The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-14
NOTES HERE AVID rHERE.
Finley and McNeal will walk again.

Finley and McNeal will walk again.
Springfield is to have new democra-
tic daily paper.
Another "a hour walking match at
Turner Hall this evening.
The armory will be opened June 5th,
with imposing ceremonies,
The sidewalk around the armory
building was being laid to-day.
Henry I Schillinger's orchestra will
furnish the music for the Keator House
opening.
The fremen have concluded to have a
department ball on the evening of May
22-annual parade day.
The bill requiring election of Super
visors for three years has not yet passed
the Senate, and Of course is not law.
"A branch Of the c., r. [. & P. K. r.
from Dexter twenty miles north to Panora,
via Red6eld, is to be built this season.
John Schall. of Coe township, says he
can beat them all on steers. He owns a 2
year old steer, which is only in moderate
flesh, yet weighs 1850 pounds.
p. O'Mara declines to captain the
military base ball nine. He has SO much
court business to attend to that he cannot
give any tinne.to base ball matters.
Mr.. Henry Schmidt's little son was
severely kicked 10 the side yesterday by a
horse whose tail he had caught hold OF
while the horse was grazing in the lot next
to Mr.. Adler's house.
Yesterday the wife Of Louis Clock
hoff, with surgical assistants, was delivered
of triplets, two girls and one boy. The
babies lived only a short time. Mrs.
Glockhoff is report ed very low to-day.
The grocery store of Robert Poole on
Brady street, Davenport closed its doors
last evening the Sheriff taking possession,
Some of our people will be obliged to buy
their groceries at home for day or two.
Judge Adams performed the cere
mopg that made Frederick Panstian anC
Lena Suhr man and wife The gentle
manly and graceful deputy clerk Boil
Reid, stood by and gave sort of silent
approval
The reappointment Of DR.. q. G. Craig
as physician to the poor of Rock Island
township, is a merited recognition of skill
full and conscientious service. ~ Union,
Say rather skillful manipulation Of the
republican members of the board.
Drugs and the price charged the coun.
ty for the same, is what Ransom and Kra
mer, of the board of supervisors, were de.
livering essays upon to-dsy-that is Ran
son did the oratorical work, while Kramer
pounded the desk and paved the air.
Fanny Beal Of Cordova, was adjudged
insane by a jury in the county court to
day. An order vas issued for her reno
val to Jacksonville, and bonds given b,
her husband in the sum of $500 for he,
expenses, which the court ruled must b
paid BY her husband.
The G. B. & Q. R. R. company
through their attorneys, have filed pc
tition in the circuit court to makeW iiliams
White & Go. of Moline, show cause for de
uying their right of away over property oc
cupied by that firm aud for which they hav
been paid $4,000.
/ John SCHNEIDER has enlarged his trac
to full half mile, graded and rolled it.
now says he has as good track as any i
the state. He also has ample stable roor
for the accommodation of horses, and Their
T is every prospect that considerable trainin
will be done at his place this season. Som
Of S. ". Wheelock's horses are at hi
place, apd several others arc expected
q This track is situated just south of his re'
ideucc. Rock Island can now claim two
the very best tracks in the state.