The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-24
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EocK ISLAND. ......... ILLINOIS.
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By reference to our advertising columns will
in the toWn Of
Scott county, Iowa territory, by Alfred Sandera
a young gentleman from Cincinnati, Ohio, We
hope the citizens of the territory will extend that
patronage requisite to such an undertaking
We have no doubt of the success of Mr.. Sanders
should he get as liberal support of The people
OF the territory as have from the citizens Of
Scott county.
August &c, 184l, an advertisement Of
the new steam ferry boat Rock Islander"
by John Wilson, appears.
In the issue of July %, l184l is the fol-
lowing:
| From the Rock Island Banner.
M. Christ, Editor of the Aissisippian
| SIR take advantage of all the space afforded
me this week, in the Banner, TO pronounce your
your last editorial under '4th of July again." as
base, lying SANDER. worthy of you, 1--WE know
him. say you. Well, sir, know you and you
email near from me more at large on this subject
| next week. 2. GREGG
Christ's reply to this is altogether too
personal to reproduce, and the files of
the Banner Of this time can not be found,
therefore DIR. Grsgg's next communica
ton is lost From the files of the Ms
sissippian enough is learned to know
that the community were 10 constant ex-
element, for the paper teens with
lengthy and very personal articles from
diverse and sundry persons But the
Lyceum was not forgotten, and in the
same issue is a notice, c. c. Wash
burne secretary, for discussion of this
.uestion; Are early marriages condu-
Give to the happiness of mankind?"
Affirmative-J. W. Hubbard, WIN.
Frizzell, Geo. Mixter. Negative VIM.
Vandever, G. c. Washburne, Thomas
B, Rossington. A lecture was also de-
livered, by D. J. Lloyd, on the science
of astronomy, with illustrations.
September I'd l84l there is a notice
of an appropriation passing one house of
congress 1.-THE senateJ Of $4,000 for the
establishment of national armory upon
the northwestern or southwestern waters,
and the paper again teens with articles
in favor of Rock Island as its site. Com
missioners we're sent out to look for
location, as the following, in the issue of
December 2, lS4l, will show:
The commissioners appointed to select a site for
| an armory OF the western w te-s having visited
Rock Island, Peru, and Ottawa, proceeded, on
Thursday last, down the Illinois river on the
steamer Sarah Ann, for Alton and st, Louis.
| Instructions have been left with Mr.. Ogvie to
survey certain points the Upper and Lower
Rapids OF the Mississippi, and Lower Rapids OF
Rock river,
January l., 1912, John G. Powars' S
name, for two years nominaily connected
with the paper, in order to keep it from,
being levied on by the sheriff, disappear
ed, and the mast head reads, Printed
and Published by d. Crist."
; Mr.. Powars came here from Boston,
Mass. and died here April IS, 1866
aged about 81 years His remains were
taken to st. Louis, and inferred with
those of his wife. He was the father-in
law of the late Ben Stickney, SO long and
honorable connected with the Planters
House, in ST. Louis.
With the beginning of the year 1912,
Crist published a lengthy editorial 10
which he said:
| Against great DIN uItleS and pressing embar
easements we have thus far struggled with success
We have had TO contend vita secret enemie,
and open foes, hut we have trlumphed over then
all.
At some length he then proceeds t.
speak of what he intends to do in improv
ng his paper in the future. The paper
lis still crowded with articles on the
armory question. In this number is also
he following;
MARRIED,-At Rock Island Mills, by Chas, a
Spring, Esq, the 2Sth of Dec, Mr. harrison
| boggess to Miss Hannah, daughter of Jonas an,
Elizabeth Sparks, al Of this county,
There also appears an advertisement
Iof Miss Nj. p Hunt, (now the widow o
B. F. Barrett our first mayor for q
school for the instru elton of pupils Q
| both sexes-$3 quarter-in Col Buford'
building-oppo site Mr. Bentley's Hotel
January 6, 1912, Johnston & McBrid
chairmakers, publish their advertisement
Oar present respected fellow citizen
Joseph Johnston, was the senior of tn
6rm-shop on Mississippi street.
During this fall and winter belief wa
Iquite prevalent that salt water could b
: obtained by boring, and that large sal
works could be established here, and il
the paper of January &c, 1912 L. An
drews, D, Crist, Daniel d. Dofy, John Fl
Swartwout and John Holt advertised 70
salt borers. A company was organized
with Col. Jnhn Buford president; L
Andrews, secre tary; Hibberd Moore
treasure r; and VIM. Frizzell, John w
Spencer, VIM. Bailey. Joseph Knox AM
Joseph Johnston directors. Col. Johl
Buford, l.. Andrews, and D. B. Scar
!. were appointed a committee to receiv,
! proposals for boring-but the who'll
l. affair ended in gas The intention was t,
bore in the valley near Black Hawk
J. Watch Tower. where Bailey Davenport
: coal mines are located. The enterpris
never amounted to anything; no borin,
b, vas done-in the ground.
Ito be Continued)
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