The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-16
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

1t was pay day at Rock Island Ar
senal to-day.
Sheriff Huesing is expected home from
Milwaukee this evening,
considerable hay is coming into the
market DOW, and little corn. Oats do not
equal the demand.
City Attorney Gest has returned from
Chicago, Bracket Il Waite or John Rock
not being ready to try the Union square
suit. 1t was postponed till October.
The Rock Island items in the Gazette
provement in enterprise and style, John
Fleming having taken the place Of ''the lit
tie sneak.
Mr., john Offerman and his son, who
were SO badly beaten by some Rock Is
land roughs, week ago yesterday, are able
to be around again, although the father
is still very sore.
-Forty-two prisoners are now confined
in the Scott county Jail, and twenty-five
in our Jail. Our police force don't give
hard characters chance to stop in this city
long-they make it hot for them.
1t was too bad that those two loving
young couples from this side should be
spilled" out of skiff last night near the
Davenport shore. They're mighty still
about it to-day. Don't tell pa or ma.
The First Ward Hose Co, of Daven-
port, Louis Stra;kman foreman, aud
August Schafcr assistant, had fine pic,
mic on Green Island yesterday. The com
pany consists of 40 members. and are al
a jolly, good natured crowd. Bleauer S
band, of this city, furnished the music.
-Blossburg and Andrews, charged with
robbing Johnson's house (beyond Milan
concluded to come over without requisi
ton and were brought over to our Jail to
day Monday in charge of Marshal Have:
and Policeman Ankrum of this city, anG
Policemen Field and Henry Martens G
Davenport, and committed to our Jail.
About 8 o'clock Saturday evening, a
Henry Mars, (coloredl of Moline, was driv
ing up Illinois street, with two colored girl
10 his buggy, he was run into by some
body, in another buggy, and both his shafts
broken, and he and his girls thrown out
The stranger drove quickly away and lief
Henry to his fate, He sent the girls vi
by street cars and took his buggy home 70
repairs.
The little mare Lulu, that came S
close upon Goldsmith Maids fastest tim
at Buffalo, has shown astonishing spec,
and endurance at the races at Rochester
, She won the free for all race after heroi
contest, in very fast time, making tire
, heats in 2:lGa. 2:l51, aud 2:l7, the tastes
three consecutive heats ever tyotted
Goldsmith Maid, in the frat heat Of tn
race, made 2:l5l, under strong pub frou
the distance pole. Sunday Times
Mr., Charles Kothy. teaoher Of tn
German English school, corner Rock rive
and Deer streets,l gave concert at Tul
ner Hall last evening. Mr. kothe also lee
tured on" Humanity -" The children Of tn
school performed play entitled The In
manageable Boy" with very good effect
Beihi's band had been engaged to play. al
ter the concert, for those who wished
dance, but they did not put in an appear
, ance. School will begin on the LIST Nor
day in September.
The employees of the Coal Valley Mir
5 ing Company met en- nadSSe at the roun
: house of the road, at $40 P. NJ, Saturda!
: and surprised the engineer, John KeeleJ
. and fireman, Luke Lee, by presenting thel
e with four plush velvet cushions to ador
: their engine, No. 2. aud make their trip
on the road more comfortable. MIR }. Mu
: vile made the presentation and Mr.. kee
r ey returned thanks in behalf of himse
!, and associate for the handsome presen
Refreshments and an enjoyable time fU
lowed