The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-12
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
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Peter j., says fishing is good at Milan
now.
The lumber business in this city is
good.
Civil business before our. justices is
rather dull at present.
About 100 men find employment at
Keator & Co.'S saw mill.
The spring term of our public schools
will commence on Monday and continue
eight weeks.
w I'll. Merrill, the new mail messenger
between the postofice and the Z. X. ], Il
?. depot, will commence his duties next
Monday.
Quite number of farmers were on
Market Square yesterday and to-day
having crossed the temporary bridge near
South Rock Island.
-Sup'r Aster has filed his official bond
with the town clerk, with Isaac Negus,
Cornelius Lynde, A. NJ. Guild and j. r.
Johnston, as sureties.
The secretary of the interior has ap-
pointed Hon. John w. Green, of Daven-
port, to be register of the newly establish
lished land Office at Sheridan, In the Black
Hills.
Felix Hirschel, late of Davenport, is
now book-keeper for Capt. |. Huber at
his City Brewery-in place of Julius
Junge, now proprietor of the Tivoh, in
Star Block.
The young ladies of the Baptist
church give a public social this
evening at the church. They propose add
ing to the usual social attractions, that
of specially prepared music.
MIR. c. j. PAUL., of Milwaukee, has
recently executed fine drawing of Capt
|, Huber's City Brewery and grounds,
which has been Autographed by the
American Autograph Co., of Milwaukee.
The bell on the Hope Hose Co.'S house
Mat. Fredrickson and Geo. Simmon have
strike the crack, and it sounds well enough
for the present.
1t is proposed to invite Billy Wilson
to deliver lecture lin his cigar store)
on the component parts of cigar. He
can tell you more about the filler, binder
wrapper, etc, then any other man. Start
him, on the subject, some time. when you
call there for cigar.
S. w. Warner. of Kewanee, and
Robert Sharp, of Neponset, were each
swindled out of $50, last week, by a mar
who sold them n lot Of mythical hogs anC
, cOrn-receiving that amount in advance
They'll now pay $50 more for the man.
5-Wm. Beniker, a farmer, living il
Montpelier township, Muscatine county
, Iowa, committed suicide at Buffalo,
r opposite Andalusia-on Monday, by delib
eratcly walking into the river and drown
ing himself. No cause for the act can b
ascertained, He leaves wife and tw
i. children. He also has relatives living il
Davenport.
"A poor. old, half-starved horse ha
FL been turned into pasture at the foot o
= the bluff-Where it has been. for two o
three weeks without proper shelter o
S food. The animal belongs to a man VIII
lives in Ropemaker Taylor's house. Of
Eighth avenue, and he should be made t.
! take proper care of the poor creature o
, the police should arrest and have hin
fined for cruelty to animals.
: Evidently, the Davenport & North
western folks are to have deep experienc
in litigation. Two more suits for damage
D on account of railroad entertainments ar
- SOOu 10 NC CDu against 6udI COu
pany by Davenport people-one for $40
1000 by Price & Horribly, and one for S4,0
i by Franklin Kirk & Son. The total {
u damages claimed in the six suits on han
e Including the two named above) reache
u $4,000, That's encouraging, surely.
IS Mr.. O'Mara. attorney for the Rey
= holds saloon keeper. explains that Dav
e bought the lot of Walker & Wait, takin
II from them bond tor deed with cond
# tons of forfeiture it he sold liquor; thi
], when Davis got. into trouble he turne
, over his shanty and contents to OMAR;
IN that o Mara then turned over the conten
G. to Joyce Davis's relativel who was sec
rity to Walker for the lumber for Il
shanty; that o Mara then surrendered,
Walker & Wait, the bond for deed
the lot, on condition that they should cea
e. further proceedings against Davis; al
ly Walker then offered the shanty to joyce
ns he would pay O'Mala's fees,-but Joy
h would not do this, and then Walker to-
" down the shanty. saved the lumber, al
ne will pay O'Mara, and, if there shall
be anything left, will hand, it over to joy
Id O Mara does not seem to think that Day
m has been misused at all, and says I
he action, when he returned to Reynolds t
lie other day. was only the natural cCssedne
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