The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-09
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-Kewanee has 1900 ribbon wearers.
Work commences at the stove works
OF Monday.
What hand has the finance committee
had in the sale of city bonds?
Does the Union want it understood
that Harson was drunk yesterday?
Some thief has left with one of j. f.
Cops horses and FL. G. Cleyeland's buggy.
Supposed to have gone into Iowa.
Oranges are 40 cents a hundred
twelve for nickel-in New Orleans.
-Geneseo is struggling with dramatic
club with a view Of bringing out play.
"A genuine down-east snow storm
commenced last night and is still coming.
DO you see why certain alderman
was appointed chairman of the finance
committee?
Does it begin to appear why the chair
man of the finance committee is willing to
be candidate for mayor?
"A sale of good farming land was made
in Stafford county, Va, a few days ago, al
less than one dollar an acre.
The Catholics of Davenport will com
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death of the great head of their church
Does the mayor recollect that there il
an ordinance prohibiting the sale of city
obligations of any kind for less than par.
Did your husband die iDtestate p
asked lawyer of weeping widow. No
sir; he died in New Jersey" was TIT
reply.
New England maidens of business
like habits tack encouraging sentiments
like this over the parlor door: ''Loaing i;
not Loving"
"A Rhode Island manufacturer reduced
wages y per cent. New Years, and OF
top of it wished his employees might live
to see many happy returns. -EE.
The opponents Of the silver dollar alsC
oppose revenue reform. Paper money anC
a protective tariff were always supported
by the enemies of the people
Suburban Ne,o.S There will always bt
more or less excitement in the household
that possesses a eat and back fence, or {
poor piano and healthy girl,
Let us see Mr.. Postmaster. Ism
there a regulation of the department
requiring you to dress up like a police
man-blue coat and brass buttons.
1t is the business of the chairman O
the finance committee to know something
about the sale of the city bonds. Unless
he wishes to become as politically Gead al
the mayor he had better explain, Tit
people have lots of shot heating for SOLD,
body Does he want some Of it?
The New York Tribune says: "politi
cally the Bland bill should be entitled
An act to destroy the republican party"
Beyond question the Tribune is right, fol
politically speaking, the silver dollar is
democratic CT 10, the Bland bill is baseC
on democratic principles, it has twice passed
the democratic house, and its passage i
delayed only by the senate, which is con
troled by republican majority.
SO, the street commissioner draws
regular salary from the city as street com
missioner and works for private parties a
the same time in the capacity of civ
engineer, oh, yes, we see. 1t was stupi
nat to know that, when the city pays hir
, for services, he has the right to hire out t
other parties. Of course these other par
ties pay him and he gives the city cred
for the time he was engaged on prlvat
business. Did the street commissions
: allow this private civil engineer to use til
cltys office, stationery, and men paid b
!, the city, while making the survey an
t estimates for e harbor for boats that cannt
E be induced to winter here on any conside
8 alton, except the ferryboat and the Mo-
n tana and possibly one or two raft boats
= When the street commissioner works fl
# private parties, of course it is at IS cents
y day.