The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-16
MOLINE.
Quarterly meeting at the First Metho-
dist church tomorrow.

MOLINE.
Quarterly meeting at the First Metho-
dist church tomorrow.
Carse & Co. are to move their stock
of boots and shoes from the store they
now occupy on Third avenue, to the next
block west opposite the new postoffice.
into the building owned by J. s. Kea.or.
Mr. Joseph Rank has purchased from
Mrs. Fisk the store building now occu.
pied by Carse & Co. Papers will be
drawn and the transfer made in few
days
We are promised Turner'S dram attic
company in the city. which when organ
lied will make itself known in dramatic
circles or we are mistaken in the parties
who have charge of the organization.
In the purchase of seats for school
house No. 1, Secretary Fish saved the
school fund about $25. His going to
Sterling in person and attending to the
matter in business way. paid in this in
stance, as it always Goes.
The Mrs. Call who was called old Mrs.
Call by paper here, intends to call on
the city marshal and have him call out the
police force to arrest the col osses of that
psper for calling mother Call old Mrs.
Cab
A. N. Entrkin, brother of States At
torney Entrikin, died at Chicago this
morning. No particulars are obtainable
only dispatch conveying the sad
news to the family here. The states at,
torney leaves for Chicago tonight.
The G. A. r. mustered in a new re-
cruit last evening at their meeting and
perfected arrangements for the camp fire
to be held on the 22d at their hall in the
John Deere block All are cordially in
vited to attend, and a good time assured
to everybody.
The Unitarian society had their socia'
BILE at Frank Aliens last evening There
about 60 of the elite of the city present,
and they had a splendid time. Rcfresh'
ments were served by the hostess Mrs.
Allen, and much enjoyment had by all.
II was not decided where the next socia
bic will be held.
Officers Of Schiller lodge, No. II, A. O.
L. W, installed Thursday evening are:
| p. NJ. WI. Frederick.
NJ. W.-Chris Miller.
Foreman-F Hueck.
Guide-John Miller.
}. S. WI. Saunders.
| o. S. W.-Geo. Addman.
They had a first rate time, all going to
Chris Miller's after the ceremonies were
over, for lunch.
Some of our readers may remember
seeing the following in the old schoo
books of forty years ago:
"A town feared siege and held consultation,
| Which was the best method of fortihcstion.
A grave skillful mason gave as his opinion,
| That nothing but stone could secure the dominion
A carpenter said though that was web spoke,
IL was better by far TO secure il with oak.
A courier being wiser than 10th these together
Said Try what you please, there is nothing lik'
| leather
And before the motion of fertilization was decidet
| upon. the enemy had taken the town.
There is a moral in the above, our Hen
nepin canal men would do well to ponde
over and inwardly digest.
The Moline scribe of the ARGUS had
hearty shake of the hand from the veneer
able Justice Mapes yesterday afternoon
on account OF having recovered the rim:
which he lost His benevolent counte
nance shone with gratitude and the tear
which filed his eyes as he poured fortl
his thanks 10 the ARGUS, showed ia
more than words can express, the grea
value he placed upon the ring We ar
sincerely glad it is found, and highly fiat
tered to be assured that our humble ef
forts were crowned with success.
Quite blaze could be seen az the Cor
Planter works about /; o'clock last even.
ing. There WAS no alarm from the waite
works, hut the First District boys hear
; of it and were there in time 10 &c
in their work before much damage wa
done. The fire started in the shed use
for tarring castings, and had 1t not beef
attended to in time 1t would undoubtedl
have resulted in much loss of property
Up town con panies knew nothing OF III
fire until it was out, no alarm beini
sounded.
Mr.. Everett Wheelock has Just receive
, grand panoramic view of Point Loob
5 out Mountain, presenting a view o
Chattanooga, the Tennessee river, Moe
casin bend and the noted battlefeids Q
Lookout Mountain, Missouri Ridge
Chickamauga and Wauhatchiu. MI
Wheelock is much interested in the seen
cry about Lookout" being one of tn
boys of the old 18Th Illinois, who partic
| ~, all ha hot in
vicinity during the late unpleasantness.
The view will be put on cxhlbitio
shortly.
The officers of the rev Abe LiDcol
Camp, Nj. ". A. organized at the offic
of DR. McKinaie are:
: Consul-A r Morgan.
Adviser-L. Kuhn.
Clerk. f Fish,
Banker-N. r. Zeigler
Physlcian-W X. Sloan,
, Escort-Sam Bennett.
Watchman-E L. Cook.
Sentry-Nathau Tyrrell
Delegate to Head Camp-A. r. Mo-
/ gan
: Manag ars-Wm Clendenin, Is month
Everett Wheelock, - months; j. NJ. H0l
8 months.
kEAT0R HOUSE OPENING.
, The keator house, Moline. will be ope
on Saturday morning for the reception {
guests under the management of J.
Snyder. He proposes to do the most I
, his advertising in the house, by attentic
to the wants of guests at the table, an
giving them neat, well furnished room
THE OLD GAG RESURRECTED.
5 The moulder who was maligned in la
| evenings and this mornings anti>admil
stration papers by the story of his pr
tending to be deaf and dumb, so as
c beat his way into the Rock Island ope
C house. is too old gag 10 hurt anybod
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