The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-05
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


in November.
The new stovesworks on 16 street is |
nearing completion.
The Dimock- Wineman case is still
before the county court.
Mrs. Capt. Halves, who has been
seriously ill, is much better to-day.
Don't forget the Ottille Abel Haas
concert at Harper's Theatre, tonight.
There was a German the first OF
the season, at Judge Guyer's residence last
evening.
-Bleuer's band left on the noon train
for Cambridge to fill an engagement this
evening.
The Davenport total abstinence soci-
ETY. of ST. Mary's parish, have organized a
brass band.
The Fifth Avenue NJ, f. Library
society meets at n. Becher's residence
this evening,
The rain last night was pretty general
all along the line of the c., B. @. both
north and south.
The Sage property, corner OF 10th
street and Sd avenue. looks well since the
new improvements were made.
The Davenport papers are agitating
a sort of re>union New Y ears sociable after
the plan of similar affairs in the east.
Master Mechanic Whiting, OF the G.
B. Il @. railroad, located at Beardstown,
made a run from there to this point look
ing after matters under his care.
DIR. Dayison. of Moline. who has been
attending Alex T. Swander, was compelled
to stop his visits yesterday. having been
taken with bad case OF diphtheria =.
Capt. HAYES received orders to-day to
ship the old Enfield rifles, which were first
issued to the Rodman Rifles, to Cam
bridge. His, for the new company there.
MIR. L. L. Smith, Special Agent Of
the Trayelers InsEtence Go. of Hartford,
is in the city, looking after the ooa pany's
interest Mr.. Smiths headquarters are
now at Peoria.
Rock Island is to have etope pile
where uaetaetors can earn their living
when under sentence for offences against
the law. A, least il looks that way ct
present
One of our school teachers had Il
valuable cloak stolen from the clothes
room of the school, aod s4e:shpl HAYES is
busy locking alter the thief With fair
prospects of success.
Capt. Erie johnson, has removed
from Nekoma n Galva. whore he will per-
manuntly reside. The capia!e has mary
friends in Rock Island who are always
pleased to hear from him.
j. Humbser has fitted up the vacant
room in the south end of Union Block
18th street, for a saloon and will. next
week remove from his present location,
oath street, to the new quarters.
Prof. Swing, one 0! tie most hrill'@nt
aud scholarly lecturers in the country
delivers q discourse for the benefit Of the
High School, at the Central Presbyterian
church, 90 Thursday evening. Dec. 1lth'
instead of last evening as vas announced
in the Union.
The Galva Journal tells Of man
named James Howarter, who picked aud
cribbed lO5 bushels Of corn IN one day.
This corn vas p.c.5eG st four loads, on G
count Of the field and roads DeiDE rough,
aud was hauled three quarters of mile.
The Journal thiuks be IS entitled to the
belt.
The new Catholic church at Hampton
will be dedicated with imposing ceremon-
les on Tuesday morning, Dec. 9th;
number If priests VIII be present The
church is a good one, just completed, and
already has a large membership. a
number from Rock Island will attend the
opening ceremonies.
In conversation with Aid Lundy to
day, he stated that the action of the coun-
Gil the other evening in regard to the poll
tag was extra judicial; that the city has
no legal right to compel justices to refund
fees in poll tag suits. and that in order to
pay back any money it will be necessary to
frame an ordinance. This poll tax ques-
ton is one that requires careful handling,
and Aid. Lundy's views seems legally plau-
sible, at least.
Some boys IN Northeast Davenport
have been engaged in pranks lately which
will cost their parents considerable money
and themselves the disgrace of a prison.
if they are not careful. Their offense con
sists of nothing less than standing on the
Summit street bridge and throwing rocks
at the c., NJ. i ST. 2. trains which pass
under it. Big trouble is in prospect on
account of these mean tricks.
"A woman was found wandering along
the river bank, nearG ilbertown, Wednesday |
evening, after she had spent day in the |
woods. Persons brought here to Dayen
port believing her to be insane, but when |
she was sharply questioned, it turned out
that she wasn't insane at all, but was pre-
tending insanity for the purpose of being
sent to comfortable quarters in the Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, hospital. After the dis
covery was made, she left for her home in
North Davenport.
The Davenport boat club will have a
fair at Library Hall, that city, on Dee. 10.
| and II, to which hearty invitation is
extended for all to attend. A grand din
ner will be served by the ladies, and each
evening Strasser's fine orchestra will be In
atfnp6arco The o.n har. &c he 1 /.