The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

4 Song for the deaf-"Come back t.
Erin.
Strained sweetness kissing through
veil.
WIN. N. Jarvis, of this city, has beer
appointed agent for the P. {; r. |. Ry., ii
Davenport.
--Hoyt's German Cologne is the mos
popular odor of the age 1t can be had al
Breunert's Harper House drug store.
"A lad named Watson was killed the
other day at Rock Falls near Sterling
while playing with loaded revolver.
OF course having done sneakingly
mean act in regard to the supervisors copy
the Union would lie about it afterwards.
The tax abatement made to the banks
Of this county, by the board of Supervis-
ors amounts to some $4,000 to 100000.
"A real-estate owner, having let all Of
his houses but one, was asked if that unlet
house was his last. Eyes; last, but not
leased, was his reply
"A meeting of the Democratic Liberal
State Central Committee is to be held at
the Sherman House, Chicago, on Thurs
day, the 18th, at 10 A. NJ
Rev. Father Walsh, of Wilton, Iowa,
died in Mercy Hospital, Davenport, on
Sunday morning, of typhoid fever. He
was a young man and recently from Ire
land.
Perhaps the Gazette would prefer the
phrase Episcopal parsonage. They
have house of that sort in Iowa City, land
there is where Bishop Lee met with the
accident.
"A Camanche, Iowa, saloon keeper and
his wife were 10 a quarrel on Monday,
when a man named Sage interfered be-
tween them and the saloon keeper pulled
a revolver and killed him.
The plentiful rains of late have made
the hills and pastures look as fresh and
green as June, where before they were
dry and the color of brick dust. The fall
feed for stock will be excellent.
By paying IS cents Moline girl can
have her future husbands photograph
shown her. The clairvoyant is said to
have shown Colfax's photograph to 1872
different females under this bargain.
"A rich but parsimonious old gentle
man, on being taken to task for his un-
charitableness, said. True. | don't give
much, but if you only knew how it hurts
when give anything, you wouldn' wonder. !"
Small, ragged, barefooted boy to a
gallus colored gent with valise--"Say,
boss, shall l carry your satchel tor your
Colored gent to small boy" No, go way
dare Use gettin quarter for carryin dis
down myself.
Mr. NJ. j. Murphy has sold his book
and stationery store to two gentlemen from
Wilmington this state. We are glad to
know that Mr. Murphy is to remain in
Rock Island, and that he will probably
soon engage in business again.
If the time ever comes for the explana-
ton of the mysteries of the world, we shall
be glad to know why the young man who
remarks on leaving church, IL can preach
a better sermon than that myself" is con-
tent to wear out his life over counter at
$50 month.
Dear George, how sweet and wavy
that wheat is II" exclaimed a fair young
lady, looking languidy from car window.
Yes, love, how beautiful u says dear
George, more intent on insinuating his
arm around twenty four bone corset
''how like a-a-how like dweam' "How
like oats, retorted disguised Granger
-"them's oats. young man"
AT meeting in London to receive a
report from the missionaries sent to dis
cover the tribes of Israel, Lord H was
asked tt take the chair. Il take, he re
piled, IA great interest in your researches,
gentlemen. The fact is | have borrowed
money from all the Jews now known. and
if you can find a new set, shall feel very
much obliged"
About $4,000 yards of rock will be re-
moved from the rapids opposite Rock Isl
and Arsenal headquarters, and the city of
Davenport has secured it for macadamsing
streets, at the cost of unloading the fats
at a point above the bridge, Pity our city
authorities didn't move first and get it.
The cost Of unloading will not exceed 10
cents yard The rock is worth about 81
a yard.
Two Davenport boys stole money
from their father, came over to this city
and purchased two revOlvers from Wolff S
gun shop, provided themselves with sup
plies and took skiff and started down the
river. They stopped over night at a
shanty, some five miles below, and were
there overhauled and brought back
There is said to be an organized gang of
young williams, on both sides of the river,
who steal and commit various violations of
law. They are on the road to the state
prison.
The Opposition parties are circ ulatiug
the report that the Changers are becoming
lukewarm and that the Order is dying
out. We wish that those holding such opin..
ions could have been present last Satur
day. The Patrons have all held up ia
consequence of harvest, but more earnest
set of men we never met than at the County
Council Now that the busy season" is
over, we hope the Patrons of Ogle county
will attend their RESPECTIVE lodges, and with
vigor increase their numbers. The
next meeting of the County Council will be
held in this place on the 18th inst, and it |
is earnestly hoped that every lodge in Ogle |
county will be fully represented. -Ogle
County Grange.
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