Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-01-31
BRIEFLETS.

Miss Maggie Aster left for Dubuque
this morning.
The "Calathumpians" at the Sons o
Veterans hall tenight,
The January thaw is a Little late, Lu
it "gets there Just the same,
Don't forget the dancing school a
ArmoIy hall Thursday evening.
Everybody is invited to the 5, V, en-,
tertainment at the hall tonight.
Dewitt Owen, of the Port Byron
Globe, was in the city today.
Chas. Miller, of Lincoln, Neb. spent
yesterday with relatives in the city.
Don't fail to hear the "Calathumpian
at the s. V. entertainment tonight.
DIR. W. H. Stevens, of Pleasant
Prairie, Iowa, was in the city today.
Dancing school at Armory hall Thurs
day evening; admission thirty-fve cents.
1t is said that the flies actually roost on
the Union carcass, even at this time of the
year.
The "Calathumpians" give some of
their entertaining specialtics at the S. V.
sOcable.
number of couples from this city at
tented the Dunn party in Moline last
evening.
Willow twIgs, Ben Davis Jeniton,
greeAing and northern spy apples, at G.
q. Truesdale's.
The Un,on has sent forth the ultima
tum that the prof ihitionss must go.
But will they?
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Frysinger's daugh-
ter Anna, aged fourteen, is hOpelessly i'll
with pneumonia.
Mr.. II. q. Ashbaugh has leased the
Benser property on Second avenue. and
took possession of it yesterday.
During the month ending today, Mag |
istrate Bennett collected $33 rs in fines
and $11.70 police fees; total, $45 45.
One of Kerr's livery horses dropped |
dead in the barn after being returned |
Sunday ni9ht--a clear case of being |
driven to death.
Several society young people from this
city, attended the party given by Miss
Lillian Dunn at Moline last evening, and
pronounce it very pleasant affair.
E. P. Reynolds, jr., Is in the city.
Mr.. Reynolds home is at Wymore, Neb.,
but for the last year he has been engaged
in an important contract at La Sale,
H.
That watch was not stolen from the
Moline 81 Rock Island horse railway
Darn yesterday morning. 1t was simply
| practical joke, played by one of the
lrivers upon another.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Stacey have is-
ued invitations for the marriage of their
laughter Miss Nina, to Mr.. w. s. Nc
)owell, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 8,
It their residence in Davenport.
The rear wheels of heavily loaded
wagon broke through the ice on the other
ide of the river this morning, but were
xtricated without serious outcome, and
he wagon came on to this city.
A petition is being circulated for an
ddltiOnal carrier to accommodate the
esidents of South Park. 1t is to be
oped that Uncle Sam will be generous
nough to accede to the request
The Union is not consistent in any
hing. In one issue it gives the liquor
lterests slap, and in the next it jumps
nto the prohibitionists with both feet.
Which class does it hate the mostH
The mail carriers of Rock Island get
heir first increase in salary tomorrow,
aYing worked for the government one
ear. They will now get $3.50 instead of :
600 per annum, and they earn every =
ent of it. (
The court of claims of the United
tates has awarded Mr. Edward II. Skel- q
On 81, 707 damages in his SUI for bal- Y
nee due from the gOvernm ment under a
ontract for the construction of Golfer
am at Moline.
Col. P. w. McWhorter. of the Chicago Il
Jas: & West road, and Mr. VIM. Mar
nall, of Port Byron, are at the Harper :
u business connected with the extending
the line through Rock Island. There !
every indication of this city being in d
luded on the main line of the proposed i