The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-17
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The Joliet Republican is thirty-two
years old.
Judge Peasants is still i'll, and unable
to hold court.
The Ohio ''idee"-Every man must
have an Office.
Strawberries are beginning to sell at
a moderate price.
The number of insane people in Hi
uois is nearly 1900.
The Illinois Principals Association
meets in Peoria, July LIST.
Dennis O'Reid has changed his mind
about the future OF his fast colt Schwarten-
burg.
There are $4,000 Sunday school
scholars and 5000 Sunday school teachers
in this state.
james +. Copp has been SO seriously |
i'll as to require watchers. Heis much i'm
proved now, however.
"A large number of stone cutters on
the Island have been discharged on account
of the scarcity of stone.
The Athletics are improving in hand
hing the oars, and will be able to hold the
Sylvans level at Keokuk.
Sister Louise, of the Moline Dispatch,
is indignant because well-Sister Louise
was not put on a committee for decoration
day.
Governor Cullom has signed the bill
abolishing powers of sale in mortgages and
trust deeds, and the new law will go into
effect On the lst of July.
The Reform Club propose giving a
strawberry festival and literary entertain
ment for the purpose of raising money to
pay the debt of the club
Look out for some big fish story-K.
L. Bailey with horse, buggy, one pole
and one small boy, started for Rock River
this morning with the intention of buying
some fish.
NO, thank you, never waltz Ma
says if any ofthe young men want to hug
me they must do it on the sly; she wont
have them mussiug my dress up and leav-
ing finger marks on my white waist so long
as she does the washing and has to sup
port me"
The Davenport military company has
some ine shots among its members. The
score yesterday was far above the best Az
lerage in this state by company d, 18th
battalion; that company averaged Is $40,
while the Davenporters average yesterday
was 35 $40, foe record.
-Ex-Judge Guyer, Alex Steel and
Ross Mills, 10 charge of Special Officer
BEETLE, armed and equipped with fishing
poles, miunow buckets aud three bottles of
pop, were seen driving rapidly towards the
} mouth of Rock River this morning. 1t is
their intention to do little angling for cat
fish and note any violation of the new fish
law.
= There have been hatched, at the Mil
waukee and Madison fish hatcheries, and
,, distributed at various points this season
! 10000, 900 whitefsh and 3,500,000 Mack.
iDaw trout in the larger inland lakes. and
100000 Madison whitefsh in the larger
lakes of Eastern Wisconsin. The com
: mission, which is in q. fourishing condition
n has CONTRACTED with Seth Green for 100,
! 900 cells. to: be distributed at variou.
O. points in the State
The Illinois legislature has passed iaE
making ell saloonss and place where in
toxicating liquors are sold 10 which minor
are permitted TO play with cards, dice
balls or other instruments Of gaming, dis
e orderly houses, aad providing that ever!
proprietor of SALOON where such gaming
- or playing shall take place, shall! be fnet
$50 for the first offence and not exceeding
1900 for the second. or be imprisoned
The object of this stringent law ia the pre-
- veution of gaming by youths in saloons.
Mrs. Van Colt, the revivaiist whil
. preaching at Ithaca, recently, remarked
= that she believed her deceased parent
were doomed to bell Ere as a just punish
y mentor their misdeeds while il this life
ID At this point Cornell sophomore, shock
ed by her utterances, rose in the from
part of the church and quietly attempte
to leave it. When about half way dow
the aisle The widows eye fell upon hir
. and she poEneeG upon him with the terri
BILE exclamation, that youBg msn is goin
; to hell" at which he retorted: Don't 20
want to send some word to your father an
10 motherW and marched out.