The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-09
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Gloomy weother.

Thursday evening.
No business--of any consequence on
Market Square to-day.
Remember the Trinity Church enter
tainment at Turner Hall. It will be worth
seeing.
Charley Handbloom, formerly of this
city, was in town to-day. Charley is now
located in Kansas, and looks as if Kansas
air agreed with him.
Officer Brennan arrested man this
morning, who gave his name as Agnes.
He was clear case of drunk all over
Sent to the Armory to sober up.
MIR. j. r. Mott, of G. Tegeler & Co.,
who has been laid up with eryspelas in
bis foot. was out on the streets for short
time to-day-the first time in month.
A resolution to dispense with reading
of bills before the full board, was defeated
by the supervisors. So the work of read
ing bills will continue as heretofore. And
so it ought to be.
Harry Smart, advance agent for
Frederic Paulding, the tragedian, was in
the city to day making arrangements for
MIR, Paulding's appearance at Harper
Theatre at an early date.
To morrow night the regular semi
monthly drill of the Rodman Rifles occurs
at Armory Hall. Ii is drill or pay fine
of So. with the members, and OF course
there will be full attendance.
A number of the saw mill workmen
| In Davenport are going to the Wisconsin
and Minnesota pineries this week, to work
at logging. The wages for the work are
$50 to $24 per month and board.
-Two massive lamp posts have been
put in front of the nain entrance to the
Rock Island House. Fancy globes will
surmount the posts. which will add much
to the appearance of things about this
popular hotel.
The small frame building attached to
St Anthony's church, Davenport, aud
used as sacristy. took fire Sunday morn
ing at o'clock under the roof; it was cx
tinguished without alarm, and with but
little damage.
Michael Huntley. who has tract Of
land below the distilery, just outside the
city limits, raised 25 900 head Of cabbages
this year, all of which are fac ones and
bring SIS per hundred This is what may
be called a boom in cabbages,
DR.. G. 6. French returned this morn-
ing from Tamaroa, this state, where he
has been for the past two weeks at the
| bedside of his sick father. lie reports bis
father much better, and thinks another
months treatment will see him around
again. The only sad feature is that his
father has almost entirely lost his voice.
-George Lamont says he hasn't hardly
got used TO the roads out his way yet,
especially on dark nights. On his way
home on Monday evening he drove off the
main road, intending to find smooth
place to drive on, but he missed his calcu-
lations and drove into gutter, upsettiDg
| the buggy. and throwing him on the
ground. No bones broken.
B D. Buford & Co., are doing lar
ger business this year than in any previous
season since they began business. The
high standard of the Rock Island Piow
Co. : goods is extending so raI idly, that it
looks as if Mcssrs Buford 4 Co.. would
| be compelled to enlarge their facilities in
order to keep up with the Increasing
| trade.
| Herbert Nourse, the emiEeDt young
reader, has returned to the city after a
series OF very successful readings at Alexis
and other points. Mr. Nourse is gaining
| state reputation as a reader He is
entitled to all the success he has attained
and We hope will continue to add fresh
| aurels to an already enviable record as a
talented reader.
DIR. Fl. G. Westwood, pastor OF Gems
trail Presbyterian church, will deliver his
popular lecture-''A Model Husband" on
Monday evening next, at the church. The
lecture is for the benefit Of the church,
and in order TO afford all an opportunity to
hear this excellent lecture, the price of
tickets has been placed at the extremely
low rate Of twenty i've cents. Everybody
eau afford to go at that price, and GER
tainly DO one who does will regret it.
Tickets can be had at the book stores
There has been change at the ST.
James Hotel, Davenport, Mr.. II. T. Tay-
Tor selling his interest to his partner Mr..
6. 3. Grant Mr.. Taylor does this on
account Of bis health. which is quite poor,
and he is going into less sedeDtary occu-
patton. lie has been connected with the
hotel Tor thirteen months, and has en-
HANGED its fine reputation. Mr.. Grant
will continue the hostelry in first class
style, Of course, as he we'll knows how to do,
The board of supervisors did very
little business to-day, being principally
occupied in reading and referring bills.
The session will be short one, there
being no very important business to trans
act beyond the auditing of accounts.
Supervisor Kramer, of Drury is on hand,
and is as modest as ever. There is q |
shade of sadness on his features, OCCASION
ally, no doubt caused by overwork in
figuring up the growth of the cause.
Ransom has lost none of his eloquence and
ever and anon will let drive shower of
smothered ideas on questions of grave
Importance" to the county. Ransom, also |