Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-13
SCRAPS.

NOBODY working on the bridge to-day.
The ground hog has evidently hunted bis
hole.
The weather changed forty five degrees in
three hours last plight.
A portion of tbs roof of the Christian
Church was blown of, to-day.
We are getting up some smashing fine
tickets for the Ligh, Artillery Ball.
In Moline they have "Grove Lodge No.
&c. Uoited Ancient Order of Druids."
Tenderloins. leaf lard, spare ribs, and
sausage meat at Gilmore's pork house.
The sleigh fare across the river was
raised to twenty-five cents this morning.
For,y-nine hats and buffalo robes have
been blown up against the bridge to-day.
A Rock Island lady receives quarter OF
million love letters annually. = Chicago
Journal.
The mercury was only four degrees be-
low zero q, half pas, seven o'clock this
morning.
Wsnted.-Board for gentleman and wife
Good city references given. Address, P. O..
Box 5l7.
DR.. G. G.. Craig has been appointed town
ship physician. His friends are always glad
to see him prosper.
Eric Johnson has sold the G.lva Repub-
lican to VIM. ]. Ward The new incum-
ben, changes the name to the Galva Jour
nal
SpeideI compounds prescriptions With
scrupulous care, and always keeps on hand
full lice of drugs. medicines, paints, and
chemicals.
Whenever you see a Rock Islander dis
playing jewery Of the most unexcep,ioual
taste aud style, you may rely on it he made
bis Purchases of the Ers.en's
A gen,l.man up town predicts thai ST.
mouson will soma day ex pire suddenly from
Srush of blood to his head. on account Of
the great vacuum there, which nature at
h0rs.
1 From the business centre of Davenport
to the business centre of Rock Island, via
the new bridge, is one mile and a half
Nearly three times as far as BY the ferry
1 line.
Dr.. Epstein, Of Milwaukee, the Rabbi, i,
expected IN town this evening with larg,
/ party of friends TO attend the Wedding on
next Sunday. Most ofthe party will be th.
guests Of Mr.. Adler.
Mr.. Jerry Conklin and bis brother started
across the river from Davenport, this morn
log, but the wind was so high they had tc
unbiIch their nag coming OF and leaving
the buggy 10 the middle OF the river.
Articles of incorporation have been FLED
With the Secretary Of State BY the Unior
Bridge Co, for privileges TO build a brdg,
across the Mississippi at Clinton. Capita
stock, 81 100000 TIE incorpo ators ar,
| $. G. Aagill add others
/ Jerry C)nklia frozs tn ear this morning
in crossi' 9 the river \ sl-izh driver froz,
bo'h ,h NJ white. ha'r an hour lst,r. A
well esd man started ,o rsk across q, ter
O'Clock, bot beat a retreat after getting ou
about fifteen rods.
The bridge workmen will remsiu here
till the middle of May, AID possibly longer
A large portion of the force is TO be en-
/ ployed after other work is finished in put
/ ling a couple OF coats of mineral paint OF
the bridge
When you see a man screw up his phi
/ 10 an ind, scribable sort Of way, place hi,
right hard 10 the ueigLb rhood Of The pee
toral muscle of his left arm, and rub it YER,
teuderly, you can make up your mind tina
he's been vsccinAted.
The wood workers on the bridge did biz
job in brief space yesterday. They re
moved The false work from span five in 6v,
hours One at all familiar with ,h,t boltec
aud pinned work, viii readily see that yer,
I lively operation was necessary 10 accom-
plish this.
4 A Rock Islaud county farmer wants t,
know If twelve oxen eat three ard one
third acres Of grass in fous weeks, snC
tWenty-one oxen eat up ten acres 10 min,
Eeeks how many oxen will eat up twenty
/ four acres in eighteen weeks, the grass be
NJ cqusl on every acre, and growiul
equally?