The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-06

October weather beautiful.
b Mayor Carse has gone to Dies Moiucs.
i would like you consider ii IS loan
--$329.
Steve Walker. of Moline. is taking in
the st. Louis fair. Y#vY
John Z, Raymond at Harper's Thea
tire on Friday evening. !. s@'-' =
Charley Dodge is makiug the over
coats for the police force: as
The schools of Rock Island are in a
very prosperous condition.
The Little Gem" furnished grub for
sixty hungry souls for dinner to-day,
Democrats faces wear a smile of con-
fidence, while Republicans look detected.
-. j. Parks, ESQ.,, went to Peoria to-
day on business. He will return Friday
-Goto Blake's Office, l22 w. End
street, Davenport. for r. r. tickets cheap
From incoming freights to this city
alone. on Monday last, the c.. x. |. & 4.
were benefited $4,000.
g H. l.. Sch;lI. of the Peoples National
Bank. has been operating in stocks. and
has made fortune-ask him about it.
A. P Fisk, alderman OF the Fourth
Ward. Moline. has moved out of the
ward-a vacancy il therefore occasioned
10 the council of that city,
deputy Warden Peet. of the Anamo-
sa peniteptiary was in Davenport yester
day and took the burglar, Tom Cummings
back to where he belongs,
Edward Duff, Esq. in the post office
department. Dubuque, lows, is paying
Rock Island short visit. Fhs chances
are that be will come again.
The State Railroad Commission viii
be in Rock Island to morrow, to lock over
the Mercer County road. and settle some
questions as to its classification.
As we 60 to press We learn By dis
patch from Chicago, that II Z. Cleveland
was to day elected Grand Warden Of the
Masonic Grand Lodge, Of Illinois.
The Registry Boards in the various
voting precincts of the county meet nex'
Tuesday, Oct. 12th, aud every voter
should see that his name is on the list.
Conductor Charles " b 9eier represents
the Davenport and Chicago division of th.
g. r, l, & P. at the conductors conven
ton 10 ST Paul, commencing its session
to-day.
The Chicago Times says that Zoe
drag in the republican campaign is the
i'm preston prevailing, even in their OWL
-n-l. .Aos DaraooL &C 1ar.a;1 af eieation
an impression which carries TO his side
the large element which always watts t.
be with the winners.
"A horse attached 10 one of Dart
Gregg's delivery wagons created some lit
tie excitemeut IN front OF their store thu
forenoon, caused from what is called blind
staggers in horses. and acts On them simi
lar. it is said by horsemen, the same as on 1
man with the j.m-jams.
1t is one of Governor Cullum's stump
witticisms that his old friend. Judge
Trumbull, has an idea that he is running
for governor of Illinois. Aud SO, indeed
it seems, for Judge Trumbull is leading
Governor Cullom such dance in the pies
ent business as makes him decidedly uneasy
as to his future dating frem January next
Chicago Times.
Oct. 4th the Avoca, Maoedonis
Southwestern division of the G. r. |. & P
was opened for business, and passenger
trains passed over il for the first time
The road extends from Avcca southwest
to Carson. distance of seventeen miles
The stations between these points arC
Hancock aud Oakland
This is what the Davenport Gazette
says about Rock Island Institution
The Rock & Island Peoria Railroad has
been brought up from one of the poores
paying corporations IN the country to ont
the best. 1t soop wen. into receiver
hands after its construction in 1872. Fol
the last three years the management has
been in the hands of r. r. Gable, Vice
President and General Manager of the
G. r. l. II P, one of the most careful and
successful railroad managers In the coun-
try. He at once removed the general off
ces of the company from Peoria to Rock
Island, and brought the business of the
road under his immediate control. The
result has been greatly improved condi-
ton OF the road bed and rolling stock I'M
Ill 1t is now with the first in all OF it's ap
pointments. Notwithstanding these TN
provements the business has been vastly
Increased, and regular seDi'anbual div
videBd Of three per cen; declared to stock
holders. We were informed by the Aud"
itor yesterday that the receipts for Sep
TENDER were over 81. 900 greater than any
previous month. The sidetracks at Peoria
have been loaded to such an extent as to
interfere with business in some degree,
awaiting transportation east,
FIRST Glass Bindery.
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