The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

"A Milan boy prayed, Give us this
day our homemade bread.
To-day, friday is the last day of SER
vice for the September term of our circuit
court.
81 There is man in Galesburg who en-
ploys girls to work in his shop at So per
week ana charge them ten cents week
for ice water.
Nine applications for divorce at one
term of court goes to prove that all has not
been quiet on the Mississippi during the
past three months.
1t is estimated that it will take ten
years to bore the proposed Mediterranean
tunnel. We had a fellow to see us the
other morniK@ who, If allowed to talk
straight ahead, could we think, accomplish
the job in about tenth of that time.
These cool morning are conducive to
"a little more sleep and little more sum-
ber," but if fellow wants to get up at
three o'clock 10 the morning, and amt got
no alarm clock, let him take in few slices
of watermelon, half dozen green apples,
few plums and drink pitcher of water
just before retiring
WIN. E. Chopper will complete the work
of remodoling thecourt house Saturday. He
has done a good job-one which will be
satisfactory to everybody in the county.
Thos. f. Cary has few more days work
painting-and then the court house will be
as good as new. He will complete the
painting in the court room to-day.
-Galesburg is anticipating grand time
on the occasion of the State Firemen''
Tournament there next week. Over fifty
companies are already entered for prizes
and it is confidently expected that the dis
; play will eclipse anything of the kind eve
before seen in the state. The contest vii
! take place on Thursday and Friday, tn,
Both and 3lth insts.
Complaint was made Wednesday tina
the signs in front of Gerard u Hodges
dental rooms, and Justice Cookies ofic
: were less than nine feet from the side
walk and they were placed at the prope
height by order of Marshal HAYES. Nov
let the marshal enforce the ordinane
everywhere in the city-the many loN
signs and awnings are nuisance.
"A. Bellinger. gentleman well know
=, in Geneseo and vicinity, was engaged i
running threshing machine on the farr
, of Mr. Cushman, about four miles west c
: that place on the Rock Island road. Whit
engaged In oiling some joints about til
horse power, his shirt sleeve caught IN th
tumbling-rod and drew his arm around th
rod with lghtning-ike velocity, al
actually tore his arm off at the shoulder.
The Democrat says: IA commerce.
traveller named Frank B. Reyes, who wa
9 attacked with delirlum tremens at his hott
e one evening last week, and was convene
to Mercy Hospital, is dead. He was 8
years of age. He leaves a wife and sex
=, era children in Chicago. A brother cam
on from Toledo, Ohio, and was with bin
+ when he died. He was a fine looking
n smart man. master in his business -bu
= he could not control his appetite for iquo
He was buried in St. Mary's cemetery"
Who that lived in tle city in October
4 1871, does not remember the excitemer
d caused by the knifeing of DIR. Lyon b
C Dennis Delaney, in Davenport-and wins
f turbulence aud threats of lynching ther
r were that night? 1t was less than a wee
after the destruction of Chicago, an
people were to nervous for trifilng. Wei
: the disease. epilepsy, that caused th
= acquittal of Delaney at his trial for assau
O with intent TO murder, has taken his life ;
last. He died at the hospital for the il
sane at Mt Pleasant, Iowa, on Tuesda
It last. His remains were brought to Da'
l. export, and his funeral occurred Thursds
= forenoon from St. Anthony's church, tt
! burial taking place in St. Marguerite
- cemetery