The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-17
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

wv m. FELTON,, Yagrant, was released
from Jail this forenoon.
Concert, sociable and dance in Turner
Hall tomorrow evening.
Darwin took bis early lessons in the
descent of man from his cousin, whom he
married.
There must be lawn order" said the
Judge, yesterday morning, pushing his
mower vigorously.
An Irish lover remarks: It's very
great pie asure to be alone especially when
yer sweetheart is wild ye
The origin of the word muf, to fool,
is said to be that muff holds a woman s
hand without squeezing it.
DIR. Roseberry, of Gable, is fitting up
his shafts and designs to furnish coal to
the country trade, as usual.
You seem to walk more erect than
usual my friend" Yes, / have been
Strengthened by circumstances.
An exchange records the marriage Of
John Sard and Mary Dean. And now
they are Sard- Deans-only two in box.
Spots on newly painted doorsteps SLOW
that lovers oft forget, and, when tired OF
promenading, are not careful where they
set.
The Aledo normal school is in full
blast, about 100 teachers being present
among whom we notice several Rock Island
county ladies.
Where is the dollar of our fathers?'
shriks an exchange excitedly. You needn't
look this way so intenUly. We're willing
to be searched.
Fred Hass, this morning received an
other car of copper for his state house CON
tract at Des Moines-and business is lively
at his place now.
The busy hum of the threshing ma.
chine is heard all about this locality, and
the grain crops average better than the
highest anticipations.
The benevolent society composed oil
our German citizens will have picnic OF
Sunday afternoon on the picnic grounds al
the head of IL tn street.
Only two marriage licenses were issued
for the week ending the 10th, viz: Frank
hin Everhart to Annie X. Hunt, and ID. L,
Krell to Martha Searr,
Gable has one harness shop, tin shop
two meat markets, three blacksmith shops
one mill, drug store, and Mr.. CABLE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
MIR. Gable has bought twenty acres
near the village of Gable which he pro
poses to lay off in town lots on which thu
miners may buildstheir houses.
An excursion train is to be run ovel
the P. 4 r, |. road on Sunday, to afforC
those unable to go at any other time, al
opportunity to attend the Wyomingi Starl
county camp meeting.
A. j. Smith. Ewell- known and re
spected citizen of New Windsor, died il
that place last Tuesday of consumption
He was buried on Wednesday by the Ode
Fellows, and not less than 1000 peoplt
attended the funeral, says the Banner.
The 25 barrels of liquor detained b,
the government officers at Kohn Il Adler
liquor store, have been released-the mis-
take, made By the Chicago gauger, in mum
bering the barrels and stamps, havinI
been satisfactorily explained.
"A man named s. s. Roser, while at
tending the Geneseo races, had his poke
picked. losing his poeketbook containing
81 900 in money and notes. A boy abou
Is years old picked the pocket Of lady il
the ampitheatre. who grabbed his han,
and held on until an officer took him t
the calaboose.
MIR. Gable is constructing a new Goa
dump, at his new slope at Gable, and i
putting in boiler aud engine with which
he designs to haul bis cars of coal up th
slope by means of wire rope. When al
his Improvements are completed. they viii
have no equal in this region.
Taylor Hammond. boy, living nea
, New Windsor. Mercer .county, was walk
. ing behind q horse. attached to load @
hay, the other day. when one of the tug
broke, which caused the single tree K
strike him in the tside. breaking two.rihs
| Hs is getting along all right. now.