The daily Argus., 1874-06-12
NOTES HERE AND THERE

cave Rock Island, daily.
Diamond" Joe Reynolds was at the
Harper House this morning.
The recent fierce rains have damaged
streets in Davenport to the amount of S.
300 at least
The river was feet above low water
mark, yesterday afternoon, rise of 3
inches in "A hours.
The Chicago editor of the Rock Island
Union Harry Devere) gets another first
class notice in this paper, free of charge.
The Union is happy because people
have now got chance to swindle the coun-
ty without making oath that their bills are
correct.
Thick winter clothing was necessary
for health and comfort, yesterday and to-
day, and light fires in private sitting rooms
where people were not actively engaged.
"A recent War Department order as
signs Capt, }. z. Farley, now at Rock Is
land Arsenal, to Springfield Armory, and
Capt. W. A. Marye, now at Watertown
Arsenal, to Rock Island Arsenal.
MIR. Thomas Butler, who had thigh
badly fractured while packing ice at
South Rock Island last winter, walked down
town yesterday for the first time, with only
cane. He will be able to throw away his
cane soon.
The sixth annual meeting Of the up
per Mississippi Turn Bezirk, in Day
export, which comprises all the
cities of Iowa and Western Hi
nois, will convene tomorrow, and con-
tinue for three days. Large delegations
will be present from all the societies
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company has made an arrangement with
VIM. Barge, of Dixon, by which he is to
attend to the trial of all the Company S
cases in ten counties in the northern part
of this State through which that road
runs. The railroad companies always Sc
cure first class talent.
Fifty stone masons have been dis
charged from Rock Island Arsenal for the
reason that Congress has SO long delayed
appropriations for the work there Where
Mr. Hawley, with his boasted influence tc
get appropriations Is he so busy remov-
ing the Military Prison from us that he
has no time to work for appropriations fol
the Arsenal?
"Wednesday night about 8 o'clock, a
little girl of 13 years old, named Cook, and
another child two years old were burned
to death, in Dixon, by kerosene
1t is thought the child must
have been either starting a fire
in the stove or been playing with the fata
fluid. Mr.. Cook was attending prayer
meeting and his wife was out to some
neighbor S.
An Illinois boy who had laid down tc
rest, in fence corner, in the timber, be
yond Iowa City, discovered some mer
placing Obstructions on the track in order
to wreck a passenger train. He hastened
to the Station Agent in Iowa City and gave
the alarm and the Obstructions were re-
moved in time to save the train. The vii
lainS who did the job escaped That boy
ought to be well rewarded by the railroad
company.
"A tashioEably and expensively dressed
woman was the observed OF all observer.
on Brady and Third streets, yesterday af
ternoon-not on account Of her array, bu
because she was drunk She tried hard t.
conceal the fact from spectators, but bel
staggering walk betrayed her. She wa:
the wife of well to-do farmer who live!
not far from the city 1t was her secont
exhibition of the kind in our Streets
Davenport Gazette.
j. L. Holden, of the North American
ms Co, Phila.; j. W. Dobbins of tn,
Commercial Union ms Co, of England
and VIM. Ashworth, of the Royal Ins. Co.
OF England, are in town to adjust the los
by the fire in Murphy s book store OF
Tuesday night. They stop at the Harper
House. Mr.. James Y. Mahoney (of tht
Rockford railroad office, in this city, anC
Mr.. Edward A. Day (of Day, Egbert 4
Fidlar, of Davenport have been appoint
ed appraisers.
The rains washed away the track OF
the G. & |. 4. r. about three miles from
Rochelle, in the southeast corner of Ogl'
county, and on Monday night freigh
car Of wheat was upset into the ditch
On Tuesday when the men went to worl
on the wreck there was found tine corpse
Of two young men who had been stealth!
d ride in the car of wheat and were smoth
cred to death under the grain when the ca
upset Their names or homes, could no
be learned.
The Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Journal says
THE bee business is a dead failure in thi
part Of Iowa. Two years since swarm
could be counted by the hundred poy
men who had been successful bee and hon
ey raisers find themselves with great pile
Ot empty hives on their premises b
some il is thought that Il disease ha
been doing the work, bv others tn,
hard winter Of 1928. Whatever tht
cause may be, the bees died indoors anC
out, aud III every variety Of hives. The
perished under every variety OF treatment
and the market is honeyless.
1t is said that several of the Molin
saloons have formed Union Club, eac
one issuing stock and tickets which ar
good if presented at any Of the saloons i
the ring. This differs from the one starte
in Wagner 5. building only in this way Tha
instead of each member having key tn
doors Of all are left open; but, none hu
those having a certificate of the stock ar
permitted to enter. In this way eac
stakeholder uses his own liquor and tn
sumptuary law Is successfully evaded
This was done in Monmouth for sever;
/ years and until the people found it bette
to vote for license, which was the result q
their last election
w ednesday of last week young ma
named Jacob Mosholder aged twenty
three years, living in South Dixon, delibel
ateIy took down his gun, walked out into
field. placed the muzzle To his head an
with stick discharged the piece and BILE
t hig I,.asvo ~, l.
valid for several years and during til
past several months confined to his be(
The young man has attended at his be-
side 50 faithfully that he has lost muc
sleep Of late, Whenever his father wouI
make the least movement or noise the bo
would rise from his bed and go down