The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-09
NOTES HI RE AND THERE.

Plenty of mud again.
Dark, chilly, rainy day.
Rain on Sunday and Sunday night
1t is boy and John Coates is per-
fectly happy.
j, E, Behrens says it is a girl, and
can't be beat
Only Is tramps in the marshars of
fee last night.
Picnic parties to the islands in the
Rock river will soon be in order.
"A special meeting of the newly elected
board of supervisors will be held on May
8th.
E. Breunert was, to-day, the first
druggist in the city to take out the usual
license.
Sunday was dark, dismal day, with
drizzling rain, and but few people were
on the streets.
"A fish market has been opened under
the frame part of the Rock Island House,
and another at the ferry landing.
BY fire in the Morrison, Whiteside
county, calaboose on Thursday evening,
VIM. Gaffrey, a prisoner, was suffocated
and burned to death.
John Flanagan has opened general
collection bureau-his sofice being at his
residence, on 81 st street between Third
and Fourth avenues.
-Thos. J. Murphy, of Coal Valley,
filed his bond, of $4,000. as constable
to-day. with VIM. Murphy and VIM. Had.
dick, Sen, as security.
Justice Henry Hayden filed his bond
of $1,000, as justice, on Saturday, with Gus,
| Stengle, Jacob Ohlweiler. Geo. A Soland'
er and Geo. E. Bailey as security.
Michael Davis, the bulldozing saloon
keeper of Reynolds Station, was released
from Jail to-day on his promise of depart
ing for pastures new. He departed.
Owing to the reduction in the price
of gas, the kerosene lamps which have
been in use at the public library for the
past year have been discarded, and gas
is again used.
The police are watching those girls il
the Third ward who have been in The
habit of dressing mp 10 boys clothes, a
night, promenading the streets and insult
ing passers-by.
Since March 23d. 1877 tramps have
been furnished with lodgings on the bar
floor in the marshal's Office. The name
town and nationality of each lodger i
entered upon book headed, Dog registe
of the city of Rock Island"
j. H. Cleland & Co., the enterprisin
marble men of this city, have just made
contract to put handsome wrough iroI
fence, with stone foundation, around tn
yard at Judge Lynde's residence, corner
OF Fourth avenue and 10th street.
| There is a good deal of complain
about the naptha gas lamps going out to
early-many not burning later than |:
o clock. The police should report ever
lamp which goes out, and the proper de
duction should be made from the MONTH
bill
Barney Nc Quade is all right nov
and Mr.. Harper has given him chanc
to be good man in his engine room
Barney should remember that there ca
be no halfway house with him. If b
drinks drop of Intoxicating liquor he
lost. Let him never touch it again an
he can be good man and be respected.
p. II. Smith, former employe of tt
, Butord Plow Works, is in poor health an
, confined 10 his bed most of the time. Hi
r friends, desiring to aid him in his stricke
condition, will give benefit ball at Hi
lier's Hall Tuesday evening the 18th ms
Tickets ST. All who feel like aiding
suffering young man are urged to buy
4 ticket.
Y &C. A. Goestner and Frank Rashe
# two Davenport hunters, had a narrow e
cape from drowning near the meuth of Il
. Rock river on Friday, of last week,
the accidental up-setting Of their bos
e After being in the water about two hour
II cliuging to their boat, they were rescu
by fisherman named Sorenson. Tn
" lost their boat, guns and-their desire (
u hunting.