The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-10
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ternoon. :.
Col Robert NJ. Littler's wife died at his
farm, in Jersey Ridge, Scott Co. Iowa.
Wednesday wight Il
Many will regret to hear of the death OF
Frank Wilson, son of Engineer Wilson, a
notice of which appears in this paper.
Balch, Frazer & Co, are shipping 1000
barrels of Louisville cement to this point
They are ready to contract tor any quanu-
tv of cement, either in bags or barrels
The annual report of the Board OF Edu,
cation, School Superintendent, and Sehooi
Treasurer, will be found in the advertising
columns Of THE ARGUS, and invites the
examination Of taxpayers.
The Iowa and Illinois Central District
Medical Association met on "Wednesday
July 9th, in the Court House, Davenport
The next meeting will be held at Rock
Island October Sth.
A Davenport paper says 1t Is prooa-
BILE that the Harvest Feast, to be held I'M
der the auspices of the Scott County Coun-
8 ell of Changers, will be held at the Fair
Grounds, the use of which has been given
free. on the first week in August.
In Davenport, the gas company, says the
Gazette, has resolved TO reduce the price
of gas to 81 so per thousand, the present
price being s., and to abandon altogether
f the unjust and unreasonable tax of twenty
five cents per month for meter rent.
Z Mr.. Grant has been called suddenly t
) Washington to settle dispute betweel
n the two wings of the Republican party i
Texas Nothing in relation to the dutie
of his Office or the interest of the countr
: could have drawn him from his boon-cou
e ions at Long Branch.
d The scenery was removed from the BuI
II It's Opera House, yesterday-and pastr
Il cook doth now ply her vocation wher
n once Nilsson and Kellogg and Patti an
e Brignoli sung, and Joe Jefferson an
other great actors played. -Dar Gaz. ION
1t is rumored that one Of the highe
m courts of Iowa will soon announce an opiI
ty ion that contract with railway compaT
ke operating a line in both Iowa and lllinoi
~ the contract being made in Iowa t;
r. through shipment to any point in lllinoi
will be good, even at less rates than above
by the Illinois law
Another accident occurred to the III
chinery at the draw of the governme
in bridge, Wednesday, The ram cylindt
,r which has given so much trouble, bun
IN. again, owing TO some defect in the stoppi
NJ powers of the engine In consequence I
I'm engine is all apart for repairs, and
zen bridge will have to be opened and shut
re by hand for two or three days
de- A little son of Mr. Henry Zimmerm
he was riding horse down Perry street, D.
ne. export, and came to the bridge over I
As water.pipe trench at Second street tn
the horse turned suddenly and went O.
into the ditch, feet uppermost, with
Us boy under him-and. strange to say, the
escaped unhurt. The horse fell five t
without reckoning his rearing so that
rch fell back down.
c On There were many startling rumors vi
the streets, yesterday, that veritable CT
to of cholera had occurred in DavenpC
are The physician in attendance said it had
,e;r the appearance of Asiatic cholera, but
/ turned out 20 be case of cholera morl
only. There number of such cases o
~ there at present, the persons having b
'n attacked within the past few days
UT The rains of the 9Th knocked up all
Nei railroads in Southern Illinois, and it
''i require good deal of money to put tn
on in running order For six hours the r
py- fell at the rate of six inches an hour
Or inches of rain fell in hours, There W,
ecu several breaks on the Rock Island K
ocA Louis road, all of which have been repair
ieS but one, and that will be done by Sund
the Passenger trains make the trips as usr
nit