The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-10

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Pleasant. sunshine no wind.
ORR WEEElr.-THE WEEKLY Rock
ISLAND ARGrs is published to-day, and
contains forty-eight columns Of closely
printed matter. in our new and clear type
thirty-onc columns of which are choice
reading matter, comprising full, complete
and carefully compiled news Of the week,
local state, and national also sound poht-
ical articles Of general interest, and the
very latest market reports, the whole .
making one of the best and most readable .
papers in the United States Ii can be .
had ut Willmans' news stand, in the post
Office, or at Tue ARGUs counting room,
opposite the post office, in wrappers ready
for mailing. Price i've cents each,
An AMBULANCE. They are calling for
a county ambulance, in Davenport to con
vey their small poX patients t. the pest
house. The DemocrG says:
1t has become a settled belief that young
lIlllNltlA lNNl HE htt lliNtlN ny lNttf'.'il 'f'
the manner of his removal to the pest
house than from the disease with which
/ he was stricken, for of surety he did not
die Of that, There is no other carriage
that can really take the place OF the prop
crly built ambulance on these occasions
. Owners of valuable close carriages do not
loan Ghgm for the purpose OF conveying
smallpox patient- t. the pest house. and
the result is they have t. be carried IN
such as can BIZ gat-pnor enough ~ any
rate.
TuE PRAYER MEETINGS., every evening
are well attended, notwithstanding ,ho Sc
we're weather. and We suggest t. the yang
people vino sometime complain that they
have nowhere +, @1 evenings, u attend
these mactinrs. The pastors of the Pres
byterian, the Baptist and the Methodist
churches earnestly and respectfully invite
all to attend. Rooms warm. Seats free
The topic this evening Is as follows:
Friday january l0.-Prayer.-For
mankind. for the circulation of the Holy
Scriptures and the spread of pure itera-
ture for the overthrow of slavery; Tor the
removal of every form of Antiehrist; FIR
all prisoners and captiycs; and for tie in
. crease Of that kingdom which is right
. coUsnesss. peace, aud joy in the Holy
t,host
PROVIDED Tuw' H. Do TT For Norm
ING.-TuE ARGUs viii comply wi,h the
request Of Commissioner Eegleston, as
stated in the proceedings Of the Water
. Works Board, trusting t. the sense Of fair
be ness of the City Council t. allow ut least
/. enough to reimburse u for the cash we
l. pay out for setting the type. The space
occupied by the proceedings. during the
t. year, will not of course be in proportion
! each month. To that occupied in this paper
{ still the space occupied in the year will bt
l. worth good many dollars To us and W,
shall have to pay out, from our own hare
= earnings, several dollars to the printers tol
setting the type. If the City Council shall
during the year, think proper to make eacl
| newspaper some allowance for this we d
J not think the people will find any fault
, especially as the information to be pub
lished is for their benefit not ours On,
Of the typos in our Office offered at Dime
y to-day, the following resolution:
Resolred, That we will get all our clotl
for our clothes at Eggleston's wooden mill
- -prorjdcd he will furnish it free o
charge
The resolution was Immediately howle
down, with great indienation the hea
carver brandishiuc a huge knife over tn
Uranium Of the presumptuaus man who III
troduced it and the meeting adjourned
spirits of just men made perfect with
IS out even a drop Of Long Miller oil
ID bourbon or any other man
r.