The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-03
iBRlEFLETS.

Service at Trinity chapel tonight at
7:3o.
Go to the Central shoe store for barg-
aims in boots, shoes. and slippers
Overcoats almost given away at the
Golden Eagle.
Mrs. c. W. Ncgns and child left for
Little Rock. Ark, this morning, TO spend
the remainder of the winter.
The Central shoe store is doing boom.
ing business, since the new discount sale
started.
Great bargains in boys and mems suits
and overcoats at the Golden Eagle.
For prices on the best hard coal in the
city call at the Port Byron Lime Associa>
ttion. Telehone No. 1901. cd
The G., B. & N. have just sent new
passenger engine, No. SO. out of the
shops, and it is on duty a few miles this
side of Savanna.
Deputy Revenue Collector Huckstaedt's
receipts for last month were: Tobacco
$12'40 cigars, SS01:30, beer, Sl,S03:75,
total, Se,61T45.
Last evening Marshal Eckhart arrested
Frank T. Wilmans. in butcher Treeman's
employ, and turned him over to the Dav
export authorities Apn the grouLd of al
legged foIgeries committed there.
Prof. W. H. Hatch of this city, WA.
chosen treasurer At the Northern Iiinoi,
Teachers assoclalfsn vt Freeport lasr
week. We are gladSo \know that the
members Of the association place slcl
implicit confidence in Mr. Hatch.
Gus. Pennoyer, Jr, general bushes!
representative of McNsh. johnson &
Slavins minstrels, is in the city. This
excellent barnt cork organization vii
appear here on Tuesday evening, Feb
OH, and should be greeted with a crowd
ed house
The c.. r l. & P road will sell spec
ial excursion tickets for the round trip t,
st. Paul during the winter carnival 70
$13 35. on the following dates and sub
ject TO the following limits: February Is
and I'd, to Feb Sth; Slh and 9th to 18th
| 10Th and 10Th TO 22d, 22d and 23rd I
March LIST
The old settlers have decided to have
no more winter festivals. Instead Their
will be two picnie's during the sumne
season. The old folks complain that tn
young people take possession Of thci
indoor Entertainments and make an nc
casion of rollicking and dancing whic
they themselves can take little pleasure. i
whereas in their open air pleasures the
have their enjoyment exclusive frof
unwelcome guests.
A number of the members Of the cour
ty board are endeavoring to call speci
meeting of the board to investigat
charges of negligence which have bee
preferred against Steward Robertson.
takes third of the board to call NEE
ing. or eight signatures to the call. Fiy
have so far signed it's. E. Goodlov
David Fitzgerald J L. Noah, John As
ter and Hugh Walker. Mr.. Noah h,
since requested that his name be stricke
from the call.
Preparations are being made for Il
opening of navigation, and the aDnounc
ment has been made by the Van SAINT
Musser steamboat company that the
boats will be commanded as follow
Captain Dolson and Pilot Shuman Brow
will haye charge of the new boat; CaDtai
S Withrow and William Desmond, pio
will occupy the Silver Wave; Capital
Mitchell and jim Whistler, pilot, boar
the steamer LeClaire Belle The LeClail
navigation company will have their boa
! mastered by Captain W. A Blair, of Da
export, Captain John Munroe, of Ian
ing, Captain W. W. Dikeman, of Lansin.
Captain Dikeman will walk the deck
the Last Chance and have charge of IL
Lansing Bay.
Bill Nye saws: Don't attempt to che
an editor out OF years subscription
his paper or any other sum. Cheat Il
minister, cheat the doctor, cheat anyhot
and everybody, but if you have any 7
gard for future consequences don't 70
with all editor. You will be up for Off
some time, or want some public favor
yourself or some of your friends, and VIII,
your luck is thing of beauty and ],
forever the editor will open upon "
and knock your air castle into cock,
hat the first fire. He'll subdue you al
then you'll cuss yourself for drivelil
idiot, go hire someone to knock VI
| down and then kick ynu for fallinu -