The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-19
NOTES, HERE AND THERE.

Another raft broke up on the bridge to-
day.
Circus tomorrow, on the vacant ground
west of P. L. Cables residence
Joe Jefferson, as Rip Van Wrinkle, in
Darts Hall, Wednesday evening-only
one night.
At the Lexington races on Friday, of
last week, Tom Bowling, three year old,
won a mile dash, running race-time
:431; :43l.
The reading rooms of the Free Library
in Moline have been thrown open to the
public and hereafter viii be open each af-
ternoon and evening
st. Louis, following the example of
Louisville, will decorate the graves of the
Federal and the Confederate dead togeth-
er, making no distinction.
After the first of June all dogs in Mo
line which fail to pay the city tax for the
privilege of living, will be snaked out OF
town and shot if they can be caught.
The raft steamer VIM. White struck the
draw pier of the government bridge, Satur-
day, and came very near destroying her
self As it was, she got off with little
damage.
Joe Jeffersons company, comprises
fourteen persons. The prices Of Admis-
sion are Reserved seats, $3.50; general
admission al Tickets at Woodward $.
They are going fast
Printed rules and regulations for the
government of the people using the bridge
have been posted up on both ends of the
bridges, at Rock Island Arsenal They
have heretofore been published in The
ARGUS.
The Davenport Gazette wants the sa-
looms closed, over there, Sundays, and
says, 1t is not safe to invite upon us the
deluge of Rock Island drinkers, thus doub-
ling the dose of what is offensive to the
moral and religious sense of the communi
ty"
People are beginning to drink filtered
cistern water in Moline, instead of the
we'll water, which is apt to be impure OF
account of the decaying bark about the
lumber mills and dam. 1t is thought tina
: many cases of ague could be avoided i
more care in this direction were taken.
e 1t may not be generally understood
D what the term low water mark means a
e this point. At the lowest stage know
$ here, there we're twelve feet of water a
the place now occupied by the draw of tn
government bridge and low water is tina
stage at the Signal Service guage Tn
river is now 9 feet inches above low wa
ter mark, aud falling
The Davenport Shooting Society has re
ceived intelligence that one thousand vii
! pigeons had been shipped from HopkintO
for that society They were caught wit
nets and will be killed in shooting match
es in that city, by the sharpshOOters an
" shooters that are not sharp, during tn
next month. The first shoot at this il
voice of pigeon flesh will take place tn
week at the Fair Grounds.
d Members of the dental profession VII
lie visited Rock Island Arsenal were great
in interested in all they saw there. The
g roamed about, gazed, questioned, an
le wondered. On every hand they were
le once amazed and delighted. What seen
Ir ed most to attract their attention, al
IN about which they lowered most persisten
re ". was the mouths of the cannon!
ID Rev. H. H. Black, pastor of Il
Mt Christian Church, in Davenport, was con
n ing through East Davenport Friday eve
ing of last week in a buggy, when h
horse became frightened and ran ava
throwing Mr.. Black out upon the groun
, He was injured in the leg, and sustainc
bruises about the body and head. II
horse was quite seriously injured, and it
" doubtful if he will live