The Rock Island Argus., 1880-09-13

1peuial meeduk 01 the CITY couneiis so-
night,
--An our merchants are beeining DO
lsy in their fall and winter stock Of goods.
MIR. y. n. Johnston 10 building 100
feet of new sidewalk on 18th street, and
he is pntting-it down to stay. too.
I The attention efthe street comfnis-
sioner 10 respectfully called to some holes
in Esd street. at the crossing of 7th ave-
nue..
Tomorrow night "All Correct" will
be presented at Harper's Theatre. Go and
see tit Ia we'll mounted and the troupe
sxcslient. lT
-Trayel on the government bridge,
last Saturday was / 1915 teamsand l.5ll
walkists.
The tubbist racist for the present is
James Donahue.
-Messrs. Schillinger & Trumbull. of
Moline. have secured the contract for
facing the walls Of the Scott county jail
with quarter-inch iron.
We understand that tie Republican
council of milan have ordered the drug
stores, barber shops. restaurants, eating
houses, etc., all to be closed at O'Clock
on Sundays. Whether the hotels and
livery stables are included in this order is
not known.
The ARGUS on Saturday was three
hours late In being delivered. owing to an
unavoidable accident to the machinery
The newspaper press got out of order
very unexpectedly and hence the delay
Everything ia running smoothly again and
the psper will appear ut the usual time
hereafter.
: The play of "AIl Correct" written BY
Mr.. Carl Winter. of Rock Island. viii bs
rendered at Burtis Opera House. Daven
port TO- night.
The Keithsburg band. who have been
on 40 excursion to st. Paul, on the steamer
Josephine. passed down yesterday. They
have had 9 goodstims. on good boat.
jolly captain. and gave our citizens some
good music before they left.
The churches were we'll attended
yestsrday-this is "Ail Oorrect."
Mr.. Oliver White. formerly editor of
the Moline Dispatch. but later of the
Moline Ploso City. has accepted q situs-
tion on the Peoria Eucnis0 Gail. Mr..
White is . gentleman. q good writer and
an honor to any position that be may be
called to 6Il
L. H. Whitson. Esq., has been decently
csned By the Sir Knights of Davenport,
for his agility as q pilot at the great Chi
cago conclsve.
Mr.. Michael OConnor. prospective
steward of the Salt river canal boat. OF
the Garfield club. bas writ piece, or had
fact that Mr.. O'Connor did commit this
piece to memory and spoke it right off.
without missing q word. to the Garfield
and Arthur club, at Turner Hall. on last
Saturday evening. Mr.. O'Connor ought
to be promoted.
There will be free train from Milan
next Tuesday to carry all Democrats TO
and from the Oberly meeting. Those liv-
ing at Gable and along the line of the
Mercer Co. e. T. can come to Rock Island
in the afternoon and return in the evening
by the train, which will be held until after
meeting.
We were to-day shown sample OF
what is called "Indis corn" which was
grown by Mr. Jas. Starkey Of Bowling
township, The corn is odd looking, and
grows in buDches. the kernels being small
and 10 pods. 1t is nutritious, and is claimed
is excellent feed for horses. etc, The seed
was obtained from the agricultural depart
ment at Washington. by Mr.. Stsrkey, and
the corn. grown, is but TO test its qualities
IF it proves as good as seems possible
there will be more of il ggown heresbouts
It grows well 10 almost any soil, and is not
as likely TO suffer from drouth as the
ordinary kind
Mrs. McCouneIl. wife of Billy Mo-
Coonell, who lives near Milan. was thrown
from a buggy on Saturday and injured
about the head and shoulders She sus
tanned pretty severe injuries.
The excursion to Muscatioe yesterday
by the Turner'S s0cinty, was well attended
aud 60 enjoyable time WAS had by all who
were present The Germans know how 90
enjoy themselves aud generally make a
success of everything they undertake
The number of tickets yesterday was
limited 10 800, which prevented crOwdiug.
Bleuer's band furnished the musie. which
of course was excellent.
God bless the ladies-they are always
on the lookout tor an engagement. The
last in Rock Island, is that of the young
lady at the telephone Office, in this city.
Boys. be careful and do not let your sngry
passions rise.
The Harper House is having big
run-io fact all the hotels of Rock Island
are doing a good business aHd can's be
beat in this line outside of Chicago, in the
west.
DIR. Galt's report of deaths 10 Rock
Island reported to Washington. for last
week, is las follows:-Matilds Bulltenck,
9 years. of typhoid fever: Clark. Eve
weeks. OF cholera infantcm; Lucrstia Girls
we'll. 10 years. of old .ags; and Elizabeth
N. Williams. 19 years. of consum ption.
-On Saturday. says the Davenport
Democrat, Deputy Sheriff Desmond arriy-