The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-13
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

john Nolk Is raising Neptune Hose
House No. 5, First wardl on blocks, and
making other much needed repairs.
Mr.. S. P. Hodges is putin down a
new sidewalk in front of his property, cor
ner of Orleans and Otter streets. Next?
Davenport gives 1872 majority for
Liberal Democratic candidate for COVER
nor, and elects all the city, township and
county officers,
Theodore Tilton is on the list of lect-
urers for the Sterling course, and will
lecture in Wallace's Hall, Sterling, Ills,
Tuesday evening Oct. Goth.
AID. Mosenfelder is putting down a
neat plank sidewalk in front of his property
on Pleasant street between Elk and Deer
streets. Let the good work 60 on.
In the Rock River Conference, among
the defeated candidates for lay delegates
to attend the General Conference of the
Methodist church, were Gov. Beveridge
and Gen. John A. Logan.
Star spangled stockings are the latest
caprice, but the probabilities are we shall
not
See by the dawns of early light,
What 30 proudly we hailed at the twilights last
cleaning, -Nea0 Orleans Times.
| The three wonders of the world at
present are: How fluff accumulates in vest
pockets, where the pins go to and why
when man comes out of saloon he looks
one way and goes the other.
: The Peoria and Rock Island road has
, done fine passenger business in excar
sion tickets to the St. Louis Exposition-sC
Conductor Sutliff says. Quite a large
party from this city and vicinity returned
yesterday.
Attention is requested to the notice 0
D the committee of the f. NJ. I. A. Il B
, Society," in this paper. The society is mos
= worthy of universal patronage and tn
I party will, without doubt, be a pleasant
y orderly and respectable one.
e The happiest moments in woman
: life are when she is making her weddin
q garments; the saddest, when her husban
comes home late at night, and yells to he
. from the front steps to throw out som
: keyholes, assorted sizes.
:. Chicken thieves are around. Las
!, night some scamp stole one from the coo
h of w. T. Norris. That chicken was hatcf
ed July 4th '65 and Mr.. Norris intende
exhibiting it at the Centennial next yea
g Whoever stole it will have some ia
l. "gnawin" to do.
II "A man rushed breathlessly into Law
" yer's Office in St, Paul and approachin
the legal luminary, excitedly remarke,
g. "a man has tied hoop in my horse
" TAIL Can | do anything?" Eyes, replle
is the attorney; "go and unite it. Th
was good advice, and only cost the man 5
-. -Fdrmington Press.
a How to weigh load of coal: 18Th
IL load is too heavy; jump on there, Patric
r. Jumps on the load and shovels off coal u
+ til the weigher cries STOP" and IL
" purchaser of the coal pays tor 100 poun
of Irishman which he does not receive.
ry When boy has been off all day, co
j., trary to the expressed wish of his mothe
d and on approaching the homestead
al night, with an anxious and cautious trea
finds company at tea, the expression
confidence and Iectitude which sudden
nd lights up his face cannot be reproduced {
canvas.
The ladies of the degree of Rebeka
I. 0. D. T. surprised the gentlemen
p that degree last evening by marching il
~ Odd Fellows hall with we'll filled baske
"o of choice eatables, while John Aster serv
no up oysters in fine style. Toasts, improm
St tn speeches, ETC.. filled up the evening U
N til a late hour, when all went home "
pleased with the entertainment.
-" Charles Dudley Warner writes
Ia Mrs. Stowe that Nubia is all right on I
an scandal question that the people the
BILE have subscribed for three Plymouth 2
ar, pit" with premium chromos of the gi
:, robed in her native innocence IN. B
the Not Mrs. Tilton); and that there is gr
nts demand for scandal scrapings. Poor NJ
of Stowe takes Mr.. Warner in dead earne
,ro and offers to make him present of
complete works in half-calf, at reducti
De of 10 per cent from the regular rat
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