Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-26
SCRAPS.
Choice cigars a, speidel's.

Speidel keeps q full line Of drugs and $
medicines.
Fashion says there must be no more
tight trousers. L
speidels perfnmeries are famous through
out this section.
Bamberger has an immense stock of
clothing on hand.
The best male dancer in Davenport 10
sixty years of age.
One hundred and thir.y.two men are at
work on the bridge.
A train leaves Davenport for Maquokesa
every morning at 7:30.
l Bsmbsrser never keeps anything but
the best character Of clothing on hand.
There is not single case Of illness at
the Davenport Soldiers Orphans Home.
A forge boy on the bridge rive,ing gang
had both feet frozen day before yesterday
Peoria imposed police fines to the amour.
of nearly $l,lO0 10 January Moral town,
that.
One hundred and sixty couples cele-
brated Burns birthday at Davenport las.
night.
Elegant jewelry, diamonds, and gems of
oil kinds, warranted genuine, sold by Ep,
stein Bros.
Mr.. Ryan, station agent at G.lva, has
given up his situation and talks Of going
back to Ohio.
! Track layers on the D. & s. P. are with
in Eve miles of Monticello expect to be
there Feb. lst.
Thos. G. Gaylord, of Cincinnati, who
purchased ths Davenport Gas Works, is I.
son of their builder.
Found-anew waist band Tor something
else of the kiLd.) The lady can have it BY
calling at this office.
A $4,000 hotel is among the improve,
nents contemplated ct Geneseo. The
stock yards demand it.
A Teachers Institute will be held in
E Andover, on Saturday, February 10Th, com
meucing at 10 O'Clock An.
The fourth span of the bridge was swung
to-day, and the 9Th aud last one will follow
sui, week from tomorrow.
Our contemporaries over the riverAre in
formed that R.chland Grove is in Mercer
instead of Rock Island county.
A child was born on the Island this week
who will be able TO say that General Rod
, man was his grandfather Davenport Ga
zette.
The ice between the two bridges is two
5 feet thick, which is something before IN
known in The memory OF the Oldest inhabil
ant"
Kansas City is figuring for water works
: Whenevvr Rock Island does anything al
the villages 10 The country think they mus,
initiate her.
L. q. Pstten has been appointed by Judge
] Plessanrs, circuit clerk OF Henry county 70
gil the vsOsncy occssioned BY the death oil
> 7. J. AtwAtsr.
Two ladies Of Peoria, who had no repu,a
f ton to speak Of, have been baoished tc
e Bloomington, where their lack of character
. will do them no harm.
Mr.. D. L. Blskeslee, Of Wyoming, ha.
been appointed Dsil agent for the maiI
}. liue of the Davenport, & St. Paul railroad
I Mr.. AIDE resumes service on the Maquoke,,
branch.
The freight jam at Chicago, is said b,
J., some TO be AZ invention of ring of bears
It Whereby they hope to secure great gains q
the expense Of mul,itude of hard workin,
I fasmers.
n The funeral of T. J. Atwster, late oircui
:, clerk Of Henry couniy, took place yesserd.,
afternoon aud was quite largely attended
!, It's bat week since the family and friend
d followed the remains of Eli, brother of ,h
r deceased, to the grave.
The two men who fell of the bridge a,
q progressing fsvorAbly. Bowen is almos
$, we'll, and will be ready for top work on tn
q bridge in few days Feeney is also muc
y better, sud the physicians have strong hope
\ Of his recovery.
D. There is good chance for foreman I
II get the contract from the bridge compan
for removing the cribs of the fsae wor
~ from the bridge spans, the company beiu
ID anxious to get it all removed before .h
" breaking up of the ice.
We learn by the Democrat that certai
at properly in Davenport has been depreci,e
Sc so per cent in the last ten years. This
I'd hard on Davenport but then you know Il
I'd government is building them a rAilro.
q bridge ssd they have seventy-6ve s,uden
e. IN their commercial college Bwlingt,
ly Gazette.
" Capt. Nose Hall has accepted the col
70 moud of the St. Louis and New Orlea
ne packet s. S. Merrill, and lef, Ss.""Lou
:" on his first trip yesterday morDi.g.
ne succeeds Capt, Holcombe, whose privs
l's affairs required his presence at home.
OF Saltwater, MINI.
- The commercial pamphlet question s,
agitates the human breast in Rock Islam
II takes our brethren over the river long
40 TO organize that Eve hundred dJllar i
which is really valuable, than it did to raj
Ter $50, 900 to erect watch factory, which 10
or, dead bess.-Daoenport Democrat.
nd NY lady fair comes from the BALI
lar Glides from her carriage, stately;
:, The steps ascends-I hold her train
''' Bids me good night sedately.
let, My bearing mAks me confident,
| BY that INV stsrious rustle