The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

1ne hepuDHcduS dE0 oh euO A"RSSN
edge.
Buffalo Bill at the Harper Theatre to-
night.
Tomorrow is the big day at the Dav-
export fair.
The plot thlckens and the fur will be-
gin to fly soon.
The grand jury completed their work |
to day noon,
The Taylor House had over 2O0sto |
dinner yesterday.
That national caucus" in the First
Ward was immense,
Regular annual meeting of the Rcd
man Rifles tonight.
George Perry has paid the fine due
the city and is clear of the docket.
The Rock Island House served din
ner to 400 people yesterday, and supper
to $50.
On Sunday last Nj. l.. Pinkley was
read out" Of Ninth street M. Z. church
for unchristian conduct.
Davenport has sensation in the
chicken line. A man named L. Hart is
the owner of chicken with four legs and
four feet.
Charles Miller was indicted by the
grand jury to-day for burglary. He is
now in the armory for stealing watch
and some money.
Tomorrow the nationals hold their
convention, and will go.through the farce
Of putting straight ticket in the field
if they can find candidates,
JOS Shipman was complained against
for alleged lcentious conduct. Justice
Hayden did not think the evidence very
strong, aud he was sent to the armory for
ten hours
Tho police last eight were hunting
the town over for a boy supposed to be
lost. The youth was afterwards found
snugly in bed, oblivious to the worriment
caused his parents.
To-day, Vim. Connerton, who hal
been in Jail since May for stealing kes
of beer from Moline parties, went before
Judge Adams and plead guilty to larceny
and was sentenced to forty days 10 Jail.
Yesterday afternoon a little sever
year old child was run oyer near the circu
grounds, and Slightly injured, The it'll
urchiu, after shaking off the dust, Wake,
c off and put for the circus.
j. Starkey, OF Bowling, showed US
very fine sample of Concord grapes to-day
which were raised at his vineyard. He'll
shipping tons of grapes this year, and say
the quality of all is excellent,
-Chas Coyne, G. f. Hammond an
, W, Thompson had fight last night o
? early this morning rather, and wer
! arrested by Officers Blackburn and Mich
olson. Justice Hayden did not think tn
9 evidence warranted holding Thompson VII
appeared to be the abused party. Cha:
Coyre gave reeognizance for his appear
i, ance to-day, and Hammond was locked i
the srmory. To-day Hammond paid 5
and costs and was discharged. Coyne hs
:, not yet been tried.
4 Last night the old county poor hous
on the Milan road was destroyed by fire
4 il is supposed it was set on fire by tramp
II The property belonged to G. A, Jarvi
and is worth probably $500. There
quite history connected with the plac,
however, as it was in this shanty thi
e Riunah Wells, the founder of the Wei
70 - family, lived when.a pioneer. Here W.
bis home until 1855, when he died. Aft
his death the administrators of the esta
sold the building sad grounds to the cou1
ID ty for poor farm, for which purpose
rt was used until the purchase of the pfeset
ID farm at Coal Valley. Recently it BEGAN
4 the property of Charles A. Jarvis, al
ct has been a resting place for tramps wi
o. are supposed to have set fire to the shant
It It has had no tenant for long time.
Last night horse, which had e,
cd IDENTITY been unhitcheG near the circG
started up the railroad track ct q:
gait. until he reached the trestie over t
culvert at Gordon s, Moline avenue, VIII
IS he became entangled in the trestle wor
falling over the track on which the
,, B. Il Q. incoming passenger would CON
. Street Car No. 6, George Koenigsoeche
driver, was passing at the time, and t
al, driver aud several men ON the car got
n and by hard work managed to get t
IT, poor animal out of its perious position, b
81, could not get the horse on his feet. T
as train was due in ter minutes and but
&c the prompt and humane action of the C
~ driver, who saw the horse go through t
al. culvert, the poor animal would have be
I'd killed, and the train thrown from t
track and perhaps some of the. passengt
injured, The owner of the horse did I
lie pu. in an appearance last evening, and t
ut animal was cared for at the Center Stat
lie, stables
Stories first heard at the mothers kr
are never wholly forgotten. -Motht