The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
The river is still falling.

NOTES HERE AND THERE.
The river is still falling.
-Kewanee has debt of $4,000.
Peoria has just paid off $4,000 of its
Atkinson saloons are required to pay
a license of 1925.
The new armory building is nearly
ready for occupancy.
= The Union discusseth the Judicial ques-
ton in its usual mild manner.
The base ball craze this season bids
fair to rival Acknowledgements.
The Cambridge fire, last week. de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property.
Capt. Bars little steamer Albany, Is
now making regular daily trips to Andalu-
sia and intermediate points.
The Organ has at last hoisted its own
true colors-praising the great eommun-
list, Dennis Kearney, of sand lot fame.
In the manufacture of maple sugar
Ohio stands the third state in the Union
This year the yield is unusually large.
Those who were unable to attend the
Couthoui reading few weeks ago, will
have an opportunity next Friday evening.
The Gazette says the saw mill OF
Schricker & Mueller, Of Davenport, starts
up to-day, with logs enough for a run OF
two weeks.
The St. Joseph Young Mems Total
Abstinence Society. give their second an
nual ball at Killers Hall Thursday eve
ming, May 22d.
r. L. Mckinney, postmaster at Viola
has been removed for a technical violation
of the department rules, and Miss Har.
riott appointed 10 his place.
"A line of refrigerator cars is being put
on the G. r. |. & P. to carry perishable
goods beiweentinterior points in Iowa ana
Chicago in less than car load lots.
The special temperance election al
Des Moines, on the LIST, on the license
question, resulted in a majority for license
of 403. The women cast 1872 votes, 81,
for license.
In the good little town of Cordova they
make saloons pay $500 license as kind o
hint that they are not wanted; and il
wicked Yuma township. the people have
decided by a vote not to allow temperate;
lecturers to use the church.
BY the way, it has been several days
since the Union RECALLED its readers will
an opinion on the water supply and its Gov
question. Such oversight or neglect il
iuexcusable in gentlemen so we'll qualified
to speak upon those subjects.
Professor Mansill says: The princi
pie disturbing positions Of the planets 70
May appear to be located about the ID t
5th; the och; 18th TO Goth; GATH and 2Sth
Now, we suppose the Professor eithe
means rains on these days, or wind, o
epidemics, either here or some other place
The C. B. & @, road seems to be push
ing its road right along into the city. y
Monday, track laying will commence fron
Moline this way, the connection east bein
completed. In the meantime the c., Z
|. & ?. road keeps several engines hot
occupy tracks 10 case OF necessity. Their
may be fun ahead.
The Joliet company that won the stat
prize last summer, have again been SUI
cessful in a contest with company A, fri
regiment of Chicago 244 to the
opponents 240. The Rodman Rifles wi
J have to do some Grst-eass shooting to e
away with the prize cup. An average
"a 80 in a possible 35 is pretty soil
score to beat.
On next Tuesday convention Of CO
ored people will be held at NashVill
Tenn, Ito consider the "cxodus" from tt
South. All the Southern States will ser
delegates, and prominent eolored mt
from the North have been invited to a
tend The purpose is to consider Il
future of the colored people, and partic
, lsrly the plan OF sending them FROM Il
South to find homes 10 the Horthe
States. Senator Bruce will attend Il
convention.