The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-25
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The Baptist sociablo was a very p'
affair. j, wallace Sis
Rock Island is to have the
ters ON New Years night h.rre,-or
Buckwheat -four is ;sslve pounds.
50 cent, .p per I Psr ! has engaged Darts
Lawrence Dsland, for one night this fall.
! Hall IN hoe'a at the Baptist church to-
I No sem IN account Of the illness of Rev.
morrcb;e
o Mhestnuts are only $1,000 per bushel-
or ten cents a tumbler full il you don't
want busheL
The Social Club, of Molne,is going to
continue its organization and give series
of dancing parties the coming winter.
About 3 o'clock Friday morning the
house of Mr.. L. D. Railsback, corner OF
Brady and Fourteenth street, Davenport,
was burglarized of Sll9, in cash and some
valuable notes.
John S. bunker charged with stealing a
bav 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 acconp-
lished. The party is what he is most wor-
ried about.
Miss amaSeverauce, "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 60 with her.
The Union, this morning, shows plainly
why its editor is opposed to requiring al
oath to bills against the county that they
are correct aud justly due He does the
county printing and it would interfere witt
both his prices and any attempt to coliec
bills twice, as he did of the city.
Two swindlers who did" the Museatin,
people, were traced to Davenport, bu
, could not be found. The Gazette think
they crossed to this side and left for part
unknown They pretended to be CONNER
eial travellers Such games are quite com
mon now, and everybody should be OIL
their guard A good many farmers hav
been swindled lately by such fellows.
t Another Democratic victory or TIVE
{ 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 third time whooped up to ''sav
the country" by re,electing its origin;
= saver There is nothing so easy as trave
ing down-hill on au 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
fiat irons from the house of Mrs. ". T
=. Barnes on the corner of Third and Mai
streets The Democrat says there
some thought of prosecuting the case so 2
to send the girl to the Reform Schoo
) which, no doubt, would be the best thin
5 for her as her family surroundings are NJ
! of the best.
The President is reported as favorin!
the plan of erecting government building
Il to be used by the Cabinet officers as dwell
e ings also, that each State shall erect
p couple of handsome residences in Wasl
ington, for its Senators. IfpIoviding Cal
met officers with homes at the nation
&c expense would have tendency to kee
5 them at home, attending to their bushes
y the outlay might prove a good one.
a far as the Senators are concerned, the
/ are several Of them for whom their re
70 peetive States have already erected appr
y pirate dwelings-only none of them ha'
a as yet been sent to live there.
e The Union wants Us to introduce res
'e luton in the City Council to have all BIZ
sworn to. If we we're a member Of t
Council we should do so. Any Alderm
; who proposes such measure shall ha
ID the support Of THE ARGUS. The neees
Is ty of such a measure is the more appare
from the fact that the Union actually c
70 lected one bill against the city twice.
,e would have been bad for l.. NJ Haversti
~ if he had been required to swear that
st bill had not been paid in whole or
~ part, and was justly due Morally it "
M Just as bad to collect it twice withc
It, 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 core
of and Justly due belongs TO Supervisor h
st, worthy, who proposed it in the Board
Ip- 1872. 1t was not then adopted however,a
as was renewed by Supervisor BowIes in Is
ng and adopted. 1t then became the me
to ure of the Board Supervisor Bowles
yer the author of all the other ideas in the
IT. form resolutions, except that requiring
or certificate from Supervisors who order a
he thing for poor outside of the poor hou
lg, and that iedea belongs to Supervisor d
rk, aldsOn.
Ter The deaf hOf ex-Gov. Bebb, noticed in
to telegraph columns, brings to mind the
nat that many years ago, when one of his 5
pc was married, charic1ri party ASSENT
'os around his house and he ordered tn
of to leave. They refused to do so
ted less the young man would tire;
the The Governor informed them {
get his son would do no such thing
if they did not leave he VIC