The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-12
Rapids CITY Letter.

RAPlDS OITYi Dec. III, ~. Il
Though Rapids City, in the columns Of
The ARGUS, has not been heard from
lately, she is still here, as the mud froze
up before she sank totally out of sight.
The Methodist church here is almost
completed. The outside work is finished,
and all that is needed inside is the seats
and altar: it will be a model of neatness
when done.
The Rapids City Railway Co. are doing
a rushing trade now, more orders than
they can fill. The new track works to q
charm, but the upper track was not prop
erly located and is being taken up and re-
laid to day.
2O4 cars of coal so far from this place
this month. Who says we amt happy.
Lester Garter, little son OF j. W.
Carter, died Saturday last of diptheria.
Funeral yesterday from the Christian
church. Several others are suffering from
the same disease. A good many of the
little ones are suffering from whooping
cough
The eclipse of Venus, or the Moon, or
both, was generally witnessed here on
Saturday night, but the Presidents mes
sage was not read by half dozen people in
the whole town.
Prof. An Foo gave Chinese exhibition
on Saturday evening. Most of the audi
ence went TO see a full blooded Japan
Chinee heather you kuowl The Prot. s
smiles may have been bland. not bland
with the Bland Silver Bill but fear!ully
Bland with the ardent.
One of our citizens, who under the
enthusiasm of the moment and the fleet
of the "crathur" fell off Williams railroad
bridge some time ago is out 'again, and
says he feels as well as can be expected.
The fall resulted in a broken shoulder blade
and a bruised face Adams fall was
greater but probably did not hurt any
worse.
The Board of Trustees let the City
Marshal run wild about all last summer
and fall without any bonds. AS several
cases are or will be brought against the
Marshal for various things, who will pay
the costs.
The Western Union are talking some Of
putting in a switch engine here to do the
work at our mines. We should think il
needed one.
The Craycfaft and Rettig houses are in
running order now Both are good
Rettig has a good sidewalk around his and
Craycraft is building one around his hotel.
There are a coed many old citizens OF
this town that don't know any more about
law than do, but to hear them talk one
would suppose that seat on the supreme
bench had once been theirs.
Brother Rowe, our P. NJ, has had q
house full of company lately. Among the
number was Methodist divine, some re-
lation we believe. Rowe married the
reverend gentleman to 6ne looking little
lady while they were there, and treated
them right royalty, and still some people
are mean enough to iusinuate that Rowe
don't like the Methodists any too we'll
Perhaps he don't, but he knows bow C
treat them well whether be likes thcm oil
not.
One of the curious features of human
life is the birthday of a young lady. II
she is young aud pert, aud you suppose
lyou are doing her favor and getting into
her good graces at the same time by re-
marking that she is very large and tall for
one of her age, which you place at 10 Oh
IL years, you will be very CURLY and de
family informed that I'm fourteen year.
old to-day" Seven or eight years after
that you meet her again, and not wishiul
u mdhe huJ bluuuOlo luis lliuO lCLudL
: that she looks remarkably well for lad
of q or % summers, if young teller
is around you might notice that the lOol
she gives you would den.olish an oil
English castle, and you realize your mis-
fortune when you are informed that: m
says Pm going on eighteen" In he
, innermost soul she knows that you ar
, right, but you've got to be an awfully in
i innate and confidential friend to have he
say to you, John, what in the world pos
{ ''sessed you to make that awful remark
Q me to day. Mr.. G. was there and 20
q know I'm dead after him, he's got sue
y y pretty eyes" D. L, G.