The Rock Island Argus., 1877-10-04

Heaviest frost of the season. last
night.
Partisan appeals are in vain this year.
The people have begun to think.
Now is the time to have your coal bin
filed with the "dusky diamonds"
Another car load of beer was shipped
from Huber's brewery to Sterling to-day.
Our farmers are engaged in picking
and securing their winter apples-where
they have any.
Sudden change in the weather last
highland cold enough for an overcoat
this morning.
The newspapers have again started
the old joke about farmers preparing to
protect stock and shed steers.
This is the off year with oysters. and
they are fatter and jollier and more pleas
ant to the palate than usual
THE melancholy days have come, the
saddest of the year. when farmers stop
hunting potato bugs, and go for corn in
the ear.
The democrats and independents of
Lee county have combined and will nom
mate a county ticket in opposition to the
republicans.
The Dixon Sun says: Rock Island has
a lady candidate, Miss Anna Kirkpatrick,
for county superintendent of schools. "
Yes, and it might have added, and been
correct, that "after election she will be the
superintendent"
The city clerk has a big job on his
hands. tbs to sign each of the 220 new
city bonds, the bond itself once and the
40 coupons attached once each, making a
total of 1920 times which he will have tC
attach his signature.
"A. A. Humphreys, chief engineer o
the army, estimates the cost of improvinG
the Mississippi river from St. Paul to tht
head of the Des Moines rapids to be $6l7,
1913. so as to give a depth of four and one
half feet at low water.
The Muscatine grange factory, which
has been running on the cooperative plaI
for several years. has become bankrupt
The capital of $4,000 paid in has beel
wiped out, and the whole property will b
sold at auction next Saturday.
Shepherd G. Patrick, ESQ, an oil
citizen OF Dixon, died Tuesday night, age
e sixty-fye years. The deceased was bor
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thoroughly educated and adopted the pro
C fession of law. Locating in Dixon in 1874
he has resided there since that time.
-Wm. Kelly, young man of abou
nineteen years, attempted suicide by throw
> ing himself in front of the moving engin
q at the North Western depot, at Dixor
Z Tuesday night. The engineer saw him i
time to stop after the COW catcher ha
passed over the body. The boy was take
out without much injury.
= 1t is stated that members of the worl
Is ingmens party of this city, Moline az
& Davenport are canvassing the three citi,
for subscriptions to the stock of a week
10 newspaper which will be issued in this eli
IS as soon as the stock is all guaranteed
D. is also stated that Col. j. B. Danforth, Jr
n has been requested to edit the new shee
" Charles Nesler and Mrs. Margar
Koch, the principal witnesses against e,
d Sup'r krell and VIM, Bailey. steward
the poor farm-in the investigation again
those gentlemen two years aRo-were ma
ried yesterday by Justice Cooke. Mr.
= Koch was granted a divorce from ht
=. former husband at the present term of OF
circuit court. To be continued.
Charles Z. Meyers, of Freeport, vi
le operates a vinegar factory, has been d
es tected making whisky in an illicit mannt
m The discovery was made by Collect
,a Nase, of the third district, who, actir
\ uLder orders from special agent Gavi
eu seized the yats. stills. rooms, aud all t
is fixtures and materials of the place. I
re establishment is worth $l5,000 which "
10 go to Uncle Sam.