Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-04
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Livingstons is the place TO buy your hats.
Six RATS passed down the river ysster
day.
FreePOrt is building $4,000 cOur.
house.
Davenport is to have $50 100 Convrs.
gatiOnal Church.
The Mu'ca'ins Western contractors ad-
'e.si'0 i0' w choppers.
FINAL vigilance is the price of garden
truck. If your neighbors keep hens.
Call on /. Bamberger, under the City
Hotel. he can 6t you out with the latest
styles.
The S. S. Merrill was up this morning and
has departed for 81. Paul A boat will he
down tonight
"He who invests one dollrr in business
should invest one dollar in advertising that
business. "A. T. Steicart.
The articles of incorporation of the Ds-
venport Water Power Company, have been
fled with the Secretary of State.
1 A meeting was held at Moline this after
noon for the selection of 10 delegates to
represent Moline in the County Convention
Two large RATS, in tow of the R. a. Nc
Donnell, are lying off the Davenport side
unable to proceed on account Of the wind
The Deutsehe Zeituag endorses the Gin
cinnati Convention, and comes ont this
morning with Greeley and Brown upon 1T
ticket.
The Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
State Boards of Public Charities will NEE
at Chicago on the 18th, to discuss prison
reform.
Hon. R. A. Swift, General Surerintsud
emit of the O., R. l. & P. Telegraph Lines
has moved his headquarters from Chicag
to Davenport.
Prof Cheney will give another of hi
) humorous lectures at Darts Hall, next Mon
day evening. Subject" Early history o
music in New England
Representatives from over fifty establish
ments are expected to be present at III
meeting of pillow manufacturers, at the Hal
per House, on Monday next.
The land sales of the C. r. l. & P. f
r. for the mouth of April, 1872, agyregr
] ted $4,000. Emigration has set in steadii
and the sales this month will probobly /
largely increased
Messers. Dull & Williams, the consracto
on the KeCkuk rapids improvements, ov
600 cars, four locomotives, aud immen
pumping engines, having capacity of zoe
:, 600 gallons q minute. II is estimated tn
e the work will cost s2,4OO,OOO
g The widow of Mr.. John Murphy, who wa
g struck BY passing train upon the c., r.
II q P railroad, aud instantly killed, . YET
@ since, at Des Moines, has been awarded
q verdict of So, 600 damages in suit again
the railroad company.
q Drs j. T. Peck and f. II. Hszen left {
, PhiladelphiA this morning, TO attend the a
+ nusl gathering Of the American Medic
3. Association, to commence in that city {
the It'll. They 20 as delegates for the low
4 and Illinois Central Districts, and the SEQ
= county Medicsl Association,
. The Moline branch Of the Rock Islar
6 County Reform Association, held meesir
:. 10 that city, last evening, and passed res
r luton endorsing Major Beardsiey as csnd
70 date for Congressman. a similar resol
- ton WAS also passed nj meeting Of t
= Scandinavian voters, in that city.
,e Heavy iron gates are being put in pla
on the abutment ct the south end of the ne
IN draw bridge, and on the end Of the FIX
nj span north of it. These will be closed VIII
Il the.drsw is TO be swung, to preveu scciden
There are three gates in each plsce-roa
way aud sidewalk approaches being III
Ie guarded. The government is determine
;" that that bridge shall be about perfect.