The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-06
MOTIFS HERE AND THERE.

but very few farmers IN town to-day.
The country roads are in very good
condition.
Justice Chopper was not in his Office
to-day. He went a-ishing.
Emil Koehler, the down town drug
gist, has just had handsome 1926 soda
fountain placed in his store.
Teachers normal drill for Mercer
county will be held in Aledo from July
Both to August Oath, inclusive.
John Robertson, a good fellow and
formerly photographer in this city, has
established photograph car at Reynolds.
The DINING car on the west end of
the G. r. l. & P. road between Atlantic
and Council Bluffs began running yester-
day.
The whistle at the water works has
been repaired and when Supt. Cramer
gets it properly tuned it will be the
loudest and most stirring" whistle in this
vicinity. 1t was repaired by Fred. Hass.
The engineers at the water works
complain that there is sickening stencil
comes from the refuse which was thrown
on the river bank from Gilmore's slaugh-
ter house last winter-and they want the
nuisance abated.
Lewis Wilson, Esq, of Rural, was in
| the city to-day, and reports crops as
looking fne In that part of the county.
He says that many Of the farmers were
obliged to plant their corn two or three
times, but it is all right now.
| Mayor Butler stated this morning that
he had already received petitions from a
number of property owners asking that
the council again extend the gas district
in certain localities, as they are willing to
pay the gas tax if they can procure the
lamps.
The managers of the moonlight
party to Green island, this evening, say
that the postscript" tickets So, including
eyerything" -means "all you can get, y
dancing, refreshments, ETC., etc. Good
enough-and there will probably be q
large party.
-Supt. Everett wishes us to say that
Strasser band, of Davenport, will furnish
the music for the commencement exercises
of the graduating class in the Contra
Presbyterian church tomorrow evening
and that FOrey Folsom band will furnish
the music for the reception at the High
| oSAOoA On Il llAoS OfNHlbSs
County Treasurer Porter is now re-
ceiving taxes at the rate of $1,000 pei
day-and besides this he is, at the reques
of property owners, preparing receipts fol
three or four tunes that amount, and they
will be paid before the day of saie-~tht
/ 18th. The delinquent list, however
will be larger than last year.
Strawberries sold at from 10 to q
cents per quart to-day; new cherries, thC
!, first of the season. sold at 90 cents pc
quart; new cabbage 81 per dozen; beet
J so cents per dozen punches; new potatoes
IS cents per peck; and peas and beans
90 cents per peck, Geo. Henry had tn,
first consignment Of oherriea,
- Jim Hardin, engineer at the waite
works, will soon have those deer horns pu
r up over the front door of the engine room
y The first pair he received are carefully
wrapped up in tow and stored away il
a safe place and souly confidential friend
are allowed to gaze upon them. This il
' the pair which cost Jim S2,85 expires
, charges.
: Henry I1odson, farmer 10 Bowling
was at the glass factory, this forenoon, AMI
purchased a large glass globe which h
will fill with alcoho! and preserve a double
: bodied eight-legged one headedtwo- taile'
, pig which was RECENTLY born on his place
but did not live He will preserve it uu
til he can dispose OF it to some showman-
and he Things there's millions in it.
The water works committee fsoz
, Memphis will be in this city to morrow t
inspect our water works machinery
! Memphis expects to put in pump with
e capacity of 100000 gallons every
hours. and the oomtnittae is inspecting tn
pumps of the Holley Manufacturing 90
with view of purchasing one of thei
make.