The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-12
NOTES. HERE AND THERE.

Boats leave st. Louis for Peoria to-day.
A sure evidence of spring is found in
the number of boys playing marbles about
town.
Robt. Bromley has got out a curious
new watchmaker's tool which he intends
to patent.
Out along the Peoria r. r. van IS
called the handsomest conductor, Bailey
ranks first for gaiantry.
S. W. Wheelock's Hambletonian horse
arrived this morning on the t., H. l. q I,
R.R. 1t is a splendid animal.
There will be a meeting of the Athletic
Club this evening at the old room.
All members are requested to be present
/ All firemen DESTROYS of joining the Fire
mems Benevolent Association should at
tend the meeting to be held at the Rescue
engine house this evening.
/ The Victor Scale Company will make a
thousand of their popular scales this year.
We hope they will sell them that Moline
may see herself as Others see her.
One of the Moline Regulators called
upon us to-day. One hundred and fifty
dollars wouldn't pay for his wan and care
worn look. He resembled Colfax.
One who is, perhaps, little too critical,
says that the majority of the country
preachers could burn quite as well as the
old religious martyrs-they are so dry.
Some of our chess players are just now
indulging in the new four-handed game as
explained by Hoyle. 1t is probably the
most exciting game to chess players ever
attempted.
The penitentiary committee has adopted
resolution declaring that they have no
evidnnce that Mai Beardsley had any in
terest in the sale of property by the peni-
/ Tertiary commissioner it appearing that
his only act was vouching for the solvenSy
of certain parties making purchases.
A boy in Danbury who was told he
should always try 70 cheer the aged, tried
three times three and tiger on his
| grandmother, Christmas morning, and the
old lady was so startled that she spilled a
boxful of snuff on him He looks upon
the beauties of nature with his left eve
now
A prominent minister suggests that it
would not be bad plan if convenient
rooms were provided IN all churches where
ladies and gentlemen who go TO the house
of worship merely to talk over the last
German or the last masquerade could dis
Gus those topics in peace, without being
troubled by the reading Of the service the
I sermon, etc.
( Charly C. Hilton, for several years a
clerk in the Briggs House in this city, has
resigned to accept Ike responsible posi-
ton with Messrs. Munson, proprietors of
the new Sherman House, TO be opened the
LIST of April Mr. Hilton is one Of the
best known and most popular hotel clerks
in the country He will prove himself a
valuable auxiliary to the working force Of
the Sherman House. Chicago Times.
The Peoria Board Of Trade has over a
hundred active members and ranks fourth
in the United States. As primary market
for rye and some other grains. Peoria
stands first. Three years ago they han
died less than 10000 bushels-this year
figures gave them $4,000. The secret OF
this is her milling and distillery interests
and the stability of her business men.
The efforts of the Davenport papers Il
injure the property Of Dart Sons, by
running down their show hall, is not very
genteel especially when two-thirds Of the
patronage of all the tirst-class entertain
ments in Davenport comes from this side
Of the river The Darts have invested
money in their hall aud are entitled to re
. turns for the same In several instance,
the Davenport papers have induced man
' ayers to omit this city, by telling then
there was no hall here, when the fact il
Darts Hall is second only to Burtis Oper;
House for two hundred miles in any di
rection