The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-09
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Another fine dav.

Another nne day.
The question of having stock yards
in Davenport is being agitated.
Charlie Schlemmer has just purchased
and put up in his saloon handsome $3.50
Brunswick billiard table.
The Illinois State Medical Society will
meet at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chica-
60, on Tuesday next, at 10 AN.
+ Flour took another Jump up Yesterday
of 40 cents-and is now selling for $lO,4
and $1,000 per barrel, wholesale.
Minnie Wyatt, alias Dean, has paid
her fne-or rather, one of her friends"
paid it fo2 her-and she is again free.
The west front window Of the Tiyoli
presents very fine appearance-with its
handsome fountain and pretty landscape
in the back ground.
George Fieldine's house, four miles
west OF Davenport, was en,ered by thieves
last Sunday, but they only got small
amount of money. No arrests.
All who have travelled over the Rock
Island Il Mercer County road pronounce
it as being one of the smoothest and most
evenly ballest roads in the state. 1t has
all steel rails and no mortgage.
Robert Haddick has been chosen pres
ident of the Coal Valley board of trustees,
and he has appointed Hugh Caughey,
treasurer; John Pierce. marshal; and
Morgan Thomas, street commissioner.
Geo. Howard, in Jail on capias for
ioverdriving and thereby killing one Of
Copp 4 Bros horses, was brought before
Justice Cooke. Tuesday, where the case
was settled by Howard giving the Copps
his note for $S5, with security
An error was made in copy furnished
for publication regarding the petition for
the removal of j. W. Spencer's fence
from the public highway. As published it
reads between 18th and 10th streets,
but the petition reads between 10Th and
10th streets" The petition is what gov
erns
| The fire this forenoon was in the OLD
frame building near the corner of Fourth
avenue and Goth street used by S. Berk-
son as a second hand store, and owned by
the heirs of the late Peter McParlIn. 1t
caught in the roof, from a defective
chimney. Loss about $50. Insured in
the Lycoming Insurance Co, of Muncie,
Pa, for $l,00O--J. n. Reynolds, agent,
The fire was ex:iugulshed by the Third
Ward Hose Go.
George Courtney, the engineer on the
Peoria road who was so badly bruised and
burned by steam in an accident which
occurred between Milan and Coal Valley
on the 2Sth of last October, in consequence
o! which 1t became necessary 20 amputate
all the toes OF his right foot, has agair
gone TO work-the first time since the
accident. He has not yet fully recovered
from his injuries, his back and left size
being still weak and paiCtul.
The question to day in police circles
was, WHO let Ike Haley out Of jail?'
{ The sheriff said he had no orders to hold
, him after the expiration of the 9 days on
his old fine, Oh which he was committed by
Justice Pinkley. The police say the sheriff
had power to hold him until his case haC
been Investigated by the grand jury Ike
. was hanging around the court house al
day TO find out what the grand Jury had
done with him.
Tuesday was a busy day at Weyer
nauser 4 Denkman's saw mill. The
sawyers and workmen were anxious t
know how much lumber they could saw il
one day-and the result was as follows
Rotary side, 66,574 feet; gang side, us,
PIT fcet-making a total of lSl, 1851 feet
Some idea of this immense amount 0
lumber can be had when it is known tina
5000 feet makes heavy car load of lum
,, ber-and the amount sawed on Tuesday
/ would make over 80 car loads. How
: that for a Rock Island institution?
Uncle" Joe Johnston is recovering
= slowly from the effects of the fall dow
stairs, which be had last week He i
; still unable to lie down, but sits in a chai
. all the tune. His left side and shoulde
are good deal dscolored. from the fall
: and when he coughs, (which is quite fire
= quent,) he suffers great pain, fanting o.
. several occasions. DR.. Truesdale, VIII
Z attends him, thinks he will recover, thong
y it will be very slowly, as be is nearly I
: years old. He says be cant stnnd th
: knockin' around that he used to year
ago."
= The friends of Ambrose Bone, {
. Rapids City, who shot and killed Miami
: BeBnecke, at the BLACK Hills bagnio. i
= Davenport, on the 2lst OF April, have en-
= ployed Messrs, Sweeney & Jackson. of tn
:. city, to defend him. Bones attorneys sa
II he has been indicted for murder in tt
: second degree He will be brought int
Is court tomorrow and plead not guilty. H
trial will probably come off next weel
The penalty for murder in the second d
a gree, in Iowa, is confinement and har
= labor in state prison for not less than
- years, and may be for life.