The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-25
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
GIG. KnelI GOES east to night.

der's book to-day.
A large number of Rock Islanders
went to Linwood, yesterday
The gang of tramps who assaulted
Lou Passo, have not yet been captured.
The police are making it uncomforts
able for "street walkers these nights.
Robert Willerton is making splendid
time in his single scull. 1t is the result of
practice
"A new sidewalk on Moline avenue
east of Brooks crossing, is one of the latest
improvements in East Rock Island.
-Four of the seven tramps arrested by |
the Moline police are in the calaboose at
Moline awaiting further developments.
Justice Halves and Peter Vetter, of
Black Hawk township exchanged hats,
and the Union uses up third of column
to tell of It,
How nicely it would work for the Re-
publican machine, if only the "blarsted"
democrats would fall into the Union's cum
ningly laid snare to increase the republican
vote.
w. A. Meese, Esq, city attorney of
Moline, must be pardoned for assuming
an air of importance to-day. DR.. Davi-
SOD, says it happened yesterday morning
twins.
WIN. Burton, whose name has been
so frequently 10 print in the police record,
was before JusticeCropper to-day for being
drunk, and for general cussedness Fined
$40 and costs; no money, bounced
Jonas Bears store is temporarily
closed while some extensive improve
ments are being made Among other
things will be IA new floor. and other new
arrangements of the Inside as TO render
the store more attractive. The store will
+ be re-opened Sept. /.
The Gazette is dreadfully worried for
fear OF some one chasing Hon. John B
Hawley as politician. This undue solici
tation of the Gazette is altogether too pro-
fuse to establish sinceoity. Play the game
/. little finer, Ben, at present your HAND
9 is minus several important trumps.
) To-day at noon, the Warner camp OF
: Sylvan Island was broken up, having beer
there just one month. During that time
the camp has been visited by nearly all o
our prominent citizens and all will join il
prasing the hos pitality of the campers
= w. A. Swiler, one of the most popula
: of Rock Islands young men. celebrate,
his twenty-sixth birthday on Saturda
4 evening. There is no one more Deserving
of prosperity than Will, and the write
4 and his hosts of friends wish him man,
returns of birthday anniversaries.
The Union is mad again. Somehow
it always gets angry when little game
e is blocked. A couple of weeks ago it wa
wrothy because THE ARGUS dropped
&c on tho true inwardness of that petition,
and now because THE ARGUS drops" o
another republican trick" it get
lawfully angry, you know" Hard fel
: lows to please, those 18th street editors.
: This morning Supt. Cramer uncoy
7' cred the filter bed at the water works, c
o rather, he partially did so. and will full
= uncover and set the steam pump and tn
y new Y for the purpose Of providing bette
~ water supply in case of FIRE. 1t is esser
u tial, Mr.. Cramer says, to do the work nov
20 and he has been authorized by the cour
oil nom poiFfaa m NO ahead
The pathetic pleadings of the UniO
to please not spoil its little game is enoug
to stir the heart of Zulu chief The wa
~ it lectures the unassuming LIZA Jane"
" but the wailing of disappointed hope
Probably, however, when the next Graph
90 arrives, it may recover its wonted b
mour-and burst forth in a column
reprint, set loaded as original from Il
he editorial brain of the editor at the IS
street sanctum. ELIZA Jane" is q re
nd naughty girl to sit right down on the lit
schemes of the republican managers
Sc, -Messrs. Heagy & Stoddard, of Ham
IN, ton, who contracted for the operating
at the coal mines at NATION. Ills have pu
chased the necessary machinery, in Chic
60, and had it shipped direct from the
atu to Nation. This morning they left f
the new coal fields and will superinter
the opening of the mines. The shu
when completed, will be as fac as any
eco the state. Ii expected that after Il
he mines are 10 operation, that employing
he will be furnished to probably $50 me
The we'll known enterprise of Heagy
on Stoddard ensures the success of their ne
venture, if there is any success in it.
ed On Saturday the new four cared sh
nd of the Athletics arrived from Troy, N.
I'D which, with another single to arrive, col
pletes the equipment of the club. T.
i, club is now fully supplied with boats, h
~ the material to make FIRST class associ
be ton, aud if persistent practice is the ru
and not the exception. will do credit to L
city and themselves. 1t is expected tn
- the first of series of friendly contes
will occur next Saturday between ere,
from the three cities, or at least fro
ss Davenport and Rock Island. The At
liz letics can give good account of ther
IT. selves atthe next annual regatta-provid
ar constant practice is observed.
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: The sign over the store read as follow