Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-23
SCRAPS.

As good as ever.
John Warner proposes to help build
railroad up north
Dart Sons trade is worth $40, 900 a month,
and sGll increasing.
Good, lie, Union Square be covered with
large business blocks.
Boy your cloth clothes Of !. Bambsrger,
and look your very best.
They hare come. Yes, Burwell has re-
ceived those spring hats.
The circuit court at Davenport is engaged
on q promissory note action for $4,000.
The Innocent corporal was more than
match for the barber, at Vests last night.
The Republican convention for the noui-
nation OF township officers meets this even
ing.
There are open water spaces, acres in
extent, along the Island shore above the old
bridge,
A dozen large stores suitable for whole
sale trade, would find ready occupants in
this city.
Bushnell business men print on their let,
ter headings, q map showing the place as a
railroad centre.
Report reaches us that the Rock Island
sporssmen down the river suffered terribly
with the cold.
You can't est enough 10 a week to las,
80 u,hoYa ra.r. md vnr csn,f s1vsrt;s n
on that plan either.
B. D. Buford L Co. will do the largest
business this year that they ever did in
PloNs 4 Cutivators.
The new spring styles Of hats, caps, and
all kinds of gents furnishing goods have
ust arrived at Surwelrs.
Alex. Steel is well posted on narrow gArge
railroads. and will bring the subj ct forcibly
before the Board Of Trade.
The Rock Island aud Moline Street Car
Company employ eighteen horses and nine
mules for their motive power.
A handsome specimen of Rock Island
glass blowing at the lst National Bank
AK the cAshierits value and use.
The railroads Of this eouatry last year
carried over 10000 900 tons of mercts
disc, worth on an average $l2O ton.
The horse department IN the Rock Island
County Fair Premium list, is the beat eve
offered IN this section not, excepting Scot
county.
Henderson the artist contem plates ,
studio on this side Of the water. Have v I
seen his pictures at Gates h Wocdwsrd's
Field & Bros propose to be the lsrges
whole sale Notion dealers in the west Tsy
lor is building them a building on Washing
ton street.
/ B. d Buford went to Chicago last eve
ming 10 company With the Accompli.' q
/ Volk Of Chicago, who has Just put up tt,
Rodman monument.
Why sleepeth the Dummy Railroad q
Milan. That snterprisiug place viii il
manufacturing interests and coal mug
should come aud see u'.
Bailey Davenport will give the Dsven por
& ST Paul r. R owners ten acres of Ian,
for shops, or like amount ifthsy will bridg
the river below tbs city.
whooping cough is committing sad raw
ges across the river. Two children in III
family Of Mr.. Priester are dead, and f5u
others lie almost hopelessly sick.
Will the "a" clA;s tell US how Uncle ],
Johnston can charge more for planning at
growing . board four inches wide than on
eight inches wide, and still be just-per
Crosby threatened to resign the Superi
tendency of the Davenport Schools If Die
Richardson was elected. he is nov resigr
ed 20 Dicks election. Great minds m'taH
Walter Waters. an old resident Of Molio
a miller of thir,y-6ve year, experience, an
for the past three years employed at Miial
has purchased Kids Touring mill at NJ
line.
Arrangements have been made BY whic
, the cars Of the D. & St. Paul railroad a
hsuled back and forth across the bridge
the G., R. & p; loaded care S. eac
and empty ones 81 SOD
The Peoria and Rock Island transit
, company has got 6 permit to run twen
: transfer teams over the new bridge wh'
tss ferry boat is not running, or when tn,
cauno, safely make the trip on the i
bridge.
The commercial pamphlet will bs Ell
, bellisbed With an elaborate and hsndson
photograph Of the Island, showing all t
improvements. Gaylord does the wor
The picture alone will be worth double q
price of the books Those who desire copi
must leave their orders with Mr.. W. '
Esgleston before the publication, as the
u will be no extra copies for dislrlbution.
= The perfected plans OF the Island improv
msnt contemplate steam power for each
e the ten large workshops; shaded sven
d in the centre, without the railroad track ;
2 large storebouse back of each shop, SEP
e rated from the main buildings by shad
d avenues with railroad tracks; headquarte
as at present located officers quartz
along the Iowa bank, and Otherwise as ?
Gen. Rodman's old plans. There will
no more beautiful thousand acres in
s. Uncle Sans domains.
Holy WEEK.-There will be services Il