The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-03

it that they keep the trade, They can DO
this. and extend it still further, by selling
good articles at fair prices, and advertising
literally in the ARGrs,
For the Argus,
A Man IN BAD FIx.--On Sunday morn
ing last, at half past two O'clock the subscrIb.
or was reused from his slumbers, by the noise
of man in distress in the street, On open.
ins his door, with his clothes in his hand, he
saw man crawling on all tours across the
street who soon got up To Mr. Bakers
door, with his mouth to the keyhoIc and in
a pititul voice cried out Mr.. Baker, Mr.
Baker! Help. Help For Gods sake
help, or shall freeze" But Mr., Baker
probably did not know the voice OF did not
hear and did not open his DOR, By this
time had got ont to him, and on learning
the cause of h- distress carried him home.
1t was Mr., -------, who had slipped ON the
sidewalk and spraned his ankle, and without
help he must have frozen to death. We hope
this will be warning to Mr.. ------, to take
one or two glasses less of hot toddy, and keep
better hours. and we will forgive him for get
ting u. out Of our warm bed. "Go now and
sin no more d. NJ. NJ
Out u respect for the mans family we
have suppressed his name from the above
communication. We sincerely hope this case
will prove such II warning that he will never
touch smother drop of liquor during his life
Mr. COMET, our county clerk, has recently
made some very fine Improvements in his Of
fee. BY an alteration in the counter and the
removal Of portion of it, he gets much more
room in the Office and adds greatly TO its con
yenience. lie has also added new desk, Of
commodious proportions. When he gets the
ceiling white.washed, the floor washed, and
some other small Improvements made, it will
be the most convenient and pleasant Office in
town.
He has recently appointed Andrew Wilson
son Of John NJ. Wilson, Esq,ot Coal Valley
., deputy clerk, i'll place Of Mr.. Starr, and he
intends that all people who have business to
transact in his Office shall be waited upon
promptly and carefully
People from the country who have occasion
to call at the county clerks Office will find
that the improvements made will add much
to the cheerlulness and comfort Of the room
as we'll rs facilitating prompt dispatch Of
public business.
One other thing should be done, and that is
to procure prominent signs for the county
clerks office. the circuit clerks office, and the
treasurer5 office. These are not so much
needed for people in town as for strangers and
those from the country, who are obliged to
run around from one room to another cnqnir-
ing for the office they are seeking. This is
not only annoying to strangers, but 1t is an.
noying to public officers, and binders them
from attending to their duties
lnE WEEKLY ARGUS, of last week, failed
to reach Prairiefeld post Office" in this coun-
tv, and this il not the only time it ha, been
mscarned. The package is large one, and
always plainly directed, and nothing but car
lessness could start it in a wrong direction.
Somebody connected with the post Office in
this city, or on the route to prairefrld, is at
fault for its non arrival. The package is
placed in the post oliee in this city before
dark, every Tuesday evening, az are all the
other packages sent from this Office.
We believe the fault is in the Rock Island
post Office in regard to the PralrletieId pack
age. 1t should 20 by the Centre Point mail,
aud leave this place early Wednesday morn
ing Camden Mills is the only post Office he
tween Rock Island and Prairiefeld, and we
d. not believe that the package is delayed
there. We are confident the fault is careless.
ness in the Rock Island post Office, and we
hope it will not occur again
Package for Rural we know have been
placed in the wrong bag at our post Office, and
sent to Coal Valley and the post master at
Coal Valley ought t. have returned them by
the next mail, but he did not do 50. Pack
ages for copper creek nave "IS' h''h sent
wrong, or delayed somewhere on the route.
Il is not pleasant for Us to speak u these
things, but we cannot submit to the injury
done to our business by oarrIessne-' Of this
.ort, ami if post Office clerks, or post masters,
cannot do public business correctly, let them
be discharged and some one employed who
can.
For hne Missouri Jenltan apples, 60 to n
pcrrys. lie has on hand 100 bbIS tor sale
cheap.
For Day Goops, cloaks, cloths, nice dress
goods, bonnets, embrorderies, millinery goods,
hosiery, gloves, etc, 20 to Block a Ncwbur-
oor,s onnnsite the Rock Island Bank Their