The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-23
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This monday morning log raft was
partly broken up, on the Rock Island
! bridge.
The city council of Grinnell Iowa, has
prohibited the selling of cider within the
city limits.
TRINITY choir repeated the vocal part Of
Its recent concert, last week, at the residence
of Maj. Mayo.
The Geneseo Republic is whining be
cause the farmers are disseminating their
subscriptions to that paper.
1t is claimed that quicksilver has been
discovered on the Cedar river, near Mos
cow Muscatine county, Iowa.
MeByde the played-out Moline ragmap
Is now an usher in Stewart's retail store in
New fork-s showing customers where thew
can find the the kind of goods they want
1t will be well for all people to study
and preserve the article in this paper in
regard to preyentives of Cholera Our
Board OF Health has something to do, also,
Newspapers in other counties commend
the course Of our Board of Supervisors
IN purchasing supplies for the county bv
competitor. The organs of Republicanism
III this county denounee it.
The Republican organ in Henderson
county, the journal, has suspended publ
cation for want of patronage, which only
leaves one paper THE Spectator, Democrat
icl in that county.
Col W. ID. Crockett left for Kentuckv
this Monday morning to look after some
last horse flesh he has in training there.
lie has sorrel mare there of the same
FAMILY as the one he sold for $4,000, and
he thinks she is going to equal her speed
Herman EngEsh school picnic on the
bluffs, te-day Monday. Biehl's band to-
gether with the trustees of the school, con-
Quoted a very pretty procession of boys
ana girls to the grove where all had a
pleasant time.
MeSSrS. Robinson and Hawley appeared .
on the streets this Monday morning, after
the arrival Of the eastern train. 1t issaid
that the cholera excitement hurried them
away from Washington, and that Mr.
Free has gone to Boston to attend meet
ING OF the Union Pacific r. Il. Co.
Mr.. K. NJ. Prettyman has gone. to
Maryland and other points east, on a
pleasure trip Of several weeks. We hear
that Mr. t. talks Of abandoning Davenport
ana taking up his residence in MARYLAND
which Is, we think, his native State. He
and his excellent family have many
friends here who will regret that he is not
70 remain among Us.
Both Of the Republican organs in This
county are silent about the $4,000 wear
irawn from the packets Of the tax PAYERS
or the benefit Of Circuit Clerk who
no service in return. The people
ire not silent about itthough. They'll be
heard from in due time. /!
The Moline Reeior, in its learned eriti-
ism Of Blind Tom, says. He executes
With seemingly no trouble. three airs at
nee each in different key, and performs
he music correctly with his back to the
audience. Most people will be puzzled
find anything extraordinary in his play
ng with his back to the audicnee.uroyidea +
le has the instrument in front Of him,
Last Saturday quite crowd Of men :
passed most Of the day on the corner If
-agie street near The ARGUS Office. They
lad been at work on the Orion 4 Miners
Tile railroad and were waiting for some
ub-eontractor to pay them of. which. we d
oppose, was done about or o'clock. a. =
hey quietly dispersed about that time Il
James Beck, Of Davenport, who wasn't ?
rowned- gets a gcoi deal Of free advertis- ?
ag The DeRocrat drowned him first, and
hen the intelligent and reliable telegram 8
correspondent Of the Chicago papers, in :,
davenport, drowned him. in all the PAPERS
but he wasn't drowned at all. and THE
ARGUS said 50 in half an hour after the
ceident