The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-17
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The tramp nuisance is abating.
There is good deal Of sickness in
Rock Island.
-Gilchrist's miners have not yet re-
sumed work.
In Paris they have -four made Of pull
verified bananas,
The mills ia Moline are still idle, like
wise those in this city.
Weston has walked $1,000 miles with
in the last twelve years,
The girl OF the perlod-Rusty Kate
81. Louis IEmeS,lournal.
The G. B. & O., morning incoming
train was one hour late yesterday.
The report that 800 negroes will be
imported to fill up the mills is denied.
The board of supervisors did great
deal of work in a short time, at this ses-
sion.
Deere & Co., expect to sell more plows
this year than during any season in five
years.
The funeral of Jacob Wollenhaupt
was the.largest, with one exception, ever
occurring here.
Carpenters were at work this morning
bulldog high fence on the north side of
this Moline calaboose.
The Sylyans appear to have been
badly scooped, and everybody 10 this vi
cinity is, of course, sorry.
There are already sixteen patriots
ready to run for treasure on the repobli-
ern ticket, and more to come, too.
Eddie Chopper is the happiest rail-
road man in town. Eddie says its boy
and he shall run the locomotive for papa.
Henry. little son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
| Y. Mahcney, is dead. The parents have
the sincere sympathy of all in their attic
ton
"A Jersey City woman recently offered
her l-year-old baby for glass of beer, and
the saloon-kecper refused to make the
trade.
Next Saturday is the day set fol
hearing the motion in the Moline Water
Power Co.'S, case. Judge Peasants viii
preside.
| "A, Fleming formerly Of the Blue
Ribbon Nesos, and an energetic newspa
per man, is now city editor of the St. j
Herald.
The finance committee of the count.
board will get up the financial statemen
I and not special committee as was origi
nally intended.
"A poor fisherman at Tallahassee, Fla.
| vhile digging worms for bait the othe
day, came upon. an old brass kettle con
tanning 81 400 IN gold coin.
r The shooting match at the gun clu
park for the Bruner cup, occurs to-mor
: row, and lively interest is manifested i
the result. There will be a number c
, contestants and close contest may be ex
!, pecta4.
] Miss Maud Grassland, oue OF the moe
+ beautiful young ladies Of ludianola. Tex.
/ after singing to a select circle Of acquaint
r anoes, See that Ny Graves Kept Green,
}, retired to her room and blew out he
brains with six shooter.
, -Armory Hall will be the place for
grand ball by the Father Mathew Society
to be held soon. The society lost 5000 fla
> and banner, which were burned with Lene
, hans goods at the fire about two week
b ago, and the society hopes to make up tn
loss. Give the boys lift.
The ietties at the mouth of the Miss
issippi river are completed, according t
( the plans and specifications. The Jet
channel is over thirty feet deep. and
nsvigabIa chanel Of twenty-six feet, meas
ured at the lowest stage Of the river,
found at the head oe the passes.
l The right-thinkipg and right-feeli
man when he asks himself What sha
l do on Sunday?' will not say. | will q
= what l please He will say, In doir
4 what please | will take care not to inter
fere with the rights of anybody else No,
= the impulse of the right-feeling man is
: safe guide for public opinion"
Some mems lives amount to snothin
more than the preface of possible book
the lives of others reach as far as the sc
e cond or third chapter. How few men VIII
e have ever lived resemble we'll printe
aud well bound volume, in which is di.
( played an important subject, thoughtful
!. and carefully considered to its conclusion