The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The ground hog must have made a
Peoria wants the state fair and is sub
scribiug money to secure it.
CLANCY Dimick, ofCambridge, bought
Is horses in two days last week.
Cambridge has seven saloons whose
gross receipts are estimated at 81, 900 per
week.
The writer of letter to Miss Nellie
Mead, of st. Louis, can obtain the letter at
this Office.
Those who run away will be at liberty
to pay the fines the next day. Only $50,
boys, better send the money over.
The French lectures on art, three in
number, under the auspices Of the Daven-
port Academy of Sciences, commence in
Library Hall. in that city, on the 10th,
inst.
"A bride and reins were stolen from
the horse of Mr.. R. T. McNeal, while the
animal was standing in the shedin the rear
of the Rock Island House, yesterday after
noon.
-Cambridge recently had greenbacE
meeting. There was only one person
nresent and he elected himself president,
and secretary, and appointed himself on all
the committees,
-Mademoisells Ricardo has not yet gone
to ioin the Wizard Combination, as report
ed. The baggage was shipped from Da-
yeuport to Columbus Junction. from
whence the troupe will probably departfoE
the sunny south. More anon.
-Gslva has five candidates for her
post-office salary, and vote will be taker
in that place on Saturday to see who wants
it the most, Some are in favor of allowing
only republicans to vote, others want al
patrons of the Office to vote.
The heart of the Union waxeth wroti
over the detention Of its little petition b,
the committee to whom it was referred
and it seeks knowledge as to when sait
committee will report Conundrums al
ways were troublesome things.
About two months ago two tramp
we're arrested and placed in the Henri.
County Jail occupying the same cell. ltwa
supposed they were the cause of the burn
ing of AGAR loaded with cotton on the c
b. & @. road. Sheriff Vanice has dis
covered that onesof the tramps is q woman
R. G. Cool, Of CordoVa. celebrated hi
china wedding on the I'd inst. The attend
ants and presents were numerous. Th
occasion is said to haYe been very eDjoya
BILE; after an elegant supper, there was
dance, in which about twenty young pee
pie of the neIghborhooa participated.
The thirteenth annual meeting of th
Northwestern Dairymen's Association wi
be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel, in tn
city of Chicago, on the llth, 18th and l3t
of this month. Dairymen, and manufac
turers of butter and cheese and of dair
implements, are invited to attend,
DIR. COzad, of Andalusia, writes con
munication to the Uns0a, owning up to th
charge of carrying away part of tn
county records. The Doctors confessio
is coupled with permission to have tt
records restored. Most gracious Docto
the county should be thankful.
The Old Settlers have, as was pr
dicted by THE ARGUS, decided to no
their annual festival at the Rock Islar
House, on the evening of the 2lst. Inv
tatitns will be sent to the Old Settlers
D Davenport. The price of supper has be-
fixed at one dollar per couple, which "
: ensure large attendance.
I 1t is said that petitions are in C
G culation asking for more rigorous eniorC
e ment of the Sunday law as applied only
t saloons. The movement will benefit Da
q export saloons if successful, as was sho'
f several years ago. 1t will also benefit {
Z ferry boat Should the whole law be {
forced it will close up the livery stabl
barber shops, stop milk peddlers, a
= bring our wicked people to q realiz
sense OF the full beauties of law.