The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-17
NOTES mn re AND THERE.

Concert at Darts Hall tonight.
-Warmest day of the season-and
good breeze, too.
-Vogele's saloon. in Hampton, was bur
glarized on the night of the 18th, the
thieves getting about IS in money, consid- |
cradle liquor, oysters. sardines, cigars, !
etc., No arrests.
The ball in Darts Hall tomorrow
evening,to be given by the Father Mathew
Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society,
promises to be avery pleasant affair. A
large number of tickets have already been
sold.
Base ball is all the rage with the
school boys and the strong young men
just now, Our boys Think they can walk
AVA" with any nine in this or Scott
county, and they have done $3.50 far this
season,
Street car No. 3 is now in Murphy's
wagon and blacksmith shop where it is
undergoing thorough repairing, and will
be neatly painted. President Warner in
tends to have all the cars repaired and
painted in the same manner, during Ethe
season.
| Mr.. |. n. Holmes, our popular archi-
tect, has prepared plans for two handsome
frame dwellings, which will be erected in
Port Byron this season. One is for l.. L.
Gaylord and the other for D. s. Metzgar
When compile ted they will add greatly to
the fine appearance of the place.
| There is a wonderful awakening on
the subject of temperance in the eastern
states. Thousands are quitting the use of
intoxicating drinks. 1t is predicted that
the movement will extend all over the
country. Much good can be done by per-
suadlng people to be temperate.
Tod Tyuer was brought into the dis
triet court over the river, Wednesday
forenoon to receive sentence. 10 answer
to the usual question he remarked that
although convicted, he was innocent Of the
crime. The court sentenced him to p
years at hard labor 10 the penitentiary at
Anamosa. This will rid Davenport of one
OF her most dangerous roughs.
The postmater general has ordered
that hereafter the New Windsor hack
shall receive its mail at Milan, instead of
at the Office in this city. This is the last
of the hack mail lines to Rock Island
The railroads now carry all the mails.
The New Windsor hack will receive it's
mail at Milan by the Rock Island 4 Mercer
County r. r. trains,
-Messrs. George NJ Keller, r. Cramp-
ton, h, W. Spencer, S. S. Kemble. A.
White, Madison Reynolds and NJ. W.
Davis, committee on music for the monthly
Service OF Song, earnestly request a full
attendance of the chorus singers, at
0 clock tomorrow evening, in the Central
, Presbyterian church. Some new and
choice pieces have been selected for the
service on Sunday next.
There was free fight among num-
Der of miners at Coal Valley last Saturday
night, and about dozen of them were
fined s. each costs by Magistrate Loebner,
Monday. During the row Peter Sch
t roeder, an outside party, was shot in the
instep of his right foot, receiving pain.
full wound-from which the bullet has not
yet been extracted. Who fired the shot
is not known, at present.
Capt Haverstick. of the Rock Island
Pottery Works, has left at this office a
t handsome specimen of his new style Of
flower pots-the Scotch Thistle''-a poi
in the form OF the flower of this vel
t known plant, in two sections, the bull
g taking the place Ct the ordinary saucer
J
0 styles are also made. Standard style,
t and sizes of yellow and Rockingham ware
t are also made. We hear that it will sool
e be necessary to improve and enlarge tn,
d works in order to fill orders, which ar,
daily increasing.
e With a desire to have western
4 lecture bureau equal to any in the east
u and to save our lecture committees frou
e having to 20 so far for talent, and yielding
to the solicitation Of many who are promi
e e nent in the lyceum, the publisher of tn
II Western Rurdt has organized the Nations
}, Lecture Bureau, and proposes to charg
II lecturers the small fee Of ten dollars only
i instead Of the large fee usually charged y
u bureaus, thus enabling lecturers to 90 fo
: u smaller fee, which of course, will be c
u direct benefit to the public. Addres
s. National Lecture Bureau, Office of tn
10 Western Rural, l5l-l53 Fifth Avenue
"a Chicagol illinois,
i The Rock Island reporter for th
- Gazette copies the article from last ever
- ings ARGUS about some gentleman bein
= here from EImwood trying to induce GU
4. capitalists to fit up the Eggleston woole
-, mill building for the manufacture c
=, - fhe New Era Grain Cleaner, and modes
~ ly says: The attention of these partit
Il was called to this excellent machine b
at the Gazette +" That's good-especiall
" as Mr. Clifford, one of the gentlemen.
=, the patentee of the machine, and all al
II stock holders in large factory at Elmwol
" where it is made, together with otht
farm and mill machinery
Big Joe Johnston living near Re,
nolds, was in Milan on Monday, and ge
ting about three sheets in the wind" /
at sailed into prize package peddler's stan
r. on the sidewalk, and kicked hi
81 stock in trade in every direction q
s. also attempted TO go through" the pee
m der, but Che run upon spag 10 tt
Is shape OF the peddler's fist, which col
ne siderably damaged his pilot house. II
is was towed to a safe harbor in the cal
1d boose by Constable Mclean, and, on Tue
h. day. was assessed $25 and costs by Magi
no trate Dickson for damages done and wha
he fage fees. After undergoing repairs
ne the drug store, and taking on a new cars
nd of 40-rod ne sailed for home, about S.
n out of pocket on account of his spree.
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e! Odd dishes of all kinds at sacrifice
ty May Bros. Everything Ii: rked in pla
Se fipurps and now se LING nj uholasala Dria