The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-20

ront OF L. IL. Mitchell nne residence.
Reports from all part of the country
Jay that the prospect for good crop was
leyer better.
"A singing school concert will come off
1T the Baptist church near Hamlet, next
Tuesday evening,
Hon. H. Bigelow, of Henry county,
has been brought forward as candidate
for the circuit judgeship.
The Sunday school children and the
Of the Christian church will have
a pic mic on Oferman's island tomorrow.
There were "a graduates from the law
department off the Iowa State University. |
at Iowa City, this year, one tot whom is a
young lady, Miss Mary Terrell.
The front yard to Henry Schnitger's
residence has been laid out with neat and
pretty flower beds. by his wife, and the
place low presents very fine appearance.
j. T. Kenworthy and Lucien Adams
have been invited to deliver orations at
Coal Valley on the Fourth, The eagle
will soar high in that vicinity on that day,
sure.
"A Warren County young woman has
instituted suit against prominent Mercer
county man for bastardy and breach OF
promise. No names have yet been pub
lished,
While playfully wrestling in front of
his drug store, in Reynolds, on Friday last,
DR.. Aspbaugh was thrown and had his col
lar bone badly broken We're sorry to
here it Doe
The Trinity church pic mic to-day was
well attended. and all appeared to have
a jolly time. The last boat leaves the
ferry landing at I o'clock this evening,
returning at IL o'clock.
Reports from former residents Of this
county now living in Kansas, say that
there has been rain every day tor SIX
weeks, in Mcpherson county, and that the
farmers are much behind with their corn
blowing.
Mrs. Henry Brown of Buffalo Prairie,
has been to Jacksonville and brought back
her insane husband. who has been there
since May, 1874, and has been discharged
as incurable. He is very quiet and iu-
offensive, aud Mrs. Brown intends to take
care of him in the future
The children attending the day school
in connection with the Evangelical Ger
man) Lutheran church had:a very pleasant
pic mic at the head of 18th street to-day,
being under the care. of Rev. G. A Men
nicke, the teacher, and also the pastor OF
the church. Bleuer'S band furnished the
music.
The horse attached to John Coyne
dray ran from the gas works, this after
noon, into the alley north Of THE ARGUS
LA rh,~ .1e
horse and wagon, injurlng the animal on
the right lore-!eg and breaking the harness
somewhat. He then concluded that it was
too warm to run, and stopped.
Gail Hamilton las written another
long winded political letter in which she
refers to 'Mortonism and Conklingism
which had long Haunted the red flag tC
its finest frenzy Red flag is good.
Of course, nobody would expect a womer
to talk about bloody shirt. especially
In the newspapers.
AS 40 item of serious consideration
to Aledo merchants, the stores at Hamlet
; and at BeylNc1Gs are drawing trade from
customers who come all the way from
points within two miles of Aledo. Grain
that has heretofore been shipped at AledC
is pouring in at Reynolds at the rate Of
$4,000 aud 5000 bushels per day.
Record
On Monday last subscription paper
was circul ated tor the purpose of building
a Methodist Episcopal church at Rey
nolds, and in three days time nearly 81 ZOO
were subscribed When the list ap
|-proaches close Oh $1,000, the church
building will be commenced. The officer
4 of the new church have already beef
published in THE ARGUS.
] The Kansas ediotrs are out in COLORADO
on a pleasure trip. They were taken t
! the highest railroad point in the world,
E and seem, from dispatches sent back, t
attach great importance to the fact. Tha
is as near heaven, probably, as some @
{ those fellows will ever get. The invitation
t was general and several editors in thi
q vicinity have probably allowed an opportu
nifty 20 slip by which may never presen
itself again.
On Friday last a man named Cooper
h in Richland Grove township, Mercer county
h died very suddenly under such suspicion
Y circumstances that an inquest was helC
:, but sufficient evidence could not be elicite
to warrant further proceedings. The jur
S were not satifed, however, and instead
O dropping the matter, adjourned for SON
/, days, aud they propose to probe the matte
= to the bottom.
w est Point is turning out moi
military pegs than there are holes to pr
u them in. Since the reduction of the arm
d from $4,000 to $4,000 men, it is a puzzI
to find out what we are to do with seventy
six sec0nd-heutenauts year. Bette
t. have them enlist as privates and the
y put them at work driving a team c
shoveling dirt. as they do at Rock Islam
Arsenal
On Monday June |, son of Elish
g Pearson, aged about sixteen, was throw
q from horse near Richard Kiddoo's,
q Millersburg township, Mercer county. q
y commenced beating the horse unmercifu
}. ", and SO enraged the animal that
% kicked, in self defence, striking young Pea
sou, in the face, breaking his nose, knock
, ing out one eye, and otherwise disfguriL
u him.
-Ex-Mayor Lambert of Brooklyn ge
Is out of bad breach OF trust very cheapl
e He was the trustee of his sisters fortune
y miSarpropriated and lost it. The fac
'e came out. Lambert is an exemplal
re church member and elder At the clio,
j. of the sermon in this church on late SUI
a day he rose and made full confession
e his crime to the congregation. He said
e intended to make all the restitution
could in this life; he hoped God in h
a mercy would forgive him. and that it W,
q b s solemn purpo henceforth to live az
1t die in the love of the Redeemer. 1t WI
Is all right then, for his sisters squandere
D. fortune, which was bis work, was nothin
n when weighed in the balance Of unshake