Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-06
SCRAPS

Encke's comet is nov visible to the naked
eye.
Skating out on the river has been con-
mepced.
The Moline Board of Trustees meets this
evening.
Connolly & MoNeal have 1000 acres Of
Iowa land to sell.
A "sAD DOG" is defined as ore who tarri
long at his whine.
Stop at Kane's stove store aud get
glimpse of "Li'ely Times"
The Turner'S will give theatrical per.
fornsuce at the Far this evening
Every young man 10 Rock Island should
have ticket to the Pabiie Library
Commodore Negus was the first sleigh
man to GROSS the river a, this point
The Davenport Democrat lovingly men
lions John G, Ds,oe.
The Hermit ofIDws, bearded and grim
was over here last evening.
II you want to see Lively Times" atop
a minute at kanes stove store.
Ed o'Donnsll, a Pick-pockst. escaped
from the Scot. County jail on Saturday.
A dance at Negu,' Hall this evening"
Geo. Downes and Tim Webb managers.
Juo. Bengston has been back from Oh E
eago some some forty eight hours or more
/ The Germans of Moline are preparing for
fair for the benefit Of their German Eng
| lish school.
The Union is amazed because We sai1
Mr.. Cramyton froze two of bis ear. Per
hsps be froze three Of EN-.
The young folks at Milan will trip The
gbt fantastic toe at Youngs Hall on the
evening of December 2Stb,
AL kinds OF top buggies AID eltgau,
eqDippSges can be had Of Kerr Il Wright
on the most reasonable terms
T~enty two degrees abcUe ere, this NOR
ming Moderation in sll things" is ouI
motto, especially ~ith the weather
The procession of the fremen, this after
noon, in honor Of their dead comrAde
, WAS highly creditaols TO sll concerned.
The City Council seems to regard w'Il
favor the pro ect of publishing a pampble
setting forth the advantages of Rock Island
Prot. Fox repeats his Bart,s Opers Hous
} entertainment this evening, Rock Island i
largely represented among his performer,
The new bridge that Jack Frost ha
built over the ripping tide of the Fab c
: Waters may now be considered perfect
safe.
y A surgical instrument should be delicat
n construction, but msde OF the finest me
f terisls in the most perfect manner. Sue
+. are the kind Speidel has received.
: Gates Il Woodward int-nd to sho~ L
n what sho~-wlndo~s mean, so 10 speai
i, Just take a l,uk at the front of their MAJ
nihceut book establishment.
TIE Peoria Road and the Rockford Roa
, have been tearing up one snOther's trscl
GA the Ieves, aud otherwise sparriuJ
, through the biggest psr: of the day.
n just before going to pres, We learn III
the boiler exploded at Weyerhauser
Denckusn's aJuring mill "a, c. al Vale
( to-day. Two men are reported tj4red.
!. Col. Flager is f ting two rooms a, heA
= quarters Ia regsl style for The nccommod
> IIgu of the Russi.n Grand DUKE OF his a
!, rival st lnis pJ.ut-- Davenport Democrat.
The Hoe MARKET MANI farmers are
e opinion that The hog crop this year Is .e
. than the average, aid as d conss qu-uee b
pr.ces must shortly advance material
TaeY are undoubtedly III staken IN ,hl
< Statistics prepared frou the Assessor
> books N i've states - Kentucky, OaI
:, o: al hoks SIX mJgtls old aad ever, N,
al Increase over last year o. oa- m..Ho
: seven hundred aud duy thuussnd hea
n Estimating the increase ia kanrss, N,bra
IA ke, Wisconsin and Indiana IN tue 5 Il
n ratio, aud We have a bal increase OF -
Al millions seven hundred and fifty thousaI
head ), far then from there being HscaF
ity of hogs this season, AID cons' gu
advance IN price, the crop wall prObab
. largely in excess Of last year, and lesdlt
packers anticipate decline rather thai
advance The market opened last seast
le a, )! gross, and g let, and many produce
st deceived them, ives iato holding over
ID higher prices ths year. The result
~ appArs at the market this season opsnr
T. a; gross aud AZ net. The iudicauo
in now ere, Judging from the facts mention
Nv above and the opinion of well-posted BIT
es ers, those who are now an IcIp Itiag
on advance will he as badly deceived as tn
re Who expected II last sesson.
''u "THE AMERICAN Among the many
~ telz of the Eastern cttieH none are RENE