The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-01

First day of August.

First day of August.
Another noon light party on Green
Island to night
The Illinois state fair is be held at
Ottawa. Sept, 4th to 9th inclusive.
All our justices of the peace are
doing a good civil businessjust now.
THAT gutter on the east side of
Market Square will never carry off much
water.
Mr.. Streckfus's new brick building is
commencing to loom up under the expert
enced hands of Peter Farrell.
To our police: Has Peter j. Hever-
ing a license to peddle fish? He was
peddhng the article yesterday.
The Gazette complains about people
allowing weeds and grass to grow in the
public streets of Davenport There's bust
ness for you.
Geo. H. Parsons found PAIR of light
pants on Swan street this morning which
SOME thief had probably stolen and then
dropped. An owner was found.
"A woman PANIED Rasch, living on the
bluff, had runaway and smash up with a
horse and light wagon early yesterday
stopped at Moline avenue.
For delightful summer retreat, COM
mend US to the 'old reliable" Sherman
House, Chicago. Her rooms are twice the
usual size, with bath rooms attached. The
service is perfect, and the table cannot be
eycelied.
A boy named John McCauliff, aged
IA or 3 years, had the middle finger Of
his left hand taken off yesterday afternoon
by the joining saw iu Weyerhauser &
Denkman's saw mill DIR. Kewley. assist
ed by DR., Keller, dressed the wound
BY reference to our advertising
columns it will be seen that the we'll known
wholesale tobacco and cigar firm of West
g. King has dissolved Sam King going ont.
Mr. West has built up good trade, and
he is one OF the squarest business men in
| town.
Peter Farrell has the contract for the
brick work on the addition to r. Cramp-
tons book store-three stories in height,
while John Nolk does the carpentering.
The addition will be 20 by 60 feet and will
have an open iron frontage on the alley
Work will commence in about two weeks
on this job.
Already there is considerable trave
with buggles over the Second Avenue and
the kimball street extensions. In few
days the bridge will be up so that the
drive can be made all the way on Second
Avenue nearly straight street, including
Toledo street FROM the lower end of tow
to Moline.
This morning about IS stone cutters, q
number OF carpenters, blacksniths, help
ers and laborers resumed work at Rock
island Arsenal. A full force of hands
will not be employed at present except in
stone cutting. In the other departments
only enough men will be employed to re
quire boss, who will receive So or Sc
day.
Mr.. Warner is doug an excellent iot
on the extension of Second avenue. w,
took another drive through it last even
ing, and were quite surp-ized at tn,
amount of work done for the money ex
pended. He is entitled TO much credit fo
his excellent nagement of the job Ell
says the bridge near Augustana Colleg
will be II feet high. At first it was In
tended to make it s feet only, but he ha
concluded to make it II. We think
important to get this bridge as high a
possible, and it is good economy to do
now. 1t ought to be 20 or Is feet high
people expect to use the Avenue at all
With bridge only II feet the hills will b
too heavy.