The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-20

PLANT TREEs.-Now is the time to plant
trees, and we hope our citizens will improve
the time. Nothing adds so much to the val
ne of real estate, considering the small ex.
pense, as trees-shade trees, fruit trees and
ornamental trees. A few dollars expended
in that way, adds more to the value of prop
erty than any expenditure of the same am
ount-provided the trees are of proper size,
well set, and taken good care Of 1t is folly
to plant trees and then leave them exposed
and pay no attention to them. They need
protection, proper cultivation, and constant
attention. People who suppose that, if they
set a whip stick in the ground they will have
a fine shade tree in few weeks are mis-
taken. The trees planted should be of good
size, healthy, well set, and then carefully pro-
weather, the roots protected from too much
heat from the sun, &C., &c. If these things
are properly attended to trees will thrive and
the investment will prove good one.
The Fools Nor ALL DEAD YET.-It seems
to us that no one but a fool would take
loaded gun by the muzzle and attempt to
draw it out ola wagon; but there are plenty
of people who do it-and the number who
get shot, in that way, seems to be on the in
crease. Yesterday, 1.-THE 19thl Mr.. Gustave
Hoeling and his wife, of Davenport, accom-
panied by Mr.. Charles Hagan and wife, took
drive to Rockingham for pleasure trip.
When returning home, about four clock in
the afternoon, Mr.. Hoeling attempted to take
a gun he had with him from the carriage to
shoot at some ducks N lifting it, the hammer
of the piece struck or caught against some.
thing, causing the gun to be discharged, the
load passing through Mr.. Fl s hand, tearing
it badly. The explosion caused the horses
to start off, and before they could be checked
up, Mrs. Hoeling was thrown from the vehi-
Gle and her leg broken. The wounded hus-
band and wife were cared for by their COM
panions and taken to a neighboring house,
and last evening it was expected they would
be brought home. Their residence is on
Second street, near Warren.
BASE BALL.-The Rock Island ARGus
call US to account for what it calls an erro-
neOus statement in regard to the Base Ball
Club of that city. We stated that our boys
got their reputation up and something else
down in playing with the Rock Islanders,
and that if they were imprudent enough to
play with our boys again we would predict
the same result. And so we do, yet we
cheerfully make the correction asked. The
Scott Club did not play any matched game
with the Wapello but the Union Club of
this city did, and if the boys of Rock Island
don't think the Davenport boys got their
reputation up and their caudle appendages
down then we will take back the assertion.
If anybody wants to figure in police item
for our benefit Just let them ask the Scott
boys about Base Ball in Rock Island, espe-
cially those who were members of the beaten
Union Club. The Scott Club has never lost
matched game. How are you, Wapellos
DAP. DEM, 18th.
Pretty well, thank you-how's yr mud
der?
1t was an ingenious invention to change
their name, in order to be able to say the
Scott club had not been beaten by the
"apehos. We may next expect the Demo
GRAZ TO assert that the gentlemen composing
the Union club don't reside in Davenport
and never did reside there.
The Democrats present version of its late
article is that, the Davenport boys got their
'sputation up by having the honor to play
With the Wapellos and their tails down be-
510se they were so badly beaten-and the
=, s"Ocrat predicts the same result if they
p'ay again. That'n do. Recess for five min
utes = " A---A