The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-25
YATES WERE AND THERE


ters on New Years night 100 h.rro,-or
Buckwheat -four is tsslve pounds.
So cents per S po. Z has engaged Darts
Lawrence p saiand, for one night this fall.
Hail. ID hoe' at the Baptist church to-
NO sem On account Of the illness OF Rev.
morrci;o
SEbestnuts are only $1,000 per bushei-
or ten cents tumbler full if you don't
want bushel.
The Social Club, of Molinc,is going to
continue its organization and give series
of dancing parties the coming winter
About 8 o'clock Friday morning the
house of Mr.. L. D. Railsback, corner OF
Brady and Fourteenth street, Davenport
was burglarized of $ll9, in cash and some
valuable notes.
John S. bunker charged with ST. lling
bay mare worth $3.50 from John Goode,on
Rock River, in February last, was found
guilty by Scott county jury and will go to
Iowa State Prison.
Our Moline contemporary hasn't heard
that slavery is abolished or the rebellion
put down, and he is waving his hat to the
Republicans to stick to Hawley, Guyer and
the party till these things shall be accomp-
lished. The party is what he is most wor-
ried about
| Miss Zama Severance, a Davenport teach
er who has many friends in Rock Island, is
going South-the Gazette says assuming
new duties in the sphere of life. She
was, on parting with her school, the recip-
lent of many presents, The good wishes
of all go with her
The Union, this morning shows plainly
why its editor is opposed to requiring an
oath to bills against the county that they
are correct and Justly due. He does the
county printing and it would interfere with
both his prices and any attempt to collect
bills twice, as he did of the city.
Two swindlers who did the Muscatine
people, were traced to Davenport, but
could not be found. The Gazette thinks
they crossed to this side and left for parts
unknown They pretended to be CONNER
cial travellers, Such games are quite COM
mon now, and everybody should be on
their guard. A good many farmers have
been swindled lately by such fellows,
! Another Democratic victory or two
f will settle the question of Grants thirC
5 term-in the affirmative The Republican
= leaders will then discern that the war mus
be fought over again, and the loyal masse
will be a third time whooped up to saw
the country by re-electing its origina
saver. There is nothing 50 easy as travel
ing down-hill on an old, beaten track.
Officer Kessler, in Davenport, yesterday
arrested a little girl named Mary Tyrrel
whose parents live on Main street, on
charge of stealing two shawls and tire
fat irons from the house of Mrs. W. b
. Barnes on the corner of Third and Mai
streets. The Democrat says there
some thought of prosecuting the case so a
to send the girl to the Reform Schoo
J which, no doubt, would be the best thin
Is for her as her family surroundings are nc
, of the best
y The President is reported as favorlnl
the plan Of erecting government buildings
# to be used by the Cabinet officers as dwell
"a ngs also, that each State shall erect
e. couple of handsome residences in Wasi
ington, for its Senators Ifproviding Cal
met officers with homes at the nations
&c expense would have a tendency to kee
Is them at home, attending to their bushes
D the outlay might prove a good one. 4
far as the Senators are concerned, the
l. arc several Of them for whom their re
&c pective States have already erected Apr
y pirate dwellings-only none Of them ha'
a as yet been sent to live there.
he The Union wants US to introduce a res
be luton in the City Council to have all bi
sworn to. If we were a member of t
Council we should do so. Any Alderm
-: who proposes such a measure shall ha
I'd the support of THE ARGUS, The neces
US ty of such measure is the more appare
K. from the fact that the Union actually c
10 lected one bill against the city twice.
he would have been bad for L. NJ Haversti
ay if he had been required to swear that
'st bill had not been paid in whole or
na part, and was Justly due ~ Morally it v
ON Just as bad to collect it twice With
Mt, swearing to it, but legally there is diff
as ence.
For the hundredth time, Guyer's Lit
Blonde is informed that Boss Danfort
AN is not the author of the Bowles resolutio
The idea of swearing that bills are corr
Of and Justly due belongs to Supervisor X
Ist, worthy, who proposed it in the Board
lp- 1872. 1t was not then adopted however;
as was renewed by Supervisor Bowles in Is
ing and adopted 1t then became the me
to ure of the Board Supervisor Bowie:
per the author of all the other ideas in the
I'll form resolutions, except that requirin
or certificate from Supervisors who order a
he thing for poor outside of the poor hol
ng, and that iedea belongs to Supervisor D
rk, aldson.
der The deaf hof ex- Gov Bebb, noticed in
2 10 telegraph columns brings to mind the
hat that, many years ago, when ono of his
pc was married, chdrirdri party assent
JOS around his house and he ordered II
of to leave. They refused to do so
tied less the young man would ''trei
the The Governor informed them
get his son would do no such thing
if they did not leave he w
fire on them. They hooted and drum
,er. on their tin pans, whereupon he fred
Edy the crowd, killing one and wounding 9th
re- He was tried and acquitted All chari
N. parties ought to be peppered with 81,
onJ 4bap .r;tb bu1IatO 80 thaty do NOT