Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-26
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EDITOR ARGUS -GeRts-If you can de-
vote portion of your space to the following
brisf notes, they may prove not uninterest
ing to your readers, inAsmuch as Cambridge
although it is the county seat of one of the
wealthiest counties of the Sucker State, it ID
but little known to the outside world. The
town is finally located, and handsomely laid
out. 1t is situated, Is you may know, about
30 miles from your city and about double
that distance from Peoria. In years it is
aged, in size limited had its citizens poss-
sssed the right shirt of enterprise, Cam
bridge would now be where Is years will
scarcely place it. 1t has 8 population OF
about 800 souls-some only half, and poss-
esses g number Of fine buildings, among
which we may mentisn the new Baptist
Church, cost 10000, fine jail, built of
Joliet stone, cost $4,000, and several
costly residences. There are two fine hotels
four churches, Baptist, Methodist, Congre'
gatiousl and Christian, two school houses
two drug stores, four dry goods and general
stores, and a number of the smaller aux
iliaries. The fair grounds at this point are
very foe, and although they are not
thoroughly fitted up, in comparison TO your
grounds, yet like improvement would
place them on level with the best in the
State. A spacious Amphitheatre is in pro-
cess G erection 10 accommodate about
1900 persons; the fairs heretofore held At
this place have been uniformly successful,
aud the displays very attractive. Great
preparations are making for the forthcom.
ing fair, to be held from the 29th of August
to September lst inclusive. Ths town Is q
handsome little place, and as the houses are
mostly painted white, and surrounded BY
stately trees, you oan we'll imagine the
effect. A tine three story brick block is
going up, near the railroad depot, which is
soon TO be located. Since The building of
the Peoria railroad, Cambridge has i'm prov
ed much, and with the commencement OF
another year, We expect to see many new
houses and business blocks arise already
the WORK has commenced, and bat for the
scarcity of building material, the close of
this year would show decided improvement
in the size of the town. The political com
plexion of the town is decidedly black, the
radicals having the inside track. The demo-
cratic party have an able supporter in the
editor OF the Democrat, "a weekly paper,
but by no means weakly while it is edited
BY Doc Ayres, who is one of she smArtess
young men in the place, and sound to the
b)as. Ths Chronicle is run by Geo. Smithe,
who is s. dangerous rival of Levi Michael
John W. Robinson's circus exhibited here
oa the 22t inst. to large crowds. An incl
dent Of the evening performance Was the
breaking of the trapezs, while Mile Rosa
was performing thereon, and the consequent
downfall of Miss Rosa, accompanied BY q
portion Of the canvass and a few hundred
lamps. Fortunately, no one was hurt
although some we're startled into repeating
hsIf remembered prayers. The democracy
OF the county, although largely in the min
ority, is largely composed of earnest work =
ers and the forthcoming Presidential cam
pagn will Gnd them early in the field, and
hard at work. The harvest is ab ous over in
this locality eli grain yielded well but
wheat; corn looks unusually hne, and
although times sre dull, the farmers has nc
reason to complain. Hoping the above
may prove acceptable and interesting,
| rsmsin, truly, etc. B.