The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-01
ANDALUSIA

Fishingis pretty good here and the peo-
pie are improving it.
Capt. j. w. Ballard is erecting a large
wagon shop here-the only building in
course of erection at present.
Billy Jones seems to be doing about as
good, if not better business than any of
our dry goods and grocery dealers.
The steam ferry boat, Tululu, running
between here and Buffalo makes regular
trips every day, and seems to be doing as
well as could be expected.
Andalusia has not been so dull for years
as it is at present, and lift were not for
the river trade and one or two of our bus
mess men nothing would be done.
On the farm of Rinnah Wells, Just be-
low here, he reports that thousands of
grasshoppers are Matching out. and in
several other places it is reported they
made their appearance in large numbers.
Mr.. Robert Ross went to Rock Island
Monday to purchase material for his wagon
and blacksmith shops. He has been
doing a very good business here this
spring. and is turning out s ome very good
wagons. He employs none but good work
men. Mr. w. II. Merrill, of Rock Island,
does the painting.
Andalusia has lost considerable trade
from the farmers on account of the loss OF
our Touring mill some two years ago.
There is considerable talk of forming a
stock company and erecting another mill
This would soon bring back the business
which now goes to Milan, and other towns
Farmers in this vicinity state that the
prospect is very poor for farm products
this season. Corn is looking very vel
now, but it needs rain. Wheat is very
poor. In some places oats look well bu
in others poorly. Potatoes will probabl,
do very we'll if they get rain. There are
few potatoe bugs, but they have not ye
attacked the vines. Grass looks prett.
good, but needs rain.
Two or three of our citizens have bee
talking lately of erecting a pottery here
there being very coed clay for that pur
pose, in large quantities, in this vicinity
IF they meet with encouragement from 9th
ers of our citizens the pottery will proba
bly, be erected. The pottery at Buffalo
just across the river, gets all its clay fror
here, and why can't we have one OF on
own, without sending to Iowa to purchas
our earthern ware made Of our own clay
8 The Empire restaurant. kept by A. i
!, Eberhart, is, in the absence of a regula
hotel, the place where strangers stay owe
night or call for meals. Those who sto
there are sure of good treatment.
The little steamer ''LoneIStar Capt.
Mitchell. running between here and you
city leaves here every morning at O'Clock
. arriving in Rock Isaud shortly before
o'clock; leaves Rock Island at in the a
ternoon and arrives here about O'Clock
The trip down yesterday was good ont
the boat being we'll loaded with freight, b.
sides having several passengers. On
week from next Sunday Capt Mitchell il
tends making trips between your city an
the mineral springs at Linwood. Cap
Mitchell says he has been on the Missi
sippi over 30 years and has meyer had a
accident happen to boat while in h
care, and never a man drowned. Or
reason, he thinks, is that he will not en-
ploy dissipated men. Mr.. J. D. Rice,a
old engineer, of your city, has charge
the machinery of the boat. and he unde
stands his business aboard the boat. Ne!
Sunday this boat will go to Moline to ca
ry an excursion to Gilberttown.