The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-28

NOTES HERE AND THERE.
-Seyen tramps in the marshal's office
last night
Old newspapers for wrapping paper.
for sale by the hundred, at this Office.
The ferry boat between Hampton and
Pleasant Valley is running regularly.
"A ferry boat is making regular trips
b tween Muscatine and the Illinois shore.
George H. Boynton, the newly ap-
pointed city surveyor, has taken the oath
Of Office and assumed its duties.
With "a candidates in the field. there
will be plenty of hand shaking in this town
Ahip during the coming week.
The Tri- City Times proposes to issue a
daily. It is one of the liveliest, most tear
less and independent papers or our list.
VIM. Bell, the newly appointed weigh
master, has taken the oath Of office. but
will not commence work until next Mon
day, the first day Of the month.
Billy Wilson, Importer of Havana
Cigars" That's the way it reads on the
new safe in Billy's cigar store. And he
has good stock Of choice cigars in the
safe. 1t is an elegant zinc-hned air-tight
affair, made at J. r. Warmers planning
mill.
Two DEGREES of divorce were granted
in the circuit court over the river yester-
day-both on the ground of desertion
The cases were: Elizabeth G. Frasher Us
Buren, Frasher. and George W. Ashton as
Mary Ashton-Buren had refused to live
with Elizabeth, and Mary wandered away
from her George.
Thomas Bollman, the late efficient
chief engineer of the fire department, has
been appointed policeman This is q
good selection. Toms record in suppress
ing rufianism in the fire department is one
that every good citizen feels proud of. We
hope he will make as good record in the
police department.
The fire in Davenport early Tuesday
morning destroyed an old frame building
oH Brady street occupied by Eldridge &
Bro. as an insurance Office. Charles K
Eldridge is secretary of the Scott County
Pioneer Settlers Association and all Of hi,
records, sketches, engravlngs. files. ETC.
belonging to the association were destroy
ed. The total loss is about 81 900. Partl!
, insured.
-Sup'r. Aster started Mrs Fred Bar
, nett on her way to her friends in England
e this morning. Before going she statcc
E that she wished the papers Of this Cit,
$ would publicly return her heartfelt thank
, to Sup'r Aster. Mayor Butler and to tn
employees Of the glass factory for the kin
assistance she had received from them all
in providing for her while she was her
and in raising enough money to send he
- back to her friends iu England.
. -Moline's lieutenant governor Wa
q iu the city last evening and, seeing our ne
= deputy marshal, asked How muc
l. strength does it take to clean out thes
s new policemen" Bill answered. ''AboU
i three times as mucn as it does to make
= lieutenant governor, and then Morris ha
= to pail as off" Good enough-tak
Is something?" No thank you,-I don
r. drink and the governor walked of
r When Richard Roe arrives at hot
e with a woman and registers as "Richar
n Roe and Lady, or ''R. Roe & L'y'' it a
tords good ground to suppose that II
e. lady or ''ny'' is something besides b
d wife, and they should be assigned sepa
t ate rooms and kept separate or refuse
II admission to the house. 4 man wi
r takes women to hotel and is afraid
y register x aoitc" after his name, is ge
1r orally fraud.
e. L. SIMON & Co., at the Rock 1sIal
" House clothing store have just received
r large and splendid assortment Of Boys al
Il Childrens suits for the spring trade. II
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