The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-26
NOTES HER,E Ann THERE.

Cambridge is going to have new
Campbellite church.
The organ grinder is again en- the war
path. This has no reference to the
organ"
The severe frost on Sunday night did
considerable damage lin the northern part
of the state.
Fifteen inches of snow fell in Vermont
yesterday. the 25th. Overcoats and winter
clothing laid aside.
Hard luck has again struck A. 5.
Aston of Dallas, Texas. He failed twice
in Davenport and now again in that place.
-Anti.treat societies are being organ
ICED 10 several towns throughout this state.
IF the hard times continue they will be
superhuous.
The temperance question at Reynolds
has engendered considerable hard feeling
among the good people and is of no beneht
to anyone.
We saw a young man with two heads
on his shoulders the other day, but didn't
consider it much Of curiosity. One be-
longed to his girl.
And now it appears that the G. K. L.
& p. road are going ahead with their depot
at the brewery. Somehow that road builds
its depots where it suits their own conve-
nience.
They arrest people in Davenport for
only calling each other hard names. That
thing wouldn't work over here. The
harder the names the better it is liked.
Isn't it so, John?
The average monthly travel over the
bridge is about 900 teams and over 300
people. Yet with all the switching at the
slough bridge no effort is made to have the
crossing bridged,
Everybody watches the improvement
at the corner Of 2nd avenue and 18th
street with great interest. An opera house
such as Mr.. Harper will build is what has
long been needed in this city,
The time for having the social, lunch
aud ball, at the HarperlHouse, for the bene.
fit of the Rodman Rifles has been changed
from April 25th to Tuesday, April %
Forey Folsom will furnish the music.
Young man. never marry girl who
can be caught four times day by setting
steel trap On a,.street corner.-hGnhdke'
Herald No, Young fellow, if you mus
marry and can't wait, marry the trap.
Hostile Indians were killed last yea
at cost of $1,000 each. An effort
should be made this season to reduce thu
expense and increase the amount OF WORT
done. Chicago Journal.
Peoria has a curiosity of the musica
order. 1t is claimed that a daughter o
George Bean of that city, two years ant
| 10 s III mr. n n
niments to difficult pieces without eve
having had any musical training.
THE girls Of our day are very badly &c
ucated." said one of the members of
committee. on education to the bishop o
| Gloucester. That cannot be denied,
retortod his lordship. However, there i
one consolation, the boys will never fine
it out.
"A western editor who was called Blue
Ribbon Idiot" by loacal contempory go
a little more than even by remarkiug il
the next issue Of his paper that THE wifi
of our contempory down the street wa
very pleasantly surprised Saturday night
| Her.husband returned home an hour befor
midnight and was not more than two
thirds drunk, Her usual custom is to 81
up until or a, M, and pull off his boot
| before he goes to bed.
The nationals are going to hold stat
convention, after which they will be pre-
pared to say to the democratic convention
Assist US to the little Offices We seek, an
we, in turn, will help the republicans carr.
off the balance of the official swag." "
wonder if the State Register will he'll
them in this trio'-, as Ed Merritt 1t
editor did two years ago, when he was sue
a great friend of Lew Steward, the granger
Wonder if Don Morrison will also bel
them. Is there anyone at Springfield au
thorized to speak for these gentlemen?