The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-09
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The Rodman Rifles have ordered
overcoats.
Judge Glenn presides over our
Circuit Court,
Judge Peasants is holding court in
Mercer county.
There was little of interest before the
board of supervisors to-day.
The new sidewalk along the Sage
property was being laid to-day.
A new tent of knights of Maccabee
was organized here last evening,
Market Squere was crowded with
teams loaded with hay this morning.
The thing which puzzles them all is
to know how those Moline caucuses will
pan out.
The Davenport Democrat published
an immense Sunday morning edition. The
issue contained 81 columns of reading mat
ter.
Frank johnson, at the Union office,
feels particularly proud to-day. 1t hap
pened at IL o'clock this morning, and is
an eleven pound boy.
According to the latest dispatches
from Maine, the chances are good for
Democratic governor. Blaine appears to
have bowed his bugle too early.
Those Republican ward caucuses in
Moline, seem to have rather disturbed the
calculations at headquarters. That's
where the "gazelle" comes in, and don t
you forget it.
| The batch of prisoners sentenced 10
the circuit court yesterday were taken to
Joliet last evening, and the remainder to
go will probably be taken to the peulten-
tiary the last of this week.
No democrats need apply" was the
rule at the late national convention, and
even McElherne was almost left" because
it was asserted that he was democrat
He has not yet accepted the nomination,
The first train to run over the new
track of the G., B. & Q.Trom Moline, was
a construction train loaded with ties. To
day the preparatory work was begun al
Brooks crossing, and this week the work
of driving piles for the trestle work vii
begin. Reynolds, Sauipaugh Il Co., ar
the contractors,
Seven of the G. B. & Q. freight car
backed down the G. r. |. & P. and r, l. !
p, river track, and ran off, two of the car
backing to the water. Extra engines wer
hitched on to the stranded cars, but betor
they could be extricated it vas fourC
necessary to unload one Of them. Ate
this the cars were pulled out. The damag
is light
The man of thirty years experienc
as an ofice-holder," says he is not in tb
field for treasurer. This probably come
from a desire on the part Of Nathaniel
to save the people the trouble Of vetoiu
any aspirations he may have had in-ths
direction, The announcement is who'll
unnecessary; the Republican manager
would not be insane enough to nominate
dead duck" and if they did, the peopl
, would emphatically sit down on tn
q talented Office holder of thirty year
; experience. Tata, Nathaniel. -tata.
The funeral of Charles Crawford ar
nouuced to occur from the Congregations
church Hampton, on Sunday at 2 p. N
did not occur, the body not arriving fror
Denver, Col, until Monday morning, Th
. funeral occurred at p IN. Monday froI
thea Congregational church, Hampton, an
> was the largest in years. Eight pa
Is bearers were present from the Argyll
& Works, Carbon Cliff, with which institu
} ton deceased was formerly connectet
5 The sermon was preached by Rev. A. Ha
per, Port Byron, and the church crOwde
u to overlooking. The deceased was We
known in Hampton and vicinity and Il
% funeral obsequies were but the last Il
butte Of respect to one whose death W
II universally regretted. The remains we
embalmed and looked natural, the magr
10 ficent casket. being adorned with floral c
in ferings of relatives and friends, Hamptt
has seldom Witnessed a more imposiI
> cortege than that which followed Il
remains of Charles Crawford to the Ia
as resting place,