The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-12
NOTES HERE AND THEEE.

Fine day.
The condition of the country roads is
improving
The ice has commenced moving at
Muscatine.
Preparations for business are being
made with the boats at the boat yard.
Everything is quiet around the court
house now-since court has adjourned
But very few teams on Market Square
to- day, and business around town unusual
| " dull.
Prof, G. D. B. Mills, philosopher
and lecturer, will speak in Uilliers hall
this evening.
Mr.. York A. Woodward, one Of tht
most accomplished clerks of the Louis
lana returning board, was graduated as a
prestidigitatuer.
If DR.. Calf considers the hydrant
water safe to use for drinking will he in
term the people why he will not permit its
use in his own family?
Ada Sweet, pension agent, Chicago,
ILL.,, was the name on letter which was
dropped into THE ARGUS box yesterday.
It's now in the post-ofice.
The Turner masquerade given in
Turner Hall on Saturday evening was
very largely attended and many of the
costumes were rich and handsome.
The ice above Rock Island bridge
commenced running yesterday afternoon
and piled up considerably on the Island
and Davenport shores. The ice opposite
this city hasn't moved yet,
The Lenten season. commemorating
the fast, of forty days, of our Lord in tht
Wilderness, begins next Wednesday anC
continues until April l, on which day
Easter Sunday falls this year.
A large number of tickets have beer
sold for the moulder's bali for the benetit
Of Henry Monahan, which will be given in
Killers hall on Wednesday evening, the
DIST Music by Bleuer's band; supper by
Mrs. Aster.
| There is some talk in our legislature
of abolishing the Office of county superin
tendent Of schools. This would be a gooC
thing and ought to be done, thus restoring
to the people Of each locality the right Il
manage their own: schools in their owl
way.
DO not neglect a careful reading o
) the three column article IN this pape
) from Dr. Kedzie, Of Michigan. which wa
adopted by the American Medical AS
ISOLATION, at Philadelphia. 1t contain
2 much that is applicable to Rock Island to
3 day.
The funeral of Miss Mary Lingle an,
little Jennie Hitler. who died almost a
the same moment at the home of tn
e latters father, Capt. David Hitler, OIL
p Saturday forenoon, took place o.
Sunday afternoon from the Bar
list church. and was very largely at
tended.
2 There are plenty of mean souled PEG
> pie in every city who would turn river {
death upon the population if they coul
make cent by it. They cry out. whe
: an effort is made to preserve the publ
c health-'O you are hurting business :
|, as ii business was of more Importance tina
g life or health Let them read the artcI
! by DIR. kedzle, in this paper, and lear
something.
= The ARGUS was the first to sugges
IS that. there was danger ia the use Of hydraI
q water, fer drinking The practical resu
i of its use caused the suggestion, an
: without setting up its dictum it aske
. investigation. A microscopic examinatio
p showed that there was danger. Tn;
&c danger increases or diminishes daily-bI
a probably at no time'has the water bee
= wholly free from danger Why shoul
" the honest truth be whitewashcd2 Notl
e ing can be gained by it, and much may (
if lost.