Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-02

he burglary of the Brush Electric Light
station. on First avenue. of d rubber
overcost and an umbrella between and
10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
There will be public installation of
officers of Barrett chapter No. IS. A. F.
A. NJ, Tuesday evening. Jan. 5. There
will also be musical programme pre-
scented and Refreshments served. All
Masons and their families are cordially
invited to be present.
Paul Price, singing evangelist and ten
or soloist. will be at the First Baptist
church Jan. H. The ST. Louis Post
Dispatch says OF Prof. Price: "A singer
of rare power aud psthos." Prof. Price
will assist in meetings two weeks in the
First Baptist church.
There will be young mems meeting at
the Y. NJ. G. A. at 3 30 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon. One of new series of tot~
les entitled, Life Questions, will be
given each Sunday afternoon for the
next six weeks. Subject tomorrow,
What is Your Life" led by A. D. Sper-
ry.
j. '. Bailey, who for number of
years has represented Van Patten &
Marks, of Davenport, on the road, has
resig led his position, and will hereafter
represent Franklin, Mac Weigh & Co. of
Chicago, in the same line. Mark Lloyd
of this city will succeed Mr.. Bailey on
the road
Mrs James Leyds, of Oil City, Pa,
who is visiting at the residence of Jacob
Evans, on Eighth avenue, has received
word that her son, Edward, met with
painful injuries oy falling from a scat
fold with s other men at Oil City this
week His injuries are not considered
serious.
A public improvement" has recently
been made in the business part of the
city just off Second avenue, which has so
far escaped pLblic notice. 1t is a frame
shanty something larger than dry goods
box, but it is there just the same and de-
spite the city council or the chief of the
fire department.
Edward Leins who has been in the
employ of the Adams express company
since the establishment Of its Office in
this city, has been given run as messen>
ger between Davenport and Cslmsr,
Iowa. Orvs Rey holds, formerly with the
L. S. Express company, succeeds Mr..
Leins on the wagon.
Before going to Washington Congress
man Cable instructed Commissioner
Jackson to have the Cable memorial
fountain reprinted and rebronzed for the
Columbian year, and Mr.. jackson is al
ready commencing the work in order
that the paint may be hardened when the
time comes to turn the water on.
A horse attached to q delivery wagon
belonging 10 J. s. Dsrrsh took fright on
Fourth avenue this morning, and in
dulged in spirited run up the avenue
1t ran into pile of lsth and lum Der al
the corner of Thirteenth street, and was
caught by some men who were passing.
The wagon was pretty badly broken up.
J. c. Adams, an old ard well known
resident of Milan. died at his home in
that place ut s clock this morning of
pneumonia, aged g. years. He leaves 3
wife and four children, all OF whom are
msrried-Mrs. H. Kennedy, who resides
in Rockford, and Mrs. Gus Nice, of Mi
Ian, and two daughters who reside in Cal
ifornia. The time of the funeral has not
yet been fixed.
A most eX Linary circumstance
happened at James N0onan's barn in
| Geneseo a week ago. Rats actually
chewed the hind feet of his fine trotter
| till they were msngled and hleeding
| One would naturally think that the horse
would kick the life out of the rats. Ii
was probably done while the horse vas
lying down. 1t is the only case of the
kind we ever heard of.
The worst storm of the season set in
about noon yesterday, the rain which. had
been falling for several hours turning
into sleet and snow and q ge nuine bliz-
zsrd prevailing, which drove people off
the street, blocked street railway traffic
and delayed trains more or less on all the
roads last night snC this morning. The
cold wave heralded by the signal on The
ARGUS building in he morning. made its
appearance during the night. but ills
morning it is more like healthy winter
westher, and doctors predict that the
prevailing inf lei 4. will lose its grip.
Tan Notice.
The taxes for S9l are now due an d
may be paid to the o1nship collector q I
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