The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-15
MOLINE.

Il. K Taylor of Green River, was in
town today.
Charles Akers was at work this morn>
ing at O'Clock and will run till mid
night tonight to make up for lost time
Edware Payne. brother of ex Sheriff
Payne, died of consumption and was bur
led at Colona on Tuesday last.
Mr. Clarity is improving slowly. He
had congestion of the bowels, and infam-
nation set in since. DR.. Dunn is the
medical advisor.
II. W. Hyde, poormaster, has native
born American boy he wishes to give to
some farmer to do chores for his board
during the winter.
After mature deliberation of J. l.. Huey
u Co., they have decided 10 sue the city
for damages to the foundation of the Nc
Kinny block, when in process of erection
by them, by the bursting of tile gutter
pipe which flooded them with water.
Nick Zeigler had big time shoeing
Babcock's colt yesterday, and had to use
all the ingenuity narural in Nick, and
the job. Every plan was tried and failed,
until the animal was placed head down.
ward with his feet in the air, when Nick
got rope ladder and went up and drove
on the shoes very scientifically, as usual.
Eyes will 'look love to eyes" tonight at
the Armory, and everything go merry as
a marriage bell. Do not be afraid to 60
however. There is no Waterloo to inter :,
fere with the dance, no dreadful sounds
will strike upon the ear, nothing but
music with its voluptuous swell" shall
startle the gallant boys in blue, no sad
| partings need be anticipated or feared.
These boys, like the poor. you will al
ways have with you, except at training
| time when the weather is warm. Come
II. A, Barnard passed three score years
yesterday, and is likely to reach two
more decades. which we hope he will
| The employees of the Barnard & Leas
Manufacturing company presented him
with field glass on the occasion worth
| $50 with which, from the elevated posi-
ton of the Barnard mansion he can look
over most of Northern Illinois. Twenty
dollars more subscribed by the men was
| presented to two families in the city, not
as charity but at the suggestion of Mr..
Barnard as present to each,
At near the midnight hour on Wednes
day night Prof. Call heard his mother
Call call from up stairs, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Call, at once answered the call in person.
finding the bed room of mother Gail 10
flames, and mother Call calling as loud as
she could call for help. Mr.. Call ran
down stairs again and met Mrs Call who
had heard mother Call call fire and had a
bucket of water which had not been
called for, carrying it up stairs with
which Mr.. Call extinguished the confia
grafton. No call was made for the firt
department, which if called out would
have answered the call at once. Mr.
Call called q surgeon, as five of his fin
gers might be called badly blistered Mr.
Cali will also call on the insurance com
pany for. collateral, and we will now cal
halt.
Prot. G. W. Sandt lectured last even
/ ing on Books and Taste before the Y. NJ.
c. \, He is forciole and logical speak
er and handled his subject from begin
ming TO end in an interesting and master.
Is planner, His illustrations were good
and 10 the polnt-struch the center, as i,
were, every time. He would, if he could
destroy nine tenths OF the books now il
our library, claiming and right, too, tha
much of our literature instead of being {
: benefit, is an injury to those who indulge
in its perusal. Parents should begin
early to cultivate the tastes of their chill
dren by furnishing them works written b,
such men as Dickens, especially fo
! youthful readers, and gradually draw, the
| young mind To love 10 peruse only the
truthful and the good. We thank Mr.
Sandt for the benefit we personally re
ceiyed last evening.
kEAT0R HOUSE OPENING.
The kestor house, Moline. will be oper
on Saturday morning for the reception o
guests under the management of J. B
Snyder. He proposes TO do the most O
his advertising in the house, by attention
TO the wants of guests at the table, anC
giving them neat, well furnished rooms