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

at the \. M. c. A. rooms Taught.
Mrs. DR.. Keck is now at her infirmary
Gil Brady street. Davenport, Iowa.
Ed. Terry takes Crance's train on the
c., B. & Q. road between this city and
Beardstown.
Barrett Chapter, No. is. meets tomor.
row night for work on the Royal Arch
degree
Mrs. Dr. Keck cures heart disease,
kidney disease, liver complaint, asthma.
and all female troubles.
Barrett Chapter will have banquet in
connection with their meeting tomorrow,
night.
For prices on the best hard coal in the
city call at the Port Byron Lime Associa>
ton. Telehone No. 1901. Cd
Ladies suffering with female troubles
and general debility, will do we'll to call
on Mrs. DR.. Keck.
/ The entertainment for the benefit of the
Sisters of Charity. will take place
Wednesday evening at Harper's theatre.
Miss Edith Richard, of Wisconsin, is
visiting her brother, Engineer James
Richard, of the Flying Dutchman, and
will remain for several months.
Capt. Ruby is thinking of putting his
Andalusia and Buffalo ferry in operation
between Milan and this city, until the
new bridge is completed
Thomas Christopher is the proud father
of fourteen pound boy, who made its
appearance yesterday morning, and prom
ises to excel its dad as a railroad switck-
man.
All the officers of the Ladies Relief so
ciety are requested to meet at the resi-
dence of Mrs. NJ c. Hoffman on Thurs
day January 9TH at 8 p. m, to attend to
important business. By order of the
president.
Barrett Chapter No, IS, r. a. NJ,
meets in regular convocation on Tuesday
evening January 5th, 1886. Work on the
R. A. D. All companions are expected to
be present, and all sojourning compan-
ions are cordially invited By order of the
E. HIP. NJ NJ. CoRBETT, Sec'y.
Union please copy.
| Very handsome New Years cards were
sent out by Messrs. Will L. Eyster and
]. G. Adams, of Cram pton & Co.'S trav,
cling force Tie cards are elaborate IN
design, containing photo of the sender
and wishing happy new year and ex
tending the compliments of the season &c
the recipient
!. Since Superintendent Gamble drove {
| special car down from Brooks crossing
Saturday morning, all doubt as 20 thu
time that can be made on the Moline
Rock Island horse railway has vanished
Gamble knows how to get the speed on
of horse if anybody can, and he cal
double discount any driver on his road il
. | gCttIHS u tdi p'Ci tuC tIdCh'
r The river was closed for about on
S month. Everybody who wished to pas
= between Davenport and Rock Island dur
ing this time was compelled to patronz
the hacks or foot it over the bridge. Col
Flaglef's report shows that thousand
pass between the two points. The ferry
boat has again commenced running an,
q the crossing is thus made easy. So lon!
as the ferry boat runs the UhiOA never ha
! word to say about trade going to Dav
export from this side. Why is this thus
In the absence of her parents Saturda
4 afternoon, Edna, the little daughter of MI
and Mrs. John Remer, who was left alon
: in the house, finding that she was I'm
\ able to open The door, seized larg
D stone which she found upon the t1ool
t and hammered hole in the windoy
; pane, foot square, through which sh
crawled and jumped to the groun
hoout lHlcc itct. IL ~ "a Wuhuci lhae On
: was not severely cut in her adventure
: but strange to say she escaped unhurl
= save cut thumb.
e An exchange says: The lumber pros
t poets in the north for the coming winte
(, are said to be good. Although the wor
of the winter in the woods will Deepen
q largely upon the weather, there is gen
a eral feeling among the lumbermen this
e the winters work will be successful. e.
: Inmates put the whole log cut of the CON
/ ing winter upon the is sissippi and il
tributaries at $50, 100000 feet. The es
timated force to be employed in the wor
this winter is about 5000 men, and 2,0C
horses and men for hauling, of whic
about ne-half this number are now 6
d work"
l. Mr.. r. G. Willerton, chief clerk at IL
d Harper house is in receipt of letter frol
o Melbourne, Australia, conveying Il
ID mournful intelligence of the death thel
{. on November 8, of favorite uncle, VII
IS liam Willerton. An expressed desire {
N the deceased some time previous TO h
he death was that be might see picture ,
ID his nephew and niece in this city.
D. compliance with this wish, Mr.. Willerto
st mailed the photographs in ample time
" have reached Australia before his uncle
is death, but through negligence in Il
as postoffice department somewhere they d
not reach their destination until ten do,
Is after his demise.
IN The purpose of Mr.. James Stout's
g. tended stay in Dubuque is to superinter
ne the repairs of Knapp. Stout g. Co. s thr
es boats. which are now at the boat yards
he Eagle Point. The Louisville was finish
a and re-launched again yesterday. IT
as Bart E. Linehan will now be put upe