The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Another dark, rainy day.

Another dark, rainy day.
The streets areIvery muddy.
Where's my umbrella, my dear2" is
what they say now.
An interesting letter from Mercer
county will be found on the third page OF
this paper
Thursday l25, 200 feet of lumber was
sawed at Weyerhauser & Denkmann
saw mill, The daily average is about
ll5,000 feet.
The official letters and papers stolen
from the city clerks Office on Wednesday
evening, at meeting of the council, have
not yet made their appearance.
"A comparison of the poor bills allowed
for Rock Island and Moline, as published
in the supervisors proceedings, in this
paper, is not favorable to Krelfs economy.
An old edition of Morse's Geography
says: Albany has 400 dwelling houses
and 2,400 inhabitants, all standing with
their gable ends to the street. "-Erchdnge.
How is it that Mike Kane and Charley
Dodge have both put up signs claiming
that their stores Opposite each other) are
No. 8 East Illinois street2' In all other
cases the even numbers are on the south
side, on that street.
The panoramic pocket map of the
great overland route from occident to
orient, Europe, China, Japan and Aus
tralia, just issued by the Chicago. Rock
Island Il Pacific railroad, is very ,attrac-
tive and useful affair.
--The plaintiye hand organ was heard
on our streets again yesterday-engineered
by man with one arm. young woman
with an unusually handsome face, and a
pretty little child. The woman turns the
crank and the man passes the hat.
There has been deluge of rain
to-day. 1t has poured down like food
nearly all day, the cutters running full
| and in many places the whole street over
flowing Thunder and lightning most of
the time.
The letter of Hon. A. G. Riddle. in
| this paper, in regard to Blaine's calumny
of the late J. w. Knowlton derives interest
here from the fact that Mr.. Knowlton was
brother of the gentleman recently
married to Miss Anna Negus, of this city.
The Boss Cake" in Leonard Drube's
restaurant window formerly Mrs. John
sons is the finest specimen of that kind
of work ever exhibited in Rock Island.
Mr.. Drube keeps an excellent restaurant,
and as confectioner and pastry cook he
has no superior in town.
"A machinist in the Eagle Works,
Davenport, named Oriof Anderson, lost
the index. middle acd third finger of his
left hand, yesterday, while working with a
shaping machine-that is, the fingers were
so crushed and mutilated that DR.. Peck, of
that city, found amputation necessary.
Rev. J. D. Bradford was installed
pastor of the Presbyterian church of
Princeton, ILL.,, last Thursday evening
Rev. j. r. Findley, of this city. presided,
and delivered the charge to the people.
Rev. j. Milligan delivered the charge to
| the pastor.
The ball in Killers Hall, last evening,
given by members of Island City Brass
Band, was very pleasant affair, and the net
proceeds will foot up nearly $50. Credit
| is due to the floor managers for the ex-
cellent manner in which the programme
was carried out Quite number belong
| ing to bands in Davenport were present in
uniform Biehl's music was unusually
good, as, also. was Mr. Aster's supper.
"A yrung man named Robert r, Hen
derson. a postal clerk on the Wilton
| division Of the Davenport and Leaven-
worth mail route, was arrested and taken
to Davenport yesterday, on a charge of re-
moving postage stamps from letters AID
then selling them again. L. 5. Commits
sioner Nash held him IN bonds of 81 ,0OO
for his appearance for trial. He gave
bail. His father is mayor of Washington,
Iowa.
MIR. Wa NJ Evarts has not ''gone tc
the hills of Vermont, far from the busy
hum of the city, to compose his centennial
Grafton. The Sun is misinformed. Mr.
Evarts is in town, working hard, and has
As if an eminent New Yorker would have
to leave his home to get up thoughts fl
for the CITY of boarding house keepers /
Mr. Everts may be found at the supreme
court any day, and yesterday was busy
; arguing case of thirty five cases of sky
blue Kerseys.-N 7. World, 4th.
Last fall, Parker Wineman, of thi.
city, entered. at the Dubuque fair, the
horses, respectively named ''Cozette,
owned by j. NJ. French, of Detroit
Harry Logan" and Lady Logan, owned
by Mat Fisher, of Davenport; Lad.
Star" was also entered by her owner, MIR
Frank Van Ness, of Rochester, NY; ant
Tanner Boy" by his owner, Mr. Kelley
of Rock Island. Neither one of thes
horses made their appearance on the Du
! buque track, but came to Davenport an,
: entered in the races there thus ignoring
their obligation with the Dubuque associa
}tion, which was and is member of TIL
National Turf association The Dubuqu
e board Of directors, through its secretary
!, has prosecuted the case until final dc
. cision has been reached, which bars GU
the horses and their owners and driver
from participating in any race under tn
" mempership of the national! association
. which includes all respectable tracks i
4 the United States, unless the entranc
fees are paid to the Dubuque association
{ amounting to $780, aud the penalties i'm
t posed by the national association for unfai
dealing,
u True happiness can be obtained only b
+ having good health. All persons trouble
/ with Coughs and Colds should use d.
# Kings New Discovery