Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-01
RnRAPS.

Poor gAs-A burning shame.
Streets unusually lively to-day.
Dout throw litter in the cutters.
Who's to be "Queeu Of the May p
Buy YOU hats aud caps 1T Livingstous.
D. n. Richardson, Of the Davenport Dem
ocrdi is improving
Gents wishing hats, caps, gloves &c,
should call on I. Bsmberger
Twenty-Five marriage licenses issued in
Scott county, Iowa, last month.
All soldiers of the late war who served TO
July %, 1861, are entitled to 500 bounty.
Thirty three marriage licenses issued in
Rock Island county for the month Of April,
1872.
The trench digging for the City water
works will be completed to-day, upon
Orleans street.
Our prophecy has been fulfilled. Abe
May came home yesterday morning, with bis
"brau new wife"
The wagon road on the Island, from the
end of the new bridge to the slough bridge,
iS being grSveled and paved.
The railroads Of this country last year
carried over 100, 900, 900 tons Of merohAn-
disc, worth on an average 1920 ton.
The funeral Of Mr.. James G. Bollmsr
will take place Friday, at II o'clock a. NJ,
from the Episcopal Church, in this city,
Marshal Mtsch is in want Of two good
sober men, for policemen. None except
those who can bring the best of references
need apply
! John Deery, The celebrated billisrdist
who gave an exhibition of his skill a short
time since, at Vests billiard rooms, has ar
rived in Chicago.
Hon. Timothy Davis, ex-member Of con
gres, and q prominent citiEen Of Clayton
Iowa, died at his residence in Elkader, or
Sunday last, aged So years.
The Rev J. s. Msbie, pastor OF the Is
Baptist church, has broken up housekeeping
and iS now boarding with Mr.. David Lingle
on Orleans street, opposite the lSt Ward
school building.
The lecture, last night, at the Presby
tsrian Church, was a splendid effort, and il
every way worthy Mr. Chenev'S high repu
tation as = lecturer and a thorough master
of his profession.
Work is progressing rapidly upon the
Northern Pacific railroad. During the pas
winter at least 81 ,OOO, 900 ties, 500 900 tsle
graph poles, 10000 piles and 6,OOO,O 900 fee
OF logs have been cut upon that line.
It is stated that an arrangement has beef
made between the l @. and W. q. road
whereby freight cars will run through be
tween Dubuque and Milwaukee over thos
roads, without breaking bulk, and at lo'
tariff.
Diamond 10 Reynolds bought q ne'
steamer for his line the other day at Ne,
Orleans, paying $40, 900 cash for the Tida
Wave. Reynolds is one OF the heavies
grain dealers of the Upper MiasiaSipT
Valley.
Now that the Omaha bridge over the Mis-
souri, is complete, there 10 an unbrokeR lin
Of rail from Oakland, California, to Boston
1888 miles, and even q further distance
down in Maine, counting up, in all prObAbil
ty, over 1000.
The store room in Darts block, unde
the Hall, heretofore occupied by the Cop
Bros, is for rent. II is one Of the very bel
business stands in the city, centrally locate
and easy Of access from oil points. Appl
to Henry Darts Sons.
At tue bar meeting in Davenport, yeste'
day, W. F. BrAnnAn, of MusoGtine, was II
commended tothe Governor for appointmeI
as Judge Richman's successor, in the n
judicial district Mr.. Brannan is . Staunc
Democrat, and has been for many years.
Tho OquawkA Spectator says the Spring
field 4 Southeastern railroSd-now con
pletsd from Shawneetown, on the Obi
river, to Bsardstown-will proceed immed
atelV TO build road from the latter poiI
to Burlington, via MAcomb and Clarksvill'
/, THIS road will be bull. under the frsnchis
and in conjunction with the Rockford, Roc
! Island q 81. Louis road, which will, We co
i state on pretty good authority, con meet wit
. the line above spoken OF, by extending III
d river route from Ssgetown to q point q. Z
near HOppsF's millh.