The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-05
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Splendid day.

Well, what-are you going to do on the
Fourth
There are now 1861 convicts in the
state penitentiary at Joliet.
The lecture by Prof Piper, 10 the
hall of the High School building last eye
ming was slim affair.
-Severals peddlers were around to-day
Sc ling telephones" for % cents each
aud good many were sold, too.
"a They still have three..or four consis-
tent members belonging to the temperance
society at Keator & Cos saw mill.
"A new six ton scale is being put in at
Keator & Co.'s lumber yard, 1t will be
used to weigh lumber which must be ship
ped on cars.
The little steamer Louisa, with
couple of barges, carried an excursion OF
about 800 from Andalusia aad Buffalo 10
Muscatine and back last Sunday,
MIR. PAUL., who made such handsome
birds-eye view of this city, is now in Peoria,
where he will prepare a similar view OF
that city. He understands his business.
"A strawberry festival will be held in the
Fifth Avenue M E. church on next Tuesday
evening, the proceeds of which will go to
the Ninth Street church. Everybody iu-
Vited.
The Actives, of this city, and the
Emmetts, of Davenport, played a matched
game of ball in the latter city Monday,
which resulted in victory for our boys
the score standing Is to Ii.
The grand jury has been called to
meet at 10 o'clock on Friday next to indict
Watson, the burglar, who is anxious to
plead guilty. This will make seven
prisoners bound for the penitentiary.
If our crack" nine can't play any
better with the Moline ball club on next
Saturday, on the Moline Water Power
Co. IS island, than they did when they
played with the Collier boys, of Rapids
City, they had better not go up.
-Ex Gov. Chamberlain prints a letter in
which he says: Il am not supporter OF
the presidents southern policy. and my
views Of his southern policy have not
been changed by anything that has occur
ed since | relinquished the Office of COVER
nor OF South Carolina.
Reynolds Station is bound to beat all
other towns on the line of the Rock Island
and Mercer County road-and in order t.
| do this, Of course. there must be baby
| in the yillage-and that's what's the mat
ter with Emil Helpenstell, the young har
ness maker there. Uncle George" who
has been out to see the wonder says it's {
boy-weight Is pounds.
Quite a number Of contractors have
called at the board of education office and
examined the plans and specifications foI
the proposed new school house, with view
of bidding for the work. The plans arr
the same as those used on the training
school building 10 Davenport, but severa
Improvements are being made to them b!
Mr.. Holmes, the architect.
The natural monument for the grave
of the late Edward Burial is now jus
beyond the old fair grounds. The boulder
at present, is an upsightly object, ant
many horses become frightened at it Will
passing. A few days ago several youni
ladies were in buggy driving past, wher
their horse took fright, overturned the rig
and Miss Rose Wright was thrown out an
sustained fracture OF the left collar bone
Several loads of hay have also been over
turned by the horses becoming frightened
while passing the boulder.
IG uISl VI tue utlbh AZ
apparatuses, which new law Says mus
be used in all Virginia barrOoms, has bee
put in operation IN Richmond, 1t Is
wooden box, about a cubic foot in size. Q
one side is crank, and on another diaI
like those of gas meter, The barkeepe
turns the crank once round at every sal
of drink, bell strikes, and the dial r.
gisters one. The object of the device
to determine the amount of tax to be CO
!, lected, at the rate of one cent on ever
drink. Although heavy fine may /
imposed for neglect to use these machine
properly, or for tampering with them
any way-the belief is that they will nj
answer the purpose, because drinkers wi
generally conn!ye at violations of the Law
The principal piano tuaer of ". V
. Kimball, Chicago. is in the city and wi
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