The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-07
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Its getting dusty again.
Spring house cleaning at the county
clerks Office, day.
People are already preparing their
flower beds and making their gardens.
Don't Deputy Marshal Black burn look
''toney" in his new uniform, though?
Town Clerk Johnston was notifying
the new township officers of their election,
today.
What's become of our base ball play
ers? Isn't it about time to organize for
the summer campaign
Expect another of those fine Sunday
dinners at the Harper House tomorrow.
The house was very crowded last Sunday.
1t is girl, and j. j. Parks carries
his head higher than usual. The i'm
mense responsibilities of family, you
know,
-Wsyerhauser & Denkman's saw mill
started up CD Thursday with small force.
The mill will start up on Monday with a
full force.
The first raft of the season was
brought down on " ednesday afternoon by
the j G. Caffrey, and was for Wyerhaus-
err Il Denkman's mill.
"A letter addressed to Miss Amanda
| I. MARYLAND, 50 Martin ST., Cincinnati.
Ohio was found in THE ARGUS box
this morning, and placed in the post Office.
Coal Valley is putting on city airs A
tailor named D. E. Jones was knock ed
men, on Wednesday night. and robbed OF
about SIS.
BY an article in this paper it will be
| 49, a. I
pany have got things fixed all right fol
the business of this season. But, of course
the contest is not yet ended.
-Workmen are engaged constructing +:
temporary bridge over the gap made b.
1.-THE falling of the new iron bridge between
Vandruffs and Lower Wells's island a
Rock river near Milan. ..
B. Streckfus & Son, grocers, hav,
come out with handsome new deliver,
wagon, with the name of the firm neatl
painted on the sides of the box It's
nobby rig.
deputy Marshal Black burn was th,
first new town officer to file his bond an
} take the oath as constable, which he di
, this afternoon. His bond is signed b
, Mai. j. NJ. Beardsley and 3. d. Buford
! Esq, and is-for 81 900.
Everybody who wants list of all tn
i postofices in the United States and want
( to know all about postoffce and mail mat
I tiers should read the article in this pape
aboutthe Official Guide, and then mail s.
!. cents to the publishers for copy.
The high water on the Rock rive
D overhowed the track on the Sterling branc
D of the St. Louis road, and for several day
: past trains could not run. The water ha,
ing fallen, the track was repaired yestel
day, and all trains were on time to-day.
j. NJ Christy's bakery was entered
F. burglars on Thursday night, the locks O
. two doors and desk were broken and th
thief or thieves escaped with $1,25 wort
of postage stamps. This makes the fourt
: time Mr.-Christy's bakery has been bur,
lariZed during the past year. He Offer
$50 reward for the arrest and convictio
: of the burglars.
l. Three distinguished and well-know
; characters called aud paid their respec
!. to Marshal Halves this morning, VII
q John Danger6eld, Joe Mathew and Gre
: England. They left here three years ag
q the first two for calling at store abol
4 midnight, in Moline, and borrowing
q quantity of goods, and the latter for r
. peating the same thing, in Milan, in da,
: light. All speak in the highest terms
: Jolietland vicinity-but say they do n
: intend to go into business there again.
:, "A tramp was severely injured yeste1
! day afternoon, at 4 clock, by eastwal
! ! rain on the G., r. l. e. P, about tv
= = miles this side OF Chester, Washingtc
;. county Iowa, He was seated Cd the trae
q with pal, and was probably asleep for Il
= engine pushed him off, and doubled hi
# up. His left leg was broken, and his hea
- was badly gashed. The train stoppt
: took him up, and brought him to Waship
: ton, where he received medical treatmeu
: His recovery is doubtful.