The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-16
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
u. q. Dixon says It Is q girl.

j. L. Dixon says It is girl.
VIM. Trouble has tired of bachelorio
habits and has taken to himself wife.
Judge Lynde who is attendance at
he Mississippi River Improvement CON"
yention al. Quincy. was elected one of the
vice presidents.
Michael Witty. who pufloined the
money from S. w. Mccullough, was sent
to the Reform School, at Pontiac. by
Judge Adams for two years.
Yesterday afternoon Rev. j. S. Nc
Cord. of Moline, married two couples at
the parsonage-Emerson Cook and Miss
liza Binder, and Edward Smith and Miss
Edith Mahon.
Last evening there was lively rum
away on Market Square which somewhat
demolished buggy and scattered the
cushions aud some articles on the street
The rig belonged to Fred Weyerheuser
The NJ. E. church people of Moline
are agitating the question Of building q
parsonage. The society is out of debt,
owns a lot adjacent to the church and
would need only money enough to pay fol
the building.
This morning at 9 o'clock Michae
| Corney. an employee of Dimoek, Gould &
| Co., Moline, had his hand injured by saw
Heswas taken to Morris drug store, wher
his wound was dressed by DR.. Davidson
The hand was pretty badly mangled.
| -"Uncle Gideon" writes from Andalu-
STA to the Union lin "a disappointed sor'
of way, the drift of which appears to be
that Robert Ross has just sreceived.a bar
rel of Old Scotch Whisky, and Gideon vii
have to pay for his drinks, He ought tc
stand in with the solids.
| Tile st. Louis Post Dispatch: The
growth of the Greenback party in ST
Louis, in spite of the hard times. 10 one Of
the political puzzles of the day. AT {
meeting of the party last night there were
over twenty persons present-an increase
of fifty per cent. since last spring.
| "A Correspondent of sthe Washington
Star, defending Secretary Schurz from
current Republican attacks. asserts tina
Schurtz saved the Republican party il
1876. The historical view of the subjec
is that the Republican party was savef
from extinction in that year solely through
Republican fraud perjury and robbery
The historical view will stand.-DEro1
Sun.
| A farmer residing near Elvlra, Iowa
cut crop of barley from piece of LAND
in the summer, being unable for lack o
help to cut the crop until after it had be-
come so mature that the grain dropped Of
the stalks 10 handling A second croI
sprang up on the stubble aud is now al
most ready to harvest, promising bette
yield than in thesfrst crop This is sin.
gular fact, and shows the wonderful pro
ductiyeDess of Iowa soil and the generos
ity of Iowa's climate.
/ Seventeen of the newspaper CORES
pondents in Washington got together few
days ago. and agreed to guess by ballot wht
would be the Republican and Democratic
candidates for President next year. Eact
vas requested to give expression to bis
| judgment, and not to his wishes. The
vote stood: Republicans eight
Sherman, five; Blaine, four. Democrats
TlldeD, eleven; Hancock. four; Davis, one
Bayard, one.
| Last evening THE ARGUS said some
things concerning the removal of MIR
| Hyde, station agent of the @. B, d q. al
Moline and gave what was an expression
of opinion of Moline people Since Their
we are informed from the headquarters Of
the company, that it is the intention CT thu
g. B. & O. people to Eplace trusty mar
in charge of the office as head clerk; thai
the change by which the three cities are
to be combined will be benefit rather
than detriment as all cars have to be sem
on orders from Rock Island and that as
the Rock Island Office has charge of all tbe
affairs of the division, the interest OF
shippers can really be better subseryed b.
the new plan, rather than the old. The
company further says that every possible
attention will be shown Moline shippers
that it is the intention of the management
to personally supervise all departments
Other matters bearing on the removal
were discussed which need not be men.
toned here, but as both sides are entitled
to hearing, THE ARGUS gives this infor
nation for the c. B, L @, company. The
man who will assume charge of Moline as
! managing clerk, is spoken of as one fully
posted in his business, and as the manage
ment here says-"H will be satisfactory to
Moline 10 every respect.
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