The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-28
NOTES HEEE AND THERE.

-EVaTtS spOho clguI Qdy :. -Deacn Uln6,
Just think.
The nine-day storm Of the Beach has
subsidized.
-Indian-fght-I ndian-general war, Ell?
Well let them fight.
-Beecher is now 81 years old, land
good for Is years yet.
There's good deal OF building going
on in Rock Island this season.
Mrs. General Met lellau, now in Paris
with her husband, is in delicate health.
The patriotic people of Rapids City
will celebrate the 4th on Monday the 9Th.
The Rock Island House is progress
ing. 1t will make fine show, when COM
pleted.
Quite a heavy rain accompanied by
hail is reported at Moline on Saturday |
evening.
The Rock Island pottery appears to be
doing a good business, and is kept busy
filling orders.
People in this township who want to
examine their assessments can do so now
by calling at the county clerks Office,
Capt Kehler announces that he will
give duULUGE VI LuOSC . AOoLS
at his hall, on next Saturday evening.
The Turner picnic, in Davenport's
grove, at the head of Otter street, Sunday,
was we'll attended and passed off pleasantly.
-Bengston's block begins to show its
fine work. 1t will be the most elegant job
in town, and the best built, except the
Harper House.
The congregation of st. Mary's
church, Davenport, will celebrate the ma
tional anniversary in the Washington
Garden on the Sd.
Burglars attempted job at the house
of Peter Foline, East Davenport, last week
Friday night, but were scared away with
out getting anything.
An election was held in Hillsdale en-
Saturday on the question of building a
school house in the village, The vote was
20 for and 19 against.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society will have pic mic in Lynde's grove
on next Monday, the 5th. and preparations
are being made to make it success.
Quite a commotion was erected on
Illinois street Saturday by the falling of a
wheelbarrow load of bricks from the eleva,
tor in Bengston's new builning No dam
age done.
| The stable of Mrs. Elizabeth Beck, on
the corner OF exchange and Toledo streets,
was broken into one day last week and
!, part of a set Of harness taken. No clue to
the thieves.
Some time since Mr.. Daniel Haines, oi
Coaltown, advertised an estray calf he had
lost. The other day he found the
J animal, dead with its head fast
, between two trees, in his own pasture,
Very high wind Sunday forenoon, and
river so rough that the ferry boat was com
, PEELED to lay up for awhile. Not so rough
in the afternoon. Sunday night very cool
Mercury shows quite change from Satur
t urday.
The residence of Mr.. Lambert Brown
= at Toronto, Iowa, on the d. & st. P. rail
, road, was entered by burglars on Tuesday
,. night, of last week, the 22d, and the sum
| of $3,S75 in money taken by the thieves
from under the pillow of Mr.. Browns bed
-Stonelaying for the foundation of Capt
e Robinson's new block, corner Washington
= street, was commenced to-day. He ha
r got his cellar too deep. All the old build
ings in town, from Eagle to Arsenal street
: are placed too low. Get up out Of the
d ground or no dry cellars can be had.
The first contract for new GRO
e barley, for this season, was made yesterda
e between Henry Hass, the heavy dealer i
4 grain, and Farmer Standardization
q bushels or more to be delivered on or be
. fore the 18th day of August at $l,25 pc
Is bushel.-Dau. Gaz. 9th.
J. "A young man named Starks, twent
8. years old, whose parents live in Illinois
,r1 was drowned on the 23d, while fishing fiv
miles above Dunleth, ILL., The 4-year- oil
- daughter of Captain James Kerr, residin
in the Banks. opposite Bay City, Mich. al
E. cidently fell head foremost into a rair
q water barrel, the same afternoon, and wa
dead when found. The barrel containe
but six inches of water.
it The Chicago, Rock Island & Paci6
railroad seems to be favorite route fc
gamblers, monte players and other swine
lie lers. On the night of the 22d farme
lie going west from Chicago on this road, wa
D. swindled out of $500, and other passeI
De gers lost smaller sums. The officers of til
Dr. road should take suitable measures to ri
lie their trains of the swindlers. Sta
at Register.
lt The committee who prepared the res
AZ buttons of thanks to parties concerned
AZ the steamboat excursion to Cordoya regl1
~ exceedingly their omission of the name
10 Capt. Kinnear, assistant general supeinten,
y ent of the KeoLuk- Northern Line, wit
20 whom all their arrangements were mad
u and who did everything in his power
" make the excursion pleasant one and
~ success.
~ An attempt was made to burglaril
10 the residence of Maj. Henry Curtis, Jr.,
~ ~ this city few nights ago. Maj. C's fan
~ lily were absent and the house left alon
3s and the Maj. sleeps there. Coming hon
- - for the night he heard efforts to get I'M
b. the back part of the house but on lightir
~ up the scoundrels ''lit out" They wou
~ ~ be very likely to get badly hurt if they fe
% into his hands.
The body of man was found hoatir
in the river near Cordova, on the 25tl
Deceased is supposed to haye been abol
thirty-fve years old, five feet eight inch
e. in height, black hair, brown whiskers an
no moustache; had on brown overalls, stripe
~ shirt, gray coat and heavy boots An i
We quest was held over the body by WI
yn1 Shew, Esq'r, j. P, acting as corone
IS. Nothing was found to indicate the identi
IF of the deceased, who appeared to ha
" been laboring man. The verdict of Il
jury was that he came to his death by
on fracture of the skull over the left eye al
", temple.
ID We have reports Of very damagil
W. storms of wind, lightning, rain and hail
y Northern Iowa, Western Wisconsi
Us Southern Minnesota, and throughout Mic
ad igan on Wednesday night the 23d.
he Decnrah. Iowa. fifty houses and three mil