The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-13
NorEs HERE AND THERE.
The Rodman Rifles will participate in

The Rodman Rifles will participate IN
the exercises on Decoration day.
Thomas johnson now runs baggage on
the st. Louis division of the c. B. & q.
Strawberry festival. the first of the
season. at the M. E. church on Thursday,
the 18th.
Hugh Gavin was before Justice Hay
den to-day and fined S. and costs for dis
turbiug the peace.
Fred Archer, the English jockey, re-
ceived $4,000 for riding Parole. This
archer hits the gold"
Supervisor VIM. Drury Is the last
wolf-slayer to report to the county clerk
FIVE persisted by his hand.
Grand fremen's ball, in which all the
city companies participate, at Turner Hall
on Thursday evening. the 22nd.
"A Davenport lady is about to
sue for divorce on the ground that her
husband has no style about him. y
The bill regulating the fees o: the
sheriff of St. Louis and limiting bis COM
pensation to $4,000 year has passed the
lower house of the Missouri legislature.
"A man at Madison Indiana, lost COW
from eating oleander buds. The cut
tings of this shrub should not be thrown
into the street or alley as it is sure death
to cattle and horses.
The wife of James Underwood, Of
Taylor county, Kentucky, gave birth tt
twins to-day, both of which had full suits
of whiskers. One was born dead and the
other lived but few hours.
The Democrat says that Mr.. Horribly
of Davenport has received a telegram from
Mr.. G. W. Gable, who is in the pineries
stating that there had been a rise of 4 fee
Of water in Black River aud that logs ar,
running finely.
Grant is coming. He has got as ia
as Hong Kong. The republican boys hea
the bray OF the brass pieces and the boom
lug of the drums, and are turning SUN
mersets and walking on their hands as i
they couldn't hold in till be got here
The circus season is about to open for tn
Republican party - Boston Post
A Holstein COW at Elgiu gave 1860
pounds OF milk :rom the 18th Of May, 1878
to the 5th Of March, lS79-29S days
The largest amount in any one day wa
l7lt pounds; the most in any one weel
4702 pounds. The milk was weighed a
soon as drawn from the cow.
| This evening at 1880 O'CLOCK the Rev
Messrs. Galaudet, Of New York, auC
Mann, of Cleveland, @, will conduct
special service for the benefit of deal
mutes, in Trinity church One of the rev
erend gentleman will speak aloud, 10 Eng
fish, and the other will interpret his word
| in sign-ianguage.
| -The Davenport Democrat says ths
the mysterious disappearance ct DIR. I
c. Behrens has at last been explained
J His dead body was found in the river b
low town near Colonel Aliens place c
Monday morning., by man named VII
Iiam Gray. It ig settled that the old ma
committee suicide By arognipg, While in
condition of partial insanity. The bod
was buried in the city cemetery.
> The Judicial election in this Sta
{ will take place on Monday, June 2. II
selection of competent Judges is Que of Il
most important things of onr ELECTIONS, al
every citizen should be on hand to vote {
that day. Among all those placed in Dor
ination in this district we believe J.
Pepper is the most deserving Of supper
C or this gentleman t1a Aledo Bann
says y. 9. Pepper has bot beea t.ie1
a judge. but, as q lawyer. he stands Il
q peer Of the highest in the district, has
g Judicial mind: and is every way we'll quc
It fled for the Office. while lie il highly c
r. teencd as & man by men of eli parilss.
ChaiImsn of the Board OF Supervisor
Capt. Haverstick has been taking a lo
% bac4R ward, at the Board of Supervisor
and finds that tie irst board o. this cou