The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-10
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Central Illinois Fair, at Peoria, Sept.
1915.
The Chicago Epening Telegraph has
been discontinued for want of support.
The Odd Fellows pic mic will be on
Green Island to morrow. All members of
that order are invited.
Davenport is yet infested with
burglars, and if they still continue to ply
their vocation very few people over there
will have any sweat-meats by winter.
Business men who advertise in THE
ARGUS rarely complain of dull times. 1t
is the men who don't advertise in THE AR
GUS who find their sales running down and
their trade going to more enterprising
dealers.
The ARGUS sent reporter to Akin
son to report the examination of the train
wreckers No other paper in this vicinity
had the enterprise to do it. Extra copies
of this paper can be had at THE ARGUS
business office, opposite the post Office.
Invitations are out for pic mic in
Brooks grove tomorrow. The cards are
dated at Moline, and contain the bill of
fare, and are signed by B. G. keator, o.
Lester, D. O. Reid, f. Shrader and Aug
Timm. Tickets $l.50 Dinner at 2 pm.
"A fine shower, this afternoon, rather
interfering with the festivities Of the Cen
trail Presbyterian pie mic at Green Island
Mr.. Offerman's large house and wide
piazzas furnished ample shelter, but the
shower was damper on the spirits of the
party.
You will always find the county news
in THE ARGUS. THE ARGUS does not
confpe itself to this city and Moline, but
aims 10 give full home news from all
parts of the county. That's the reason
why THE ARGUS has so many readers in
the county.
The fact that Alderman Lundy can
read, write. and speak the German Ian
guage ought not to be considered an OBJ
lection to his election as sheriff. 1t is well
enough to have at least one officer about
the county buildings who can read, write and
speak German,
-The Republican senate. by obstinacy
and opposition to retrenchment and re
form keeps congress in session. Wher
the Republican senate comes to terms anC
concurs in the passage of the necessary
appropriation bills, as passed long ago BY
the house, congress can adjourn.
There is good deal of complaint tina
our water works superintendent don't at
tend to flushing out the mains, and don
! even make a pretence OF enforcing tn,
rules regarding the use of water. Th,
fact is that running a steamboat is no
, compatible with his duties to the public
The attention of such Republican
newspapers as have published or com
; mended Gen. Tuttle's speech is requisite,
, to an article in this paper from til
Io,oa City Press, containing letter from
!, the governor of Missouri, Democrat, an,
ing futile an arrant liar.
Our Hampton correspondent seems t
have made Little Gravy Eyes thoroughly un
, happy-probably because he recognizes i
him former Republican but man no,
) working for Tilden and reform. He wi
fiud similar communication in to day
ARGUS sent to US by well-known Re
publican of this city. These things ar
annoying-to Office holders.
Miss Tennie Duffy, 800 No. 4th 81
l st. Louis will have TO wait a little longe
for her letter than she would if it had bee
. dropped in the post Office instead of TIL
ARGUS letter box. Dave Don made sue
a neat box for THE ARGUS that even tn
plain lettering of Whiffen don't keep th
0 missives out Somehow, people like to Dire
f EN- in THE ARGUS box, probably becaus
b it is such neat box.
i. The Davenport Gazette appears to Ell
dorse the beating and ravishing of Mis-
Lee, the Baptist preachers daughter,
Georgia, by Republican negroes, support
: ers OF Hayes and Wheeler We presum
). that DO crime by negro Republican coul
be base enough and bad enough to be de
nounced by that journal, provided th
victim is only white preacher daughter
IS -Ioaoa State Press
II The third annual reunion of Gideon
: Band takes place at Island Wild, Brown
Lake, near Burlington, Wis, on the "
g. r, r., from August 18th to the 26tl
,r Ladies from 22d to Goth. The Band ow
the Island, club house, steamboat, an
all the comforts of permanent camp al
provided. Each member must proviG
y his own linen. Everything else can |
: had at the club house.
al Hugh Tally, alias Kelly, hor,
h thief, was arrested on Tuesday night
e. Davenport, having in his possession tv
re horses which he had stolen IN Abb
d Monroe county, Iowa, one of which b
1t longed to farmer named Mckenzie viii
le the other belonged to one of his neighbor
~ He is now in the Scott county Jail. awa
is ing the arrival of the sheriff of Monr
county. Tally is said to be one of the INC
successful horse thieves in the countr
re and had heretofore avoided arrest.