The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-20
MOLINE,

Turner masquerade this Wednesday ey-
ening, at the opera house.
A Unitarian Charitable society will be
organized this afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. W. S. Mack
G. A. r. camp fire ON Friday evening
H. T. and s. B. will be found in abun
dance al their hall in the John Deere
building.
Mr. ard Mrs. S. W. WheeIock donated
the beautiful grounds on which the
Hitchcock memorial chapel is built,
and Messrs John and Charles II. Deere,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Atkinson and Mr.
Mrs. s, II. Velie gave 81 200 of the So,
500 expended in the erection of the build
ing.
The P, c. Is. club will give prize
masquerade at Peal's hall on Saturday,
January 30. There will be four prizes to
given to the most comical character in
costume, as first prize. 1t will be the
grandest affair of the kind ever given in
this part of the country.
The subject Of the next lecture before
the Y. NJ. q. A. will be The American
Indian" by Prof. Williams. of Augustana
college, tomorrow Thursday evening at
1902. m. The professor has had many
opportunities of studying Indian charac-
ter. and noticing their. customs when with
his father, who was for long time a
missionary among our sborigines.
Street Commissioner Long selected the
streets on which he ran his snow pillow
yesterday All is not cleared yet, but
may be today. Partially is not the
charge we want to make against him; we
| only hint that such charge might be
brought and proven if portions of the city
is left unnoticed by his eagle eye for three
or four days longer.
Co. F elected last night the following
officers:
Capt.-Richard Payton.
First Lieut.-P. c. Simmons
Second Lieut.-C. r. Keller.
If during their term of Office as much
improvement is effected in drill and dis
cipline as during the term of Frank
Gould. as captain, our company will
bring home laurels from Springfield next
Summer.
| The funeral of the late Nathaniel En-
trikin was attended by many relatives and
friends yesterday. About twenty mem
bers of A. O. L. W. from Orion, to
which lodge the deceased belonged, were
here. Several friends from Geneseo and
a large number from this city were in at.
tendance. Services were conducted by
Rev. c. L. Morgan, aud Rev. D. W.
Griffiths, of Orion. The floral emblems
covering the coffin were besutiful, sing.
ing very impressive, and the services all
through very appropriate to the occasion.
Poor Nathaniel cut off in life's morning
now lies in the family lot in Riverside
cemetery.
Rather bold robbery was committed
yesterday by Charles Hanley. alias Tay
lor. who has been living in the upper end
of the county for some time. He Dor
rowed team from man named Brandt
of Yuma, drove over to Hampton bluff;
to corn crib belonging to Hill Cox,
loaded up and drove to this city, Offering
the corn for sale. He was gobbled bS
Officer Geisberger before be disposed OF
the corn, was convicted of stealing the
same, and now lies in Rock Island Jail
not being able to procure SI5 bsil. Thi:
Charles is said TO be a rather hard case
having been in the reform school, snt
since then thought unsafe TO be left alone
with portable articles of value He has
also an idea that he is a pugilist and has
had several successful encounters with
opponents about the coal mines, aud alst
been worsted there he is so fond o,
the manly art that the sobriouet of Sulli
van might be added to bis other aliases
, as be is as well known BIZ this as any
other among his associates.