The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-23
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

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School begins Sept. 1st and the aver
age boy is unhappy.
The Father Matthew ball last evening
was literally patronized notwithstanding
the hot weather.
james Taylor was in the city to-day
locking after a road case in which his
township is interested.
The Rock Island FIRE department will
not attend the Peoria tournament as a
body, but number of the members will
be present.
Deputy county clerk Reid has con-
cluded his report of the number of births
in the county for the last thirteen months.
The total number is 948,
No democrat can afford to fool away
his time on the windy promises of the
national emisaries, for it will only insure a
certain republican victory.
The London Show believe in advertis-
ing, Besides the extensive newspaper
advertising, six wagons with corps Of
bill posters are literally papering the fen
ces on all the roads lending to Rock Is
land.
Isaac Negus is fixing up the stores in
his block on Market square in first class
manner, J. r. Johnston's tobacco ware
house has been newly foored and the
front store fixed in neat and attractive
manner.
The widow of 4. P Henry has en-
tered suit against the O., Il. |, & P. rail-
road company for SIS. 900 damages. Henry
was killed 10 the company's yard about
three months ago Konworthy & Boards
ley are the claimants attorneys.
Jenny Fuller and Cora Slater, two
street walkers, from Galva, were hauled
in by Officer Bollman and put in the
armory. To day Justice Chopper fned
them $40 and costs. and gave them theil
choice fgoing to Jail or paying up. They
had no money and were bounced.
a--Tom Saulpaugh and John Crubaugf
have just returned from Santa Fe, New
Mexico, where they have been lookin'
after big contract. While there Saul
paugh was sick with the mountain feve
! aud at one time was SO low that he wa
not expected to live, but his iron eonstitu
ton conquered and he recovered.
The ''Troubadours, which have beer
e engaged for one night at the Opera House
: possibly the 29th ef this month, is consid
cred the finest company of its class no'
travelling. For the season of 1879-'60
they have engagements for every night
9 The date secured by the Rodman Rifles
under whose auspices the performance i
: Rock Island is given, was the only On
open.
The new houses on Moline avenue
q although not yet completed, are alread
Z rented. Mr.. August Schmidt is buildin
II the houses, three for Mr.. Woltman, an
d one for Mr.. Ziegler. In the spring Nj
Schmidt will build two more houses fc
d MIR. Woltman on his lot on Elm stree
is making FIVE in all. The new buildins
e have filled gap in that vicinity and 81
y neat and coy.
Of The contract for building the ne
8 road way of the G. B. @. railroad fro
r Brooks crossing to tho depot has bet
le awarded to Reynolds. Saulpaugh & Go
=. and work will begin in few days. II
10 hollow at Brooks crossing will be trestle
a ard the road bed along the river, trestl
I'd part of the distance. When the ne
is track is completed there will be dire
Ic competition to Chicago
be The total number of law and cha'
be Gerry cases for the September term of t
D" circuit court is $50; of this number 228 a
ne common law, and l52 chancery cases.
n, from the last term, and Ill new casI
The criminal docket is light, the only ca
of any Importance thus far being that
Thos, Ross, the last of those arrested
the murder of Officer Rosenfeld III
ne case will probably 90 to some other cour
10 Oh change OF venue.
20 There is scandal trial on the tap
Ill in which NJ. l.. Pinckley figures as prin
'er pal, aud the Ninth Street NJ. E. chur
ny as prosecutors. The congregation
ng Ninth street ought to send for Spragu
I"' shot gun" By the way, come to thi
-0S of it, there was great revival meet
~ here once upon time, and the ''tru
ps good" speaker called on those in t
n' audience who were living sinless lives,
l" stand up. Six answered the speake
4" request and were enrolled among t
= pure and undehled among all of I'll
= worldly flock, as without sin. "Malachs
was one of the original six Ye, got
1 how the mighty have fallen. Five me
to hear from.
Lon Passo, the one armed man W
vas the means Of capturing the gang
. thieving tramps 10 Moline, on Thursd
ch evening, tried to secure the other one W
az escaped. When near the brewery east
Moline he was set upon by 6 gang
en- tWeIVe OF HoFe tF2iups auu teFFlDly DeatT
Ill He bored the neck of one of the rufia
. . with the iron hook of his wooden arm a
81 threatened to kill the fellow unless t
is- crowd let him 60 They finally allow
~ him to return to Moline. and then eff
he telling his story, Marshal Fish start
e" after the thieYing scoundrels but they
he taken warning and skipped Did it e1
he occur to the Moline police that the
ne fellows may possibly have cave or und