The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


Circuit Court on Monday.
The river looked gloomy to day.
To-day was good day for staying at
home.
"A wet Saturday. and business quiet,
are Synonymous expressions.
Yesterday was hard day for some of
the boys. but perseverance and determin-
alton will tell.
Umbrellas were the most prominent
goods displayed by the furnishing and dry
goods stores to-day.
The rain of last night and to-day had
beneficial effect on our streets. in wash
ing away the mud and sIush.
| Business has been somewhat quiet
since the New Year; simply little reac-
ton which won't continue long,
To-day brought out the particolored
umbrella signs at the dry goods stores.
Few farmers in town to-day.
The county Offices were closed this
morning, so that the officials could attend
/! the funeral of the late County Clerk
The Davenport Gazette of January
l, was a very handsome number, typogra-
phically. in general appearance and read
ing matter.
"A marriage license was issued by the
County Clerk this morning to August
Colbert and Miss Julia Verdegen, both of
Moline. The bride who was only Is years
of age brought her fathers consent in
writing, in conformity with the law.
AT o'clock this afternoon Mr.. james
NJ. Buford as trustee sold the Rock Is
land Glass Works, real estate and ali the
apparatus for manufacturing glass. The
purchaser was Mr.. ?. l.. MITCHELL
and the mount that the property was
disposed at was $4,000.
In addition TO Trio lodge, A. +. i A.
M; and Rock Island lodge I. 90. f.
which will attend in body the funeral to-
morrow of the late Amos r. Gutter who
was member of both lodges aud char
tered member of the latter: the Masons
and Odd Fellows generally of this city and
vicinity will attend,
A chimney at E. Krells on Second
Avenue, caught fire at o'clock this morn
ing and blazed away finely, SO much so
that some of the neighbers thought there
was going TO be a first class confagration'
The result however was unimportant ex-
cept that it burned out the SCOT which had
caked in the fue and caused the burning
A very neat and useful invention has
been patented by Dir. Will Don, of this
city. It is a blotter to take the place OF
the interIeaVed blotting paper used in
hotel registers and other books, and is 50
sim pie and inexpensive that it viii be uni
versally adopted. By an ingenious device
it cau be adapted to any sized book.
John Maddox and Martin Kinner
were charged before Justice Chopper this
morning with disturbing the peace. but
the case was again postponed as Maddox,
who was baiIed out last night. was in such
a state Of intoxication this morning when
he presented himself before the Justice,
that the Justice would NOT heer the case.
Maddox was then locked up, and ii he is
in a proper condition the case will be tried
this afternoon at which time Kinner's case
Will be gone into.
"A runner was current that there was a
strike of some sort among the employees OF
Mr. NJ Christy, but on inquiry it wasifound
to be untrue, and was probably based on
the fact that the factory shut down for
New Years day, and on yesterday and to-
day they took the opportunity of taking
stock. On Monday the work will be re-
sumed again to the full capacity OF the
establishments, which has been taxed TO
the utmost to ell the orders on hand,
which have been about double during the
last year to what they were the year pre-
vious. When we heard the runner above
referred to, we doubted its being so, know
ing the liberal and equitable manner
characteristic of Mr.. Christy in all his
dealings.
The Central City Stove Co." is the
name that our new stove works will be
operated under, and will ';stinguish it
from other companies. TIE proprietors,
Messrs II. o, Warren,G. H. Parsons, Jno.
Burton and j. a Blockalinger. have
everything in good shape for an early com
mencement, but have been somewhat
delayed on accounted their patterns not
coming to hand SO soon as expected. The
two main building are ready, the cupola
% inch shell. 90 #. long, is up and in
position, and but for the weather would
have been enclosed in compartment l8x
IS. Judging FROM the orders the company
have on hand and the business OUTLOOK,
the prospects for future success are very
encouraging
EEYERTnS