The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-28

NOTES HERE AND THERE.
The Turner picnic yesterday after
noon near the head of 18th street, was
slim affair
John Willis and Miss Lizzie Richards,
Of Cable Station, were made one this
by Justice Cooke.
The residence of w. H. Gabbert, in
Davenport, was burglarized few nights
since the thieves stealing one or two suits
of clothing.
To-day l6 cars OF live stock arrived
in this city from the various stations on
the Mercer county road, bound for east
ern markets.
1t is said that John Sherman has the
presidential fever, but his success is i'm
possible. Is not bis brothers wife Ro-
man Catholic?
Nearly all the boys and young men
appear to have the base ball fever-to |
judge from the appearance in Davenport's !
pastures yesterday afternoon.
L. A. Haak, wife and little daughter,
of Davenport, had lively runaway over
there on the 25th, and all were thrown out
of the buggy and severely injured.
The annul meeting of the stockholders
of the Chicigo, Rock Island & Pacific K.
r. Co., for the election OF directors, will be
held in Chicago on Wednesday June 9th.
-next week.
THE ARGUS Office boys return their
thanks to Mr.. Henry Siemon (cor. 18th
street and 9th avenuel for keg of Huber's
excellent beer, which he kindly sent them
on Saturday evening.
6 ,>oo,>lo 4ooIxo1 ~ tho
lower part of the city Sunday to look at
the huge boulder which is being moved to
the grave of the late Edward Burial, Jr.,
at Chippianock Cemetery.
| "A saloon-keeper named Schultz vas
knocked down and had one of his legs
broken, over the river, Saturday night.
while in row with an ex convict named
John Dunn. Both men were drunk,
Dunn was arrested
AT recent meeting of the members
of the NJ. +. church 10 Mcconnell chapel
Bowling township, the following trustees
were elected: Daniel T. Seymour, Samuel
W. Heath and d. C. Moore. A. w. Nc
Cornell acted as secretary of the meeting.
OF course the post Office. the banks
and public offices will all be closed on
Wednesday whether it is a legal holiday
or not. Five hundred people must be dis
commoded in order that few clerks and
public officers may have holiday. Their
pay goes on "allee samee"
VIM. S. Thomas, Esqr.. of Carbon
Cliff, now in Arkansas. is furnishing
readable scientific articles to newspaper
in Little Rock, called THE Spirit Of Ar
k0nSds-d journal for the Farm, Home
and Workshop" One of them will be
T found in this issue of The ARGUS.
Willie, infant child of W. L. Section,
travelling agent .or the Butord PloW
Works, while playing, this fornoon, was
struck on the forehead by Ratchet 10 the
hands of his little sister, Daisy, and re
ceived an ugly cash, DR.. Gait was called
and dressed the wound-which is not con
sidered dangerous.
The little son of Andrew Hannah. o
Z Moline, who was reported as having beer
. lost, was found yesterday afternoon IN thi
city. ct the residence of his aunt, Mrs
Phil Miller Charlie had run off from
home, as he said. to come down anC
play with Joe''-his cousin.
The committee having charge of tn
e Service of Song meetings decided, yester
terday, to hold the next meeting on Sun
day June 18th in Court Square. They ar
making efforts to secure prominen
speaker from abroad. The committe
r wish US to express their thanks to Mr.
/ Epstein for the free use of an organ 70
all the meetings they have thus far held
The Tri City Times, printed in Day
. export, complains that no ARGUS has bee
received at its Office for two weeks. y
e enquiry of the mailing clerk we regret t
: fnd that it has not been sent. 1t has bee
;, restored to the list of daily exchanges an
81 we hope will be received regularly in fl
, ture. The Times is one of the most spic
- and newsy papers on our list and we was
. copy OF every issue.
70 The crack players of this city hay
20 organized under the name of the Islam
=. City Base Ball Club with tie foIlowir
. named members: Thos. Mansill. capta
and third base; S. Mills, eetcher; f.
an johnson, pitcher; George Glenn, shor
ID stop; q. O'Neil, first base; Harry Gliu
n. second base; Richard Bender, left felC
+ John Whelan, centre field, and Wn
ne Green, right field. This club will play
90 ma ched game with the Golfers, of Rapi,
u City, on Wednesday afternoon.
- The Fourth Ward Hose Co. will have