The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23
NOTES HERE AND rHERE.
Jos. Fitzpatrick is to leave Rural, ant
take up his residence in Milan.


take up his residence in Milan.
We learn that Mr.. Miles B. Wright.
ex-supervisor from Rural Township, has
been confined to his house for some two
weeks or more, and there is some fear
that he may not recover.
The old Phoenix House has been pur-
chased by Chas. A. Jarvis, of the Rock
Island House. The property was former
ly occupied and owned by A. NJ. Guild, of
the Wallace House. Sterling.
-Chas. NJ. Aiken formerly a dry goods
merchant in this city died recently in
Chicago from injuries received in jumping
off train on the Illinois Central road
while in motion. at HARDWOOD.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Boyer are al
ways doing the handsome thing by the
Baptist church. Their last donation is a
parsonage. The church has already re-
ceived over $1,000 from Mr. and Mrs.
Boyer.
The intense cold weather has very
greatly injured the winter wheat in the
counties OF Macoupin, Madison and Jer-
sey. Peaches and small fruit have sui
fered, aud the prospect for fruit is very
poor.
Theodore Tiiton and Mr., Beecher
will start new family journal OF highly
moral character, entitled the ne Ona0n'
Mr.. Moulton will be the manager and Miss
Bessie Turner will contribute art and theat
ical gossip. IN Y. Graphic.
The Rock Island gun club will hold
their second tournament to morrow. A
number of crack shots are expected IRON
Geneseo, Davenport, Coal Valley, and 9th
err places. Arrangements haveibeen made
with the street cars to carry passengers tt
the grounds for five cents each way.
"A horse and sleigh from Davenport
livery rig, took little run this after
noon, for couple of blocks, on End ave
The driver was thrown out and the horse
stopped in front of David Don's store. NJ
particular damage was done, other thar
iDiuring the sleigh, one stove, and the dri
yers' nose,
Another case of intelligent jurymen'
finds daylight at Springfield, in the I'm
! tied States Court. Herman Thole of st
Clair, was tried on the charge of illicit dis
filling. The evidence was clear agalDs
him and his counsel stated that there wa
no defence, but the jury returned averdic
of not guilty.
The police Gazette has picture o
Richard Hutchins or Huntington who i
known as the Moline thief. forger and bi
gamist He came to this city about yea
ago, accompanied by Mrs. Lee and daugh
ter, and boarded opposite the Court Hous
for while. When he left he stole quite
SUN of money from Mrs. Lee, and toile
articles, cuff buttons etc., from her daugh
ter. In Moline his operations were on
large scale.
A petition is circulating IN Davenport
for the appointment of Geo. L. Daven
port, of that city. to the position of India
agent by the president The petition wi
: be largely signed. The Gazette says "tha
Mr. Davenport can enter the Indian sci
vice with an experience of Indian ways an
knowledge of their language, rarely pos
sessed by men in the position TO which b
aspires. He can talk Indian-severt
T dialects of it. He was born in Roc
e Island iu lS17-and was the first viii
child born in this region; till he was tv
: years old all his playmates were India
p boys. The Fox tribe adopted him ar
}, called him ''Musqurke," after the
II nation. He can talk with the Siou
Chippewas, and the wild tribes into whi'
o those Dations have been divided, and wi
: are causing so much trouble"