The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-25
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


Cause, incendiary.
John Henry Fuller's bride, who left
him few days ago. is now and will reside |
for ten days in the Scott county Jail for va
grancy.
Thursday. 800 tons of sandstone, from
ex-Goy. B. Gratz Browns quarry in
Missouri, arrived at Rock Island Arsenal,
on the steamer Dan Hine.
"A little boy named Martin Oberg, son
of Daniel Oberg, had his left thigh broken
Thursday afternoon by gate falling upon
it. DR.. Craig reduced the fracture.
The deputy warden for the Iowa pen
itentiary was in Davenport Wednesday.
and the city editor of the Gazette says:
we did not have chance to see our old
friend"
The body of John Speck, the unfortu
nate man who was drowned in the river by
the upseting of skiff on Sunday, was
found at LIE Claire at 6 o'clock Thursday
evening.
The Young America base ball club of
last year has organized this year under the
name OF the "Actives," with Z. Strate as
i captain-and the club is now open to chal-
llenges.
| MIR. E. G. A. Denkman is making a
fine Improvement to his residence. in the
lower part of the city, by adding large bay
windows, on the east side, to the first and
second stories.
The restaurant waiter, who soaks his
thumb in the plate of oyster soup, is taking
a vacation, and the lover of the bivalve no
longer whispers over to himself: Simon
says thumbs sup.
To a man who understands and enjoys
a sermon, it may not seem to be more than
an hour long, but to a boy who doesn't
understand and enjoy it, 1t seems like a
slice of eternity.
l 1t is expected that there will be a
large gathering of people here on decora-
ton day next Wednesday as many towns
inthis vicinity. in Illinois and Iowa, will
take that occasion for an excursion to
Rock Island Arsenal.
1. When fellow tries to kill himself in
Rock Island, they fine him $25 and put
him in Jail if he cant pay it. A gosling
tried it at the Bellows House the other
day, because his girl went back on him, y
and now he langaishes in Jail. That rather
/, takes the romance out of the thing
Cambridge Chronicle.
On Sunday Chas. Green. Frank Case
and Nicholas Sweepe, three Cordova
roughs, went to the house of Arson S.
White and made an assault on his family.
They were brought before Justice Shew
on Monday, and discharged on the charge
of riot, but Case and Green we're to be
: tried for assault and battery, the result of
which has not been reported.
The American Fire Insurance Co., OF
= Chicago, has just issued a new and useful
| county map of the interior states-Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky.
Charles H. Hodgson the agent for the
5 company in this city, has hung up one Of
, them in our sanctum. Mr.. Hodgson has
his office With Justice Hayden.
George Foster and the brother in-laW
of the insane man, James Dickman. re
turned from jacksonville this FRIDAY
morning, bringing with them James Bar
= rett, brother inlaw of Thos Butler, WIZ
was sent to the asylum on the Sd Of May
1875, and has been discharged, the physi
! clans pronouncing his case incurable II,
! was taken to the poor house to- day by Su
y pervisor Aster.
i Hartley Hayford, local agent for tn,
It Rock Island and Mercer county railroad a
e Presumption, is in luck. On Wednesda
e afternoon he was united in marriage t
Is Miss Kate K. Wait, only daughter of Meig
Wait, Esq, one of the most prominent far
mers of that vicinity. The wedding cere
D. monies were performed at the residence G
It the bride s parents, in Perryton, one and
t., half miles from Reynolds. and were cor
Quoted by Rev, Henry W Fisher, paste
of the Hamlet Presbyterian Church.
The large boulder to be placed owe
IL the grave of the late Edward Burial, {
= Chippianock cemetery, which has befor
been mentioned in The ARGUS, was loade
0, upon coal barge in the river below RocB
IL iDgham yesterday afternoon by j. S. Bul
. ton, of Milan, and this morning the littl
= of the river, just below the Peoria roun
house. 1t will be moved to the cemeter
on rollers.
~ The Rev. S. Fl. McGee. the Bapti,
] preacher now 10 the Lee county Jail undt
= indictment for poisoning his wife, ha
made three or four attemp pts to brea
G, Jail the past two months. The Dixo
Q San says: Another attempt was mad
g to break jail last week. The Rev. s. {
- McGee. charged with poisoning his vii
90 at Ashton. had been permitted to retail
~ for his convience a small pair of scissor
. He had separated the blades, and of or
< be had made file The sheriff has no
=" ~ confined him in cell, and will grant BIZ
% 20 longer the freedom of the jail Hi
Q case will be tried at this term of cour
. Hon John V. Eustace appearing for tn
. defendant and Mr.. Barge associated wit
%, the states attorney for the prosecution.
is "A horse, attached to light wagon,
or which were Mrs. James Payne and BIZ
three children, and Mrs. George Payu
and her two children, ran away betwee
Watertown aDd Hampton on Wednesda
as evening, the horse running in the directio
at of Hampton. The two ladies and OF
ne child were thrown out at the start, an
as Mrs. George Payne received severe CT
n, on the left shoulder. The others escape
ce without injury. The horses ran throug
cy Hampton. aud at the school house thel
u the other children were thrown out, r.
n, ceiving number of slight cuts and bruise
ut The wagon was upset and badly broker
u 1t was narrow escape.
20 Hon. p L. Gable has filed 10 on
III county clerks Office complete map an
"a schedule of property of the r. /. & Me
a Ger Go. Il. r. for taxation in Black Hawl
u Bowling, and Edgington townships shown
most compactly every foot of right OF wa
main track, side track and depot building
The drawing is the work of Mr.. Hem
Harrison. Of the Coal Valley Mining Co
Office. The valuation is place
at so cents per foot The document
n. signed by P L. Cable, president, ar
Cornelius Lynde. secretary. For th
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