The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-13
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The funeral of Peter Murrin yesterday
afternoon was largely attended.
The 4. o. L. W., picnic comes off
Tomorrow on Otferman's Island.
The evidence for the defense in thu
Brant- Buford case was all in at noon toe
day
-''Seryice of Song rehearsal in the
Christiap Chapel on Friday evening at
o'clock.
About $50 people attended the Bap-
list pic mic from this city to Offerman's
Island. yesterday.
The Diamond 10 win carry an ex-
cursion from Davenport to Clinton and re-
turn on Sunday.
Peter Farrell commenced laying brick
on j. B. Cargill's new building, opposite
the jail, this morning.
1t is said that Moody constantly talks
about three iudiyiduals-Mrs Moody, Err
Moody and their Saviour.
David Lingle, formerly a resident of
this city, 10 the furniture business, but
lately in Chicago, died IN that city Monday,
of straugulated hernia.
Lewis Wilson, Esq. says the cold
weather of the last few days caused the
tender blades of corn to turn yellow-'as
though they had the ague.
! --Gustaf Borneman, the new ferryman
between Moline and Gilbertown, has filed
bis bond Of $500 with The county CLERK.
and also paid bis license of S..
The Bulldozers, Of this city, bull,
dozed" the Northwestern base ball club
Of Davenport. yesterday afternoon, in the
latter city, by score of 81 to !.
-Switchmen 10 the G r. I. & P, yards
tin THE city are now working on two thirds
time Business is very dpll all along the
lie-and, also, on all the other roads.
Miss Rose Wright, the young lady
who received 9 broken collar bone couple
Of weeks ago by falling fsom buggy. i.
improving rapidly, and is nov able to be up
On Tuesday, the Pope received Vicar
| Apostolic Moreno, of California, who, il
the aaae Of Upper and Lower California
presented His Holiness VIII $4,000 francs
The Thomas Concert Combinau,s,
will be taken to Sterling at $3.50 Friday
afternoon on a special train over thai
branch of the G. B. SO. road. Thi,
train will take the place of the one which
IeaVeS at 0.ZU.
"A man named Martin Hazen died a
Hueneme, Ventura county, Cal, May 25
whose parents it is believed live near RoeE
Island. The deceased was born in Ohio
county, West Virginia. Persons interest
ed should address Oliver L. Lybrook
, Hueneme, Cal
Parker Vincent. the young man now
in Jail for stealing tools in Moline, alsC
stole coat from the son of e. E. Rogers
of Port Byron, and sold it at Stewart's
second hand store, in this city. This
morning, with the aid of Marshal HAYES
Mr. Rogers recovered the coat
"A sad accident occurred at Big Rock
Scott county, on the ID. & N. road, las
Saturday morning. Mr.. Dresden's
daughter, a child Of nine years, fel
through the Rock Creek railroad bridge
the height is about thirty feet, and tht
poor little thing struck on her head
Although no bones were broken it is feared
the consequences will result fatally.
Tuesday the Illinois State Reqi8te
newspaper and job printing establishment
! at Springfield was sold to company o
which ex-Goy, John NJ Palmer is presi
dent, Il. L.Merrit, one of the proprietors
and formerly editor, still retains a larg,
interest 1t is the intention of the new
| company to make the Register first elias
!, aggressive Democratic newspaper.