The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-16
NOTES HERE AND rBERE.

scene to-day, large number of farmers
being in town.
No school teacher should fail to read
the article in this paper in regard to the
centennial.
billy Swami had very severe fit last
night which lasted from 10 O'Clock until
1880, and required four men to hold him.
An article in this paper in regard to
spoiled tobacco and the method of turning
it into fair cigars will be read with inter
est,
Rev. Father Swift of Sheffield. Ill. will.
deliver lecture on temperance in st
Marguerlte's Church, Davenport, next
Sunday evening at y o'clock,
The young people of the Central Pres
byterlan church will hold pound socia-
BILE IN the lecture room of their church on
some evering during the holidays,
The ball at the Bellows House this
evening will undoubtedly be grand sue
cess. Large preparations have been made
and all will probably have good time.
R, W. Buffum, collector for Anda-
lusia township has filed his bond, of So
256.72, with the county clerk. His secur-
tiles are his father, John Butfum, ard
Saml Boney.
Mrs. David B. Hunter was thrown
from buggy yesterday at the corner of
Orleans and Huron streets and received
several severe though not dangerous cuts
on the face and head,
Quite number of persons, from the
various towns i'll this county, VINO received
Invitations to the Odd and Young Mems
Ball, at the Bellows House this evening,
have already arrived.
The Roman Catholic church, in 1870,
had church property to the value OF $780,
9S5, $50; sthe Methodist church az the
same time had property worth 500. S54,-
III; the entire Protestant Church, 1924
49S,Ol5.
R. II. Nernillion, working in J. R.
| Warner planning mill, had the inside OF
his right hand badly injured yesterday
afternoon by stick flying from planer
and striking it. DIR. rruesdale dressed
the wound and he vii! be all right as soon
as it heals.
AT tie regular meeting of Rock Island
/ Council. No. 20. Il. & s. NJ, last even
ing the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: j. W. Mathews, I. l.
G. NJ. II. BurgoSer. D. T. I. NJ; Geo.
H, Osborn P. c. W.; W. l.. Sweeney,
Treas; H. G. Cleaveland, Rec; William
King, Capt. of Guard; John Sechrist, g.
G.; \. J. Swanson, Steward, and Thomas
Thornton, Sentinel.
"A farmer, from over the river came to
this city yesterday afternoon to sell his
hogs. After pOcketing the cash, he fell in
with son of Ham, and they 9th got on
a little spree together. Towards evening
the negro disappeared, and the Rock Isl
and county man discovered that his wallet,
containing fifty or sixty dollars, disappear
ed at about the same time. He inter
viewed officer Tilebein,-but the colored
friend couldn't be found, and John Hodg
don is as much in the dark about his
money-as the negro keeps 10 the dark.
Davenport Democrat Tuesday.
The Vienna Ladies Orchestra failed
to put IN an appearance last evening
They are very fine performers and we re
greet their nOn-appearance. The fault l.
probably in the want of competent, ef
ticient aud gent!emanly manager. Thei
Mr. John ~ Moak has, on several occas
ions. made himself particularly offensive t.
quite a NUM- Der Of our citizens, he having
undertaken the destruction of the Harper
5 House, the breaking down of the Western
: l MON and the Peoria railroads, and severa
other small Jobs which were rather abov
his capacity to execute aud not exactly il
the line OF business laid out tor him by hi
: employ. Better haul him off aud pu
e on good man in his place.
). :. ae Rockford, Rock Island & ST
; Louis r. 4. offer excursion tickets durin
the !..iiia7s at one aud one third rates
u On AuGday next arrangements have bee
: made To have tickets at every station, Civ
ing ~ peolle the privilege of purchasin
q round ,rip tickets t. any point on the lin
:, they desi;r. The usual excursion rate
one and one fifth, and the usual liuit G
sale is about three days These ticket
,, will be good from Dec, 20 to Jan. 3, tw
r. full weeks, covering Christmas and Ne
Years Regular fare from Rock Islam
to St. Louis is Sc; this arrangement III
> gets ticket to St. Louis and return tC
:; SD.
d. Readers of THE ARGUS will remembC
!; a pretty thorough exposure, in these co
> umns last sum mer, of fellow named {
Sackett, who pretended to furnish hot,
=. registers free. When he came he had
woman with him, also a little child whic
l. he placed with worthy family in Daver
=. port to be taken care of. After he lett, h
!, true character having been exposed, til
I'd child died Now Woman in Des Moine
u "he signs her name Nellie Young,
WHITES III. Rnrtis that the child was her
nj ana that ne stone ~ trom her. She is vel
~ anxious to know the ado of The FAM
OF thst cared for the child, so tha.sLa mo
obtain particulars concerning the last a.
ay of its life.
Can the rumor be true that Alderm;
Bill Atkinson has got tired of being Il
& by Alderman Butler? Bill was electe
under a promise that he was indepe1deI
of party and not unfriendly to Mayor Da
EXPORT No man in the board has SHOW
o. himself more object slave to Republics
h dictation than Bill Atkinson, or sho1
"o more low spite and hatred towards t
Mayor, The people who elected Bill.
he the Fourth ward have a thousand tim
"a. regretted that they did not concentra
20 upon and elect Joseph Kerr, or
~ Kennedy, or Geo. Wagner. or any go
e. Demncrat<-which they might have dor
to had they made the proper effort. 1t,
we hear, Bill has got tired Of being le
p there's a chance that he may recover
D positions.
B., Trade is brisk at WivilI 4 Co.'S, 16d
Is, -,
~ Fresh elk, veuison, jack rabbits, just
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