The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-13
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oCcH Jul tO'udy- WAS very uuSly.
The water in the river gagged at
feet above low water mark this morning.
See j ohn Flanagans card as collecting
agent in the advertising columns of this
paper.
"A new sidewalk is to be put down at
the corner of Sergeant 4 Webber's gro
Gerry store.
"A sidewalk is being built in front of
Dons bakery and. Bromley's grocery
store-a much needed improvement.
There's no occasion for the Cambridge
Chronicle to put on any patronizing airs
about our daily tone" or declarations.
Special meeting of the city council
this evening-to consider matters in rela-
ton to the wharfage fees of the keokuk-
Northern Line Packet Co.
John D. Boardman is contributing
articles to the Dixon Telegraph on the
Early "reminiscences of Dixon. They !
are interesting and amusing.
Had the river raised a foot or two
higher last week, the mill race and mum.
Der of the factories in Rock Falls could
not have been saved. As it is, the dam
age is serious.
is the R, |. Union going back on R.
B. H. and his brother-in law, Matthews?
1t says lit is about time Stanley Matthews
we're subsiding. He writes too much, and
he talks too much.
The present week closes, under the lii
nois game law, the shooting of any wild
goose, duck, Wilson snipe, brant or other
water fowl. The shooting will not be law
full again until August 18TH
That new arrangement for fastening a
napkin to your neck band or collar, at the
table, is all the go, now. Nobody is con-
sidered 'fust family" without one. Kie-
sow $ is the only place in town where they
can be had.
If VIM. Hy, Smith, associated press
agent, Chicago could withdraw his atten-
ton from the interests of the Republican
party long enough to give the state as we'll
| as the tOa0n where things occur he would
relieve the public of good deal of per
plexity in guessing out the matter.
"A young man named J. s. Hainlin,
school teacher living near Canton, Illinois.
| forged an order for his pay after he had
once drawn it, last winter, and got the
money, He was arrested 10 Canton.
Thursday, and will probably go to tie
penitentiary.
Last Wednesday evening the grocery
store of Z. D. Tanning, on West Main
street, Galesburg, was entered by burglars
and the money drawer robbed of $1,000.
The thieves entered by a back window,
forcing the fastning-and then escaped.
Constable Ankrum searched a priyy
vault on the Pilgrim premises, this morn
ing, for bottle, which it was thought
had held the medicine which had been
given to Mr.. Pilgrim before his death. A
piece of Il bottle was found, which is said
to be OF the same shape and size OF the
one wanted.
-Keuworthy & Bearsley, of this city,
have been retained by Mrs Sarah Pilgrim,
of Moline. who is now in Jail awaiting the
result OF the coroner jury which IL inves-
tigatiug the charge that she poisoned her
husband, George W, Pilgrim, who died
suddenly last Monday morning.
"A fatal shooting affray took place at
Scottsvile, in Macoupin county, this state,
on last Saturday, between two farmers
named Reeves and Hicks. Reaves attacked
Hicks by hitting him over the head with a
pair of boots. The scrape was the result
OF an old fead. Hicks was arrested and
discharged.
t -McGee. the Baptist preacher at Ash
ton, Lee county, who is now in Jail for
poisoning his wife, an account of which
has been given in this paper, has got him
self in pretty tight place. The Creston
Times in speaking Of the case says that
! Lafayette township voted 500. and
Ashton township voted $500 to furnish
means to carry on the prosecution.
f The elegant new directors car Go.
/ lumbia," of the c. r. l. & 2. road, passed
through this city Thursday morning from
the west, having on board Hugh Riddle
t vice president; A Kimball assistant su
e perintendent; I'll. +. Royce, division super
5 intendent, and A r. Swift, superintend,
e ent of telegraph. These gentlemen haG
e been on tour Of inspection of the Rock
D Island company's lines.
= Ripley & Sons, large wholesale marble
c dealers in Rutland, VT. have written
e letter to j. H. Cleland, & Co., of til,
l. Rock Island Marble Works, requestin!
e that the junior member of the frm-Mr
U George T.. Winn-prepare them humble
IS Of designs fo7 monumental work-believ
3, ing that his designs always meet tn
e popular taste" This is quite a compli.
IT ment to Rock Island institution.
M. Heineman, former agent of tn
Richings Bernard Troupe, has been swind
&c ling the credulous people of Dix
L on and Sterling by renting halls, ad
vertising the troupe for entertainment
y there. ETC., and thus beating hotels
= saloons, livery stables, ETC., out of his liv
ing, and borrowing small sums of money
He has been denounced by the troupe
Snow him up, through the newspapers
and put people on their guard.
D. On the afternoon of the 9th, nea
Princeton, Bureau county, a fifteen-yea
! old boy named Michael Haas was fatal
! shot while out hunting. 1t seems that hi
:, with other boys, was returning home in
~ boat, and on reaching over one side t
take in the decoy duck the boat careene
u that way causing the hammer OF the loo
to strike the side, explode the cap an
discharge the contents into his body.
D w M. Holdorf, who purchased tn
j solder from John Hawley, the man arreste
by Marshal Halves, yesterday, for stealth
9 it from Fred Hass, was not aware of til
s. character of the man when he bought til
stolen property. This statement is in iu
n tice TO Mr.. Holdorf who, otherwise, migt
70 be misjudged. 1t was through Mr.. Ho
! dorf that Hass learned the facts-by Ho
:. dorf asking him if he had missed any SO
. der, and telling him of the purchase
~ made of John Hawley.
is Last Sunday man named Carpentel
2, an eccentric person, thought by some to /
e, partially insane, was found dead in fiel
on the farm of James Wilson, mile WEI
of Warren, 10 Daviess county, this stat,
THE hogs had eaten the flesh from the bod