The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-23
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The street sprinkler was out to-day.
Harper House very crowded Sunday.
Splendid dinner.
The streets were thronged with young
people out for ramble last night.
Young Legislator Afraid Adjourn"
is another ruling chief of this nation.
We hardly think the Gazette is cor
rect in the charge it makes against Supt.
Everett.
"A number of base ballists engaged in
friendly game in Davenport's pasture
yesterday.
Kate Claxton, in the Two Orphans"
at Burtis Opera House Saturday evening.
See advertisement in this paper.
"A horse belonging to n. B. Sawyer
ran away this forenoon, and running into
post near st. Joseph's church was killed.
1t was valued at $3.50.
Last Friday 1876 cars of live stock
went east over the G. R. [. 4 P. road,
bound for Chicago. Sunday, they were
followed by 1lS cars more.
There is an addition to the police
force now. Policeman Brennan says it's
ll-pound boy-corresponding in weight to
the number on his new badge-''No. II"
Thomas Boye has opened Farmers
Saloon" in the building lately occupied by
the Office of the Rock Island Pottery, on
9th street. THE ARGUS can be found there.
On Saturday evenings train from the
east were eight Chinese youths, from Is to
20 years Of age, all homeward bound, after
three years attendance at school in New
England.
| We are glad to notice that the ad-
ministration talks of discharging most of
the army. IF one-half the officers were
discharged and West Point reduced one
half the people would rejoice
Charlie Schlemmer has moved his
saloon into the brick building one door
west of his old stand in the place lately
occupied by Marzi's saloon. Valentine
Ohlweiler will open a candy store in
Charles old stand.
Farmers should be aware of the trick
of travelling statesmen who offer to take
their notes for goods-they'll find their
notes so neatly altered and transferred tc
innocent purchasers that they'll wish they
never had seen the scalper.
J There will be special meeting of the
! city council this evening to act upon the
petition of the managers of the Rock
Island and St. Louis branch of the g. B
y Q road asking for permission to con
t struct switch on the levee.
Henry Osbaer an ice dealer in Daven
port, was assaulted by nine roughs, or
Second street over there last night, and il
| the fight he was terribly cut with knit,
on the head and back. Joe Burk
Timothy Schuler and another rough were
: arrested and are now in Jail.
The new badges or shields, recently
ordered by the city council for the police
department, arrived this morning-and thu
police are just more'n THROWN on style
now. They number from 10 to l6-itl
! make strangers and tramps think we hav
. large force to see No, rs, you know.
e When it comes to shaking carpets
s how much sooner the man thinks they ar
''shook enough" than the wife does
While shaking, and he thinks he sees
hull In her energy, let him not eonsol
/ himself with the idea that she thinks it i
> time to quit; she is only stopping to asl
why he don't shake harder.
s Several years ago, while travelling OF
0 on the G. r. |. Il P, railroad, Mrs, j. I
e futile, of Carroll, Iowa, received seriou
T and permanent injuries, through som
: negligence on the part of the train mer
o She sued the company for damages, an
S after a long trial secured verdict fo
e 81, 500 The company appealed to tn
]. supreme court and secured new tria
d The second trial occurred last week, an
'e resulted in verdict in favor Of Mrs. TuttI
t, for 81, 500.
d "A party Of railroad men and crowd {
IL Davenport rOughs engaged in a free 6gl
on West Second street, oyer the rive
y early Sunday morning, and 10 the mele
&c Charles Stafford, conductor on the @. |
Vi |. Il 2. road, was stabbed twice, both time
AZ near the left ear, one of which Is considere
ID rather serious Several other parties al:
Is received cuts from knife in the hands
u one Of the roughs, and many receive
is bruises from fists, clubs and stones.
rs arrests Stafford is now at his boardir
ei house in this city.
nd People complain that their COWS a
re let out Of their enclosures and driven
on the pound, and it is believed that the DO
nd have an arrangement by which one set
~ the turning out and driving away fro
~ home, when the other set then find Il
~ COW and drive her to the pound, getting
"a cents on each cow The law is ha
IS enough on those who keep COWS but
nd the people are to be robbed in this W
he the law should be repealed. People car
afford this sort of extravaganza. l
a Cats cow was let out in that way yestt
an day, but as she had young calf the be
,bo couldn't get her into the pound, and s
90 Icame tearing and believing home as if s
nt. had been chased by dogs. The peol
ad should ferret out this latest swindle
in. people who keep COWS and punish it.
OH
The Geo. w. Pilgrim Case.