The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
No ARGUS tomorrow.
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be closed tomorrow.
Large rush of passengers on the Peo-
ria road road to-day-so Conductor SUIT
lift says.
For local time card of arrival and |
departure of railroad trains, see third page
of this paper.
The late Turner fair cleared between
5000 and 500, That's good enough, con-
sidering the hard times.
"A large number of tickets for the tes-
tival at st. .josheph's church have been
sold. 1t will undoubtedly be grand
success.
That was truly wise provision on
the part Of our toretathers in arranging for
the Centennial TO come on Leap Year,
wasn't ii, girls?
The express offices in this city have
never done so large business in the mat
ter OF Christmas packages. both receiving
aud scnding,as this year,
"A French writer describes young
lady as one who kisses her gentleman
friends till she is SIX years old aud then
leaves off until she is sixteen.
The attendance at the Exchange street
Methodist church last evening to hear the
Moody and Sankey songs was quite large.
All were well pleased with the singing.
Except in rowing boat, Ida Lewis
the marine heroine, is said to possess only
one accomplishment that of playing On
a square-grand seven octave dashboard.
Hays & Cleaveland have moved
their insurance Office from Buford's block
into Bengston's new block, where they
now have very handsome place of bust
ness.
-Somo sneaking chicken thief has been
stealing chickens from Mrs Chas. Coles
living on ST. Claire street, and last night
the last fowl disappeared. The police are
on the lockout.
A sea voyage. Miss Anna, or you
dep say the physicians to Miss Dickin-
son. This, however. to save her from the
stage, which she bankers for as a school
girl after slate pencils.
1t behoves every married man, about
| this tiuie, to put aside fifteen or twenty
dollars TO pay Tor the present his wife gives
him at Christmas, The bill will be present
ed about the middle Of January.
The correspondent who wrote Us from
Hornellsvile. n. Y. asking the best way to
start brass band in that village, is in
| formed that a water pail full OF aGmuni
ton, in the hands Of the right man, will dc
the business. -Danbu,y Neaos,
"A clergyman who was urgently re-
duestcd TO come and pray at the bedside
Of dying miikmau, demureiy remarked
IN 90. but it isn't any sort Of use.
never knew cur Heavenly Father to OR
give one of that class yet -
Mrs. Henry" said john to his wife,
the other morning, If you give me a
Christmas present this year, please ar
range it so that the bills won't come in
till next month. It's just as well to keep
up the illusion for a short time.
My son" said dying grocer to his
probable successor to the business. never
put sand in the sugar. Cherish reputa-
your fellow men. and use terra alba in
stead ; it's quite as heavy, and don't grit
on the teeth p
Since The ARGUS commenced taking
telegraphic dispatches, its circulation, il
this city Moline. and Milan. has largely
increased anl advertisers have discovered
that il pays TO communicate with the pub
lie ,hG;:1gil TIE ARGUS. A regular editor
is empiyei Tor Moline, who resides there
and regular carriers deliver the pape,
there every evening.
Monday night dun horse, tire
years DID, black name and tail, shod il
front, AMI weighing about $50 pounds.wa
stolen iivtn ". L. Lummis. at Paloma
Adams county. this state. Marsha
Haw.s has been noticed that reward o
$50 l. nffered for the return o. the thief
or 50 !or any Information leading to the
rec very ct; the horse, or capture Of tn
t thiti
, --t::,.; ny night John Winning, Of Car
= bon CHI. h;i,! an oVerc sat, a silver watcl
, and c::aiG, md i new suit OF ciOthe
stolen from the boarding house Of Mrs
; Ware, en- Second street, Davenport. Tn
man suspected Of the theft is about 2
G years old, 5 feet 6 or s inches tall, ligh
: complexion, red face, light mustache, wore
a light suit of clothes and hat, and had tn
appearance of a professional dead-beat.
d New York Herald: The fact tina
Henry Wilson's brain weighed more thai
: the average gives rise to the renewe
statement that weight of brain determine
a persons ability. A London cartmal
o had the heaviest brain ever weighed
d Quality, not quantity, gives greatness.
O COW has bigger brain than misquito. bu
= she couldn't keep a man awake half tn
night trying to hit her all over.
Two young Germans in Davenport
= Heinrche Tlmme, Il barber, and Herman
n Won Mdsch, bal, Il IN his native land
:, went cut back Of that city, Wednesday
we'll provided with pistols, seconds, and
veterinary surgeon. to fight duel, Office
/ kcsSler got wind of it aud spoiled the al
. fair by arresting the parties. The low
= Code provides, in effect, that any perso
who has anything to do with duel a
IS principal, second, aid. or surgeon, ''sha
r he fined in a SUN not exceeding S. 900 nc
less than $500, and imprisoned in tn
peutentiary not more than three years ne
II with Baron Mosch and Citizen Timme?
I A woman, her husband and anothe
: man-Germaps, living in Rock lsIanC
It came over here, says the Davenport Dem
}. Ocrdt. of Tuesday, to visit friends, and th
e social glass passed around too freely-a
:. least too often for the woman, for she &C
e drunk, and then was Witnessed the specta
IS Gle of the husband and his friend-one 0
=, each side--leading her along the street;
o almost dragging her, for she could nc
walk. When they got on the bridge, par
of the woman's clothes fell off her, an
:, were left. Another friend, who was 70
II loving them picked up the garments, an
10 the pockets found $40 in loose bills an
postal currency. and pocket book cor
tanning $lG0, The money was restored
n them.
:. Large arrival of new crop teas, yer