The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-22
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MOTIFS HERE AND THERE.
Two small fires 10 Davenport yester-
day afternoon. Damage slight. K
There is sorrow in the house of law.
yer Kenworthy. Death has taken away
their infant boy.
druggists will find, in this paper, an
advertisement from Sup'r Aster in which
they are interested.
"A little boy named McDevitt, received
a terrible kick in the head from vicious
horse, in Davenport, Sunday afternoon.
The Annual Schuetzenfest of the dis
trict of the Upper Mississippi will be held
at the shooting park in Davenport on the
oath, 25th and Goth of June.
The steamer Diamond Joe has been
engaged to make trips between this city.
| Davenport and the head of the island of
Rock Island on Decoration Day.
Peoria. one of the hardest and most
crime-ridden cities in the state, is now
overrun with thieves and dead beats. |
-Four burglaries and one man garroted
there Sunday night.
John Ericsson, laborer fell from the
roof of the new rolling mill building. at
Rock Island arsenal yesterday afternoon, a
distance of thirty-fve feet, upon sharp
stone. He received injuries from which it
is thought he cannot recover.
The LIE Claire Muffers, of LIE Claire,
Iowa. and the Youths, of Rapids City,
played matched game of ball in the for
mer city last Saturday afternoon, which
resulted in victory for the Rock Island
county boys by score of Is to 81.
To-day was judgment day on the SIDE
walk ordinance in the county court, but at
the request of City Attorney Gest the case
was again postponed until June l, as the
delinquents exhibited desire to comply
with the ordinance, and he had no desire
to add costs.
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of
f Iowa, A. +. X A. VI. will meet at the
Burtis Opera House, Davenport, Tuesday,
June 5th, 1877 From 400 to 600 mem
bers are expected aud the session will con
: tinue from the 9Th to the Sth inclusive.
! Scott county, Iowa, adyertises tor
proposals in writing for building the
masonary for II small bridges in va ious
towns in the county. Also for cement,
lime. bridge lumber, etc., etc. Proposals
? received up to p. IN. of Tuesday the 5th
day of June.
SILVER coin may be obtained without
: expense of transportation upon desposit of
e notes or fractional currency with any Uni
e ted States Assistant Treasurer or national
g bank depository, or national bank notes
= may De sent to the United States Treasur-
! err, free of expense, and silver will lie re-
turned from the mint therefor. Silver,
however, can be sent only in multiples of
$1,000, and remittances and deposits should
O be made in like sums
= The Chicago Journal says "the presi-
:, dents policy is working admirably iu
u South Carolina. What the fraudulent
: president has done 10 South Carolina or
i Louisiana, except adopt the Democratic
h policy of taking away the bayonets and
- leaving the people to manage their own af-
- fairs, as in other states, perhaps the Journal
will be good enough to tell US. And that
was little contract he m1de, through his
St brother in.law Stanley Mathews and his
e friend Foster, before the to swindle was
st perpetrated,
e Quite number ofpapers through the
t. state are publishing items to the effect
g that Hon. S. H. Fairall is in a dangerous
d condition, liable to die any dav, and thai
st his recovery is impossible. This is not the
lg case. Fairall is in town every day, tend,
y to his business regularly, aud is in mere
he than usual good health. The story orig
" mated with a newspaper" here, which Il
o. given to publishing such statements with
S, out knowing or caring whether they ar
en- true or false.-Ioa1a City Press, May 81.
a' Caroline Richings's English opera en-
T. tertainment drew a fair sized house las
y night, made up of we'll dressed and vel
u behaved people, and they were as we
~ pleased as they could expect to be withou
i Iol;po Dat Il oil 4 =
~ professionals who travel with them The
- seemed poorly posted in the story of tn
- opera aud there can scarcely be said t
- have been any applause. the few who ar
-. preclated the best rendered portions nc
~ caring to be very demonstrative.
he Parents should keep strict waite
nm over their little children, for since I'll
EN- weather has become warm they wande
rst upon the streets and become lost. On Sa
ere urday afternoon little child of VIM. Pratt
an. living on Third avenue, wandered eff. an
ra going into neighbor's house, crawed III
lad der bed. and Tell asleep, and was NJ
ed found until about 9 O'Clock that evening
ION The parents were greatly excited, and tt
ave police were searching for the little on
N. Several other children have been lost
the streets during the past two weeks
John Henry Fuller was married On
few weeks ago by them Justice Pin
tba ley, and he lived happily with his wi
until last Sunday-although John hi
ago thought his wife had received most t,
vas many male friends from the day they hi
rk, oeen married. On Sunday JOHN we
90 out, and when he returned he found
young woman, three young men and h
NJ wife 10 the house. aud his wife and one
ext her male friends were-hut enoug
be John started in search of policeman, al
lie when he returned to his once happy hon
he found that his faithless wife had smas
cen ed up all his household furniture-ar
asst fed John says she is now in Davenpo
of but if she will promise to retu
1m- and remain true to him in the future
the will forgive and receive her again to /
ow, manly heart.
Iaw EPSTEIN MEANS BUSINESS, and in ord
yne to close out his stock of jewelry, ct
por within the next 81 days, will sell ever
WOW thing in that line consisting of fine &C
the watches, plain and fancy sets of jewell
ON. plain gold, etc, etc., at net cost. L
sen. goods mast be sold to make room for
ogc amos, Organs, etc, now arriving. L
mi stein dehes competition. aud will S
teIv goods at prices which cannot be duplicat
hat this side of Boston. Everything first cl'
and OF latest styles and designs
style jewelry at % per cent below the CO