The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-31
NOTES HIRE AND THERE.


evening.
See notice to contractors in advertis-
lug columns.
A little rain wouldn't be very bad
just now. to settle the dust.
During the month of May 80 marriage
licenses were issued by the county clerk.
Homer Henderson, the artist, has
moved his studio from Hull's block to
Masonic Temple,
The Union has discovered that
young gentleman of this city has a 'pater-
nal parent 'Fatheriy father" is good. !
-Four days of stiff south wind and dust
and no abatement. Farmers say their
harrows In the fields raise clouds of dust
all the time.
Our crack nine," the Island City
Club, got cracked yesterday afternoon
by the Golfers, of Rapids City, by score
of "a to 9.
The members of the A, D. U. W. de-
cided at meeting held last evening, to
hold picnic on Oferman's Island, on
Thursday, June l4th.
Pro. Piper, of Chicago, will lecture
before the alumni of the High school and
all others who want to hear him, 10 the
High school hall next Monday eYaning.
An excursion to this city and Rock
Island Arsenal, from Kewanee,is expected
on Wednesday, June 9th. The affair will
be under the auspices of the NJ. E. church
of Kewanee.
-Mansilrs Almanac of Planetary
Meteorology says: The principal dis
turbing positions of the planets for June
az pear to be located about the 81, llth
10th, Goth aud 9th"
Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon 81
warranty and quit-claim deeds, SO
mortgages, and 10 other instruments had
been recorded at the county recorder
Office for the month of May.
| "A. Il Kelly, of Illinois City, brought
in the scalps OF one old wolf and eight
whelps, to the county clerks office, and
made affidavit that they were killed on the
18th Of May in Buffalo Prairie township.
The bounty amounts to $24.
| During the progress of the game Of
base ball between our boys and the RAPIDS
City nine yesterday afternoon, little boy
named Jerry Mccarthy was struck on the
forehead by ball club flying from the
hand of one Of the players, aud received a
terrible blow. He was insensible for
some time, but will come out all right.
The Union would probably be willing
to see dozen fires and runaway teams
rather than lose an advertisement from
some vendor of fire crackers, although
their use is forbidden by law in this city.
And the Union also violates law of this
state every day by advertising lotteries,
and its proprietors are all liable to a fine
for so doing and to fine and imprisonment
for the second offense. And yet that
paper claims to be law abiding institution.
The board of education held another
meeting last evening TO hear the report OF
the building committee, appointed at the
last meeting to procure plans for new
school house. The building will be erected
this season, on the lot on the corner of
Ninth avenue and 18th street, will be two
stories high, 76xS0 feet in size, but only
the first story will be finished this season.
Each floor will contain four rooms-in
fact the plans are the same as those for
the "old training schoo! building" in
Davenport.
/ The ARGUS reporter stumbled over
, half dozen young boot blacks this morn.
ing on the doorstep at Squire Chopper
office, where they were busily engaged
> which was afterwards found in THE ARGUS
box, viz That one of our Rock Island
, Boot Blacks Bunty Shruks was to the
Black Hills and Back in too weeks time
/ he was up in coal town working please
copy this in This evening paper" Those
e boys may be newspaper reporters some
/ day.
WANTED BY every one who has an in
telligent conception Of its value, Health
= Health depends upon the possession o
, pure blood; and pure blood j. the sur,
, possession of those who use DR.. Bull
! Blood Mixture, acknowledged as Il supe
rior blood pnrifier.
d The Annual Faraue OF the Fire De
q partment.
: To, day being the day for the annua
V parade of the fire department of this cit
e the members Of the various compane
J. assembled promptly at one O'Clock at thei
{ hose houses, aud aiter forming, marched
: to the north side of Court Square Will
!. waiting there Chief Engineer Johnston
Il aud the foremen of the various companie
Q proceeded to the ferry landing, accom-
y panied by Biehls band, and receive,
u Chief Engineer j. B. Schmidt, of Daven
S port, and his assistant, d. Kohl, Wit
! Foremen Silver, Van Duyne and an escor
; Of Is members Of the Fire King Com
pany They marched back to Cpur
:, Square, where the whole body formed an,
= marched to Market Square, in the follow
!, ing order:
i chief and Assistant Johnston and Hall. Chic
u and Assistant Schmidt and Kohl.
e Biehl's Band 10 pieces.
+ Phoenix Martial Band
= Phoenix Hose Co No1-Joseph Hitler foreman
5 Charles Strupp, assistant. with 20 men
- Vide Awake Hose and Hook and Ladder Co.
Daniel Hesly, foreman, Rube Boliman, assistaU
With 30 men.
y Hook and Ladder Truck "Reville,' drawn l.
q four horses
:. Frank Knox, foreman, Chris. Trefz, assistan
II Third Ward Hose Coo men.
J. Fourth Ward Hose Cow. W. Goodman, fore
man, John Sharp assistant, with % men.
Neptune Hose Co. No. 5-Frank Maucker fore
man, John Specimen, assstant.swith % men,
Rescue fire engIne-drawn by four horses
t. After forming about the square, tn
y chief, his assistant, and the foremen of tn
various companies, with BiehI's band
proceeded to the city council rooms an
escorted Mayor Butte. and Alderme
/. Lundy, ONeil, Schlemmer, Huber, Sim
! mon an Carse and City Clerk Reid to the
square, where the usual inspection .of tn,
apparatus was made. There were n
speeches, but every member of the council
4 ovprnccnd hiS catiofootin1 M tho ,lsSpla,