The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-14
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

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Next week begins the M. e. Confer
ence at Reynolds.
Il here is intense excitement over the
Wittick murder.
Onions are very scarce 10 the market
selling in our groceries at $1.40 per
bushel.
George Lamont. of the Diamond 10
Line. says that another week will probably
wind up the river business
The morning "Co,obeN" has several
short essays on its favorite animal this
morning. Anything to fill up.
The Bowers-T Thompson company
played to fair house last evening and
appeared to excellent advantage.
COL FIagler has made some fine i'm
provements in the island roads. The
grading on the avenue is especially motifs
ceable.
The pay car Of the C. B & @. railroad
put in its appearance this morning, and
gladdened the hearts of its numerous en-
ployes.
-Ex- special officer BEETLE and wife
have left Atchison, Kan, aud gone back
to Springfield, Mass. His enterprise in
Atchison didn't prove success.
DR. Westwood has received a call
from the Presbyterian church, Denver,
and it is rumored he will accept. Central
church will lose an excellent pastor when
be leaves.
Eugene w. Boynton has gone west,
temporarily, to accept position with the
contractors. Reynolds. Saulpaugh Il Co.
now building branch for tie G. r. [. &
2. near Council Bluffs, Iowa.
There will be popular prices at Har-
per's Theatre on Monday evening, for the
New de rip Van Wrinkle" entertain
ment The scale will IS and SO cents,
and = the house will be crowded.
The train running to Dubuque on the
@. B. & O. railroad which leaves here at
$50, was held until IL o'clock last night
to take the Bowers-Thomp company
to Dubuque where they play this evening.
There was raid last night on the
house of Dan Winson, negro who has G
white wife, living near B. Davenport Dan
and J. j. Fisher and jim Rouse, colored,
and Gertie and jessie Glenn. two white
girls were jailed. The house is a fence.
for chicken thieves and has been watched
| by the police for some time. The case
was to be tried before Justice Hayden,
this afternoon, but was postponed.
There is hunt after Mr.. j. K. Wal
ters, OF Mllan, who came to Davenport the
other day. with $500 10 his pocket to pay a
claim of Stewart & White, and was 10
| their office at three o'clock that day. And
since, up to three o'clock this afternoon,
his family and friends have been ignorant
of his whereabouts, 1t is believed, how
ever, that he will turn up, after he has had
his fun until his money gives out.
| 1t l. more than likely that there will
be shaage of management at the Burtis
House before spring. Dir. Charles E.
Skinner. for years manager OF the great
international Hotel at Niagara Falls. has
an idea of assuming charge of it. He has
been there. made ga inspection, and Is now
in Brooklyn comforting with DevIne Bur
tbs, the Doctors brother and present owner
of the hotel, In regard to the matter. Ii
certain changes can be made 10 the
arrangement Of the Office story, it is quite
probable that Mr. Skinner will lease the
hotel. If he does he will make it the equal
of any hotel in the west
On Friday the case Of G. B. Head was
still dragging its weary length 10 the
county court. DR., kiingburg was the
only witness called Thursday, audNhis tes-
timouy was not concluded that day There
was some sharp cross-fring by opposing
counsel, each side seeming determined Il
contest every inch of debatable ground
Its hard to tell what will be the verdict
of the jury. who are certainly entitled t.
thanks for the attentive manner 10 which
they have listened to the testimony. Thus
far the prosecution seem to have the
strongest case. The attorneys for the
people are States Attorney Parmenter. and
Sturgeon Il Olsen. For the defendan,
". r. Moore, and Sweeney, jackson &
Walker