The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-26
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Turner picnic at the head of 18th
street tomorrow.
Base ball in Davenport pasture to.
morrow afternoon
The Whiteside Times makes up death |
notices under the head of "Amusements |
of the week"
Seven car loads of tea and silk passed
through the city on the c. X. |. Il p,
going east on the Gath.
There was mourning at Krelfs con-
fectionery this morning-"Polly," the
parrot, having died. The funeral was
we'll attended.
The Wallace House, in Sterling, was
entered by burglars on the night OF the
| l4th-and they we're nearly frightened ;oI
death by the screams of two dining room
girls.
| "A change of time will take place on the
| Western Union railroad tomorrow. Pas
senger trains will leave at 9:05 A. M, and
and at 10. Is P. M.-and arrive at 600 A.
NJ, and at $50 P. NJ.
Miss Nourse. at Wiley & McCune's
book store. sells a great many plants and
flowers, supplied from the green houses OF
Mr.. VIM. A Nourse. Orders taken for
fresh flowers and boquets.
The fremen Of Dixon will give
tournament in that city, on the 18th of
August next, which will be open to all
6remen between the cities of Freeport and
Mendoza, and Rockford and Rock Island.
) The we'll known trotter, "Loafer, )"
owned by Iowa Smith. of Burlington, came
up on the Diamond Joe this morning,
bound for Sterling, where he has been
entered in the 2:27 races which come off
, next week.
"A man named Spellman. a worthless
fellow, whose wife had left him, attempt
ed to abduct her child Friday morning at
: the g. r. |. Il P, depot in Davenport,
. but the lady proceeded to Moline and took
A the train for the east.
Rock Island has IS saloons now run
! ming and three more applications for
license. 4 gentleman in this city, who
is fond Of statistics. has figured out that it
costs ou- citizens SPAS, 600 per arnum tC
: support Is saloons.
y A number Of Masons from Rock Is
e land aid Trio lodges went TO Milan last
{ evening to witness the confering of the
= third degree upon John A. Palmer, oil
u Eureka Lodge No. So After the bust
ness meeting a bountiful repast was
served. Mr.. Palmer is the pastor of the
Il NJ. +. church in Milan
:, The person whose nasal battery emit'
, d sound not unlike that In capacity anC
Tolume Of Mississippi river coliope
should by all means go to sleep IN church
, 1t relieves the preacher SO much to have
u some one assume half the responsibility o
% entertaining taStidious congregation
II cheese hot day..
e An officer from Bloomington arrive,
: IN this t;y on thu Peoria 'ipon train to-,ia,
p a er J an Ms n. the Suspected hers
'iliei arrested Thursday night, by Pole
y map German The ofiic was not pos.
L tive that ;hiS was the night man but h
st too / him blci. to Dloou.ins ION GA the aiie
! noon train
p, There seems to he healthy rivalr
between two young men clerks i
Al Kiesows and the Boston Bazaar-i
y. decorating the windows Of their respectiv
lie stores, and they really exhibit evidence
4 Of ingenuity and taste Plate glass win
- dows and a nice plank walk would im
prove those stores very much.
- Russia embraces an area Of 1862. so
re square miles, and has a population of :
10 mlllOnS; turkey l,9OU,UUU square mile
h aud A millions of people; the Unite
ri States of America 10000 600 square mile
- and 40 millions of people; Great Britai
= and her colonies 100000 square mile
b and 246 millions Of people; China 4, 10000
square miles and AGO millions Of people
v The moot-court, held in mo. u
:. this afternoon, attracted Il large audionC
and was highly interesting. When tt
~ case opened it vas supposed that
1g would turn on the ownership Of a ha
,ir Several witnesses were fned for contemp
and the case finally turning out to be Oh
of SANDER. The magistrates decided tho
is had 10 jurisdiction. But there was lots
IS fun.
nP That noted co,ored concert troupe, It
II, Hyers Sisters, stopped at the Revere Hous
, II in Springfield on Thursday. and some
he the help declined to wait upon then
The landlord very properly al
very promptly discharged the III
civil help When waiter becomes t.
OF proud to serve any guest whom hot
= proprietor is willing to admit 10 his tabl
the landlord does we'll to address Il
All lDnion in the words of Lady Macbeth:
+ Stand not upon the order of your going,
10 But go ut once.
of
POT,ICE MAyTERS