The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-22
MOLINE,

Yesterday afternoon at DR.. Sloan's
residence. the Mission society had lunch
and transacted business.
The -Four Esmeraldas' comedy CONS
pany commence playing at the opera
house next Monday evening,
The lecture before the Y. NJ. C. A. was
postponed on account of the weather.
until next Thursday evening.
G. A. WILDER was it the Peal house yes
terday interviewing the city fathers. He
desires to introduce electricity here as a
means of lighting the streets.
Michael Council had his wrist broken
at the Pillow Co., works yesterday by Il
fall off his feet caused by slipping on the
boards near door on which ice had
collected.
The American boy and Mr.. Hyde de
sire to thank the Argus for being the
means of procuring good home for the
boy in Rock Island. The moral is ad-
vertise iudiciously.
This is the camp fire night Come and
hear Col. Reid relate the thrilling adven.
lures and the hsir breadth escapes of the
Government Mule" Sweet warbling,
music, recitations and old stories thrown
| in.
Herbert, child of Mr. and Mrs s. s.
Champion, ia Seventeenth street died
yesterday afternoon of Group. Mr.. Cromp-
ION was in Missouri when telegraphed
for and came home last night, The time
for the funeral has not yet decided upon
The old folks party last night was at
tended by many accomplished dancers.
They are learning the recently imported
hoe down in which the highland fling
takes a conspicuous part, but have been
set back little on account Of the doctors
eyes. They will soon be well again, wher
lessons will be given as usual.
The stock holders of the roller skating
rink commence tomorrow evening and
will take steps 20 meet the liabilities oil
the company. President Cralle wants tC
turn the rink into an institution of learn
ing and practice, in the other end of the
human biped for while to try TO bring
things to an equIpoise. That president
head is generally level.
Mr. G. H. Best, of Chicago, was struck
by passing sleigh yesterday afternoon
on Third avenue and Sixteenth street
and knocked down Dr. Vessel was
called at twelve o'clock last night, as hi
was in great pain. The doctor called
again al noon today and pronounce
him out OF danger. One of our young
gentlemen who drove the sleigh, tina
did the mischief, was pretty badly
scared.
Enterprising journalism was displayet
in two of the four news sheets which
circulated in this city on the evening o
the school house fire. The Republican
stopped printing its issue until the result
of the fire could be ascertained and hal
the news distributed about 9 o'clock a
night. The ARGUS, ahead as usual, wen
around and told its subscribers all abou
it at half past six. Chalk one more 70
the ARGUS
The Turner's masquerade ball O
: Wednesday evening, on account of tn
, great snow storm. was not as successful
mum erically considered, as if the weathe
had been fine. There were enough o
maskers on hand to leave about enough
room to get around nicely on the larg
floor. The galleries were fairl
q filled with spectators. OF the differen
characters represented, where all did s
well. 1t would be wrong TO select two G
three of them Tor notice, but all Their
will agree that the fellow with the horr
, and the signs of the zodiac on his cos
tune, was the biggest fool in the hous'
He led small band, and their music
had it been possible to hear it-mu:
have been sublime. The stage perform
Y anee was good especially that of the 81,
A teen little girls in the Olympic dances
in fact nothing was left out that conlrit
uted to the pleasure of the audience. A
s 10 the maskers, they took care of them
a selves. 1t can not be said that the nigl
was spent proftably, financially. c
otherwise, but there was plenty of flu
and though mother earth was wrapped
K a snowy shroud, her children in doc
forgot that the old lady was even then
her winding sheet