The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-13
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parts.
Lent begins the Doth of February, this
year. The thirteenth of April is Easter
Sunday
Work on the old bridge had to be sus-
pended to-day on account of the ice sink
ing at that place. II
Harry McEdary is running his skin |
again. Fare cents and 5 by the sielghs
that run to the skif.
The omnibus lines are again running De-
tween this city and Davenport by the way
of the government bridges
Rock Island will pack 10000 hogs this
season weicbiag in the aggregate about
> 5oo ooo rsands, and worth 100000.
Tbarls to Hon. Bradford n. Stevens,
NJ C., for a copy of the new Congressional
Directory and to lie Nard' for copy
of Treasurer Spinner report.
The excellent quality of the ice just
below Sylvan Water bridge has been dis
covered by the Davenport ice packers, and
they are cutting and hauling from that
point.
The paper mill of S. W. Wheelock &
Co. has used, during the past year 500
tons of rags 800 tons Of straw 500 tons
of chemicals, and 5000 barrels Of lime !;
employed so hands and three heavy teams
and manufactured Goo tons of news print
ing paper and 300 tons Of wrapping paper
Is there no authority to stop the NUS
anee created by those who empty ashes on
r. sidewalks? Around the post office it Is
an especial nuisance Is there no power
in the city to compel people to clean off
their walks, and abate these nuisances
IF there is. let us see it exercised, or know
why it is not
Three trains ofcars filed with live cattle
passed through this city to-day ON the Rock
ford, Rock Island & st. Louis r. r.. for the
* East. This road, under the energetic man
, acement Of President r. Il. Cable is in
i ereasing its business daily. During the
late cold snap its passenger trains made
. the best time of any road into this city
The ferry boat skif is again used II
carrying passengers across the open water
r ON this side of the river as the ice is coy
= cred with a considerable depth Of water
!, and renders il impossible for teams to eros
= at that point A few sleighs cross on the
ice. hut have to either 90 up to Sylvan
" Water bridge or down below the rount
house Of the r., r. i. x st. L. X. X.
4 The Davenport Democrat publishes Mr.
b. lotions Island r. Il. lin and says i
h ",naes nearer beiu- right and propc
. thau anything we have hilbert, seen |
"a crowds all monopoly and chance for ma
e n7poly out Of the way--beinc an atteup
i at getting q law enacted in favor Of tn
e people and not in favor Of any partieala
corporation or ring The main features q
the bill are what this community want,
d and even were /, passed without a
t. amendment it would be quite unobjecti1 II
3D. able" The Cas,:t, is silent Is the G.
d -,tte going back on it, congressman? Is
u going to favor the ferry monopoly and 81
re pose the interests Of the people? W
PC hope not.
IS Davenport has "a heap o trou5.
he ttriswold c )llcge suspended, for want
funds their Insurance Companies close
mt tor fear Of a FIRE; their citizens who suI
st scribed stock in the Peoria railroad refus-
u pay, their policemen, in order q T
plcuish their funds, make raids on citizel
,'' Of Illinois on sundays; iuiunctilu- a
nc issued to prevent their hulidiue wat
!" works other iriunctilu- are issued e. tn
n out their city officers for malteasane,
w. they c5uldn pay their debts and a
ID" compromising for 81 cents on the d3ilg
a7' their agricultural society is broken UP al
WI their grounds about to be sold on a MOI
=" gage; their opera house, it is said Is abb
az tn be converted into saloon and M
I j. after they have induced Dr. Burtis
re build new hotel, they don't want him
keep it, but are trying e. have him re
off it to some one they prefer a. a landlor
NE And what they are to d. with the q
H.. Burti- House they don't know, unless tn
.bc can get Congress to by it for Gust
Nv House, OF a Marine Hospital, which G.
NJ gress won't do We can tell them VII
f,r to DO with it Convert it into a Ctur
all Poor House, and Small-PN Hospital bo
zen Of which they are in pressing need
yer Or, if that don't suit, they might ann
md the old house tn Moline Perhap- Il
n would suit them better, as they have ua
gcr ifestel a remarkable love for Moline SIN
m Moline TOOL, to repudiating its just ohlie
' y, tons \ fellow feeling &c,-eh2
ent MACHINERY, &c, &c-Anything up