The daily Argus., 1875-06-10

Fishing is good in Rock River now.
Vim. Stout does nur hlacksmithing.


VIM. Ennis is our country store keeper,
dry goods, groceries, boots aud shoes,
clothing, medicines, etc.
Richard Hill, the proprietor of the
Elllsdale Hotel, is the pioneer hotel, res
taurant and saloon keeper here.
Beal 4 Bro, our largest grain dealers,
bought about 10000 bushels fcorn last fall
and winter, paying, on an average, about SO
cents per bushel. They now have it in cribs
here waiting for higher prices.
Farmers report everything looking we'll
Some we're obliged to replant their corn.
Wheat. oats and rye are doing well. Pota-
toes bid fair to be good. But few bugs
have been seen. Grass is very good.
A horse attached to buggy belonging
to Mr.. John Healy. of Moline, became
frightened Wednesday at the ferry land
ing here and attempted to run, but the
buggy struck against a tree, broke the
shafts, and the horse was caught, Dam
age small.
MIR. Christian Baumgartner has started
a wagon shop here and it is hoped that he
will find an encouraging patronage. He
has only been here a few days. The
parties running the shop before he came
here failed because they did not give close
attention to business,
VIM. Schroeder, the proprietor of the
Union House, keeps good hotel, for q
country place, and travellers stopping there
are sure to receive excellent treatment
9 MIR. Shredder came here from Moline anC
is one of those much-prosecuted saloor
keepers of that unhappy city.
Charles and Andrew Mortenson, wht
: lately owned blacksmith and wagon shol
here, lit out" for parts unknown, few
days ago, taking with them set of harnes
" belonging to Richard Hill, besides leavin
g a large board bill, store and numerou
: other bills unsettled. They were tracke,
}. into Iowa,
A NJ. Peckham, our harness maker, ha
0 become a partner with c. HI. Reed, c
Davenport, dealer in harness and saddle:
it He will leave his business here in th
IS hands OF trusty man who will run it a
e heretofore. Mr.. Peckham lately returne
G to his old home in New York and visite
It the old folks and-well, when he cam
1t back he did not travel alone. They wi
live in Davenport.
:. We have no station house yet, althoug
Il the railroad company has received the il
u surance on the one burned 1t does NJ
/ seem quite fair on US, after we raise
;, funds and gave ground for the fir,
u house, and alter the railroad company hs
Il got the insurance money for it, to leave l
without any kind of house. We knows
a course, that Judge Drummond runs th
:, road, but it does seem that he ought to O.
ID der some kind of a shelter erected here ft
le passengers and freight. We are asked I
% subscribe again towards another hous
D. Well build one that will answer if Judg
% Drummond will hand over the insurant
money he has got for the first one we larg
re ly built
II Some of the finest farming lands in Roc
Is I9 Island county are in this immediate neigl
~ borhood. For many years the valley Of tt
IL Rock river was almost sealed book, ,exce]
:; = for stock raising and even then we were
IL the mercy of sharks, because we had I
mail. Great herds of cattle ranged ov,
~ the fiat lands here, but the owners wei
T. not posted every day in regard to the
~ market value, and when there was an a.
Sd vance in price in Chicago the sharp drov'
4. was among our people on horseback dri
as ing good bargains. This is changed noV
iG !I for. with daily mail and daily report
Ill the eastern markets, etc. our people a
not often caught in ignorance of the vall
tn Of their property.
e If you would publish the time card {
~ our railroad, perhaps it would be of inte
y ~ est to some of your readers. 1t is as fC
IL lows.