The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-07
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'ttOOI tbIo oltSIuOUu-uO Odudgo WuItu
Jacob Wolenhaupt has bought out
Solander 4 Huber's grocery store and
taken possession,
"A roustabout on the "gunboat" at
Andalusia known as Joe, 1t is said, died |
there on Monday,
The water in the river at Sylvan
water bridge gagged at 6,7 above low
water mark.yesterday forenoon-ard about
on stand.
The Buford plcw works are receiving
an unusual number of orders fer their
celebrated plows and cuitivators from the
west Just at present
There was jolly surprise party at
the residence Of Mrs Harriet Sage last
evening the occasion being the birthday
OF her daughter, Mrs. ". T. lobe,
One advantage of Judge Davis's wise
postponement Of his resignation is that it
gives ali the prominent lawyers in the
country chance 10 receive mpllmentary
mention.
"A post office has been established at
Sears (South Rock Island) and Billy Nor
ris, formerly with W. G. Welch, but now
ed postmaster,
Street Commissioner Marker has had
the mud on many Of the crossings on the
principal streets cleaned off-and the peo-
pie appreciate his promptness aud thought
fulness in this respect.
"A large number of frozen service
pipes are being dug up all over the city
People who put down these pines. either
for water or gas, would find it economy in
the long run to secure them against frost
Every caboose on the St. Louis road
has either been or will be sent to the rail-
road shops and thoroughly remodeled, re-
paired and handsomely painted The
cars which have already been repaired
present very ine appearance,
! -Sup'r Aster had narrow escape
! from contiagrati0n the other evening,
caused by the sudden explosion of kero-
sene lamp. The fire was, however, ex-
! tlnguished without much trouble or dam
age. Bad kerosene was the cause.
1t is said that four or five of the most
elegant dining cars ever built in this coun-
! try, are 10 course of construction at the
Z. r. |. & 2. car shops for use on that
road They will be put on with the fast
trains between Chicago, Rock Island and
Omaha about the first of March.
Louis Tor Alois) Sem, the proprietor
of the saloon and boarding house in Lib
rty Block, a dead beat and swindler,
packed up what household goods he could
last night and quietly skipped out,
leaving numerous creditors both in this
city and Davenport.
An insane person who registered him
self as PISA. Baldwin. NJ. D. Anawan,
stopped at the Rock Island House last
evening, and this morning was taken tC
the train by friend who intended taking
him home. They did not go, however. as
the unfortunate man was seen on oul
streets again during the day.
Owing to the unsafe condition of The
bridge over the Rock river at Rock River
junction, on the St. Louis road, no trait
or engine will be allowed to cross until af
ter the ice has gone out, and the bridge
beer braced. or until the new one is con
structed. Owing TO this no coal can b.
brought over the Cleveland branch from
Cleveland until the repairs are made.
Three new lodges 4, 0. e. W. havt
/ just been organized in this state,-Spring
, field Lodge, No. 81, of Springfield, organ
lied Jan, 81, by Deputy Grand Maste
Workmen ", II. Mccormick and NJ w
. Newton; Garden City Lodge, No. 40, an,
: Concordia (Germanl Lodge, No. Al, boil
Of Chicago, organized Jan. 29th, and Feb
4th, by Deputy Grand Master Workman
j. r. Umberger. Application has BEEF
made to Grand Recorder Geo. A. SoIan
der for the organization of several othe
> lodges. The order is meeting with gen
eral favor all over the state.
:. The scoundrel, Hahn, who wa
c brought up with such a round turn b
e Mr.. Wagner, is terribly cast down owe
n the result of his little game, and is yer
o anxious to settle the affair with Mr., "
: The latter says that If Hahn had stole
r $500 from him, he might have some pit
f for him-but to attempt to ruin the peac
r of his family he declares there shall b
\ no settlement for that offense save tina
Il which the laws of the state provide A
f a terror 70 future blackmailers we hop
Mr.. Wagner will pursue that fellow unit
he sees him safely locked inside the stat
prison.
Mr.. Harper talks of renewing hi.
: water pipes at foot of 9th street and GU
: to the channel Of Sylvan water, as h
h placed them when the hotel was bull
o in order to get good water for the hote
8 The failure OF the water works to suppl
the house the winter the mains iroz
cost him over seven hundred dollars, an
|. now, unless he uses water from condeu;
: ed steam his guests are Ill danger of bein
+ poisoned with the stuff pumped th-oug
!. the water mains. For weeks past no othC
water for drinking has becc used in tn
house except the water from condense
steam, cooled with ice. This, of course
is the purest water in the world
Matchmaking operations are not al
II ways brought to such a short turn as Nj
7 Wagner gave that of Hahn. We remen
Der that, about three years ago, hand
i some Swede woman got $500 from on
d Davenporter and $500 from another b
& threatening an exposure Of the parentag
u OF child, each party being ignorant
IS the trick on the other. at the time The
o found it out though, after the woman ha
y attempted to get $500 from a third party
who SO thoroughly frightened her that sh
gave him 500 to say nothing, and the
left for paris unknown. For obvious re,
sous the matter was kept under cover
d Oar. Gdz
/ The Turner masquerade which come
&c off in Turner Hall next Saturday evenip
, promises to be the most orderly an
largely attended party ever given by th
q society The arrangements for the &C
IS mission Of no person who has not receive
e an invitation and purchased his ticket b.
\ fore entering the hall will draw many |
D." the ball who would otherwise remain ava,
'e Elegant new suits can be obtained froI
q G. Neufeld. on Second street, two door
ls west of Brady street nver the rive