The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-21
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Inc farms ana gardens in this region .re
suffering greatly for rain.
Peter Fries has sold to Wilhelm Sobafe,
one hundred and ten acres Of land IN pIoa
SAINT Valley township, Iowa, for s.. 600
Captain John c. Bromley, of the Anda-
iusla ferry boat Tululu, is in town TO-DAY
lie is doing very fair business down
2 there. 0' N''"' Il
1here are three million pounds of con-
demned shot and shell at Rock Island Ar
senal' on the island of Rock Island. for use
IN the foundry there.
i notorious woman going by the name
OF Big Injun" came to Davenport from
Cedar Rapids Thursday, and before moon
was at work in the Jail.
The recent action of Mr.. Grants Adj
mlnstration in its restrictions on crossing
the Rock Island Arsenal bridges is pretty
severely handled by our exchanges geper-
ally
| Work on Main avenue, at Rock Island
Arsenal, leading from the south end Of the
Rock Island bridge to the armories has
been resumed The avenue will be com
pleted next fall
1t is reported that Cutter & Marxsen
large dry goods dealers, are negotiating
Tor store in Rock Island, with view Of
abandoning Davenport and opening bus;-
ness here "Straws show, &c, &c.
The big bridge for railroads and teams
across the main channel of the NIississipni
river at Rock Island Arsenal. is called
Hock Island Bridge; the carriage bridge
on this slde,is called Syieaa Water Brian
The Administration telegraphs from
" ashlngton more nonsense about civil ser
wee reform, 1t is now said that no officer
VIII be removed for the mere purnose IF
making a place for any other person
W no believes this rule will be adhered To-
Inc approach from the Island to the
new government bridge at Moline is com
pleted That from the Moline side will
De completed the first week in July. All
walk with an iron railing, is to be extend
I'd from the bridge to Wells street
Inc Demoerat says, if the Hook and
Lauder wagon IS finished up by that time. |
ne annual review and parade of the Dav-
IMPORT Fire Department will take place
saturday the 2Sth Ifitis not completed II -
vii not occur until the second Saturday ;
tter the Fourth of July" a
We haven't heard of any Supreme
Judge resigning yet, although Judge t.
rag has taken his seat But we publish p
TINS paper the complimentary action of
le hhoX county bar, which don Ip,k -,
lough Craig was held in such low esri- r
late at home as some Of the newspapers 81
ould have people believe. eff
The passenger rates on the c.. RI & b
. VIII be 34 cents per mile on and after y"
lie LIST Of July in Iowa, as well as in lii. -
DIS. This decision on the part of the c. 4
b l. + IN regard to Iowa, has comrelIed
lie Northwestern and the C. B. Il Q. com
inles to adopt the same tariff.
Al the Arsenal Brewery, in East Dav-
port last evening, an ice teamster and a Is
every empl0ye got into a quarrel over v
load OF ice-and the latter seized an ice q
'ok and struck the former on the head T.
tn 1t twice, knocking him senseless and -
hlctlng severe scalp wounds. Luckily
injuries are not fatal or there would
we been an textbook murderer as well
car-hOok murderer
a day or two ago a man called at III II
use over the river, on Second street near y. IT
rry, with a baby in his arms. T-nop one ii
the inmates coming to the door, he re- 1t It
ested the privilege Of being allowed IN R
We the child there few minutes while Bot
went on an urgent errand. His reopes4 'I3
5 granted, and the baby being safely in Roo
nale arms, the man disappeared He T.
not yet made his appearance and 20
'babiy never will 1t is an aggravated
e of child desertion. Nothing i known
the man, and he was evidently stran- Ca.
IN the city. The baby is about eight
months old.