The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-10
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Pleasant, but chilly.

l
Tom Thumb at Darts Hall, this eve
ming, L
The ice packers are at work on Sylvan
Water.
p. L, Gable arrived home, from New
York, this morning,
The Blonde Little Sheet is trying to
get into the good graces of Police man
Roatch.
The lady who lost the $4,000 in bonds
at Dubuque generously thanked the poy
who found and returned them, but then
times are so hard, you know.
Only 1927 men have, during the last
week, sent in to this paper "a plan for i'm
proving the currency" Why this hesita-
ton, this holding back ?-Detroit Press.
How many deaths last night? ?" IN
ouired hospital physician of nurse;
Nine" was the reply why, | ordered
medicine for ten." Eyes but one wouldn t
take it. :"
The Patrons of Husbandry in Stephen
son county are discussing the proprlety OF
employing a lawyer to attend every session
of the board of supervisors, and watch the
y interest of the taxpayers.
Il We very much regret to hear that D.
$ Duncan Putnam is suffering from disease
e of the lungs. We trust that so PROMISING
3 a Young man is not to be lost to the public
- thus early in his usefulness.
We have some hope that the Onso'
= will yet permit it's readers to see the ng
ures in relation to the taxes assessed upol
m the people of this city, for this year, com
se pared with the previous year.
,e Party ties are no longer as binding a
- they were FIVE years ago; a spirit OF unres
~ is abroad, which at any moment ma
ne sweep the country like hurricane
he Washington Republicon. Rep
he Ohio papers say that there was nc
err one word of truth in the extensively pull
lished story that in quarrel at shootIn
ILL., match in that State on Christmas, ma
ut named Stowe shot his brother through I'll
es, heart and was himself instantly lynched
cb the other participants in the match.
en- The Dixon Telegraph gives a spec
10 men freight bill over the Chicago q Nort
," western Railway. Six hundred pounds
ng merchandise were transported from Ne
I've York to Dixon. The charges from Ne
ot York to Chicago-900 miles were $l.9
,v and from Chicago to Dixon-lOo miles
-, $2.65.
II A mass convention of farmers, al
nm others whose interests are identified Wi
Tho them, will be held at the Court House
elf. Morris, Grundy county, H., on the 2o
ava instant, for the purpose OF ORGANIZING
:, Congressional Farmers Association to
the operate with and be auxiliary to the Sta
the Farmers Association.
nth A boy passing through the cars OF t
ext Erie Railroad the other morning with
voc illustrated copy of Nothing to Weal
'o' A lady remarked, Il suppose that tai
m off the ladies p mo, said gentlem'
un- lit takes off their dresses" Then,
ma Joined the lady, 1T is quite proper thai
saws stripping should sell it.
no The raft of lumber which was brol
70 - up on the rapids recently belonged tc
al dealer named Shorey, from the piner
IL 1t was torn away from Hampton docks
aim the moving ice, where it was tied up
nort fall. Men were at work taking it out
po'' fear of losing it when the ice broke
Oh Five cribs of it are now grounded on
con- rocks at Campbell's chain.
ting The social society spoken of in ]
grab ARGUS recently, as carrying on series
r;tv surprise parties in the upper part OF
county, surprised the family of B. b.
orice lin, Esq, of Yuma, on Tuesday even
axes the 9th. filling their large residence
having Jolly time. The members of
society are called ''flibusters, on accc
,ston of the frequent and unexpected raids
make upon the premises OF their trle
q don't believe much in the Bib
'te' said collegian to an old Quaker. Il
j thee believe in Franco Yes, | do
the never saw it, but | have reliable 2
1ssed that there is such country. Then
that does not believe anything unless thee
the thv reliable friends have seen it?''
o-day be sure won't Did thee ever see
alary brains ?" NO" Did thee ever know
the BODY that has seen thy brains ?, :
from Does thee believe thee has any brall
"a l?r The city of Galesburg promises
ne - newal of the temperance war, and, pl
III MS SEES to result in active hostillties bet
or the opposing forces of license and anti liz
lat nc on tt recurrence of the charter ele
give next spring Already the public ten
agan, ance meetings recently held have arc
asury the opponents of license to still an
ecome periodical effort to prohibit the sale o
lroni toxicating liquors as beverage with
CRISP city limits. To this end subscription
unIeu proximating in the aggregate to nearl
ators' thousand dollars have been pledged
!. eA- existing anti license association.