The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-06
MOLINE.


Robert Swan, has entered into partner
ship with W. E Tolles in the coal basis |
ness,
The boys of the Mnnehaha hose com
pany will have their annual dance or
March fifth
Bob Ellis, of Chicago, is in the CITY on
a visit of about week to relatives. Bob
looks fine, as he always did
Several relations from the upper end of
the caunty-among them Ex deputy
Sheriff Nickolos, brother-n-law, were
in attendance at the funeral OF II r
Taylor, city clerk.
4 large procession of carriages and on
foot, attended the funeral of II. r. Tav-
| lor, this forenoon The foolmen went to
the cemetary gates. the carriages to the
vault, where the body will remain for
while.
TIE young peoples association of the
Methodist church held their annual meet
ing on Tuesday evening and elected
Peter kreeberg president, DAVID Gamble
treasurer, and Miss Ella Wells secretary,
tor The coming year
The annual meeting of the Moline Y
NJ c.. A, will be held at the Conereea>
tional church tomorrow at : D. m. Scrip
turP will be read by Rev A Il Morgan
aud speeches by E. B. Mckeeyer J. NJ.
Gould and W. c. Bennett All are in
vited
Morris Carey, of Carbon Cliff, lies bad
ly frozen in the city Jail His relatives
at the Cliff were telephoned for yesterday
but have not put in an appearance vet.
| 1t can not be decided whether he will
lose hand or not, but it is thought he
will and several fingers off the other
hand. Morris has had several loud calls
before this one.
We assure the Republican that We had
no design to inlure the library, or reflect
on its management except to benefit We
have no axe to grind, nor have any
wrongs 10 right by publishing or holding
back the naked and unvarnished truth.
II the intellect which controls the RspH5-
tcaR could let personal grievances remain
a personal matter. and not thrust its fan
cied wrongs so often before the public in
l
circumstances and bestow sympathy.
No Stree, yon cannot get the ARGUS to
TO take sides This column at least is
"independent in all thinps nentral in
nothing
There's moro re,ioio, =, tho so,,oro e.
I'M, in s,ouortr;Ilo r., ~, ,Io
her If oonoro foot anr ,,hor" - -,
earth All the citizens thera a,c in tho
folds of snmc church and i.tolr ,har
coipa opt ,,worIs yarnar,,;,i, -
s.cnrad orr rriapI n ra,,I3 80
Weaver has hcop forvord two or hi
times. and TO witness the fearful nersu,-
lsions of NJ A. for Amos IN ioi, an rro-
lba,ion is really heart rrrdipo The cood
doctors name shall 90 Town tn nosteri,v
with that nious town and n. L,notv, r,hon
those chiseIed in the hardesr Granite ara
buried in the dust of aces nv tho way
they want To ioin tho citv bacnma mat.
ronolitan and helm us snapd tn, license
money on their streets. Very kind of
them, indeed; we shall be glad to have
them come TO us and remain with us.
Their influence might be felt for good.
We have received a lono letter from a
professional skater who appeared at The
rink some time ago. inouiring how We
feel since we last met her at Monmouth.
and asking if the tall. dark complected
Young gentleman il siill nresident of the
rink. etc. We lake tins method of in
forming the Young lady that she is very
much mistaken. We never saw her. as
it is against our pripciples to visit plar, :
of amusement without our "better half's"
J permission. and this we never can receive
| We wish we knew who the scoundrel is
VITO told her she was 500 heantifnl /" and
that he was "the greatest newsnaner man
in the CITY" causinc her 10 write tn ma
! we would give him the worst black,
guarding he ever VET encountered as
moor renorters have enough n ,nowar 70,
without being comnelled IN shoulder the
acts and he resnonsihle for tho maudl;r
conversation of love sick imheciles on ,
f tour after actresses
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