The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-12
MOTIFS HERE AND THERE.

Cold, rough, squally day. =
Mercury at 80 this morning.
p The roads are very fine, now.
Steamers are hurrying into winter I
quarters. {
A. P. Lundell's grocery store has been I
closed by an execution.
Trains on the Union Pacific have fire.
auent races with the unframed buffalo.
The streets aud alleys in Rock island
have been kent in good condition this sea
son.
OF the 10, l4O arrests in Boston last
year, 1904 were for drunkenness, and On
ly one tor burglary.
Brooks locomotive works at Dunkirk
have reduced the working force to lou
$50 being the complement
Indianapolis has 1000 men out OF EN-
ploymept, being in this respect worse OF
chan any other Western city.
What is the difference between farm
err and bottle Of whIskyf One husbands
the corn, and the other corns the husbands.
A tacetious Massachusetts grocer an
Doun,as ON a pIacard at the doors: A |
lresh invoice OF choice hckers, when he
receives a new lot OF smoked tongues.
The president complains that con
gress has hitherto pigeon hoied the greater
part of his suggestions and recommends
TONS,
| Those holes in the road from the Gem
eterv "a the Milan road ought to be filled.
Wb0se duty is it? The place is danger
GUS.
The Milan road has been put in ex-
cellent condition Inc road from the
/, Cemetery to South Rock Island ought to
ne opened.
A little blonde poodle thinks his work
is done. A good many Republicans think
IL would have been better tor the party If
1t had never been begun.
A Milwaukee woman entertains her
husband every night with oyster stews
and egg nog III order to prevent him spend
{ ing his evenings away from home.
n John Z. Henry is the nominal pur-
chaser of the Des Moines Valley Railroad,
as the representative OF the bond holders
r Ii was struck down at the sale at 81, 1885,
: UO0.
y Were you guarded in your conduct
r while in London Z asked a father ot his
:, son. who had Just returned FROM visit u
that city. ~ Is, sir part OF the time by
u two p0ilcemen.
y A rumor prevails that Ben Butler
d contemplates Introducing bill at the next
II session OF Congress looking to the REIN
~ bursement OF the South for the lUss Of
-. slaves by the emancipation act
: Mayor Davenport takes good care Il
.. keep month supply OF coal ON hand, al
ot the time, at the W alter Works-usIng irou
{. the old cad Of the pie and putting IN new
r as fast as the old Is used.
II The Washington authorities have or
dered every street lamp III the immedlat
IL vicinity OF u IRE plug To he glazed with rex
e. glass, 50 that they may be readily dlstln
gulsned 10y the fire DEF artment III case q
it hre.
AZ Thanks to Ben Harper for a charmin
: ride behind his best span OF bays, up neal
- ly to Hampton, thence to the bluffs an
10 back to Moline through Sugar Hollow
To Moline has done an excellent JOB on tia
cir road.
ed Friends of the parties living on Broat
=. way who were reported as having been az
l" vlsed to leave town wish to deny that sue
lat was the case; anu they also Wish u 81
tor that there Is no good reason tor such al
.de vice.
RS This scene in street car; the dram
lis persona two gentlemen in calling attn
FIRST gentleman, bTiskly wv no Is goll
ick u be bored To- uIght?' Second gentlena
md us briskly: Il don't know; where a
his you going?
,b- -Gopd Templar TO Highland Coac
~, many cry warm, coachmani have
- drop 2" U1achmau-'. hank We, slI
cen Drinks. "Augh Oh Murder a
upt poisoned What's that? Uood lem
lar-"Only toast and water.
Madam, why were you not here
fore?' i could not come, sir. we
,rds you not subpgnaed, madam p Yes s.
ure tut was sick" What was the matt
madam" Il had an awful boil. Up
GU your honor, madam NO, sir; VI
ac my arm.
'ial- 1t wont be long before Matt. Carpt
ac- ter will have use tor the office furniture
,ea- sold out sometime since to his late partn
~ He will need that old lounge again, for
'"' will contain about all the good will tn
vent will be tor him in NiseOnsin-or anywh
ling else.
the The Inter Ocean, bewailiDg the ov
ess- throw OF its party by the farmers sa
80, they seemed To think, that, as the
publican party went down the price
gen hogs and homIny would go up. "
tie. then, should they not vote down that ?
irty- ty?
5 of There has been only one failure
,r;,, Rock Island since the panic began W.
o0dward book and stati mary dealt
and that might have been avoided by
careful attention to business. And VI
he knew that he must fail he might,
least, have secured his home creditors.
We feel little bit sorry that we p
tured that bubble which our cotempor
i raised about his little carpenter shop
feels So bad about ii. He seems tn be /
grieved and mad Let him call on his
sistant editor (Fickenger) and revive
potato item. That ought to relieve
some. I'll see you again.
Uncle Sam will sell some condem
military clothing, dress hats, teatners,(
at auction, on Friday, at 10 A. NJ at
store house 1.-THE building which looks
Presbyterian meeting house, at the
err end of the Island of Rock Island.
the articles are new, but as somebody W
ed job making new style OF uniform
the people expense) these articles vii
sold for anything offered for them.
sd The Republican leaders in Wash
ton are congratulating themselves
been Newton Booth. whom they call Repl
Ill can, will succeed Casserly in the sen
WIN There is no doubt that Booth will be WI
sltion ly welcomed by the Republican LEAD
elect But his welcome wont be as warm as
will undoubtedly make his stay there
them. One rebellious and able Rep,
can is just now worth more to the cou
than halt dozen Democrats.-St. L
Republican.
sted.