The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-18
NorEs HIRE AVID rurRY.

forenoon and one this afternoon, 1t has |
been very warm to-day.
1t is estimated that in Oregon alone |
there are 100000 cases OF canned fish and
$50, 900 of canned fruit put up annually.
All train men on the Peoria road have
had their wages reduced about 10 per
cent No effort was made to resist the
reduction.
Fred Vonach. painter from Coal
Valley, has just completed neat job of
painting and paper hanging in his broth
er's saloon. under Killers Hall. Fred is
talking of locating here.
When man is treating dashing
widow to ice cream, and sees his wife
coming into the restaurant, about all he
can do is to button his coat, hang to his
chair, and trust to Providence,
"A midsummer concert" in Turner
Hall, on Saturday evening, was well at
tended, and those present had a very
pleasant time. Mr.. Herkert intends
having another concert on the evening of
July It'll.
Peter Farrell, the we'll know brick
layer commenced work, to-day, on neat,
two story brick dwelling, % by 80 feet in
size, for John Murphy, the wagon-maker,
on Third avenue between 22d and 23d
streets.
Five prisoners escaped from the
Whiteside caunty Jail in Sterling on Tues
day night. the 18th, by saving an iron bar
to one of the windows. Two of them re-
turned in the morning, both drunk-but
the others are still at large.
"A young lady recently received the
following note, and is heart-broken: W GU
needn't 'spect me up to yewr hous nc
more sunda mites. girl wat leaves gum q
stickln' on the parlor chares for teller tC
sit on amt the girl for me. jim"
1t is generally believed that some
green hand-from Ohio-has been appoint
ed to the control Of the weather bureau
The results look like the work of some
buck eye" who doesn't know his owl
mind any better than some other people
from the same part Of the world.
The Island City Base Ball Club anC
the Bulldozers, both of this city, played
the best game of ball, Sunday forenoon
that has been played in this city for years
Nine innings were played, and the score
stood to Tin favor of the Island City
club. by can't our boys play that way
when they tackle neighborng nines2
Young man, said a father to hi,
daughter intended. your visits REMIND
me of those of a successful newspaper.
How SOP" inquired the young gent
First, they were weekly, then tri-weekl!
and finally they become daily" es
sir, and when we get married, we'll ISSUE
an extra. The old gentleman collapsed
j. D. Taylor, who has the contrac
for building the new school house, on Sat
urday, received the following bids for doinl
the brick work on the building; Pete
Farrell So, 300; Patrick Kennedy So, 100
Case Il Frick 50 $50; and Atkinson
Olof $1,000 The bid of Atkinson & Olot
being tae lowest, was accepted.
"A pair of horses, attached to Wagon
used Tor hauling old bones and other refqs
from <he slaughter houses, ran away OF
the Milan road this forenoon, near Haver
stick pottery. After running shor
distance the lines got tangled around on
of the wheels, and the team went over al
embankment, where the wagon was prett,
badly smashed up, The horses were IN
injured.
The Service of Song" meeting il
I Court Square Sunday afternoon was at
tended by about 1000 people and the ex
erciseS, which consisted of singing by
chorus Of about 100 voices and an address
from Rev. William Reynolds, of Peoria
were quite interesting The meeting vii
be continued during the summer-bein
|, held every four weeks.
AS will be seen by special despatc
in our Geographic columns, q miner pane
David H. Morgan. of Rapids City, in tb
employ of Taylor Williams, was killed /
that place to-day Monday by a fall {
rock from the root of the mine in whic
J he was working Acting Coroner Hay
! den has gope to Rapids City to hold an 10
! quest over the body Of the pnfortunat
. man.
2 The New York Graphic has analyze
the relative stages Of moral depravity i
making assaults on another's property, an
announces the following result: A spoil;
ton of $l,000,000 is a case of genius; {
100000 is shortage; Of $4,000 is litig;
ton; of S25, GOO is insolvency; of $1,000
is irregularity; of $4,000 is dcfaicatiou
! of 81 900 is corruption; of $500 is embe.
: element; of 800 is dishonesty: of $50
: thievery; of $25 is total depravity; an
; one han is war on society.
"A quiet and respected citizen of Roc
Falls, Whiteslde county, named Frapk {
q Corcoran. while walking along the stree
in that place last Saturday evening, VIZ
suddenly assaulted by a young roug
! named Sam Barnes, and in the row tt
: former was stabbed with sharp pock,
= knife. receiving severe cash on the lie
: collar bone. the knife was broken by tt
blow, the point of it remaining in the bon
and resisting all efforts to take it on
Barnes has been arrested aud is in ia
under $1,000 bonds for the coward
assault,
"A horse attached to a light wagon,
: WHICH was seated Mrs. VIM Raisch, viii
standing 10 front of Turner Hall this for,
; noon became frightened and started
run. In turning the corner at Thir
a avenue and 10th street Mrs. Raisoh wa
, thrown out. striking on her head an
shoulders. She was picked up In an Ut
conclous condition and carried to Turne
Hail. Mr. Speidel was sent for, and a
: tended her, and she was soon able to dr;v
home alone, although she complained {
a severe pain In one Of her shoulders.
, China tea sets a prices 40 per cen
, lower than usual retail rates at Ma
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