Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-19
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rAtner notes ieLt Tor california last eve'
ming.
There isa big demand for laborers at
Chicago.
l. Bsmberger is now prepared to clo,hs
ell Of Rock leland county.
The steamboat Gipsey was sunk near KeO-
kuk on last Sunday night.
There will be no packet up tomorrow.
The Muscatine will be down.
0ar regular ius,allment tf Indian sun
mer 10 putting in an appearance. l.,
DR.. Lyons, Who was stabbed ct DsveD- G
port, evidently intends to &c, we'll again. 9
The river is rising at . rate that q
promises g good boating stage before ten T
DAYS.
Aledo sent $500 to Chicago, aud two car
Dads of provisions. Also expects to do
more.
Riches take Wings unto themselves, and
so do groceries. Consult Wing the grocer
for family supplies.
| The late chief clerk of the Burtis House
will hereafter be proprietor of the Ogil'is
House, at Muscatine.
We are requested to mention that the
Westeyn Rural Of Chicago, will be issued
again within a month.
, Hurrsh for Brigham! 0ut Of the multi |
tude Of his wives, he shll has q thousand
dollars to spare for Chicago.
: People are beginning to be taken in" on
g the Chicago sufferer game, al around tie
J. country. Look out for tina, dodge.
e On account Of some accident in mschlo-
:. cry, the Davenport Gazette was not issued
10 until about ten o'clock this morning.
At the show, last night, Bones desIgnatt
At Davenport as the hardest town hard By
n Rock Island, and hit the nail on the head in
at happy style.
'. The officers Of the Kei,hsbure report
RI seeing biz FIRE at Musratine, last nigh,
n. .hile passing that city. 1t was in the vic :
At lily of the Court House.
or Shipping over the @ R. |. Il P. R. R.
C. EAST nov goes on as lively as before the
/. d ire, and a considerable amount of business
OF Is being done with Chicago direct
b, We understand that our Baptist friends
IN editste makint some slight chsf 8 n the
e, arcbltectursl NIB l.Ishments of their new
Ia, church within short time to come.
", Sniyely, who recently l,ft the Poor
e. Democrat TO set up print stop OF ais o~u
~. vas the smartest city editor in Illinois. W.
Ok wish the boy success in his new field.
sd. Wilism Bottom, who displayed hi, bot
a. tom in bes,inR Condor on the IIlInsis stree
,-n race course, few evenings ago, left TO
.Rl Quincy, to-day, with his family and effect
an We are now regularly receiving N
md chicago Post and Joul nal which are not /
liza be had at news stands, We believe. If sn
Of our friends desire to see them, drop in.
Harry Plat, who has been at GaIesbnr
for some time past, and who ori2inalI
FAR graduated st the ARGUs Office, is back I
nI- Rock Island ses,n, and some whA, expeer
arc 20 remain here.
leo We like to keep track Of the U"ioH'S er
ay' erprise-the only paper nov published
I'll, Ilaos For irstsse- this moroing it z W
sre.der- dispatch from Cairo dai,
hI october tenth
/ N Mac Wiser, the genial junior barpAcle
nts he Court House clique, left for Qain
ent a,t evening, and on his return will take
III lance at the cindtrs of Chicago. Ofhci
be. business carried him of.
rec The sunlight is red on the river, and Il
s 0 goods are exceedingly brown, sno | wi
ho- ~ trotter and buggy, have come, love
.hs take thee to town" That's what the po
or, .upg in one of Graham & Kerr's live
lHs- -igs.
the The steamer Keitbsburg will not ply {
end the Dubuque and Prescott trade, IS
10 stated last evening. On arriving here III
Ane morning, she received orders to coDtiD
per o. the old trade between the city and Mor
% rose.
nh The GrAod Duke Alex;s, We undersis"
b intends to visit Rock leland some time t
'ep' foil, aud will inspect the government wor
'se' and other interesting places in this vicini'
pr Nov, girls, here's chance for you. tn
neJ say he's od-looking, unmarried, Snd We
'eNe Partial to fair Americans.
Most Of our readers will remember N
I'M, Oates, who played the role of John Smith
IN. such crowded houses 10 d., = Hs 1.-TWO yes
Der .go and Who lie suoh generally fsscil
IL. ING nymph of the stage Ehether al singiI
nav, laying. or dancing. She has lately ma
Mo quite a sensation IL the cities Of the East
All / We dropped il at Epstsin i Bros
It'll ,sbIiehDeut in Hsrper's Block this mo
whsi ing, and took look at their splendid b
tor ? stock of je~elIy the finest ever brought
alth Rock leland. Cal and zee it whether J
ours, wish to buy or not The firm will nov
view receiving goods for the neat FIVE or
,iou- weeks.
sno The Government sounding party, At "
one, n the Rapids between lie Claire =
cash Rock lslsud, have reached Moline. Up
tor saturday evening 100 600 souudings
ossea been made, average OF 10000 Z.
working day. Eight or nine Golfer ds
will be required to remove the vari
chains" of rock The Golfer dam
= Smiths chain will probably cover SIX &C
o. WHAT Do THEY SIGNIFY ?-Some pet
may desire to know what those big pos
v -'' signify, which have suddenly oruAmer
;" swo tnirds of the city within twenty
oiNe hours. They are for the purpose of annov