The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-02
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.

stealing from the government. lie IS
genial and courteous official.
w. G. Marshall lost large COW barn
on the morning of the 18th inst It's
supposed to have been set on hre by a.
tramp. Loss about $500.
At the annual election for officers OF the
A. F. & A. NJ. of the village, the follow
ing is the roster: w r Freek, w M; q ~
Marshall, WI w Haney. W; Q b
Fisk, Sec; R C Cool. Treas; W d Web
ster, S D; w D Haney, ] D; W Cool. TyN
Ter; C A Phillips, " c Haney, stewards.
AT the semi-annnal election of
officers of the M. W. A. OF
this village, the following is the
roster: 81 Whitford. consul; G A Phil
fps, ADVISOR; W r Freek, banker, l.. Mar
shall, escort; G B Spoor. clerk; W X Freek,
Ply; r Cool. Waterman; G Hack, sentry;
G Curtis, D T Pinneo, managers.
We appear to be in peculiar position
IN this village. Our village board, as all
others in this state, is composed of six
members. Two of these have resigned,
and one other holds federal position
(postmaster). This would seem to show
that we have but three regular qualified
members on the board of trustees vii
some of the legal lights of Rock Island
please tell,us how many it takes to make a
quorum, where no special rules are laid
down by the body to be governed.
Misfortunes will occur at any and all
times, good fortune seldom. Among the
| misfortunes on Christmas eve was the Sc
we're injury of John Robinson to one OF
| his walking sticks. This laid him up
over Christmas and until the present time
As to the cause of the accident, we know
not; as to the cure, physicians and nurses
can tell the best. In fact he was scntfiine
near Johnson's hall on Christmas eve
having seen the bottom side of a bottle
John ALWAYS scutfies when be is drunk
and always gets drunk when he can; HI
is always abusive TO man or woman wher
drunk, when sober and away from con
federates, he treats all civiily, but Is easily
led. His accident might have saved mucl
trouble, because he could not be the in
citing cause to involve others in dan ger
when he was helpless.
ILLINOIS CITY, Dec. %.
As your reporter has been absent fol-
/, some time, news items from this plac
. have failed to reach you through tn
usual channel.
The ice bridge across the river opposil
Muscatine, which was so nearly complet
ed as to be crossed by footmen one wee
: | 20 fail pr 40 IN lni
It's moorings.
Several shooting matches for turkey
have taken place recently and have re
celved generous patronage from the spor'
ing fraternity, so much so that the som
what exclusveness of the delicious turke
roost has become very common fare &
late.
On Christmas night beautiful Christ
mas tree, bending with its burden
Christmas presents for the children, wa
the order OF the hour at the L. B churcl
and in connection with the select reat
5 ings, declarations, dialogues, concel
singing, together with a very cTowde
: hovse, it was a grar success, and wi
long be remembered by those who wei
l., there.
- At the NJ. E. church on Sabbath even
c inc Christmas concert exercise was ha'
go participated in largely by the Sabbal
e school children, which was very entel
taining. Services were introduced |
d singing Christmas carol, after whit
n the Rev. H. Brink delivered brief or
ton beautifully adapted TO the occasio
y TIE concert exercise is entitled. 'Jes
Our Star"
re 1t was very glad surprise to our e
IN teemed lady citizen, Mrs. Stanley VIII
e. she saw several nice loads of wood
/ posted at her door and a score or mo
of men with axes in hand to prepare
- for the stove, and then to sec as ma
women enter her domain with baskt
d laden with the good things Of this i
q ready for the table, and good reps
when the work was done This to
place on Saturday and was an enJeyal
al occasion. The society Of masons also
OF that day had grand feast at their h
,ir which was we'll patronized and we'll {
joyed.
:, JosLyN, H., Dec. %
Rock river is rising again.
~ Mr.. Isaac Dawson, of Moline, is vi
OF ing friends in this vicinity. Ike Is as j
he ms ever.
nd Mr.. and Mrs Charles Beck start
L their future home near kingman, kans
about the last of January. May succ
attend them.
Our young people INDUCED in sot
me hop at the residence of E. X. Stephen
on last Friday evening. All report a g
time
Mr.. Everett Murphy. our former tea
vas er, made his appearance in our midst
m Saturday. He is teaching near Rushvi
the Schuyler county, this winter, and SET
to be well pleased with his school.
~ CARBON CLIFF, Dec. 2e
An addition is being .built to the
Us hall.
leu Mr. Daniel Carr and wife, of Rock
,ay and, paid the Cliff visit on Christm
the Mr.. A II Rhode is occupied at pres
liz. in taking photographs of the residen
AZ, in the Cliff We wonder what he will
:, with them2