The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Lew Benedict s ministries tonight.

months, $s,450,S2.
"A lodge of colored Masons was organ
lied in Rockford last week.
There are three vacancies in the Ma
val Academy at Annapolis, to be filled
from Illinois,
1t was we'll for the Rodman Rifles that
the citizens committee we're present at
drill last night.
WIN. J. Browne and Miss Isabella j.
Wilton, daughter of VIM. Wilton. are
to be married tonight.
The fire in Davenport yesterday was
in tenement house near John s. Davis
foundry. Damage slight; fully insured.
The Illinois Central railroad company
are putting up an ice house at Freeport, in
which to pack ice for their own consump-
ton.
Dixon. Lee County, proposes to have
a reaper factory-the Williams mower
and reaper" formerly manufactured at
Syracuse N. Y.
-Weighmaster Bell has paid into the
treasury 500 60 as receipts from the city
scales for January. This is said to be the
best showing ever made.
The county supervisors refuse to pay
the coroner's expenses of the Four-Mile
creek disaster on the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific railroad last August.
John s. Cook, manager of the P. L.
& d. r. r. of Pekin this state, is an
nounced as the temperance speaker next
Friday. Do not fail to hear him. He is
good one.
She came all the way from Hampton
to inquire what it all meant. Cook re
ferred her to Bod Reid. who, with his
usual bland smile proceeded to enlighten
the fair traveller.
The law requires deaths and births
to be registered with the county clerk.
Physicians are required to certify to
that officer. Remember that, will you,
Mr. medicine man?
Look out for DR.. Harris. temperance
lecturer fraud and dead beat. Several OF
our exchanges have exposed the erring DIR.
Give him the grand bounce if he STROKES
your Genesco NeloS.
i The governor has issued proclaim
alton fixing Feby. 18th as the day fol
the election of Judge Heaton's successor
ia the 18th judicial circuit The election
will be held at Dixon. The members of The
bar of Lee county have requestedsJ Ohm '
Eustice to become candidate and he has
accepted.
) Regular meeting of the city counci
next Monday evening. All bills agains
the city must be presented to City Clerl
Reed, by Saturday afternoon, or else e
over for one month. The finance commit
tee will meet at that time and audit al
inla 10 No cd ha Ia
: meeting.
} The forty creditors of Jordan, tn
, honest boot and shoe dealer Of DaveupoT
t according to the Democrat, who want abou
i 800. will get about $500. The Demo
t crdt now says the figuring up of MI
D Jordan's business shows some funn
t things" 1t is little funny how an hone'
man can owe $500 and only show $40
with which to pay it.
8 Up near Dixon there is little plac
called Palmyra. There are several churc
l congregations in the place but DO mini
/ ter's Dixon has, therefore, been supply
. ing Palmyra with gospel at the rate Of
z per Sunday. Since the change in the Il
cation OF hell, necessitating a remodelin
d of their sermons and in the view of the ba
IT walking the Minister have raised the prit
20 $40 and all the people of Palmyra a,
hunting for religion without price. Pa
the $40. gentlemen, the new religion acco
d ding to Beecher is worth the raise In II
!, language of Pope:
A little Religion is dangerous thing,
% Drink deep, or taste not, the PlerianSpring
n When Sheriff Hitchcock, of Peori
was here on Monday he exhibited sever
letters written by Rande the St. Elm
murderer. From here he went to Daver
lie port and thence to Maquoketa, The Dem
crdt says: The sheriff is looking U
evidence in the Rande case, which com,
10 on for trial at Gaesburg next Tuesda
a He says the defense will attempt to pro-
At an aibi for Rande, claiming that he W
iu Davenport when the ST. Elmo murd
was committed; but Mr. Hitchcock So
that he can show that Rande was in Da'
20 export on the 10th of August, and that
the murder was committed on the l5t
D. Raude would have had ample time to
st from here there. Of the Davenport wi
IL nesses expected to appear at the trial NJ
II. Berg, the guusmith, who sold RaDde
revolver, consents to go, but Claus w
another gunsmith who sold Rande a r
volver, positively refuses to appear
Gaiesburg and testify on that occasion
Why don't the Democrat ask Mr.. We
why he positively refuses to go.
Procure it in time If you wish to sa
doctor bills. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. PR
Is cents; large sizes, SO cents.
ce Extensive improvements at the Be
ct lows House.
it. While looking over the arrivals at t
en- Bellows House the other day, the ARG
to reporter noticed Chas. Jarvis, the propri