The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-07
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Three burglaries in Davenport on
Saturday night.
The board of education advertises for
proposals for furnishing coal for the school
houses.
The Wheezeanhaler papers are not
pleased with the letters of TIlden and
Hendricks.
The New York Herald says ''the let
tiers of Tilden and Hendricks are very able
documents.
"A new engine for the Santa Fee 4
Northern Pacific road passed through here
over the g., r. l. & P, Sunday.
John Matson had his right ankle Sc,
verely spraiued at Weyerhauser & Denk-
mans saw mill on Saturday afternoon.
Quite number of Odd Fellows went
up to Hampton on Saturday evening on
the Newsboy on visit to the lodge up
there.
The Union repeats its oft-repeated
falsehood that ''the Rock Island ARGUS
and papers of that ilk have nothing to say
in condemnation of the Hamburg massa-
ere.
In one article the Union says the
telegraph having mixed the letters O! Ill
den and Hendricks. and in another article
IN the same paper the editor says the fore
man did it. You pays your money and
you takes your choice.
The Osterberg managers of the poor
old Rockford, which they are trying to
swallow and get away with, have been
compelled to pay their taxes in this county.
and we are told that this is the only county
III the state in which they have been com
PEELED to pay up. This speaks well for S.
r. Porter, our county treasurer.
The Union is unhappy because the
Democratic county committee did not cal
a convention to nominate a candidate fol
sheriff. In Indiana the Republican candi
date for governor having been exposed IL
his dishonest transactions, laid, down, anC
the state committee nominated Ben
Harrison in his place. Does tie Unt0,
condemn this also?
People who were there say that tht
Republican neeting at Milan on Saturda,
evening was not attended by more than 81
or 40 people, and that the remarks of Cit,
Attorney VIM. H. Gest and Assistan
Postmaster Haverstick, were of the usua
kind made by the Republican office hold
ers. They had a t0rchlight procession
consisting of only Is torches!
The poor old Rockford delayed its St
, Louis train two hours, Saturday night, il
, order to get up an excursion from Mon
mouth. 1t did not get to exceed per
sons, some say only one. Skipem & ca
also run a special train from Sterling o.
Sunday for another of its great excursions
and had only passengers. Skinem
Hor 1,,c
: to pay their overdue board and waship
bills, but people are afraid to ride on tn
dangerous old road, and the money don
come IN.
t THE CENTENNIAL!-The farmers tim
s for recreation Now that the summe
q crops will soon be gathered, and on
farmers everywhere are happy over th
abundant harvest, together with the fac
that the demand for agricultural product
r will be great enough to realize good RI
! turn in the market, it is well that those
our friends who intend visiting the Gel
: tenEial have their attention brought to til
t best and most economical means of reacl
: ing the exhibition now being held I
@ commemorate our Tooth anniversary as
- nation.
I uupubtGuly greater IdCllllIeS are no
> afforded by the great Fl Wayne 4 Penn
/ sylvania Line for reaching the gateway
s the centennial grounds than is in til
: power of any rival to offer; while for col
!, venience, comfort, and economy, none ca
dispute the fact that it is the most desir.
f BE, shortest and quickest route to the Gel
tenniai depot; in the immediate neighbo
q hood of good hotels whose prices rang
from two to four dollars per day, and Will
in five minutes walk Of the main eutranc
thus saving to the visitors the cost al
annoyance of traGsfer incident to 9th,
lines.
Not the least attractive to our farmt
friends will be the encampment of Il
national grange of the patrons OF hu
bandry, al Elm Station, near the ce
teDnial grounds, on the line Of this roa
where ample accommodations have bee
provided for agriculturists, at Il
moderate price Of two dollars per Ga
Arrangements have been perfected by th
line by which centennial tickets to Phil
del l.hia or New York and return, good f
sixty days, can be obtained at any coupe
5. ticket Office in the west.