Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-08
BRIEFLETS.

evening.
Dancing school at Turner hall this
evening.
Olof Atkinson has returned to his stu
dies at Urbana, III.
Hon. Bailey Davenport is confined to
the house by illness.
The great Germans Ministries at Hsr-
per's theatre Tomorrow night.
An additional car was put on the bridge
line this morning and the cars run now
every ten minutes.
The East End progressive euchre club
spent a pleasant evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. q. L. Walker last night.
The wall paper and paint firm of
Sutcliffe Bros, has been dissolved, Geo.
SutclIffe continuing and Fred retiring.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Story, of South
Park, have welcomed son, as have Mr..
and Mrs. A. Anderson, also of South
Park.
The Rock Island Building and Loan
association at their regular meeting last
evening, loaned So, 100 at an average of
1917 per cent.
At conclusion of the wrestling match
at Turner hall Friday evening. there is to
be glove contest between B. Sutton and
Fred Staassen.
Atkinson & Olof today filed their bond
on the contract for paving in Davenport.
The signers are: Fred Weyerhauser
and George Wagner. of this city, and
Hans Goss, of Davenport.
The Island City Gymnasts will appear
in psrlor acrobats, at the rink Friday
evening Jan. 10th. concluding with the
Lancaster Brothers in their successful
aerial act the La Shelle. Admission IS
cents.
A few changes have been made in the
assignment of teachers in the public
schools, Miss Murphy having been as
signed to the third grade at No. 8, and
Miss Simmon promoted to the primary
at No. 7.
There was another enjoyable time at
the rink last evening. BiehPs band was
present and great many improved the
opportunity for skating. The rink will
again be open on Friday evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rock Island Citizens Improvement 1850
citation will be held in the rooms In Har.
per's theatre building tomorrow night.
The mayor and council and all members
of the association and the citizens gen.
orally are invited to be present.
Last night Officer Hass found G.. Eek.
lund lying in the alley near the telegraph
Office with his head bruised, as though he
had been knocked down, He was taken to
the police station. and when revived, said
he was walking through the alley and
slipped and fell, striking his head on
something sharp .-Davsnport Tribune.
The Burlington road and other lines In
the western combine have adopted q
scheme for Identification of travellers on
mileage books, which. though it will no
ShAbS OIL NtoloiC iCcuito w tuV iOou
companies, has at least the merit of being
novel, On the back of the mileage books
are list of descriptive adjectives some
thing like this: slim, stout, medium
young, middle-aged, light hair, elderly
dark hair. When the purchaser of mile,
age receives his book the agent at The
point of delivery punches holes in The
back opposite the words which properly
describe the personal appearance Of tn,
recipient, and clue to Identification il
thereby furnished the conductor handling
the mileage book. Thus. il the traveller
on mileage is inclined to break faith will
the railroad company and transfer hi
book, he must make the transfer to some
one resem bling himself.