Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-12
MITES, HRRR AND THERE.

Z Inc trut crop promises to be Immensely
large in this State this year.
State Treasury Receipts 10 May, s2s5,
2SO; disbursements, $92.854. !
A $4,000 store house is to be built by the
Rock Island Stove Company shortly.
John BsngssOn, is laying new floor
and otherwise improving the appearance OF
his store.
The advertisement Of Frederick HasF,
plumber aud gas filter, can be found In an
other column of this paper.
! It's predicted that the general cleansing
of the earth and air By the late storms will
render the season more healthy.
Mr.. F. Wagner. OF DaVenpors, won the
FIRST prize at the meeting of the Turner'S o.
Upper Mississippi District, at Des MOine'.
Three car loads of pipe are yet wanting
for the water works. One Of them for the
main upon Illinois street, is expected to-
morrow, ard the balance soon.
The Genesso Republic calls loudly for =
FIRE department and for a water supply.
Various plans are under discussion but
nothing definite has been decided upon.
The whole forcs of diggers employed on
the trenches, (25 mep) are working upon
Eagle street to-day. From eight to ten
yards is considered good days work, for
each man.
A young lady 10 Davenport is studying
Latin. She has q beau. He asked hel
what sic transit gloria muHdi meant. She
translated it. Come and see me on Mon
day night"
Our sewing machine vendors viii have to
reduce the price of machines in year, al
the business Of making them will be free tc
the public by thar time, if Congress grants
no more extensions.
Mr. Wm. N. Jarvis, the Northern Lin,
: agent, has shipped 2,723 plOws and 74t
y cultivAtors from this point to St. Louis snC
other places, during the present season
J They were all Of home manufacture.
g Sergeant W. Mark, has been assigned Il
duty at the signal station and will t'ke Pul
lens place as Chief Observer. he come
from vicksburg. Observer Wright, VIII
r. had charge of the signal office, during til
IF squabble Of the last week, will remain q
=. Assistant Observer.
A dispatch was received from Los Al
gelos, Cal. yesterday. announcing the deaf
a Of Rev. Maurice Flavr, brother Of Fstht
a Michael Flsvip, pastor of St. Anthony
:. Church, Davenport. The sad event occu
a red in the morning at the Sisters HoSpitA
in Los Angeles. His remains will probAbl
be for~arded to Davenport for burial.
- Il has beeu decided by the courts that j
~ Illinois = tenant who leases a house for
We certain length of time, agreeing to pay
ie stipulated rent thereof, is liable for tbs
- rent during the time agreed upon, eve
," though the premises bs destroyed BY fir
d. shortly after the tenant tskes possession
10 unless there Is specsl agreement 10 th
. contrary.
:. There is talk Of the resurrection Of th
Wspello Base Ball Club, so we'll known t
fame in this region During the whole pc
Rod Of its existence il Fever lost q mattel
:. game, and the numerous trophies whic
have been preserved show with what vigC
=. the war vas formerly carried Into the eut
my's camp. 4 practice game took plac
= this Afternoou in the square near the big
- school building.
!" The water works were the cSuse OF
L Il
o. our well-known ctizans, the other da
20 Said citizen had caused branch pipes to
y laid from the main 70 his house, bat Il
- workmen neglected to stop up the er
~ Of the pipe extending ioto the cellar. II
Z pipes on the street we're filed with water
- the recent heavy rains, and finding az ou
le, here, the cellar was soon hAlf-6lIed vii
water. The proprietor tooS in the sisuAsic
as he thought and rushed frAntically to Il
IN engine house to order the steam shut o
n When be arrived there he discovered b
a. mistake, aud the incident has been the SC
Jet Of considerable nsrriDenI since.
=. Yesterday gentleman from Gree R We
. III. discovered that be had lost bis pock
book, just as be vas stepping from the fe
!. ry boat upon the dock, at this place.
= contained from 500 to SI25 in greenbacA
aod valuable papers. A lady who hs
crossed in the same boat, hearing hi
-, speak Of the missing book, told him ST
saw something drop from his pocket as
drew his handkerchief out on the other aid
which was Immediately picked up by ms
= ast then passing. She described his a
psarauce minutely, and the stranger cross
> the river Immediately, with the intention
securing the finder The officers we're u
~ tilted, bat up TO late hour last evenin
q. the search had bseu fruiless.
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