chapel.
r. H. Wilson was not in time at the
council meeting last evening. having had
to attend to other business. and did not
get there until 8 p. m.--afler adjourn
mcnt.
G A r. camp fire on Friday. Hard
tack, female porker abdon o. in abnn-
dance. Come. boys let us taste again OF
the fare We loved SO well away back in
the sixties. and have some fun.
\. ". Fisk came over ike little man
and paid his water rent this a m The
smile on the face of Collector Q Neil when
| writing out the receipt was beautiful to
contemplate, as he generally has to travel
round after these rents-not very pleas
ant duty in the snow.
r. A Smith. station agent at Coiona.
saw the notice in the ARGUS of the wild
colt n. Zeieler shod. and having two OF
seven year ODDS which have never seen
| blacks NTH. brought them down here yes
ter,isy and had Mex use his patent con-
vinccr upon them with the desired effect
The Turner'S masquerade bali tomor>
| row (WedD eSday) evening There will
he grand street parade at D n. IN
costume, olympic dancing on the stage.
grand promenade etc The opera house
will no doubt be full OF the e'iIs OF the
three cities, ana the historical good time
repeated
Ulmann and Bill Moore were out ria -
ing yesterday looking for soft snaps, and
ran against a bay horse driven by a
woman We think from WATERFOWL.
Hho drove the boys mp in good shape
Messrs NJ. aid [ say nothing about II !;
they keep mum.
Vim. Gamble, the superintendent Of
the Moline & Rock Island street railroad,
vas very busy today attending 10 keep,
ing a lot Of men walking on the rails, who
claimed to he the salt Of the earth. aud
Mr. Gamble was using them for melting
the snow which hal accumulated and was
interfering with the lccomotion Of his
cars.
| Oae of our butcher h d a game played
on HIM yesterday Shich he thinks Is
rather new He bouaht a few dressed
geese, and noticing alter the party had
gone that they were extAordinhrily heavy,
made examination aud foundl the insides
full of ice. Water had beeh poured in
and allowed to freeze ID Increase the
weight and bring more Nc}sh to the
granger.
John Six0n, since he rrceived that
medicine from Georgia. has had quite an
experience. John has had dropsy pretty
bad, and since that medicine came The
water rms ont Of the pores of the skin
freely. Yesterday he stood awhile at the
stove in the harness room when the water
was running, and it spread over the floor,
leaving about an inch Of ice, which is
there yet to prove what is said is true.
The attention Of L. 5 ONeil, water
commissioner Of this CITY. was called Ii
an article in the ARGUS last evening. lie
says he has attended many meetings OF
the kind held in Rock Island called the
"Finerty meeting, and never knew one
solitary cent of the money raised for the
Irish cause to be expended for any eX
tras thought necessary in the entertain
= ment of guests, aud further he believes
the parties who have accused NJ Y GAN
non and others Of using any money, hui
, their own al the Harper house, knew he,
/ fore hand they were making false &C,
cusRtien Mr., O'Neil feels pretty warm
on the subject.
James T. Robinson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Robinson, OF Twenty>fi
street and Sixth avenue, is here on Il visi;
/ from Dakota, and intended to leave TO,
home before this time but the change
from the mild climate Of Dakota to This
gave him a bad cold. and for several DAYS
be has been confined To the house. lie
I says where he has pitched his tent on 32t
E acres of land is The country TO live ia and
the best climate in the world We might
have known this, for he is located near the
county where Mr.. GAYLORD. of this city
I purchased, and we have had his opinion 81
it several times. They were blowing on
Mr.. Robinson's farm when he left, and
when he returns he expects t. find his
8 wheat fields green and beautiful to look
n upon.