The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-01

California train next Sunday over the
G. & N. w.
After this week the Sterling train will
leave at 400 p. m. instead Of $50 as at
present.
From six to ten prairie achooners"
day cross Rock Island and Sylvan Water |
bridges, generally going westward,
Since the close of the Jane Kennedy
burglary case the circuit court has been !
engaged with civil business-of no public
importance.
County Treasurer Porter collected
taxes to the amount of about $4,000 dur
ing the month of May.
The Paterson IN. j. rolling mills
company has been awarded the contract
for furnishing $50 tons of iron floor beams
for shop F at Rock Island Arsenal.
There are now Is prisoners in the
county jail. Since December 4th, when
the present sheriff took possession, there
have been IT'S prisoners in Jail.
"A man named Herrick was drowned
in the Rock river near Hillsdale, on
Wednesday, while in swimming, and at
last accounts his body had not been re
covered.
John Scherer, lately with Mike Kane,
has opened tin and general repair shop
of his own on Seventh avenue, between
l4th and 18th understanding another
addition to the increasing business places
on the sunny side of the slough.
On Wednesday night, negro entered
the residence of Hon. B. f. Arnold, in
Galesburg, and stole clothing worth $25.
| a
chased the fellow some distance, COM
peiling him TO drop vest which contained
pocket-book with considerable money.
Circuit court opened Monday. Yes
terday Rev. s. FL. McGee was arraigned
for poisoning his wife. His attorney, the
Hon. John V. Eustace, made motion to
lquash the Indictment, which the court
overruled. McGee then pleaded mot
guilty" His case will come to trial to-
morrow.--Diron San.
States Attorney Parmenter says that
Judge Peasants will probably issue an
order calling a grand jury together on
Friday, the 9Th in order to iudict Watson,
the burglar who entered Mrs. Bickmore S
house near Milan,as he is anxioWs to plead
guilty and commence serving out his sen
tence. The other prisoners will probably
be sentenced on the 9th.
Capt Huber, Of the City Brewery
is making many improvements about bis
residence and yard this season. He has
t just had high picket fence put up, hand
some walks are being made, and now
Fred Hass is busy repairing the tin ROOF
of his house, and putting on new water
a spouts. When the cornices. cupola
- window frames aud other wood work Of
his elegant house are painted the place
will look new again. Cornices should b.
painted every year or two.
. Hon. Eric johnson, of Henry county
- has just completed an interesting series o
:, which have been published in the Galy;
L Journal. Mr. j, has been connected will
several papers in Henry county, and ha
s made a valuable contribution to loca
Y history.
$ Mrs. Alice HartzeIl, wife of Rev
Jonas Hartzell, of Davenport, died sud
denly in that city Thursday forenoon, tn
i 3lst, aged 70 years, She had resided il
It Davenport since 1854, where her husban,
-, was pastor OF the Christian church. Sh
was the mother of nine children, eight 0
whom are still living. She will be burie
t. to morrow Saturday from her late resi-
y dence.
The Beef Slough company have rate
100000 feet of old stock on hanC
against l70,000,00O feet last year. TIL
manufactured lumber RATED out of tn
a. Chippewa last year was 260,000,000 fee
- 60,000.000 shingles, and $4,000, 900 latl
The prospects are now that it will n
" reach one half of this amount this yea
D. nor one quarter of the amount sent out
te logs by the Beet Slough company.
ne The express companies (the Amer
"A can, the United States. and the Adams
= have made a classified reduction
}" charges, which took effect yesterday I'll
or class of packages not exceeding fol
ID pounds in weight, at the rate of one Gel
or per ounce, or fraction of an ounce. \
:. package is to be rated at less than l6 cent
~ This brings the express companies I'M
or close competition with the post Office d.
i'll partment.
to Last Thursday, during the forenoo
es while Mr., Herman Missman, who liv
:. about four miles southwest o? Dixon, VI
~ blowing corn in his field, some tramps G
Is into the house. His wife had gone over
h, one of the neighbors on some errand, ar
ne had locked the house, putting the k
N under the porch. The tramps had prob
;" bly, been watching her as they got the kt
eo and went through the door. They carrie
'or away what small change they could fin
also about $l5 worth Of clothing and tv
- revolvers.