The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-16
NOTES HIRE AND THERE.

st. Patrick's day-in the morning"
Dark, chilly, windy, snowy. disagreeable
day.
Another snow storm this friday
morning.
California train next Sunday over the
G. B. & Q. R. R.
"A mayor and two aldermen-the city
council-will be elected in Geneseo on Mon
day Apr! I'd.
-Cordova wants to be incorpor ated-at
least her citizens will decide that question
al the election this spring.
Subscribers to the DAILY and WEEKLY
ARGUS are rapidly increasing. The peo-
pie appreciate a live newspaper,
The complimentary dance to be given
to Uncle" Joe Comet comes off at the
Bellows House on next Thursday evening.
Notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather to-day the funeral of Mrs. Mary
U BrieD, this forenoon, was very largely
attended.
The water works, street lamps, fire
| engine, town hall and the many other i'm
provements lately talked about in Geneseo
have all evaporated.
During the next two weeks three tenn
perance lectures will be delivered in Gene
SEQ, and the topers are beginning to ex-
claim, 20 give US a-drink.
| Communications accompanied by the
names Of the writer's, from the country
towns in this vicinity, are requested.
Anything of any public interest will be
ap preciated.
Robert Garnett, collector for Coe
township has returned his book. The
Al; collected $5.l36,O1, and returned
as delinquent $2,652,40
The members of various societies who
intend to celebrate st. Patrick's day
tomorrow, will meet at ST. oseph's church
at o'clock in the morning.
Claus Jasper has taken charge of the
saloon in Streckfus's Block and will run i
for him until April LIST. After that time
he will run it on bis own account
The proprietors of Der Democrat, o.
Davenport, will, the coming season. cree
a handsome brick building at 209 Yves
Third street-to be used as a prin tins
office.
John E. Wrav, collector for Drurl
|
urer Porter.-paying him $4,967,72 col
lected out of total levy of $6,Ol4,62 -
and returning as delinquent l,O47,20
John WoIlenhaupt, an experienced
tailor, and a brother of Jacob Wolen
, haupt has opened tailor shop in Mrs
Wiser's building, near the corner of Thjr'
avenue and 1lth street-opposite Mar
shall Halves residence.
: Somebody has sent US By express
: lot OF official publications from Springfield
r which are not worth the charges. All tn
books are good for US is to cut the backs o.
aud use them for newspaper wrappers.
"A letter directed to Mrs. Dency W
Hubbard, Rock Island, Ill" and male
at Cherokee, Iowa, the l4th, was pickle
up on the street to- day, and returned t
the post-ofice, from which it had probabl
been taken few moments previously,
The directors of the Rock Island Ok
Farmers Association met in the hall abov
the Farmers store Thursday afteruoo
! and elected officers for the ensuing year a
t follows: Lewis Wilson, president; j. I
8 Mcdonnell, secretary. aud L. d. Edward
o treasurer.
II All money now in the hands of Count
o Treasurer Porter (abOut 81 800 of tt
,. illegal tax of 1878, not refunded by tt
: Goth inst. will be turned into the coun
r treasury. People who have not yet r.
}: ceived their refund on this tax should ca
e on Mr.. Porter at once, bringing with thel
e their receipts for the taxes of 1S73-b
Of paid in 1874.
r, The suit BETWEEN o. }. Dimick and
is Il. C9rker, mentioned in this paper sever
s days ago, having been decided again
is Dimick (the plaintiff and the cos
IN ($l3 25l assessed against him by JUST
as Hayden, he has taken au appeal to the C
e, cult court. Dimick publicly says that
ID he wants is to worry Corker, and that
re is satisfied as long as it costs Corker
as much as it does him to continue the 6gl
IS Isn't it case of barratry (which t
tn statutes provide, shall be finished by f
ay not exceeding 500.