The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-22
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Geo. Walker is in town. He didn't
bring his fine bird dog.
DIR. Huntington has declined the posi-
ton of Episcopal bishop OF Iowa.
The public schools we're dismissed last
Friday for two weeks vacation. They will
resume again Monday. Jan. 4th.
The incest place in this city for eve,
ming dances is at the Harper House. IT
the young people Of this city want few
nobby parties this winter that's the place
to hold then,
A little snow last evening, and some
sleighs out day. Weather warm-snow
meits a little, A good many teams in
from the country-some sleds, some wag
ons. No ice in the river.
Those excellent Sunday dinners at the
Harper House ought to bring some 20 CIT
izens there to dine every Sunday. 1t
would show that Rock Island appreciates
tbe effort to keep first-class hotel here.
A Sterling telegram says that a big
fish was caught the other day in Rock riv-
err near that place, which weighed sixty
s;x rounds, and was five feet four inches
long The native naturalists pronounced
| it sturgeon.
1t is reported that MIR. f. J. Baum, OF
| Colona, one of the early settlers OF the
Green river region, in Henry county, died
m Monday He must have been near Il
years of age and was greatly respected by
a very large circle of friends and acquaint'
ances.
Our old friend and former citizen
Rube Hatch, is now Of the large lumber
firm of Hatch, Holbrook 4 Co., No. 20
West 18th street, Chicago They have
branch Yards at the corner Of Erie anc
Kingsbury streets, Chicago, and at AZ!
River street, Milwaukee.
Our old friend Bill Kale is in business
again, He has bought the cigar and to-
bacco store formerly kept by John Fisher
in Mitchell Il Lyndes block, where he vii
he glad to see his friends and the public
generally, and where he will keep all TIT
nice goods usually found at irst-class CT
gar store.
A Sunday school treasurer in Thu
town was robbed of his contribution box Il
in which the scholars placed thnir nickel
in all $27,35. His suspicious pointed t
16 year old boy. and he confessed. l
was expected that the money would be re
stored to- day. and the matter suffered Il
rest awhile and see how the boy behaves
/ The pastor aud congregation OF St
Mary's Catholic church of this city, deslr
to express their thanks to the Davenpor
Gas and Coke Company, for their llberalit.
in laying pipe from the main on Fifth
street to the church, free OF expense t.
the congregation also, to Michael Kane
ESQ, of Rock Island, for the furnishing o
the pipe and gas fixtures, and placing theu
in the church free of charge. -DduenpOr
| Democrat
A blind imposter and dead beat i
travelling through the country, asking ali
TO detray the cost of an operation on hi
ewes. His name is Abner Edwards, an
his former home was at Lamoille, Burea
county, this state. His friends have mad
abundant provision for his support, but &c
his own amusement he starts out on thes
begging excursions. The money collecte
lis invested in whisky aud cigars at 81
: looms.
The Vermont legislature just adjourn
: ed, managed to do a pretty mean act
Senator Morrill, was salary grabber-i
took the money, but got ashamed OF 1t an
5 sent it to the state treasurer, The trea
r urer reported the fact to the legislator
One house voted to send it to the L.
treasury, where it belongs, and the oth'
t house voted to send it back to Morrill,,
they had nothing to do with it. And b
tween the two the money remains III Il
e treasury.