The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-15
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NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Did you get many valentines?
City election two weeks from to-mor- =
row.
1T wasn't VIM. G. Morris-it was Val :
ter G. Morris. t
Turner masquerade next Saturday d
evening at Turner Hall. II
-Children-i in arms are not to be admit
ted to Bradlaugh's lecture.
john Carpenter. of Rockford. farm
er,fell from his wagon when driving home
and froze to death.
Barney Carey was found frozen to
death, in Flavel township about miles be-
low Lansing, Iowa. ,---a..
There's one thing about our summer |
water works that does Its work just as we'll
as it ever did-thc whistle.
Charles Bradlaugh, the English Rad
ical, arrived yesterday at the Sherman
House. Chicago Tribune, Sunday morn
ing.
Casper Hopper, of Ludington, Mich. froze
death in bed He slept 10 a house oc
.upied by no one but himself and had not
sufficient clothing.
Jack Hastings, switchman on the
4 Peoria road, in this city. had his foot frozen
VI badly last week that he will not he able
a walk for over month.
"A man must not keep his hat on at
,laces OF amusement, because it will incOn
: yenience those behind him, but lady can
,ie the tower of Babel on her head, ii she
moose, and no one dares to object.
"A half dozen water-men in this city,
whose tanks have lain idle the past five
Months, are now removing to over the
= liver. There's engagement enough ahead
D III the water business over there, they
.ay, to give ample time for making dol
e Tar before spring. DAP. Gdz.
People who have not casks enough to
e store water have chunks OF ice hauled
rom the river and piled at their doors
II then place water barrel in the kitchen
and fill it partly with water and the bal
lnce with ice, renewing the Ice as the wa
u er is used. tS'-
"A young man living in the southern
8 part of the town of Eliza, Mercer county
A. net with a serious accident by, the care
"a less handling of shotgun, by whlc
'e 4neans it was discharged, the entire cor
TX rents passing through his arm near tn
I'd cared fatal wound. ......
Sc Lewis McGrear, Of Pcrryton, Merce
co county, met with sal accident in tn
y ,reaking of his leg just above the ankle
re While unhitching his team, the nigh an
he nal became frightened, and sprang fol-
he ward. and in SO doing, threw the tongu
be against his leg, knocking him down, wit
y" the above result. A surgeon was callet
:, the bone set, and he is doing we'll
IL "A brakeman on the Peoria road g
by pretty full of corn juice yesterday afte
Ct noon, and went to his boarding house {
no Orleans street and wanted to"put heac
~ IN conductor boarding at the same plac
but was finally quoted on the assuran
IN that the conductor would ''see" him in Il
om morning. He is now looking for place
md ooard. .-t.,.,r.. s-sT r..t
The grand jury of Scott county, low
recently indicted certain DIR. w. McAfft
Oh of Davenport, for procuring an aborti
ain upon the person of young lady nam
Dck Lottie Rusch, of Geneseo, and he was u
els nitted to bail on the sum of 81 200. T
Geneseo Republic says ''either her mai
'ef isn't Lottie Rusch or she doesn't live
on Geneseo. -.t,..
sed MIR. f. j. Mckay, formerly OF MoliI
are has arrived at his home in Delta, jew
II county Kansas. with his car load OF freit
" which he took from Moline. He wri
oi that there are many destitute persons NJ
vest him and he asks Moline pc )ple who KIN
Gap him to send contributions to him for tn
relief. promising to faithfully see that
g,es to the needy, He cautions the p'
I oe lie against travelling agents and decla
ner, ms opinion that not one-half the aid c.
as tributed in that way ever gets to those "
I need 1t.
.r, The concert and dance at Turner F
Saturday night was very enjoyable
res rair. There was a very large and orde
au- crowd and all seemed to have good til
ain. At 2 ctck the dance broke up and ev
chat me went home feeling that they had hi
ed good uian and had received their
nc ward. Among the audience there was
feet one opinion, VIZ that each piece was v
As executed Miss b aud Mrs. n. especi
the rendered their solo in good taste. 1t
said that the club intend soon to Civ
oe concert here for the benefit OF the Kan
n OF sufferers. and possibly another in Mo
for tor the same purpose.
sent Seventeen impecunious persons b
been sheltered in the city marshafs ].
up, since the LIST of this mouth. III
ope names are: Geo. W.Costerly. Muscati
ouid Geo. Marsh, Detroit, Mich; Hnl. Becl
d northwestern Iowa; John Travis, La s
Col. ILL.,, two nights; Alex. Scott, La Gro
!, ~ two nights; John Sullivan,St. Louis, Il
i 'ne nights; JOS. Sackfeld, Cleveland, He
lat II Co.; lnos. jackson, Springfield Fra
that Marion. Grand Co. Wis; Sam'l Sloc
/ Mankato, Mich; Daniel Hearn. Dubuq
VIM. Young, Belvidere. ILL.,; Charles
'a'e, ley, Breckenridge. Mo-; William Tay
lould Milwaukee; Jos. Forester, Clinton, Ii
their The number in January was y.
i to
, are Yesterday morning, under directio
= Water Commissioner Eggleston, a
connection was made in the boiler ROOF