Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-31
H.TEs. HERE AND THERE.
The last day Of the month.

The last day ofthe month.
Grain and hay coming ia lively.
John Barns, Of the Farmers Retreat,
died this morning.
jenkins says the best place to buy you,
hats is at Livings,on's.
The sale Of express goods 81 Job Ross
auction rooms goes on lively.
There are three times as many German
immigrants AZ Irish coming to our shore,
nowadays.
Bishop FOlsy's new residence, in Chicago,
is to be located IN Michigan avenue near
Thirteenth street.
Yesterday l64 cars loaded with grain, and
so with stock lett this station upon the
c., R. l. P. road for Chicago.
The contract has been let for the erection
of the psruassnt buildings for the Stats
Fair grounds, near Ottawa. They will CO.
$l2,76O.
A Burlington grocer advertisers "Dsviled
ham" for picnic parties. That fellow ougl
to be smashed for trying to pu. the devil
into the boys and girls.
Col. Gallager, Of the stock yArds, last Sat
friday. laid an egg on our table.-GeReseC
Republican.
Did il hurt him much
The Republic says that Judge Wait
though unsuccessful in securing the Gram
nomination for Lieutenant Governor, is ''ir
nowiss bowed down or discOnsolste."
Messrs Deere 4 Co. are about to eulsrg,
their pillow works BY the addition of build
ing 6OxsO feet, three stories 10 height, Alt
= blacksmith shop ll7Kl50 feet, single story
The frame Of the new elevator roof il
Davenport, is being erected. Its top il
over seventy feet from the ground-just evsl
with the top Of the chimney which hiss ssOoc
90 . monument for years.
A young lad Of 10 or IL years, undertook
TO get on . rapidly moving train on tn
levse, last evening. The bystanders kindl,
picked him Up and sent him home to bi
mother.
The GsnsseO Republic is surprised I,
learn tia, Erie johnson, the talauted an
Influential Swede, of Henry county, has cas-
his lot with the Liberal Republicans. 1t
said that eli the Swedss of Henry and Roc
Island counties are going against the Gran
military ring.
Probably many OF the readers Of tn
ARGus have no conception Of the value {
the RATS they see going past the city ever
day. To give Ihem q faint idea Of th
amount of greenbacks invested 10 thss
acres Of floating logs and lumber il is onl
necessary to say tina, the largest are wor,
from s2e. 200 tc $4,000 small forum
in itself.
Mr.. J. K. Franklin, telegraph operator fc
the Western Union Railroad, at this poiu
has been promoted to the agency at Darier
Thr employees of the Gazette aud Demo
crdt offices 10 Davenport, have played
matched game of base bali. The activiI
and skill displayed by the contestants upo
both sides would put . srspszs performer I
the blush. The whole game occupied bu,
little over four hours, and resulted 10 g viz
tory for the Gazett-eers BY 8 score Of 81 {
40.
Engineer Brayson is stalking of, on PER-
street just north of the Opera House, i
Davenport, grounds for the new depot of ,h
c. r. !. 4 P. railroad. IL is to be 10 th
shape OF an l., the long wing, 81 feet iron
ing on the alley, which is TO be widsned I
80 feet The Perry street front is to be 6
teei,-unifOru 10 height and architecture,
effects With the Opera House front. TIL
location is q very convenient oue for th
public.