Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-24

geese, ducks, etc. He invites his friends
| to call and see him and he will try and
treat them right.
Clergymen who desire half-fare per-
mits over the Rock Island & Peoria rail-
way for the ensuing year should make
application at once to F. II. Rockwell,
local ticket agent, depot at the foot of
Twentieth street.
VIM. Dresser, the popular proprietor
OF the Atlantic hall, will serve his Gus
TONERS with grand lunch of geese. tur-
keys. and oysters tomorrow. tom and
Jerry" will be among the choice drinks
dispensed at the bar.
Mr.. j. Banker Phelps, business repre>
sentative of the Irish comedians. Murray
& Murphy, who appear at Hsrper's thea>
tire Dec. 81, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Phelps is one of the most gentle
manly showmen on the road, and he has
one of the best shows.
Mr. John Huntoon. of this city, had
lively experience at Wsnn last night,
when two coaches on a c., B. s. O.
train. coming up from St. Louis, Jumped
The track and caused cemmotion. One
lady was considerably injured and Mr.
Huntoon assisted her from the train.
On Dec. cath. 25th and 31st, and
January LIST, 1890. the Rock Island &
Peoria railway will sell round trip tickets
to all points which are 600 miles or less
distant from Rock Island, at fare and
one-third. Good going only on date of
sale. Good returning up to and includ-
ing January Sd. 1890.
Mr.. Virgil Warren is putting down
handsome brick walks on both Sixteenth
street sides of the Warren property fac
ing on Second avenue The city is do.
ing the grading, and Mr.. Warren's
course in SO promptly complying with the
city ordinances, entities him to a very
large degree of credit.
There will be Christmas eve. services at
Trinity church tonight at 11:3O and at
IL midnight. Tomorrow at 10 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Services also Thursday, st.
Stephens Day at 10 a. m. and at the
chapel at p. m. On Friday, st. Johns
Day, services at 10s. m. and 40 p. m. On
Saturday. services at 10 a. m.
A reckless, drunken driver from Mo-
line collided with Mrs. E. B. Choppers
carriage between the bridges on the island
the other night, and Mrs Chopper and
her children narrowly escaped the most
serious injuries, her buggy being badly
damaged. and she was considerable.
though not alarmingly, injured.
Since navigation closed in the fall
nearly every boat of any size on the up,
per river has received some great i'm
prevement. If the weather remains as
good as 1t has for the past two months,
most of the boats now on the WAYS up.
dergoing repairs, will be ready for spring
work by the LIST of February.
Mr.. SamI Hesgy, of Hampton. was in
the city today. Mr.. Heagy has just re-
ceived Intelligence of the destruction BY
fire last Friday. of the farm house of his
nephew, Mr. Geo. Heagy, at Sac City,
Iowa, with loss of everything even to
his watch. and amounting to $500 in
all. The insurance was $500.
We are glad to say that the Rock Is
land Novelty company have already &C.
complished something which we think
some of the largest factories about here
have not done-they having shipped
goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
This is the kind of a factory We like to
see. Their line of goods cannot he
equsled on the market.
A letter TO the ARGUS from Mr.. F S.
Southland, the former Rock Island mer>
chant. now of Superior. Neb., where sew
eral other Rock Islanders are fiourishing,
says that crops are immense in that Sec
ton, that over one hundred dwellings
have been built this season, besides
creamery. an elevator, two fine depots
and several brick buildings. Superior is
on the move, evidently.
The pleasant home of Col and Mrs.
Henry Curtis on Second avenue, was the
scene of bright and happy gathering
last evening. the event being 8 dancing
party given to their son. Mr.. Hugh E.
Curtis. and daughter Miss Curtis. who
are home for the holidays. Schillinger's
orchestra furnished the music, there were
about thirty couple present, the refresh.
ments were superb and the affair all
through one of the pleasautest that has
been given in Rock Island during the
| season.
The publishers of book entitled
Crime of the Century," published in
Chicago. which is virtually q history
OF the Cronin murder. and which has
been put on sale in Rock Island as else,
where. have not only infringed upon &
copyright. but have placed themselves II
a ridiculous light by using as one OF theil
illustrations the cut of Second avenue
made for the recent publication -Rocl
Island Illustrated" of this city, ant
terming it street scene in Chicago. Ths
comparison is very complimentary t.
Rock Island. but it does not speak much
for the reliability of the werk-"Crime Of
the Century"
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