The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-12
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-Ninety-two in the shade yesterday.
Camping out will be fashionable this
year.
The river has not been as low 10 nine
years as now.
VIM. Mill, of Hillsdale, says he killed
five young wolves.
1920 in water rents already collect
ed; $4,000 yet due.
-Overseer of the poor took Mrs. Sehnell,
adjuged insane, to Jacksonville to-day.
No one permitted on the Island. yes
terday,o on account Of repairs on the bridge.
"A strong effort will be made to secure
a change of venue 10 the RoseDfeld muir
der case.
The foremen Of the Hose companies
meet at the Wide Awake Hose house at
1870 this evening.
MIR. Thomas Plummer returns to Cal
ifornia this evening, accompanied by Mrs,
A. F. Fleming and her son Harry.
II love men," said Queen Christine
of Sweden, not because they are men,
but because they are not women"
The man who wanted servant ad-
vertised for ''middle-oged single woman
doesn't understand why he has received
no applications for the position.
What has become of that race track
that was to be made on Big Island? Will
Parker Wineman and Mr.. Lloyd please
take the stand and tell US why the failure
"A Massachusetts, tramp offers to bet
$500 that he will eat three hundred meals
quicker than anybody on the globe, and no
questions asked the meals to be furnished
by his betters.
The popular Summer resort, at one OF
the handsomest prairie lakes in Wisconsin
known as Island Wild" Browns Lake
will be opened on June 10th, just when the
fishing is the best.
On Friday the Rodman Rifles will
shoot at the target with the Andrews
Guards. OF Davenport. This is the third
match between the two companies and will
occur in Davenport.
Everybody will be surprised when they
hear Of the wedding that is to take place
soon, Wherein one Of our prominent citi-
zens and an accomplished young lady OF
this city will be principals.
An Owego girl according to the Re
cord, dropped ore Of her false eyebrows
in church pew,aDd it so badly scared the
young man at her side that he tainted.
He thought it was his mustaohe.
II. G. Phelps was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year, at Des Moines,
on Friday last, for embezzlement Of the
funds of Lancashire l. Turner, organ
builders, of Moline while acting as their
agent.
The circuit court convened at > 0 clock
this afternoon, Judge Peasants presiding
The afternoon was consumed completing
the first panel of petit jury and in arreng
ing some routine work. No cases were
called.
1T was New York lad at Sarategs
last season who said to one the villagers
you may praise TO your hearts content
the mineral water for which Saratoga i,
noted, but as for me, am especially foai
of kissing zen"
Herr Won Kramer, the reformer from
Drury and mouth-pieoe extraordinary fo
the Organ, reported early this morning Il
receive his instructions from the Ancien
Mariner, preparatory to the opening of I'll,
session of the board of supervisors.
Making waist coats at fourteen cent
each, cheviot shirts at four cents piece
heavy overalls at fifty cents per dozen, ant
wooden trousers at teo cents pair ar
some facts cleaned by society of ladie
who are investigating the coalition of tn
sewing women of Cleveland.
"A negro barber of great respectable,
ran for the Rhode Island Legislature a
Providence, the other day, and the Repub
lcans voted to man against him and de
foated him. 10 Republican Rhode ls!ant
the black man has no greater show TO
Office than he would have 10 Russia.
The New York Express says chat tn
iron, steel, and stove industries abou
/, Troy are 10 better condition now than the
have been at any time since the wal
Every mill, factory, and foundry are i
full operation. During the past winte
many Of these were started up that ha
been idle for five or seven years.
| 1t is expected that Ransom, the orator
will explain to the board Of supervisor
how it is that the expenses of the poor c
Coal Valley. under his economical manage
ment, amount to more than the entir
amount Of county tax collected from tina
township; also why brother-in- law docto
for the poor cost moro than the count
poor farm physician.
The prize fight between Dryer az
Elliott, in Canada, last week, in whle
| Elliott was pounded out of all shape in l.
minutes and 40 seconds, is said to hav
been the hardest ever fought in this couu
try. Dryers hackers will put him agains
any heavyweight in tbs world for an
amount.
The Organ of Saturday attempts t
make capital against democrats for th
defeat of the Eight Hour Law. The fac
still stands that its only friends wsre dom
ocrats. Mr.. Cox, consistent democrat
made gallant fight for its passage, but 4