The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-08
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
news on first page.
charming weather,

-mOIlne news on nrst page.
Perfectly charming weather,
-Workmen are engaged putting in a
new platform at the city scales on Market
Square.
Next Friday evening, Nov. 18th, the
Wide Awake Hose and Hook and Ladder
Company will give dance at Turner
Hall.
The Local of THE ARGUS acknowl-
edges the receipt of an elegant stove pipe
hat, of Dart u Darts best make, from ID.
q. Cleaveland, on account of Porter's
election.
The Keokuk- Northern Line wharf
boat was on Saturday last loosed from her
moorings at the foot of Madison street and
towed down to the boat yard by the
steamer Damsel.
One hundred and eighty-six Austrian
rifles and large number of revolyers were
sold on Saturday at Rock Island Arsenal at
private sale. and the former went at 81. rs
each and the latter at 81
The large drove of cattle passing
through this city on Saturday came down
on the ID. & st. P. road from Olmstead
county, Minnesota. They were driven
from Duck Greek to the ferry and taken
this side to be shipped to Bureau county.
Tho contractors have been at work
for several days laying the foundation for
the Broadway Presbyterian church. They
are using very large broad stone, laid in
cement, lime and sand, and, it is said, are
making a very strong and solid foundation.
The walls of the church are to be of stone.
How everybody enjoyed themselves in
the lovely weather of Sunday. The work
ingmen, with their wives and little ones
were out in full force. They appreciate
such days, for during the week they are of
to work before daylight and don't return
until after dark, and pleasant Sunday l:
a real treat to them.
"A conference of Unitarian and other
liberal churches in the west is to meet a
Bloomington, ILL.,, the lltiI, 18th. and 18th
beginning Thursday evening, the 18th. Rev
S. s. Hunting, of Davenport, will open ont
OF the questions tor probably
Responsibility of Church and state il
Public Education
Rev. Mr.. Hunting, of the Unitarian
church, Davenport, has been delivering
| some very instructive and exhaustive lee
: lures upon the subject of the bible in tht
schools. He holds that it has NJ
place there, and that public education
should be rigidiy secular Mr. Hunting
!; is an advanced thinker, and his position
upon this question is identical with tina
of the talented Prot. Swing, of Chicago,
Frank Armstrong, brakeman on tn
Peoria road. and we'll known IN this city
had his left hand crushed while couplin
cars in the yard at Peoria on Friday last
4 The surgeon in attendance was obliged t
o ampulate the thumb and the first tire
fingers OF his hand. Frank is st-ad
young man, and he will have the sym
pathy of all his friends in his sad mistor
= tune. He is expected to arrive at Mrs
t Renfro's boarding house, where he make
, his home, this evening,
The alarm of fire, from the other sid
of the river, on Saturday forenoon, came
! from the ancient two store frame building
G ll6 and us Brady street, from hot STOW
q pipe that penetrated the weather boardin
with nothing but thin layer OF sheet iro
between it and the wood. The fire va
spreading rapidly when discovered |
f was eXtinguished in fifteen minutes by tn
: use of buckets and axes The bnildin
: is owned by Mr.. Charles Leslie, and occu
pied as boarding house by Fritz Schoen
: ing. Damage, $40 to $50-fully insured