The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-14
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Fine weather.
Dust, dust, dust.
Concert at Turner Hall tonight
-keator & Co. paid off their men to-
day.
He that would put money in his fob,
must do the work or boss the job.
The frog in mans throat probably
comes from the creek in his back.
Pay,d on the Coal Valley and also on
the Mercer County roads to-day.
-Anawalt. Denkman & Co.'S saw mill
has been obliged to shut down, having no
logs.
Bored of Trade-The clerk who has
spent two hours in an Intellectual attempt
TO sell ten yards Of calico.
The Murphy cocktail is the latest
device of the festive mixer. 1t base is
supposed TO be potato whisky.
Any man who can swap horses and
catch fish, and not lie about it, is just as
pious as men get in this world.
The Boston policeman is allowed
neither club nor belt, He overcomes the
offender by sheer intellectually.
"A London jeweler has 100000 dia-
mond for sale. We mention the fact sup
posing that some editor in this vicinity
may desire to purchase.
Cinnamon about to testify in court
swear not on the Bible, but on chicken.
There is some sense in this, for boarding
house spring chicken is as old as the Pen.
tateuch.
R, L. Weaver & Co., have opened a
barber shop in the building formerly oc-
cupied by Charlie Schlemmer's saloon, on
Third avenue, just below the jail, That
ought to be a good stand.
Last Wednesday night John Straley's
store in Atkinson and the railroad ticket
office at the same point were burglarized.
Mr.. Straley lost number of revolvers and
pocket knives and the money left in the
change drawer Of the ticket Office was
taken.
In 1850, the whole tax or real estate
10 Cambridge township was $276,04. The
amount of 1877 is $605,273. A slight diff
ference, Here are the items; 1850, Lands
1855. 10; Lots $50. $276.O4. In 1877,
Lands.$46S, 1l9; Lots $157, ,l57-S6O6,2 ,273.
To this must be added the personal, $l43,-
956, making the total taxes of 1877, $748,
949.
An unpleasant and perhaps fatal
affray came off some two days since, some
two miles from Buffalo. Two young men
had some difficulty, and one getting the
better of the other, the worsted one called
Justify for help, when two other Buffalo
boys rushed in aud it is doubtful if theil
victim ever RECEIVERS. DIR. Cozad, OF
Andallsia, has him in charge. Skul
fractured aud other serious injuries.
i will give any clergyman in San Fran
cisco ZOO IN gold to suhstautiate thai
the death of Noltaire was not as peacefu
as the coming Of the dawn They sal
Tom Payne died in fear, 10 agony, hearin;
devils rattle chains in the other room, anC
that the Infinite God went to work t.
frighten dying man. I will give an
man reward Of $1,000 in gold to anybod,
who will substantiate the truth of tha
story Bob. IagersoW
The Davenport police will have
busy time Of it now for the next fey
Teeks. Judging from the arrivals by boa
and bridge Of the past two days there mus
be about 800 harvesters in that city an
vicinity at present. About 100 were givel
lodging in the station house Friday nigh
and some seven or eight were arrested fo
drunkenness and fighting They do nc
like this city very well, and break fC
Davenport Immediately upon their arriVa
, The alleys and back yards of this citl
as general thing were never in a cleane
condition, and the general health of OF
people was never better, than at preser
. and much credit is due Marshal Hawe
0 and the entire police force. for this stai
of affairs, as they have, more than in an
: other year, strictly enforced the nuisanC
{ ordinances But they should not becom
( careless-there is still plenty to keep the
D busy.
-NExTl- Mrs Mollie Morrie, or as OF
e contemporaries familliarly call her, "Tl
e beautiful Cigar Girl" "Cigarenne Shoe
ist" or Pistol pointer" of Main stree
(who is accused Of pointing a pistol at
Il barber named Sloe, from Rock Island, la
week., is reported to have received anot
y er deputation from Rock Island this wee
( but as she had on hand a perfect arsen
1t of torpedoes, toy pistols, and other pla
IS things, discretion was the better part
r; valor, and they disappeared ike smoke
d 1t was close share though. Tn CS
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