The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-31
NorEs aERE AND THERE.
Battalion drill Tomorrow afternoon.

Seventy four arrests were made by
the police force in July.
Geo. A. Streeter's little boy, aged 7
years, died to-day.
The circuit clerks record book shows
172 transactions in July
Arsenal Lodge. No. 22s [. Q. NJ. A.
lately resuscitated will meet this evening
in the county court room.
Those who we're of the party compos-
ing the Baptist choir picnic, yesterday |
are enthusiastic over the affair.
Mr. and Mrs. FISCHER. of RapidsCity,
the bride nee Miss Annie Hughes, were at
the Taylor House yesterday.
| Murphy still remains in an uncertain
condition, and exists on stimalants. His
recovery is doubtful
| Mark Twain has received more money
for his play of 1.-THE Gilded Age" than
Shakespeare did for all his dramas put to-
gether. Such is life.
| An excursion from Muscatine on the
Silver Wave, reached here to day, accom-
panied by fine band. The party wentto
Rock Island Arsenal.
Frank M. Boney has rented the cor
ner store in Harper's Opera House block,
and is arranging it In neat style as drug
store. Frank is an old hand at the bust
ness.
Jennie Cornish, account of whose
arrest was noted in yesterdays ARGUS
was before Justice HAYES last evening,
who, after hearing the evidence. sentenced
, her to jail for 80 days as vagrant,
Jim Keene, of New York, who has
kept the shorts" in wheat on the financial
gridiron SO long, has closed up his deal
and withdrawn from the market with a
net profit of clean million,
Lieutenant Kimball yesterday made
the best score on record in the state. PA
out of possible %; Levi Harson followed
closely with %, This is the best shooting
that has been done by any one in this
vicinity.
The Rodman Rifles will receive 1907.
&c from the state fund; Company B,
t Moline. 1912 SO; Company A, of the same
n place $22S.42, and Company G, Of Nor
risoD, 1921, 05-making total of $l,l09.-
46. Besides this amount, $23, 80 is credited
to the non-commissioned staff.
Peter Brady, section boss on the @
. B. 4 Q. R, r. this morning, while at work
8 on the track, on the levee, got his foot
u caught between two ties and sprained hi
ankle. He was taken to his home. cor
10th street and 5th avenue, by DAME
Daily, Esq, and is now doing well
!, Word received from Mr.. Emil Koch.
Ter is to the effect that there exists nov
"a no good reason sfor fearing fatal results
He is doing well, and his ultimate recover.
u may be considered certain unless something
20 unforeseen should occur, which with tn
excellent nursing and medical atteudanc
10 is hardly likely to happen.
An excursion from Reynolds arrives
N here this morning and then took the stesme
Silver aorsefor Big Island. The picnic
. under the auspices of the NJ. Z. Church c
n Reynolds, and among those present wer
Sterling Hannicutt, S. 2. Ash, Mr.. Bessel
Joseph Asquith and other prominent cit
or zens Of the town. The excursionist
"a returned to Rock Island about noon.
Ia A mother leaves a pail of scaldin
water on the floor, and the little chill
backs up against it, sits down and 10
~ diately goes to be an angel. The fou
he father allows his baby son to play with
revolver, and usually the little fellow pull
out to meet the girl that sat down in tt
scalding water. And then the sympI
& thetic neighbors call around to discuss Il
& affairs as dispensations of Providence.
~ Wellsvi2le Reporter.
for The Peoria saloon keepers have bet
IN. very closely watched on Sundays lately, ar
Ie- several of the number have been prosecu
in ed under the Sunday law of the cit
of prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating drinl
in on that day. And now in retaliation tt
- saloon keepers have stopped the sire
90. cars. closed the barber shops. clothil
es stores and cigar stores, had milkme
& butchers, and ice dealers arrested, and a
all making it red hot and interesting for.tho
ort who began the warfare. The temperan
out people already realize that it is rule tn
works two ways and are disposed to con
& promise. There are a great many VIII
) while not druBkards still belong to ii
by conservative class, and with the asst
'Ss lance of these, the liquor interest hopes
~ form such combination as to break doV
all opposition.
ks Elsewhere will be found the dea
- notice of Mrs. Wagner, wife of the vene
st. able Abraham Wagner, Esq, and one
it the oldest settlers of the city. She W
as was very far advanced in years and of la
~ has been in feeble health. She was bo
re. near Evansville, Indiana county, Pennsy
Sc. vania, A. D. 1868, and at the age of
q years joined the Presbyterian 'church
or Ebenezer, in said county Since that,tiu
nm she has been a devoted, Christian. As
l. wife and mother she was at all times
voted, kind charitable and christianlike
nu all things. She came to this county wi
lar her former husband, VIM. Graham.
at I847, and has resided here since that tin
marrying her present husband in this ci
10 20 years ago. A short funeral servi
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