The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-21
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

ling, Illinois.
Fools and their money soon part. It's
worth while being fool to have the money
to part with.
Yesterday was the last day of the
Davenport schools in all classes below the
ninth grade.
Those withered wreaths and flowers
on the soldiers monument should be re-
moved. They look badly.
"A large number of tickets have been
sold for the Buford pillow factory picnic on
Offerman's island Saturday afternoon.
-Henery Seimon opened his saloon in
his new building, corner of 9th avenue and
18th street, to-day. He has nice place
now
Theodore Tilton was in the city yes
terday, and during the day visited Rock
Island Arsenal-and left on the night train
for the east
Among the patents issued from the
patent office at Washington, during the
past week, is one for Aid, II. E. Woods,
master mechanic in the CIR. I.& P. shops
in this city. 1t is for steam engine
valve"
IF lady leaves her 'nobby hat" at
the house of her friend and borrows one,
that went out of style" in the summer of
81, to go home in during rain storm, is
that any reason for young gentlemen" in
street car to insult the lady?
Mrs. A. L. Love, Of Orion, daughter
Of t. A. Champion, was struck by light
ming Monday morning, and lay unconscious
until evening. She was near a pole in the
yard, which had been erected to place q
martin box on. when she was struck.
The following. said to be a sure cure
for severe cases of hydrophobia, may BIZ
useful to many who haye horror of this
terrible disease. LAS soon as fully con
WINGED that the dog is mad climb onto &
high fence and wait there till the dog goe;
away"
! An excursion of three cars, and abou
$50 people, arrived in this city over the
St Louis road. this forenoon, from Men
dota, and spent the day visiting the many
points of interest in this vicinity, 1t wa
under the auspices of the Methods
church at Mendoza.
Two young ladies, Katie and Netti
Lower, were thrown from light wagon il
Davenport, on Tuesday evening, by tn
seat fitting up-and both receives
broken bones and severe bruises an(
scratches. Although painful the wound
are not considered dangerous.
| The assessor, supervisor and town
clerk for this township will meet in Hill
ier's Hall next Monday afternoon to re
view the assessments, recently complete
by Assessor Philleo. If you don't like tn
amount you have been assessed at go an
tell them so, and state your grounds for S
thinking.
Those who attended the Trinit
church picnic and sociable on Ottoman
island last evening say they had joll
time, dancing to the music of Forey Fol
SOM band, under the sheds which Nj
Offerman has erected-and that none {
the party got wet during the storm.
In Davenport, when a man does nc
abate a nuisance after being notified, he
arrested, fined $25, and sent to the ston
pile to work out the foe. They don't
that kind of business here. They let tn
nuisance remain. in the hopes that tn
man will get the cholera and kick tn
bucket"
The warm weather of yesterday wa
t followed in the evening by violent win
storm, which did considerable damage j
this vicinity, by blowing down fences, trees
chimneys, etc This was followed by heav
rain storm, which was accom- panied b
thunder and lightEing Just before th
storm broke over this city the clouds wei
an interesting study.
t Among the injured by the accident c
the Southwestern train on Tuesday. whic
our dispatches from Columbus Junctio
omitted to state, was Mrs. Drury Reynold
of Drury township, who was returnin
4 from Kansas, where she had been on VII
h it to her daughter She is suffering with
acerated arm and slight wound over tt
forehead
VIM. Highly. who was charged wit
d grand larceny, for the taking away
t Galesburg of horse and buggy belongir
to Fernald's livery stable, Davenport, WI
brought before Justice Blood Wednesda
afternoon, waived examination and vi
. bound over to District Court for taial,
u the SUN of 5000 bail, in default Of whit
II he was remanded to jail.