The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-09
Saxony wool, in white cardinal red, navy
blue and seal brown at Kiesow's. Sd3t.
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


Very pleasant day,~-ludian summer
come again.
Mike Kane's tin store has been closed
by his creditors.
The Turner Dramatic Society will
give an entertainment in Turner Hall on
Sunday evening.
Water Works Supt. Cramer is shut
ing off the water from all persons who do
not pay promptly.
Port Byron is no longer an appendage
of Rapids City, but has voted to adopt
articles of Incorporation.
The English papers, as will be seen by
our telegraph columns, take very favor
able view of Mr. Tilden's election
An article in this paper, from the
fully justify and demand change of ad-
ministration. Don't miss reading the
article-and ask your Republican neighbor
to read it.
Street Com'r Marker has teams
and 10 men at work taking about two feet
of dirt from the lot of the Broadway
Presbyterian church, which was given to
the city on condition that it be removed.
| The dirt is being used to fill sidewalks to
grade.
Davenport and Scott county have
gone back to the arms of Grantism. The
Republicans carry the county ly about
| 1000 majority, on all except congress aud
circuit clerk, each of which are about even.
with chances in favor of the Republicans.
In the township the Republican majority,
an, = ha 1Obt of IL
| the way from 40 to AL. Price beats
Murphy for congress, in the district, by
from 1900 to 5000.
Deputy Sheriff August Herkert now
has possession of Turner Hall and he il
busy fitting the bar room up in first class
order-having ordered new counter, ice.
box, tables, chairs, ten-pin set, etc. He
expects to have everything in order BY
Saturday evening when be will open vi
with good lunch to his many friends il
this city and Moline Gus is just the kline
of man to keep everything in first class
order and make Turner Hall a popular
resort for all people who want fresh glass
Of beer and good lunch.
1t will be rememb ered that, last week
THE ARGUS gave an account of the arrest
in Davenport, of three sneak thieves nam.
ed Frank johnson and VIM. Thompson
all having large amount of cutlery, &c.
about them. Upon Chief Martens, oil
twas found thar the articles had beer
stolen from a hardware store in Bishor
Hill, Henry county. The thieves were
brought to this side of the river and lod
ged in our jail on Tuesday night without
requisltion, and Wednesday Sheriff
Vannice, of Henry county, arrived anG
took them to the Cambridge Jail on the
afternoon Peoria train.
i Bill Renfro, whose arrest by Deputy
Miller, and incarceration in jail Tuesday
night for abusing his wife, as noticed in last
evening ARGUS, was taken back to Jail
after examination on Wednesday, for want
OF $500 security for keeping the peace to
wards his wife in particular and all person,
10 general, 1t was stated in that article
that the threats of Bill were made In eonse
quence of the fact that Mrs Renfro wanted
her mother Mrs Kinner) to live with her
This, we are informed,is wholly mistake
that Mrs. Renfro never made any such re
quest, nor would Mrs. Kinner think o.
such a thing. Mrs. Kinner resides OF
Fourth Avenue, between l4th aud 18th
streets, and Renfro lives down near the
lower saw mill; and we are also informed
il that Renfro's family have been partly sup
ported by Mrs, kinner and her family
and that Renfro is in the constant habit o
abusing his wife when he is intoxicated
Il About o'clock last evening Mr. A. F
Cutter signed Renfro's bond and he wa
released. 1t is 20 be hoped that be will 81
| live that his family affairs will not again b.
lintruded on the public.