The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-24

Alz 20 eS DAVENPORT,
There is one case In town to-day that
is happy-ask Charlie about il.
-Messrs. Gilmore and Dart returned
yesterday from their Colorado trip.
The two marshals pulled the st. Elmo
last niRht-what struck them SO sudden
ly?
Judge Adams and family left to-day
for short visit to his parents in Pennsyl-
vannia.
The delegates to the state liquor asso-
citation. just held at Chicago. returned
bone this morning.
The Central Illinois conference of the
NJ iE. church meets at Fairbury on
Wednesday, Sept. 29th.
-Ex- Policeman Hull. has been hired
by the Republicans to ascertain che poll
cal status OF the citizens of Rock Island.
Mr. Herbert Nourse. the elocutionist
gave one of his popular entertainments,
last evening at the Methodist church.
Port Byron, to au overlooking house.
Mr.. j. V, Mahoney cannot speak for
the Garfield and Arthur club next -Satur-
day evening. The Union says he has
requested a postponement. Business,
Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan has been adjade-
ed TO be an idiot. before the county court,
and incapable of taking care of her proper
ty. John Fernbach was appointed con
servator under bonds of 81 900,
The alarm of FIRE last evening was
caused BY the burning Of a harm belonging
to Isaac Epstine. The Wide Awake and
Neptune hose boys were promptly on hand
and soon squelched it. Damage about
800.
The case of Fitzsimuleps. marshal OF
Milan. for false imprisonment, came up
before Justice Hayden to-day. and was
dismissed for want of the appearance Of
malice.
John I'll. Bobb. Esq, agent of the
Gus Williams Com bination Tour German
Senator) is 10 the city making prepare
tions for their appearance at Harper's
Theatre on Oct. 4th.
-Senator J. g. Blaine, whom the Re
publicans fondly hoped would speak 10
Rock Island. will not come. he having
notified the Republican national commit.
tee that he will be unable to leave the
state of Maine.
The Davenport Democrat says the
ferry steamer Rock Island which plies
between Davenport and Rock Island is
twenty-five years old--snd is ene of the
staunchest of river craft. The hull has
been renewed two or three times. the cabin
nearly rebuilt. but the engines are the
same powerful machines they were when
put in,
General Ticket Agent st John of the
G. b. /. j. P, gives notice that on October
LIST the company represented by him will
reduce its passage rates from Chicago to
the following schedule: Chicago to
Indianola. Iowa, $ll.09; to Knoxville.
Iowa, So 80; Council Bluffs. Il 80: TO
Fairfield. Iowa, $40; to Cameron, No.
sl4 %; to Kansas City, $l4 80; to Atchi-
SOD. Kansas, $l4o0; to Lsavenworth,
$l4.SO.
A large number Of fIemen attended
on Thursday the funeral OF Peter Lutte,
member of Pioneer Hook and Ladder
Company, Davenport. who died on Tues
day. He was q maehiDist, employed by
the u. s. engineers aud at the arsenal for
several years. He was q member of Scott
Lodge of Odd Fellows and Of Germinia
Lodge of United Workmep of Davenport.
and an estimable citizen. HIS age was 32
years. He leaves 4 wife and three child
rem. His residence was at 1882 west Scott
street.
A correspondent st Milan says the
of that place have twice hired
the baod and neither time have paid
them, that the Garfield and Arthur Club
tried to hire them for to morrow night,
but that the band refused to play unless
they are paid A Republican who ia q
member of the club. and who holds q
doctors bin against one OF the members,
having bought it on speculation. tried to
IettIe the music account in that way. but
NC sCUcLoc ~ tHO faScSh$ II 40
ash or no mnsic,
w hen the Democratic procession was |
passing the court house on Second Ave |
me, Oh Tuesday evening, and just as the
wagon with the 80 little girls passed, a
ock hurled by some cowardly niscreant |
truck the cap of the lady who was the
Goddess of Liberty" lMiss Hillier)
.nocklng it eff. and frightening the lady SO
hat she YVES almost afraid to continue on
be march. The whelp who shied that
ock. ought 10 be breaking stone at Joliet.
A letter from Eau Claire 10 the Dav
IMPORT Democrat says that il il expected
hat the Little Falls dam will shortly be
D readiness to afford three or four foot
rtiGcisl rise. Lumbermen are determined
0 make clean sweep of sll the Chippewa
,gs this season. as there 10 demand fog
very board that can be manufactured. A
Irge force of men are continuing their
.bors in getting the scattered logs into
,e river at various points, and about 65,-
DO 900 feet have been got in between
lere and Little Falls dana.
"A man from Hampton who came
own to hear Oberly the other night was
opped on the street. by three men, when
pin1 from tha eourt hnuae alone and