The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-09
NOTES HERT AND THERE,

forenoon.
DIR. G. G. Carriers horse INDUCED in a
runaway to-day.
"A dozen nice hand sleds for sale at
THE ARGUS Office, cheap.
60 to Moline tonight and hear Barna-
bee in bis cork leg song,
This morning Justice Hayden was
occupied with civil suit.
Special convocatiou of Barrett Chap
ter, r. A. NJ, to morrow evening,
Several inches Of snow and several
sleigh bells, the first of the season.
DR.. Reynolds begins his series item
perance lectures on Wednesday evening.
The windows of our stores already
begin to assume holiday appearance.
Mrs. }. L. Postlewaite is lying very
low. not expected to live from day to day.
This morning man on the st. Louis
train, had his hat stolen by some one in the
car.
-Barnabee at the Congregational
church, Moline, tonight. Go and hear
him.
The order has gone forth from Wash
ington that ladies of fashion must wear
hoops.
Satan rebukiug sin isn't circumstance
TO the spectacle of Hayes condemning
election frauds.
Farmers were sowing wheat across
the river last week, and to-day came into
the city with sleighs.
Milton Mobiles is named as likely to AT
pear at the opera house soon. His Jim
Bludsae" is immense.
| -News-The Union is authority for
saying that our talented states attorney,
has at last had case. 1t don't state how
he gotit,
The Sons Of Temperance, 80 year
old institution of Davenport, has pulled
down the blinds and surrendered its
charter.
David Hill who has "a $4,000 livery
stable 10 Denver, Colo. is in Davenport
for the purpose of buying car load oil
horses.
The sidewalk on either side Of 10th
street, but especially on the east side from
Second avenue to Sd avenue should be
fixed.
1t was slow travelling for while on tht
street ears to-day, but the snow brigade
soon cleaned the track enabling cars Il
make the usual trips
The great men of the county, oul
legislators, 81 parUa Iicet oonsponere mo
: gniS, are engaged IN solemn council thi
e week ii, the court house.
d Billy Emerson, the original Capt
r Jinks, " aud only Virginia Essence" wit
Y his star company OF niDstrels, is expecte
r at the Opera House. Dec, Goth.
l. The subscribe. to the great greer
" back paper" the New York AdU0cate, wi
Of be fat subscribers" hereafter. The papt
10 has very properly and positiv ely stoppe'
y The snow does not appear to worl
John Volk much, This morning the fort
IN of workmen were going ahead with tt
brick work of Armory Hall, the same
III usual
The Grant campaign is to begin with
Nv series of brilliant receptions. This will b
r. new thing in politics, but Will amuse Il
vulgar aud give lots of rich people splel
did chance to show what fools they are.
n The subsidy hunters 'commercia
convention at New Orleans has disbande
&c On the very day that they asked congre
to help Tom SCOTS Texas & Pacific j.
the senate refused to consider the prop
! F., sltiOG.
an The Board of Review of the Nation
e TrOtting Association declares the defeat
d, Edwin Forrest at Utica, N, Y, last sui
m mer "a grievous fraud. The next meetir
of the board will be in Chicago next Ma
Letters of administration were FL
nv on Saturday in the estate Of Fletcher
HUT. his mother was appointed guar
ian of minor heirs. He was killed by
: train of cars in Kansas about a month az
an The merchant who has desiral
goods for sale and lets the public knr
.at about it, is having good trade TIC
1s- who keep still are the ones grumbli
ne about hard times,
The people Of Davenport don t like t
idea of Rock Island having the handsor
re- est Opera House in the west, all becau
%. our people can now attend all the fir
be class entertainments without spending tn
money in that city. Too bad, isn't it?
The Naptha Company of this q
ITS claim to own the patent on all devices
fit burning gas made from gasoline where t
ay burner G enerates its own gas. This pate
t if good for anything, shuts out all burne
We except the Watkins
The greenbackers are looking arou
for candidates for the spring elect,
Thus far, offers Of patriots to sacrif
themselves are scarce. OF course the i'd
f 70 eAanates in republican circles. Some pt
Ter pie learn from experience, others don't.
at Fred. Lowery, who has charge of |
Davenport end or the G. B. & O., repo
grain shipments lively. Fred. has the
sition that Holland had. We know Of
one more deserving OF promotion tt
,he Fred. Lowery.
90 Under the recent decision of the
bis preme court it is the duty of the city
1ut clean the sidewalks. Will the marshal
re-. force this decision. This is good opp