The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-24
REMOVAL.

AlSO III IlS cdlue uuupoLi GuO Oh lcsuo
of the paper, the following
REMOVAL.
The office Of clipper Mississippidn has been
removed from The Log Cabin on Mis- sissppi street,
TO the White House" on Illinois street. one square
above the Rock Island House. Like the Wing
cause throughout the Union, are are DloDing up
stream and In imitation of the renewal about to
be made by Gen Harrison in March next we have
left our primitive Log Cabin for more comfortable
quarters in the lchits house In which we are now
domcied.
The new quarters were in house on
the ground where now stands the Rock
Island National Bank. The little one
story white house was afterwards raised
up andlanother story built under it, and it
was kept as tavern-called the Graham
House.
Nov. IL, 1S4O, all the articles on the
armory matter were republished:
The issue of January 7. 1S4l, Number
6, contained an editorial address of nearly
a column, from John g, Powars, and
Crisis name disappears from the paper
except as printer. 1t reads, John G..
Powars, editor and proprietor. D. Crist,
printer, though Powars never had any
thing but nominal connection with the
paper.
The same issue contains an account of a
Wing celebration of Harrison's election.
held in the Court House, Dec oath, 1910.
The address was by Mr. Brackett-what
Bracket the account does not state, but
probably the father of our townsman, Jo-
seph W. Bracket, Esq, IN the evening
they had ball at Jonathan Buffum s
new hotel" opposite the south side of the
Court House, and a. supper at which Col.
George Davenport presided.
The same issue also contains the fol.
lowing:
MARRED-In this town, on New Years Eve, by
II g. Reynolds, Esq, Mr.. Nazro Reynolds to Mics
In Davenport, on the Both ult., by the Rev Mr.
Fisher, Mr.. N j. SwaftwOut to Miss Abigail Kicker.
At Morrstown Henry Co., Ill, on the goth OF
late OF Bucks Co, Pa, to Miss Amelia L., daughter
of Charles W Davenport, Esq, late OF New York
City
In the issue of Feb, II, l84l, are several
letters from Springfield, in relation to
matters before the legislature in regard to
the proposed armory, and giving the Gews
of the passage of an act changing the name
of the town from Stephenson to Rock Isl
and. From one of these letters probably
all written by Reed) the following is cop
led:
OUR FERRY.
In regard to this, it will be proper to say that
Mr., Wilson Is here asking for charter for the ex
elusive nghtto this ferry for ten years, II rightly
understand the feeling OF citizens this matter
they will be as much surprized with this movement
/ was. | had supposed one and all to be oppos
ed to chartered privilege being given to any
to this ferry. 1t should be so held, that Oul
corporation may take 1t into their possession before
long and either make 1t free ferryor very nearly
conceive that our prosperity Is to be greatly
affected by the course pursued with it, and really
depends good deal upon lower rate OF ferragt
than is now demanded.
March IL, 1S4l, is published an ad
vertisement of a Female School, BY
Miss Adeia NJ Lowell" also of the
Rock Island Academical High School
j. Alden Woodruff. Principals" also {
notice signed N, b. Buford, Chas, f
Hollingshead, Geo. T.. Bond, and Z, E
White, calling a meeting to form a boa
club; also call for Democratic Wing
meeting in Davenport, to appoint delegate,
to a Wing territorial convention.
April ls4a, there is another change il
the newspaper. and at the head of the frs
column threads, Printed and published BY
d, Crist. John G. Powars Proprietor.
And at the editorial head is the following
ITO THE PATRONS OF THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPIAN.
16HBy an agreement between tn,
undersigned the proceeds of subscription
and other patronage of this Office are to b,
paid to Daniel Crist-by whom it will b,
conducted-until the end of the frs
volume. JOHN g. PowARs.
=, DANIEL CRIsT,
March 10, lS4l,