Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-22
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Church sooiables are now in order.
Fifteen year old boys get drunk in Dav.
export.
SPinnyville Water Cure is now opea for
guests.
A scale manufacturing company has been
formed at Des MoineS.
There are l96 Locomotives on the O. Il. l.
& P. r. R., and more building.
About two miles of Wassr pipe is iAid
and the work progresses rapidly.
The Catholic clergy Of Iowa have organ
lied State Temperance Union.
One hundred per cent 10 the increase in
sales of the r. I. Stove Co., this year.
Iron has advanced $3.50 since last Nov
vember. The price now is $1,000 per ton.
Scott county, Iowa, has 1918 children,
with temporary school fund of $l.49 for
each child.
Some Of our young men propose to organ
i've boat club, for exercise recreation aud
race on the 4th of July.
Sneak thieves and night providers have
appeared in Davenport. Shot guns are be
ing cleaned up for service.
c. r. Eaton Of Grinnel and Elias Eaton
of Muscatine grade the Muscatine Western
R. R. Work will be commenced this week.
The Jewish passover commences on the
Oath inst. During its observanoe-eighs
days-only unleavened bread is eaten BY the
strict lsreslites.
John Deery, American four ball game,
fancy shots and any amount of sport, aud Mr.,
Rogers, q stranger. as opponent, at Vests
this evening. Call around.
Two burglaries in Davenport Saturday
night. Citizens should see that their pistols
are in order. 1t is the kind of game that is
lawful 80 shoot at all times.
John Dsery, the celebrated billiards..
plays at Vests this afternoon and evening.
The Davenport Fair will be held on the
/ I'd of Septem Der 80 the SIKH inclusive. The
premium list amounts to $40 900, of which
$4,O70i is for fest horses.
There are indications of trouble in the
Radical camp hereAbouts. The large mum
Der of Republicans 10 this Stats joining the
Liberal movement, makes those here think
the bottom is dropping ont of the old Rad
cal tub.
Conklin Bros, of Davenport, have leased
the old Langley building in this city, snt
have removed their reoti6yine appsrstuI
into it for the purpose of going largely int
the rectifying business in connection with
their extensive distillery.
The irreprsssible John Kroger offers, il
to-dsy'S paper, to the right man, if he comes
forward at once, rare opportunity of en-
gAgiug in q very prof table business in thi
city. Don't fail to 60 aud see him if yol
want good bargain.
S. D. Morrison, Chairman of the Plov
and Cultvstors Protective Association
writes TO the Harper House that their Asso
citation will hold a meeting at the Harpe
House, commencing May 8th at 10 o'clocl
AN. There will be about forty mem Der
in attendance.
We call the attention OF the Union to thu
hole at the corner Of Adams and Rocl
River street, that its editor may avoid tina
corner. A COW was pulled out Of it by thu
neck yesterday in an exhausted condition
This hole is the rsic Of the last Republican
city administration.
team went over the ditch for waite
pipes in front of the Harper House las
night. The horse took the ditch and tn
buggy with four occupants took both side
Of it, thus saving bill of damages to tn
city The ditch wAs filled this morning an
: will not be opened until the pipe layers ar
ready for it.
The Union is affecting little ohes
learning BY abusing ell those Republican
who have identified themselves with th
Liberal movement. A short time ago a
these men we're pure.mindsd statesmen an
shining lights 10 the Republican party il
the eyes of Radical sditors-Now they sr
oil sore heads.
Seventy seven letters remain uucalle
for il the Rock Island post Office, and so 4
Moline. One of the letters here ia address
ed to "a Love" and two of them al Nolin
TO 30. LOT" One At Moline conveys az il
! simatou on its cover that its contents wer
! written to "Resd =" and one at Rock IslAnC
uncalled for, says outside Burnett
} Rock Island youngsters are having fl
harvest time out Oft the debris Of the old coff,
- dam which the steam dredge has lately bee
occupied in pulling up round pier Of tt
S new bridge. What portions Of the wreC
escape from the dredges and float dow
+ stream are collected by boys in small boa
b and brought to land, where scraps of b
iron are detached from them and sold in Il
o city. Some of the boys have been net.ir
D from 81 to 81 q day by the operation.