The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-20
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1927, $50.
The country roads are 10 a very bad
condition.
But very little country produce is
coming to town now.
--California train next Sunday over the
G. u N. W. railroad.
R. J. Bell, of Port Byron. has been
commissioned notary public.
The delinquent water rents now due
this city amount to over $4,000.
The ceiling of the engine room OF the
water works building is being painted.
"A telegraph line is established and in
working order between Rock Falls and Ster
ling.
A special meeting of the Henry county
board of supervisors will be held at Cam
bridge on Tuesday. the oath.
The 10,00Oth marriage license issued
from the county clerks Office since the
organization of the county, was issued this
morning.
People living in the lower part of the
county appreciate the Rock Island and
Mercer County railroad during the present
muddy condition of the wagon roads
Every train Is CROWDED.
If the people who are forever lodging
about on crowded sidewalk would re-
member the law of the road and keep to
the right good deal of awkardness and
embarrassment would be avoided.
Monday night a corner was cut
from light of glass in one of the show
windows Of j. III. Todd's clothing store, in
Dixon, and hats shirts and silk handker-
chiefs, to the value of SIS or SIC taken.
AT blowing match with sulky plows
at Joliet, Wednesday,in which eight sulkles
were entered. B. d. Buford & Co.'S cele-
brated Browne Sulky came off victorious
another handsome compliment to Rock
Island institution, The Browne, on fair
trial, generally scoops all other sulkies.
-Tweed's disclosures bring down big
game-fve state senator's, two Judges of
the court of appeals, one newspaper pro-
prietor, and various local personages of
repute. 1t is one of the biting ironies of
the whole affair that all save the original
ring members are Republicans Chicago
Times.
"A handsome brick addition, Sc by Sc
feet, is being built to the Buford Plow
Cos foundry-and when completed the
foundry will be l4S by 4S feet in size-the
largest one in this vicinity. This does not
include the finishing room, which is 100 by
40 feet. Mccarthy, & Rafferty, do the
stone work while Peter Farrell does the
brick work.
Mr. George Rhode. of Rock Island
has purchased the property located on the
corner of Cherry and Water streets, in
Fulton, and commenced building a
hotel; size 26xS4 feet, two stories high
The contract has been let to Dennisor
Bros, who expect to have the job compile
ted by the middle of June. - Whitesid,
Times.
The body Of a new born babe was
found in a mill race, floating upon the
water, 10 Dixon, on Thursday of last week
1t had evidently been in the water fo
several weeks. A post mortem examina
ton showed that it was born alive, for tn,
lungs were partially inflated. Whether
the heartless mother is a resident of Dixor
or not cannot be told.
A drummer caused "Woodcocks OF
toast" to be prin ed on the hotel bill o
. fare where he boarded, April l, and haC
a the walters serve wooden faucets OIL
crusts." Now he would be willing to elop
with wart, if he could mysteriously dis
appear from the attentions of the othe
/ drummers who were fooled SttSbstrgI
Dispatch.
"A Hillsdale correspondent of tn
q Gazette suggests Hon. E. II, Johnston, c
Port Byron, for county judge, in old Guyer'
place The Union and the ReUielU ha
already suggested Alex. Swander, G
: Moline. Privately, we had also hear
'e States Atty Parmenter suggested; ais
Lucien Adams But nobody suggests oil
u Guyer. They've had enough of him.
1t Here's little item from the Cam
I. bridge Chronicle which will be interestin
to tax payers: THE costs of the Gale
i burg whisky cases brought to tn
county for trial, by change of venue, duriu
n the recent term Of our circuit court amour
"A to So, 54l, 85, which will be offset by JUDI
ments recovered for $240 fine and 1882, s
II costs, provided the latter can be collecte'
st which is more than doubtful.
he The body of Vim. Schultz, form
D. druggist and justice of the peace in Orego
ID Ogle county, was found floating in Il
u Rock river at Dixon on Sunday last. 1
In He was so years of age had failed in bus
en- had probably committed suicide. Nomar
~ The Third Annual Convention of Il
." Catholic Young Mems National Uni
will be held in New York city, Wednesda
May 80, 1877, at 10 a. N. at De La Sa
Institute, 48 and so Second street. s
ur cieties will be promptly enrolled on app
cation to the National Secretary, Juan .
Pizzini. Esq, / West Grace street, Ric
al mond, Va, The requisites for membt
en- ship are, certificate from the bishop
on pastor.
lr. The New York Sun republishes abo
en- a column a day of short extracts fro
re Republican newspapers in various PAL
-,I of the country. attacking Hayes for SELF
out the party to the rebels" All pc
et' masters must now be commissioned by
ng rebel general" South Carolina turn
rst over TO a rebel general" and louisa
r. about to follow, sets the Blaine wi
wild, and they are vigorously waving t
ed bloody shirt" 1t looks as though tn
*, would drive HAYES out of their party.
e's Between IL and / o'clock last mig
,os or. rather, this morning, Mr.. Isaac Neg
discovered light in the second story
u his old house on the corner of First aveu
nd and 18th street, and, knowing that t
me house was vacant, he called his hired 10
and the two proceeded to the house
ascertain the cause of the light. III
at found that three hard looking young (
nd lows had entered the house. proceeded
Sc. the second story and started coal fire
= . the CRATE, and had then laid down to sic
They told Mr.. Negus that man who 81
vas he owned the house had given them o