The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-20
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

davenport Is OIganlAleB poat oi"p'
The indications are that book beer day
will be duly observed.
Now is the time to prepare to plant
Strawberries and cream.
That was what made Fred Coss go
home SO early last night, looking so
pleased. 1t is boy.
Holland and his men are busy taking
statistics for the new directory, which is
to be complete thing in its way.
- The Dixon Telegraph says Miss Ida
Langley, OF Rock Island, is visiting with
her aunt, Mrs. Theron Cummings"
The new board of Supervisors will
meet in special session May 18th in &C
cordance with call signed by one third. Of
the members,
The Union directs few we'll timed
words to the loafers who mighty congre-
gate on the corner near the Post Office.
Ware ish dot barty now?" We re-
fer to the Nationals. We believe an
attempt was made to start such a party.
Go west young man" The report
that James r. Johnstons son, Waverly, is
making moneyiin his new business out
west is true.
Charles Latin is a justice of the
Peace in Edgington with two good bonds
men, Timothy Dutton and NJ. Schoon~
maker.
- Here, here, you editor Of the Union
Step around lively. The Princeton Rtpu6'
ltcdn announces Gen, Henderson as can
didate for reelection
When a man is little off himself he
imagines everybody else is drunk. TIL
ARGUS reporters did not report any cases
of drunkenness on the streets yesterday.
Why don't the Union second the no
mination of Capt. Havetstick for clerl
of the Appellate Court as against Kinsky
the director of the organ" just across the
alley from its Office
Tho bishop of Iowa publishes a card
asking suspension of public opinion OF
the Detroit McCroskey scandal till the cas-,
can be investigated. Is he fool or wha
is the matter over in Iowa?
The editor of the Union moralizes OIL
flirting. Somebody should divert hi
mind into other cbannels-congressi
candidates for instance. There are feg
moro in the district who have not yet beer
named.
An order has been issued recently
| from the office of the general baggag
agent of the c. B. & Q. R. r., at Chicago
notifying all baggage men on trains, tina
hereafter no charge shall be made TO
guns, dogs or baby carriages.
The Sons of Temperance of HiIlsdaI
will hold their first meeting In their nev
hall this evening, April Goth, The hal
will be completed in about ten days whel
the lodge will hold festival, the proceed
of which will go towards paying forth
hall. Due notice of the festival will b
given.
The Shawneetown, GIL Record,
greenback paper, cannot swallow tn
Jonah which the nationals" foisted o
the party for state treasurer in the perso
of Gen. Bates, man who for politica
trickery has not peer in the state. II
became state treasurer under republica
rule when he was poor man, and afte
serving two terms retired millionaire, be
sides being a national bank man.
On the 18th at Muscatine, S. Fl. Car
roy was sentenced, by Judge Hayes, /
the penitentiary for Is mouths, for per
jury and forgery. The irst-named Grim
consisted of forging a note on the FRS
National Bank of Rock Island, which b
deposited as security for 800 at the PEG
pies Bank of West Liberty. The perjur
was in swearing to an account against T
II. Campbell, of West Liberty. On tn
same day sixteen saloon keepers wei
fined from $40 to $25 each, for sellin
whisky, contrary to statute,
Says the Decatur Sun: &C. G. Frenc
and Geo. r. Weber. OF Springfield, havir
read the democratic platform, have write
letter Withdrawing from, the nationa
aud declaring for the democracy. Doub
less they have been democrats all II
} time, and as that party has better pro
) pect of success than the nationals, it
probable that most of the greenback den
ocrats will drift back into the old lines
OF course they will They have discovert
3 the fraud that the leaders of the ''nationa
= movement have practiced upon them, al
o are again falling into line.