The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-22
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


-225 entries on the common law docket j
Five entries on the recorders book to-
lay.
"A number of farmers were in the city
to-day,
The Milan Paper mill started up again
to-day.
Fishing parties are the rage. and fish
the exception.
The criminal docket is light for the
September term.
The republican county convention will |
be held Sept. 10th.
There will be some lively wire pulling
for the next four weeks.
Already the hair pulling in the Re-
publican camp has begun.
VIM. McNutt, of Edgington was a
visitor at THE ARGUS office to-day.
j. J. Parks, Esq, left on the 9:l5I
train this morning for Cambridge.
Phil. Miller says his Jail pets are
docile and nothing unusual has happened.
Ball of the Father Matthew total
abstinence society at Armory Hall tonight.
Emil Koehler is GONZALES cling rapidly,
now, and will soon be able to be about as
usual.
The Trinity sociable was a pleasant
affair, as is anything the Trinity people
control
MIR. McMasters is back from Linwocd
and has brought with him some fine geolc-
gicaI specimens.
The shooting match at the target
between Justice Mapes and Levi Harson,
did not pan out. Reason. the absence of
the justice.
M. Koch estimates his loss at $l95, or
rather the adjusters did for him, and
Hayes & Cleveland promptly handed over
the amount
Arthur Burial aud Peter Munger
have formed a partnership in land
agency with an office on Second avenue
near 10th street,
The row of houses which Mr.. Zieglel
is building for Henry Woltman, on Moline
avenue, are approaching completion aut
improve the looks of that vicinity.
The tall form of Joe Fitzpatrik, form
erIy of Rural, but now of Milan. was seer
on our streets to-day. Joe is one of those
incorruplible Democrats that never waver
Henry Church brakeman on the G
r. |, & P, who lives in Rock Island, wa
seriously hurt by being jammed between
two cars, at Davenport. He is doing we'll
j. Waverly Johnston has gone focal
ifornia again. Many hoped ne would con
clude to stay with US, but the Colder
State seems to bold out better induce
ments.
Mrs. j. G. Mueller, mother of tn
proprietor of the Union House, had one O
her limbs amputated on Thursday by Drs
Truesdale, Gait and Garter. She is pas
60 years of age, and will hardly survive th
. operation.
e Yesterday W. H. Gest, ESQ, pur
chased fine chestnut horse, and to-day
INDUCED in runaway on the Milan road
smashing the buggy and breaking the hal
ness. The horse became frightened an
could not be controlled.
w. Kerr, the livery stable proprietor
while out driving this morning on tn
u Milan road, met a gray horse and bugg
J. without driver going towards Milan at
s terrific gait. Kerr says twenty men coal
not have stopped the horse,
a Sheriff Perkins says, the papers
serve all come together. This afternoC
there were any number of notices to
delivered and many Of them, could ha,
at been just as we'll done a week ago. B
that is always the trouble, everybody wal
until the last minute and then are We
apt to growl if the papers are not di
H. patched at once.
AT Western Union Junction, brak
J man naned Coe, of Racine, was throv
under a freight train and horribly mange
He never spoke after he was taken fro
CHI. under the cars. The unfortunate man "
an old employe, and was with Conduct
by Meyers who had charge of the train viii
n 8 ran over him. No blame attaches to an
10 one
On Tuesday "a safe was blown open
Monroe, WIS, aud considerable mon
stolen The thieves were traced to Ere
u port, ILL.,, and on Wednesday night. we
o. arrested at the Northwestern depot
~ Chamberlain,th the city marshal of Freepo
r. aud Officer Deyer, A part of the mon
rs and full kit of burglars tools were ca
Iy tured. The thieves gave their names
at William Walters and Chas. Phillips al
" y are Chicago. cracksmeu. They we're tax
as to Monroe, Wis.,, for trial.
81 The Moline police last evening ca
90 tured seven thieves and caIaboosed theI
!" A lot of plumber was found on their pc
n. sens and some burglars tools They we
Mt supposed to be part of regular gang W
pillaged Chamberlain store few wee
70 ago, and Mr.. Chamberlain was telegraph
IN to come aud examine the goods captur
e. for the purpose of Identification. Til
K morning he arrived at Moline and fu
u identified some of the goods as those stol
from him. The whole gang were tax,
before Magistrate Grover and will be be
for further evidence.
er
of
T. DO you know" remarked promine
10 gentleman 20 us few days ago, II
a Bills (ouph Svrun is reatlv n oood Thin