The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-20
R.anias City Letter.


and wife, left quite suddenly Sunday morn
ing last, and as usual several left.
Creditors were around looking up the
marshal. John Cracroft got Marshal
Williams and followed them to Moline
bringing them to bay, and John got his
dog back Sundry remarks rejecting
upon each other were passed by the
crowd. L. Williams wanted the son-ln-
law bad yesterday, but he had left Daven-
port for down the river to Warsaw, Ill.,
| Gallagher's former home being their des-
tination, no doubt.
1t seems that Gallagher's son-in law who
left with the rest af the family SO sudden
| iy Sunday morning, has been obtaining
goods under false pretenses. lie visited |
| Williams store on Saturday evening and |
got some goods amounting to about $40 |
worth, representing that he would pay tor
them the next Tuesday. Williams has
telegraphed to Muscatine to have him ar
rested on shis arrival there, and intend to
teach the young man good lesson, and
one that he needs.
Not republican in the city but what
knew long ago that Ohio was going demo
cratic. Don't feel bit disappointed. &c.
) &C., is what they say, but their faces show
that it's miserable defeat and that its
felt the worst kind. Gentlemen, this is
only the advance guard. Wait until the
main body comes into line, before you get
) the blues about it,
II H. NJ. Gilchrist & Co. broke ground to-
day for their new coal track, called The
Rapids City Railway Company" 1t will
take about five weeks to get the track in
: working order.
The outside carpenter work on the new
o Methodist church is all done, and it pre-
sents fine appearance, and is indeed an
ornament to our fine little city, Such i'm
t provements as this, and the Cracraft and
0 Rettig Hotels, are what is needed here to
: make permanent and thriving city.
Il We suppose to-day unltes two loving
hearts, that having beat apart as long as
Il possible without breaking with love, will
a now beat as one, with but single thought
>. and that of each other, Henry Gillespie
is his name and he is one of 1. Williams
clerks 10 the company store. Miss Dora
0 Green is the lady, niece OF Mr.. A. A,
IS Adams and young lady OF about sixteen
Is Tor near there, summers. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. step into lifes stream matrimonial
. by commencing housekeeping at once.
u Which one will have to get up in the morn
l. ing and build a fire we cannot now say, but
e We 10 WISH tlGuI HuOIl JU1S duu lHdL liIOSC
little Jars and discords, which every we'll
, regulated family now consider indis-
he pensible may be few and far between.
,e As Henry stands in pretty we'll with the
4 boys" and being clerk in the company
store, he will probably be visited by
&c his friends, treated to a serenade and
ID politely requested ito set EN- up" We
= suppose Henry became jealous of seeing
,c his young married friends evidently en-.
e joying themselves SO well. especially those
ol young men Of families -Messrs. Webb and
FIeming-and concluded he would like Il
be there himself We wish him success
er H. M. Gilchrist & Co., are having big
h trade now in coal. This firm and I. Will
ID Jams are getting out splendid quality o.
IS coal
Somebody got out of meat the othel
night and made an attempt on Police
Magistrate Rowe's chicken coop, but tht
dog frightened them off and they failed tC
get any. They seem to be acquainted, as
ar Mr. Rowe has some very fat chickens.
Mr.. A Lindstrom has sold his house an(
~ lot on River street and has bought him d
nice farm near Geneseo, he having givel
up the idea of rebuilding the burneC
81 blacksmith and wagon shops, aud will sci
them il possible The purchaser of tn
dwelling and lot is MIR. Franks, an oil,
IN gentleman residing here, who owns con
eel siderable property in the city now
Three hceuses have been applied for 5
If far III tie city, fer the vending OF intoxi
-cs eating liquors.
NO The painting and graiuing GU the Ora
craft Hotel is about done. Mr.. Edwar
~ Hudson, formerly OF this place, but nov
~ OF Moline, is the painter, and he has don
he a noe job, The granting is particular
good work.
iu mouth, was 10 town and stopped over Sur
nu' day A pair Of black eyes has great a
"A, "a traction for GeoTge-more so when it s hi
h' own girl that has them.
Mr.. John Genung has concluded to sta
on in Rapids City over winter. He sold b
is place short time ago and was going OF
ant into Iowa to buy farm, but has change
he his mind.
are MIR. and Mrs. Taylor Williams were
town to-day. the guest OF Mr FLEMING
led Williams head clerk This is Mrs. Wi
The liams' first visit to Rapids City, aud sh
pr, expressed herself very much pleased wit
in. our thriving little coal burg
ne. When Gilchrist & Co.'S new track is
the aud they do the amount of business the
vas intend, it will require the services of
asst switch engine at this station all the tim
Rapids City is the most important co
station on the road, both regarding amour
/. Of coal and amount OF freight. Countr
~ in what coal goes to the river it is the lar
est coal shipping station on the Westel
ny Union. During the week ending Oct. Al
the there we're shipped one hundred AT
az twenty eight cars, or 2,846,02 pounds, {
,rs which the freight was over one thousar
dollars, and the half month ending Dc
ISL I4th there were shipped two hundred al
the thirty cars of coal. on which the freigl
ice, was over seventeen hundred dollars Tn
1ol is always the smallest half OF the mont
=. as the last two weeks run longer than Il
au' first two-the last week commencing
the the 2lst aud ending on the 3lst. FIJI
e., years ago there was no coal shipped fro
rn- here in cars at ALL Three years ago it hs
~, just started, and now it has Just commenc
Ppl ed. The coal furnished to the g. & n. "
OF Ry by Mr.. Williams alone is about /.
re- cars per day. Gilchrist Il Co. intend
nav load 90 more for various points, which W
.bo make an average of DO cars per day fro
this station, the freight on which would
anu over three hundred dollars per day.
ere The trees this year have been above
to to paint their own colors without the inte
III. ference of Jack Frost, and walk 10 Il
-, woods will repay any student of natur
Iac- The leaves are Of all colors, from the dr
OF fall green to the clear. beautiful dee
old brown Of the matured leaf Truly NJ
dame Nature is giving US a rare treat