Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-16
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with La Grippe"
Variability cavalry horses in the
next ten dsysby Lerton Bros. Davenport.
Mr.. Joseph Miller returned last even
ing from his visit to Grand Mound, Iowa.
The ladies' sewing society of the N.
E. church will give tea at the residence
Of G. Il. stoddard Friday. Jan. oath.
Rev. w. A. Spencer. D. D.. Of Phi.a>
delphia, is visiting in the city of his old
time home.
And now Boss Wells has the La
Grippe" A bottle of DR.. McKanu's Gel.
ebrated Soothing Syrup will afford sure
relief
Manager Steel has booked the great
emotional actress. Miss Agnes Herndon, in
La Belle Marie" at Hsrper's theatre
Monday night.
Rev. H. c. Leland Is assisting In the
three weeks revival meeting being con-
Quoted by Pastor Parker. of the Baptis,
church, at Moline.
The bird shooting match between Al
bert Owens, Of this city. and Mr.. Mont
gomery. of Moline. on a wager of S25 q
side, comes off Thursday, Jan. Esd.
Mr.. W. D. Ament and Miss Toty Nick
elson will give an exhibition of combina-
ton fancy skating at the rink Saturday
evening, Jan. 18th. Admission 5 cents.
Henry Richie, q we'll known colored
citizen of Moline, janitor of the public
library there and husband of good old
aunt Richie, died this morning aged
seventy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Heaey have pur-
chased the well known r. Ii. Coomes
property at Hampton. which is not far
from the residence of Mr.. Samuel Heagy,
and will make delightful home out OF
it.
Tuesday evening at her residence in
Davenport, occurred the death of Mrs.
Winifred O'Neill, aged eighty years. Mrs.
O'Neill has lived in Scott county for
thirty. eight years. Mr.. ONeill died in
1857. She leaves three children.
Mr.. Barley McCullum, of the Florence
Hamilton & BARLEY McCullum Dramatic
company, which opens FIVE nights en-
gsgement at Hsrper's theatre next Tues
day night. was in the city this morning
and called at the ARGUS Office.
The capital stock of the Rock Island
Novelty Co. was today increased from
$500 to $50. 900. at a meeting of the
stockholders. This will allow the COM
pany to enlarge their manufacturing ia.
cilities and extend the scope of their bus
mess.
Squire Halves had the novel undertake
ing Of performing double marriage cere.
mony today, and he did it up in right
royal style. The happy four were: Ga
briel M. Nelson and Miss Amelia Erick-
son and T. B. Dsnielson and Miss Caro-.
line Nelson, all of Presumption.
Mr.. John Staubach has brought to the
ARGUS Office a number of copies of the
paper out of which the AReus spraug,
consisting of number of issues of VOL
ume 8. of the Upper Mssissippian, and in
the possession thereof Mr.. Staubach
has relic well worthy OF preservation.
F. L. Bills, the we'll known florist of
Davenport, has an elegant assortment of
cut roses in hyacinths. nsrcissus. Bennett
roses. merinets, Lsfrsnes, Bonselene and
Marechal, Mel, etc, which arc offered at
very reasonable prices. No better se>
lection can be made than from this dis
play.
c. B. Holmes, the Chicago street rails
way man so well known here. was ap-
preached by the newspapers there Tues
day in the hope that he would tell them
something interesting about the new alley
L road, in which he is said to be heavily
interested. but he didn't. He declined to
be interviewed, and that ended it right
there.
John Griffin. of Hampton. whose death
was recorded yesterday. succumbed to
quick consumption. He was ferty one
years of age and leaves a wife and large
family of children. He was formerly q
miner. but Of recent years had been en-
gagged in the saloon business. The fun
eral will occur tomorrow morning with
interment in this city.
The cold wave heralded by the ARG Us
black flag yesterday afternoon came in
dead correct The first time that the
mercury has gone below the zero point
this season was last evening. and this
morning found the temperature 9 below.
The keen cold wave was received with
qualification by all. and especially by the
ice and coal men. whose harvest has been
to them painfully prolonged.