The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-11-29
NOTES, HERE AND THERE.

lOUcelnen nave uptHhiS " "a" h"N hNOI
warm. No arrests since Tuesday.
The next regular meeting of the City
Bounci occurs Monday afternoon at four
o clock ...-. - ....
County officers elected Nov. 5th, will
take their oaths of Office and qualify, on
Monday next
There is series Of meetings being held
in the Christian Church Preaching every
evening at 7:3O. Seats free.
Meeting of the Rock Island County Ag-
ricultural Association at Secretary Cleave-
land office, tomorrow afternoon
The Rock Island wooden mills are being
supplied with water from the city water
works. Thos Yates puts in the pipes
An inventor has supplied long felt
want by iuventing gate hinge strong
enough to support two lovers suspended
by the armpits.
The store of r. Champion is being great
ly improved in appearance, His stock of
goods is immense and five clerks are kept
busy waiting upon customers.
The trestle work used in taking down
the old bridge, was carried away by the
ice, and can now be seen about midway in
the river between this citv aud Davenport.
The opinion is universally expressed that
Mr. Gable has done more and is doing
more to keep down the price of coal, than
any aud all other dealers in the city com
bined
In his report to Congress, Gen Humph-
rey S asks for an appropriation Of Sos, 900
for the improvement of the Rock Island
Rapids, and for 100000 for the Des
Moines Rapids
Osborne 4 Curtis have rented the rooms
recently vacated by the library with one
other adjoining them. and are having them
neatly fitted up preparatory to moving in
their law office.
-Four hunters living in this vicinity re-
turned, Wednesday evening, from week ;
hunt in Iowa Instead Of deer and the
noble game they expected, it is said they
returned with two quails and a wild turkey
which they bought
The attendance at the Ball given by the
members of St Patrick Benevolent So
ciety, on Wednesday, evening was large
All present seemed 10 enjoy themselves
and the affair was universally voted a sue
cess
The sidewalks about the Warren lots,
corner Of Buffalo and Illinois streets, are
disgraceful The lots are covered with old
boards offal, etc, and pr esent an appear
ance highly discreditaf re to the city. The
council should take some action in regard
to tt
She tripped lightly Ger the crossing,
hsping Dear Augustus, and was on the
point of embracing him, when a rude boy
ran up, and holding out bundle ofpaper.
cried out "Missis, you dropped yoW
reading room, and SHE'D away down al
ally.
Those who have the care Of sick horses
viii do well to have little care for them
selves A young man in Buffalo received
some Of the matter from horse nose il
his eve, as the animal coughed, and tn
eye has lost its sight, while the other j
threatened. Be very careful in handlin
diseased horses if you have scratches O
sores ON hands or face
A gentleman crossing Market Squar
last evening, had his tile lifted by the ger
tie breezes prevailing about that tire. Fl
! sprang for it, but missed; jumpeu agar
and caught it in the same place where tn
Irishman did the monkey where he misse
it before Finally it scOoted off into a
alley and the exasperated and nearly troze
owner succeeded in finding it, but when !
got home. it wasn't his hat at all. 1t Wi
decidedly better one and he conclude
that it was best to accept the situation
and the hat.
: A letter from jackson county Wis
j says: Men, teams and supplies are st
going into the woods right lively, and
, the weather is favorable during the vii
: ter, not less than 100000, 900 to 2OO,OOt
u. 600 feet of logs will be put into the Bla
river and its tributaries the present vi
ter This, including the logs now in t
. river and creeks, will bring the amount
logs to be run out of Black river up
about 5OO,OOO,OOO feet next spring.
. VIM. Burton and Wesley Reddig, t
# two notorious young desperadoes, recent
| sentenced to thirty days hard labor eaC
i, were taken out of the Jail yesterday, a
: set to work on the Golfer dam, buildi
70 near the engine house of the water worl
d Reddig made an excuse to step one si'
al and not returning Immediately the Ofht
n in charge went to look for him. The bird h
h. flown, and when the officer returned to
of Golfer dam Burton was missing also. III
are still at large.
Lit SJDChilOiutlS Vi lllt 4uloolSoll'lh II
T ging Co. Beef Slough met at Chippe
h. Falls last week, and concluded to put
at $4,000, 900 feet this winter, as a compa
n Mr.. Weyerhauser, of the firm Of Wey
ne hauser q Denkman, Of this city, is
ad President and is managing the affairs
Sc the company. The Chippewa Herald $
We that individual stockholders however '
DIS put in logs outside of this, which will pr
al ably swell the Mississippi drive to Il
IT. 100000 feet But few contracts are ma
W. as yet, but the ruling figures range fr
ny So to IS so.
W, We keep a large stock of Merinos I
Ds- press cloth, Cashmeres, Velours, Vel
NY Gems, Silk velvets, Skirts, Corsets,
all gloves, Collars, and Handkerchief, ais
en- splendid display in all kinds of trimmir
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