The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-10
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Still windy-nice weather for calv

still wlDdy-nlce weather for calves.
State elections in Indiana, Ohio and
West Virginia to-day.
-Osterberg, Skinner. Meredith = when
shall we three meet again."
Says Meredith lin soto voice) to
Skin, 'Othellos occupations gone.
Our merchants say business is
improving as the weather becomes
colder.
First of the season dances of the Tur-
ner Society in Turner Hall next Saturday
evening.
Dance at Darts hall this evening
and good time is promised. Everybody
invited
Meeting of the Second Ward Tilden
club in Killers hall this evening. A full
attendance is requested.
Tomorrow morning Uncle John War
ner and his jolly hunters and fishers de-
part for Swan Lake where they will pitch
their tents for awhile.
Capt Robert Kehler is negotiating
with the Turner Society. with view of
selling his property adjoining Turner Hall
and going out of the saloon business.
The Ladies Deborah Society--a SO
ciety composed entirely of Hebrew ladies.
for charltables purposes-gave a very
pleasant dance in Killers hall last even
ing. Biehl's band furnished the music
There is very great probability that if
any of the gang now engaged in setting fire
to buildings in this city are caught, the
county will be saved the expense of a
piece of rope. Three incendiary fires in
one week!
BY reference to our advertising 'col-
umns it will be noticed that Mr. f. Blumb
| is now sole proprietor of the liquor store
on the east side of Union Square. He in
vites the patronage of his friends and the
puhl'c generally.
Let DO voter who wants to know some
thing of the wickedness Of the Republican
civil administration fail to carefully read
the article entitled Champaign Texts >
| Public speakers will find the facts reliable
and all can study it with profit.
Let's see-did'nt the Union announce
that j. .deredith Davis had taken up hi,
residence in Dixon to remain until the pre-
tended extension of the road was complet
ed? Wouldn't those people up Rock riyel
like TO get hold OF j. Meredith some darl
night2
The first shipment of freight for Chi
| cage and the east, over the G. b. Il Q was
made yesterday. via Prophetstown. Gen
Dana means business, and now that the St
Louis road and the G. B. & Q. are prac
| tlcally one, the people may expect good
road and every needed accommodation.
! A Young man named Claus Fehrs
threatened to shoot Miss. Emma Pappe, il
Davenport, .on Saturday. because that
young lady would not marry him without
the consent of her parents. The CIR
didn't relish this kind of business and She
had her spassionate lover held In 5000
bonds to keep the peace
Grant saidI Let no guilty man escape,
| and pardons the biggest robber ,in Illinois
and mam 1oho plead guilty But then
Jake Rehm is great Republican politician
and the Republican party want him out Of
prison to he p carry the election A Re-
publican administration pardons guilty
men as fast as iuries can convict them.
A drunken man went into Mis-.
Wiser's school room in the Third ware
school building this morning, aud taking
class and after hearing the scholars recitt
their lessons walked out of the schoo
room. 1t was lots of fun for the boys, bu
Miss Wiser was somewhat nervous, though
the fellow was.perfectly gentlemanly.
The Sterling lecture and concer
course for the coming winter is alread,
advertised apd of the 10 entertainment;
are already fixed. Tickets for the cours,
s., including reserved seat. Their poste
cat be seen at this Office Do our ptopl
wish such course the coming winter
1t so it is time arrangements were bein,
made. 1t depends wholly upon the PEG
pie.
This evening the Father Matthew
| Total Abstinence and Benevolent socet,
gives a ball in Darts Hall aud respectful,
INVITES the encouragement and patronag,
Of all good people. The Father Matthep
balls are noted for their good order ahc
responsibility, and all our citizens VIII,
wish to encourage temperance and goot
morals should encourage the society. am
those who can do so should purchase
tickets whether they go or not. Mrs
johnson furnishes the supper.
The second alarm of fire last .eyenin,
was given on account of the steam whistl
at Weyerhauser & Denkmans getting out
of order and continuing to whistle for sew
: eral minutes-an the engineer at tn
water works took it for cali of distress
and SOUNDED thea alarm. The hose com
p.nies started for tie lower part of tn
city, but seeing no fire and meeting peopl
who were running uptown in search Of tn
fire, everybody turned and started fo
Thompson's foundry-thinking that wa
on fire again.