The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-10
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ALEDo coRREsPoNDENcE.


have been waiting, Micawber like, for
something to turn up here in Aledo, so
that l could furnish the usual quota of
gossip this week, but if anything did turn
up, it escaped my attention, and | find
myself to night in the predicament exper-
fenced by all newspaper men occasionally,
that of being compelled to furnish a GER
tain amount of daily or weekly news, with
out any reservoir to draw from. But then,
you know, herein lies the secret of the
business. Any person can write news ar
ticles when they have plenty Of material,
but it takes poet, or q newspaper man,
ito give to airy nothings local habitation
and name"
Really, there has been dearth of news
this week, and the town presents a funeral
aspect. IF Rock Island could only get rid
of some of the burglars that have been
infesting it ever since the fair, and send
them up this way, perhaps it would be- a
relief from the present montonous exist
ence. From the information contained in
The ARGUS, one would suppose that all
of the thieves and pick-pockets of the
country had congregated at Rock Island
and were diligently. plying their vocation.
However. we are soon to have a circus and
menagerie, to be followed with our
county fair, when, no doubt, there will
be o large influx of the class now
Fostering your city In this respect, our
town enjoys freedom from the thiev-
ing and gambling fraternity seldom
vouchsafed places OF this size. Reverting
back the past six months, cannot recall a
single instance of burglarizing within the
town limits We enjoy this immunity
from thieving depredations, no doubt
because of being off from any main line Of
railroad, The Cramps, with which this
state is OVERLOADED, generally are to b
found at river and railroad towns, the
better to avail themselves of opportunities
for stealing rides and passing along from
one town to another, in pursuance of th'
nomadic life they have adopted. Thi
tramp" business has become sucl
an unmitigated nuisance here in the west
and so many outrages are daily committed
directly traceable to this class of moyin
Migrants, that the people will soon be com
PEELED to protect themselves, either b
some statutory enactment, or else by max
ing every house u small arsenal so that tn
pertinacious intruder can be frightene
away.
One day this week l visited the fai
ground, by special invitation of Mr.. j. NJ
Smith, who has number of fine horse
there, in training over the course, with tn
view Of testing their speed at the neigh
borhood county fairs. Mr.. Smith is on
of the best horsemen in this county, pos
sessing the knack of bringing out the goo
points of horse. He has now in trainin
horse of good pedigree, yet unknown
horse circles, that he intends bringing OF
this season, and unless | am very muc
mistaken, will cause sensation equal
that raised by Gilmore's team horse tn
other day. John Byers, another trainer
has two horses at the fair ground, one {
whom can sail under the forties.
The indications are that our county fai
will prove greater success this seaso
than that of any other. The officers al
determined to leave nothing undou
toward making an attractive display, ca
culated to draw large crowd.
The last two days of circuit court wer
taken up in land condemnation case,-
Mr.. q. S. Orth appealing for damage
against the Keithsburg Narrow Guag
Railroad. The jury awarded 500 damal
es, If the extent of their litigation is an
criterion Of success the narrow guage
bound to win.
Springers Royal Circus and Menageri
is billed to exhibit here ON the 2lst inst.
The annual County Sabbath School col
vention convened at Viola last evening, an
remained in session to-day, closing their |;
bors this evening. There was good a
tendance,
The new Baptist church is under fa
Roadway, and will be completed nez
month. ALEpo.