The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-05
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

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Scarlet Fever is prevailing extensive
ly at LaSalle, Ill.
There are nearly one hundred Catho-
licspapers in America.
Further silver-mine discoveries are
reported near Hot Springs, 10 Arkansas.
If the times continue to improve, the
greenbackers will probably die of the
blues.
Pay your taxes. The sale of delin-
quent property commences next Monday,
the 9th.
The bill revising and amending the
school law has been approved BY Governor
Cullom.
The real question is whether the party |
of Fraud in 1876 shall be the party of
Force in 1880.
The police force Of Quincy, which
was disbanded by order of the city council,
has resumed duty.
Commencement exercises of the High |
school graduating class in the Presbyterian
church on Tuesday evening.
The mipts of the United States turned
out two million three hundred thousand
silver dollars during the month of May.
The prohlbitionists Of Iowa have
called a state convention to nominate
state officers at Des Moines on July 18th.
The Illinois Press Association will
meet in Chicago, June TO- NJ. B. Castle
of the Sandwich Argus, will deliver the
annual address
5000 wild birds and more daily ar
irving at Peoria for the State Sportsmen's
tournament commencing in that city on
Tuesday next
Examination for state teachers GER
tifcates will be held at Chicago, Freeport,
Galesburg, Alton and Centralia on August
25, 26 and q.
Colonel King, Texas cattle man, has
fence seventy-fve miles long, inclosing
about 337 square miles, on which range
10000 beasts.
Harper Opera House opening next
Monday evening. Reserved seats can be
secured next Sunday morning; Office in
the Opera House,
Judge Peasants gave Williams
White & Co., until to-day to show why
the cars of the G. B. & O. R. R. should
not run through their shop.
T. s. Hines, the agent of the c., R.
|. & P. at Moline, believes that cleanliness
is next to goodness. and has had the depot
ghitewashed and thoroughly renovated.
The Chicago Times speaking Of the
result of the Judicial election in Cook
county says "The honest people of the
city have set down hard upon incompetent
! cy and dishonesty calling itself republican. y
In this district the thing was reversed.
1t is very evident that the Christian
people Of the Broadway church believe
e the Rodman Rifles are in need of saving
l. grace. They have invited them to attend
service next Saturday evening. The Rod
man glee club will take part in the singing
There was q small blaze at the Uuior
MalIeable Iron Works, Moline, last even
ing about / o'clock. The fire department
was promptly on hand, but not called into
, service. The fire was the result OF ar
Il overheated oven, and was eXtinguished By
i the bucket brigade before it gained head
= way.
h "A negro by the name of Brown IN
= der three charges, two for rape and Ont
for assault with intent to kill, had his tria
) in Quincy on Monday. He was giver
L fourteen years each on the first and Sc
cond and twenty on the third, making for
ty-eight in all, and by the way of cousola
lion the court told him that it had stron.
inclination to send him up for life.
The Peoria Democrat says that th
G. B. & @. railroad company are con
strucliug lake or reservoir, at Kewanee
q on forty acres of leased ground northeas
e of that town. A six-inch main will con
meet the lake with the depot, where tanI
and coal chutes will be constructed. TIL
:, lake will make a nice skating, fishing
j. swimming. ana Ice pond.
Mrs. Stephen Walker, wife of Stcphel
Walker, ST., who has been lying very il
, for long time, died at o'clock this morn
>, ing, at her residence 10 Moline. Deceased
was one of the oldest settlers in Moline
Iand leaves several children and husband
to survive her loss. Tier surviving children
= are Mrs A. l. Carson, Mrs. Dan W
Gould and George and s. T. Walker
! Mrs. Walker was Ga years old, AID hat
been sick fourteen months. The funera
! will occur on Saturday morning at II
= o clock from her late residence, in Moline
The safest and most reliable remedy FOL
the usual diseases Of the baby is Dr. Bulll
: Baby Syrup. 1t contains nothing injurious
9 Price % cents bottle.