Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-21
SCRAPS


The sir holes on the rapids were frozen
over this morning.
We have had one hundred and five days
Of river seighiug.
Carpenters have no trouble in getting
employment this sPriug.
Three car loads of lumber for the new
bridge arrived yesterday.
Mr.. Chas Dsere has so far recovered ss
to Re able TO take a carriage ride.
Absence Of occupation is not rest; q
mind quite vacant j. mind distressed.
4 long orbIuAry notice is in bad taste; il
shouli be q proper aud moderate Glen
ton.
Why is wife Ike a Newspaper? Because
every man should have one without Dor
rowing bis nsighbor's.
IL has been ascer,sined that some ladies
use paint as all fddlers do rosin-to aid
them in drawing q beau.
The Missouri river broke at Fort Randall
aud YanktOn on Tuesday, being just three
weeks lElef LhEu last JehFs
During the past yssr Peoria has made
and shipped 200 900 bsrrsls OF -four, and
received 1000, 900 bushels of corn.
Epsteins' trade is increasing very much
since they have got their new stock in. 1t
ia worth while TO 20 in and see it.
The prospects are said to be good for q
horse railroad connection between DAveu-
port aud Rock Island this summer
A strong movement ia 10 be made this
spring to get Fourth Street. Davenport,
opened through to West Davenport.
A horrible runor vas in circulation yes
tlrdAy that George Francis Train was com
ing round With $500 speeches this year.
An Illinois minister removed party of
! lads who were playing cards in church By
some timely remark about the last trump.
Physicians say that 10000 people die
annually in this country from using to-
bscco. So quit, or you may die sometime.
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Rail
road pay car "GazsIle," shelled out $40, 600
to the employees of the line at this point
yesterday.
Holmes o. Sleght, who bought ous Dan.
iel W. Dimock's stock in the tub and pail
works at Moline, has about $4,000 il the
company.
The Democratic city convention of Dsv
on port has been called for Tuesday, Apr
2d,-the ward meetings to be held on Sat
urday evening, 3D. inst
A Yein Of coal OF g superior quality, fOu
feet thick, has been struck near the Rock
ford, Rock Island & st. Louis depot, q
Chaplin, at l54 feet below the surface.
"There is passage in the Bible wher
the girls are commanded to kiss the men
and that is in the golden rule, "Whatsoeve
ye would that man should do unto you, d
ye even so unto them"
On Monday evening q fight occurre'
among the teamsters engaged in sransferrin
freight across the river for the Peoria raj
road company, and James McQusde-one c
: them-was severely beaten.
The management of the Dubuque and s
Paul railroad are determined that the pres
ent year shall see their track laid to poiu
on the Milwaukee & St. Paul. Their srac
is now within 6fy-two and half miles {
Fayette.
Ths Chippewa Herald has it "from pa
ties best informed as regards logging operi
tons in the Chippewa pineries this winter
: that the estimated amount of logs cut, moi
= withstsnding the season has been yer
|, favorable, will not exceed 275, OOO,0 fee
while the number of meu employed is lea
9 than 3,O00."
!. We hear that suit has been entered b
}. the com bination in the United States Cir
. cult Court ct Chicago against the Molin
e Pillow Co. the application being from W.
: wier and others for an injunction to restrai
i. the manufacture and sale OF the western
cuItivAlor. The case will probably be hear
lin June.