The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-04
MOLINE.

+. B. Atkinson is recovering slowly.
Will Mckinley is expected home from
Chicago tonight.
M. r. Metzgar, of the Moline Plow Co.'s
travelling force, is in town. and will laave
this evening for his route in Southern
Iowa.
Adam McBurney, walded up to his
brothers house last Thursday and has
suffered relapse since. He is now gain
ing little.
John H. Miller, liquor dealer ON Wells
street, taken sick yesterday, is still con-
fined to bed, though not danderously iii.
DIR. Bernhard, of Rock Island is in at.
tendance.
Geo. Stote has all he can do these days
attending to his two places of business.
George, however, can get over several
miles of sidewalk in day
The Turner entertainment on New
Years eve was the best the society ever
mad. IL was more numerousiy attended
and better enjoyed than ever before
That society knows how to have a good
time.
Frank Schraeder has started a new
business. He began by backing Geo. w
Vinton's boots, for which he received %
cents, refusing to black the other boot
until the money was paid He got a
check on the bank
The Natural History cabinet of the
High school building has been further
enriched by specimens of fossil forus, from
Macon Creek. Grundy county, locality
famous for producing rare and beautiful
formation of the Caiboniferous age. W.
| H. Carpenter, of East Moline, made the
presentation.
The resignation of Capt F. w. Gould
has been accepted and Co. F. has lost an
officer that will be hard to replace.
Frank has too much private business to
attend to and was unable to devote to his
company the time he thought they
needed, A special election will be held
to fill the vacancy.
Will Boyce, boy about twelve years
old, threw rock in sport Saturday, which
missed the head of Frank Wheelock and
struck boy of States Attorney Entrlkin
on the head, making severe wound
The boy is not dangerously hurt but is
rather sick this morning.
''Ye Old Folks" club has been reOrgan
lied, and the first dance occurs on Thurs
day evening, January Z. Sixty members
have already joined who pay S1.75 per
| month, which covers all expenses. They
meet every two weeks at Armory hall.
Mrs. DIR. McKinnie. Mrs. E. B. Keator
and Mrs. W. ]. Entrikin took an active
part in soliciting club members, and were
very successful.
The Y. Nj. c. A reception passed of
New Years very satisfactorily. They had
prayer. Rotations, tableaus, music and
singing. A Websters unabridged was
donated by the ladies and Chas. Ii. Deere
gave s. with which a stand was pur-
chased, on which the book now lies.
About 400 persons visited the rooms dur.
ing the day and evening.
A girl eight years old, daughter Of Mr..
Lage, on Fifth avenue, had a rather curl,
Gus accident happen her on New Year s
eve. She was picking nuts with a needle
and in some way thrust it into her side
below the ribs. A doctor was called, who
made an opening and found the end of
the needle, but was unable to get it out
Her breathing seemed to draw it inside
out of sight, where it now remains. The
child is not panied or affected by it in the
least, so far.
THE KEATOR HOUSE FAILURE
The landlord of the keator hotel, Mr.
Harlow Barber, closed his doors on Sat
, urday afternoon. and his guests had to
find other quarters in which to pass over
Sunday. A mortgage for $500 on The
goods, and chattles given to Mr.. Edinger
for some lime clerk of the hotel, was
foreclosed. Afterwards a 800 claim by
c. II. Deere, on liquors, as security, was
also foreclosed and the saloon shut up
Constable Mapes will sell all the effect'
at public auction on the 18th inst, at II
a. m. and 2 p. m. 1t was generally be
lieved the hotel was doing paying bus
mess, but appearances often deceive
There mag be some matters not yet made
known, or 10 occur worthy of publica'
ton.