The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-26

Mr.. Ed. Humphrey is putting up a fine


,rietor, is very good place to stop, and
persons calling there will be satisfied with n
liz
Phillips & Hobart, hardware dealers,
nave made an assignment of their stock OF f
goods, and they have been disposed Of to \
J. K. Glass cock. i
Mr.. W. d. Webster has purchased a
line house from VIM. Marshall, Jr and is e
having it neatly repainted and fitted up /
He also has very neat dry goods and gro =
Gerry store, and seems to be doing a good c
business.
The young folks in this vicinity intend
to give grand May ball at the Exchange
Hotel, on the 2Sth. Music by the Star
Band. Tickets 81. Everybody is invited,
and quiet, orderly and pleasant party is
expected.
About sunrise one day last week barn
belonging to Mrs. Shaw, near the depot,
was entirely destroyed by fire, together
with about two tons of hay. Two horses |
were in the barn at the time, and were, |
with much effort and no little risk, saved |
uninjured.
The grocery store and saloon of poor
widow Way was broken into few nights
ago and some coffee, tea, and some liquor
taken, in all amounting to about $25. No
clue 10 the thieves. Robbing a poor
widow is about as mean an act as can be
performed.
| L. karr u Co., wagon makers. have all
they can do to supply the demand for their
wagons, They employ IL men. Last
year this shop turned out about 100 wagons
but it is thought not less than $50 will be
made this year. Mr.. ID. Zimmerman, one
of the proprietors, attends to the business
of the Office, and has charge of the shop.
Tn at "gunboat,' now lying at Port By
ron, was tied up here all winter and when
it left, about month ago, half Of Cordoya
gathered on the river bank to witness the
departure. 1t is reported that one of our
physicians is going to move to Port Byron
on account OF a rumor that business is good
there. 1t generally Is. near such an insti-
tuition.
Mr.. Seymour Ague living about miles
above here, intended to plant his corn on
Tuesday morning, but when he went to
the corn crib he found that some thief hal
town in the afternoon looking for some clue
: Let that Ague get hold of the sneak
lAICfOo au4 lac II LlaAO luCLA SudhCs
A few days ago Mr. J. Q. Wynkoop lost
valuable horse He was driving the
horse, attached to a two wheeled cart, loaded
: with rock, up the hill near his lime kiln
j On one side of the road is the lime rock
e quarry, about 40 feet deep, and as the
: horse was near the top he began to back
;, backing over the bank and falling to the
bottom of the quarry killing him instantly
Last winter temperance society wa:
" organized here by John A. Johnston anC
o Theo. Abbott under the name of THE
Star" 1t now has about so members an(
the society meets once week in Stock
wells Hall for spelling, debating, singing
Is playing games, etc. Last week Thursda,
n night the members had spelling match
+ and Howard Grenell, son of Hon. r. NJ
&c Grenell, member of the legislature, car
u ried off the laurels
Mr.. VIM G. Marshall, our great cor
~ dealer, has habit of saving all the cor
OF he raises, when the price is below so cent!
d and buying and storing all the corn hi
- neighbors wish to sell, when it is below
: cents. Last fall he had on hand abor
st 100000 bushels, averaging him between 4
and so cents. During the winter he shil
ped it nearly all to Milwaukee where it wa
DC sold at from 90 to IS cents per bushe
He now has about %, 900 bushels in h
r.. corncribs here waiting shipment.
.r- The farmers in this vicinity are in GOO
:, spirits over the prospect of heavy crol
-, if the weather continues favorable. Lee
az wheat and oats were soWn this year tina
d, usual but the area devoted to corn is muc
no greater than ever. Wheat and oats new
- looked better than now, and corn, some
: which is up, looks well, although son
In farmers complain that their seed was i
er- jure ed last fall, and they were not able
les procure good see d. Corn and potato
will be the great crop here this year.
, signs ct potatoe bugs.
'ne Mr.. Geo. Woodward, who lost IL han
ed and shoulders on Friday night of last wee
nd by thieves entering his smoke house,
ted account of which was given in THE ARG
on, on Monday, has succeeded in finding t
'n thieves. They proved to be two wi
TO young fellows, one named Thompson, t
in proprietor of the gun boat" now at P(
lot Byron, and the other a man named Woo
,or ward, nephew of Mr.. Geo. Woodward, W
ICY lost the hams. Mr.. W. traced them
md Rapids City where he recovered several
len his hams, but the rascals made their
q ~
per GERS are in pursuit,
hat The lime kilns of this place furni
his employment for good many people, a
ms bring us considerable money. Mr..
Tor O. Wynkoop owns three kilns here a
a one in Princeton, Iowa, just across t
prl- river. He also his another kiln in cou
yer of erection and will probably have it rea
lar for business this week The kilns have
rest capacity of about $50 barrels of lime
by day. Last year he sold 10000 barrels
got lime, and this year he will probably s
nearly double that quantity. He furnish
ar nearly all the lime brought into Rock Isla
aga and Moline and employs about so men
law the works. He has about 1000 cords
ness wood which he expects to burn up t
ped summer and fall He has been in t
an place since 1858 and his business
lrn- steadily increased every year since
cltl- has lately purchased 100 acres of land
1em $1,000. He has cars running betwt
this place and Rock Island, and has b,
shipping about cars a day, beside
large amount shipped by river. 7
Oil Western Union r. T. Co. will proba
1ing construct side track to the kilns. I
lime is of very superior quality.
lged