The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-11
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Tramns ave pattino scarce.

Emil Koehler is rapidly mending.
Rev. Geo. r. Palmer is improving.
The churches were we'll attended yes
terday.
There were a number of pic-nics yes
terday.
Scarlet fever is very prevalent at
Moline,
"A number of Rock Islanders are at
Linwood.
The hotels all did good business
yesterday.
There is a great deal of sickness in
Rock Island.
Inspection of the Rodman Rifles on
Wednesday evening,
The 'Bijou" cigar store has the boss
tobacco sign of the three cities.
The Coe & Canoe Greek fair will be
held near Hilsdale. September l6, II and
18th.
-Bonuets with feather crowns are
displayed in the show-rooms of Paris mill
liners.
The rigorous police regulations now
in force is having an effect on disreputable
characters.
1t is expected that friendly contest
between the Athletic and Davenport boat
clubs will be held next Saturday.
The building of the trestle-work fol
the new track of the c., B. & Q. through
Gordon's Hollow, will be commenced soon
White dresses are the favorite tot
Ilettes this season at the watering places
It is the fancy at present to use white
ribbons, belt, and sash with white dresses
One of the newest fancies in jeweIry
lis the, old oaken bucket" setin solid gold
the earrings are tiny golden buckets, ant
the pill is a perfect little windlass, will
rope coled around it, from the end o
which the bucket is suspended
This morning the fire plug at the cor
per of 18th street and Second avenue burs
and for few minutes the water came on
in perfect deluge The water was turnct
off in the street and the plug fixed by al
employe of the water works before tn
streets were flooded.
The Rockland Courier makes this ct
servation, ''Ihe young map who is COR
stantly seeking to pegpetrate WittioisI
which shall convuIse his young lady hoa
rers with laughter is usually characterize
by the other young men as fool, An
the great force of this designation lies i
the correctness of the other young men
, position"
Since the G-osred gig, Edith In
gram, of the Farraguts. won the race d
Dixon, Ill, July fourth, clubs in fou
cities have been eudeavoTjng to pugchas
her, namely those at Kankakee, LII.
Cedar Rapids, Clinton, and TT. Madison
Iowa. She has, at last. become the prop
J erty Of the Cedar Rapids Boat Club, an
, was shipped to that city on Thursda
last. The FarraRuts will probably repac
her with four cared paper gig, -,satGsI
: day Herald,
: "A little child narrowly escaped beip
run over to-day, at the corner of Thir
avenue and 18th street. The little or
; was crossing the street, when team cam
e tearing around the corner just missing th
a child. The fellow 10 the wagon, whoever /
u was, never stopped to see whether he ha
done any damage but kept on down to AT
street and then swung around the cornt
d and went south, 1t is we'll for him thi
the police were not around, or he migl
D have been obliged to pay few dollars f,
reckless driving.
2, Saturday was John Warmers brit
day and as he is always happy and new
tires of hospitality, a number visited hi
d on Sylvan Island and were royalty ente
,e tanned Mr. Warner is 65 years old. b
1t is to-day more vigorous than many wi
are twenty five years younger. 1t is
e, ways pleasure for him to excel in fl
is dinners and on Saturday fish chowder W
served to those who went to spend an no
or two with him in camp. There is b
. one opinion-''it was the best chowd
ever eateu"-this was the universal We
verdict. THE ARGUS unites with NJ
- Warmers hundreds of friends in wishi
n many return birthdays and hopes to ha
. the pleasure Of seeing his genial face
- many years to come. Those who visit
i, his camp on Saturday found him Just
>. Ijovial as ever, while his hospitality W
dispensed in that generous manner f
which he is proyerbial