The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-26

me Cnlcago races.
There will be services at all the
churches tomorrow except the First
Methodist.
In the estate of Gottlieb Steitberg, de-
ceased. the report of the guardian of the
minor heirs, was iiled and approved.
"Sleepy.Tom" is now the fastest pac
er on the turf, having made the remark
bic time of 2l22 at Chicago yesterday.
"A correspondent in the Union wants
to get up base ball nine. Easy, George,
think of the fate of the Davenport nine.
The continued hitting of the bulls
eye" at target practice by the Rodman
Rifles has worn a hole through the iron
covering.
Murphy remains the same as yester-
day, with perhaps a slight change for the
better. Hopes are entertained of his ul-
innate recovery.
The store of Mr.. Hinckley. in Daven-
port, was robbed of three gold watches,
yesterday, it is supposed by woman, who
was arrested and is now held on suspicion.
Rev. Geo. r. Palmer remains about
the same, except that he is now considered
out of danger. He is however, very weak,
and will hardly be able to preach in sever
al weeks.
-Kankakee. Iii, has Justice who beats
them all in the way.of doing up job of
matrimonial splicing with neatness and
dispatch. This is his formula: Have
'er?" YES" Have imp" Yes
Married; So"
New York and its suburbs years ago
consumed on az average 1000 beef cattle
each week. Cattle have grown since then
more rapidly even than Gotham, as to-day
the American metropolis eats 10000 and
ships oyer 3,4OO cattle weekly to England
and the Continent.
On last Wednesday, William Boyer
while at work on his farm in Bowling
township, killed II rattesnakes on {
square rod of ground This gets away
with Miller, of the same township. who
some weeks ago, killed Is on three acres
, Bowling is entitled to the blue ribbon a
the boss snake township of the county.
Geo. P. Rowell & Co, in the Ameri
can Newspaper Directory for July, show,
that the whole number of newspapers il
t the United States has increased sine
January of the current year. from $40
to 9,l53. News papers abound in tn
Territories. Suspensions have been fewe
than 10 any corresponding period for sew
eral years.
: -Twenty-six thousand special election
eerers for the Republican ticket were paiG
for by the peoples money, in 1876 8, fo
ten days at FIVE dollars each day, unde
the disguise of deputy supervisors an
marshals and yet this failed. No wonde
they want the troops at the polls to PR
tect these. Ignorant saud insoIent polite,
A bummers 10 locking up more Democrats o
election day and before voting, as the LAY
l. allows for, intent to cast an illegal ballot
"A very handsome card I'm Memoir
e um" to Joseph Rosenfeld has just bee
flushed at THE ARGUS Office, and fe'
Il copies can be had from the police force
d or rather the committee, W. G. Blackbur
or Tom Bolman, The card contains
" short history of the murdered officer
O life. the names of his brother officers, etc
e while iG the centre is a square wherein ca
be placed a photograph of Rosenfeld
= Only few copies remain and those desil
ing one should call early at police head
K quarters The work is a fitting tribute
!, a worthy sud Iamented dead officer.
p AS if Mir. Huber did not sufe
sufficient mental agony on account of bein
the innocent cause OF the accident to Nj
Is K@hler, the editor of the Rock Island,
- rubs salt into the wound by saying: 9Th
carelessness of people IN regard to fiji
arms is perfectly unaccountable. n
r one regrets more than Mr.. Huber that h
was the cause of the accident. and
seems unkiud, to say tie least, to remin
ullU LuAJ 1c was S&ICtGoo VI III WOGlu IN
As have happeped-which is practically VIII,
the item in the Rock Islander is meant
D. convey.
L. There is fruit stand at which gree
apples aud hard peaches are sold, a do
tors Office, ii drug store and an undertai
n' er's shop ali clustered together on cornt
l. in North Chicago, with three eemeteri
lying a little beyond, There is nothiI
90 like having everything complete. = Chicas
= Journal.
When the ''orator of the day" at Il
Valley Forge dedication asked, Shall '
Us ever forget what was done and accoT
he plished here?" No. neverl" about o
10 thousand "Pinafore" nauseated perso
- struck for the depot with the intention
% o. taking the next train home. while near
III, the same numberamade tracks across I
as fields. They thought he was going to ad
We'll, hardly everl"-Norrlstooon HI
aid.
or The "Baby's Best Friend is the me-
'e- appropriate title for DR., Bulls Baby S
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