Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-15
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High School exhibition tomorrow eve.
ming.
The Moline Pillow Go. donated $40 to the
Winfield Flowing Society.
A cOlored woman from shis city has open
en- barber shop in Muscatins.
Davenport claims to have over hundred
"Drummers." Pretty good. How abOnt her
"Bummers."
Frank |. Jervis, one Of the best speakers
in Iowa will stump the State for the Greeley
Brown ticket.
There is talk ofa Wedding in which
merchant doing business on Market Square
will take hand.
Somebody step on somebody's coat tail
days of the week gone and no fight yet.
Police Court disgussed.
Very sharp lightning, awful thunder, and
very heavy transforms we're the order last
night. This will be news to nervous PEG
pie.
The bill granting to the Davenport st.
Pa1l railroad right of way over the gov
eminent bridge, passed the Senate yester-
day.
The government boats for the improve
ment Of navigation on the Upper Mis-
sisGippi will soon be ready to commence
operations.
! Another advance in fouT-60 cents bar
rel this time, making . total rise of $l,45
in three weeks. Scarcity of wheat is the
cause Gazette.
We learn that formal invitation is to be
extended to the onion to advocate Hawley's
election to Congress, provided be receives
the nomination.
Mr.. I. .Olmsted, of Davenport, was elected
IS one of the Vice Presidents of the Ma
tional Photographic Association at its lat,
meeting In ST. Louis.
! The Rescue aud Western fire companie,
of this city land the Mississippi of Moliu,
have gone over to Davenport to-day to tax,
part in the firemen's parade ct that place.
There was = savage fight at picnic neA
Gilbert Town, on Sunday last in which sew
eral persons were hurt one man was bAi
injured By blow on the head from stone
A slight fire occurred in Cameron block
Davenport, yesterday afternoon. BlsEin
gas fred the wood work under a window
aud there was lively blazing for few u il
utes.
On Monday last, by vote Of the stock
holders of the Illinois Insurance CompAn,
Of Besrdstown, they decided unanimousl
IS to change the name to "CAss County Bank
;. This is done in compliance with the law o
e the subject.
t. The fifteenth annual blowing match {
y the Long Grove Flowing Society lows
It came off yesterday on The farm of Mr.
Is Glyne. about four miles from Eldridg
Junction, and was witnessed BY over on
B.. hundred farmers. The scene 10 the field wa
e a very interesting and exciting one. Fourtee
plowmen were engaged st the same TINT
each with s good team and driving his lev,
best.
Jocob Deffs has sued the Chicago, Roc
: Island & Pacific Company for { 0 900 dan
age for injuries received while engaged as a
employee of that company. DsFe VS.
y working OF sn embsnkmens for the con
u pauy on the 9th vi May, 1871, whsu ii
earth caved in, fell upon him, and broke h
z legs he claims that the accident happene
- through the negligence on the part of Il
= employees of the company. and so sues 4
II the sbove amount.
The Chicago, Rock Island q Pacific Rs
d road Company are making vigorous effor
- for the cattle trade Of Texas and the Yves
rs very large proportion of which they "
n eventually secure. They are extendr
10 their lines west aud southwest rapidly, 81
= the increase of their freight business in Il
- near future must be very great. Tas eAsS
; carving trade Of the road is already il
r., rnouss, and when its projected routes an
h. connections are completed there will
II hardly any limit 10 it.
=, Oar member OF Congress has been il
portuned to ask for al appropriation,
improve the IslSnd approach to the Cover
ment bridge, The project is to make
road from the main bridge along the end
e the Island connecting with the road MAJ
Is By Gen. Rodman, from the south bridge
is the Island, and to protect the end of Il
ii Island by stone wall ofsuiicien, height
,e prevent teams from going over the ban
z. The space between the Railroad track a
u, tle end OF the Island is nos deemed t
be much for the management of teams VIII
a trains are passing.