The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-11
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
this morning.
ia fhe first day of Lent.


& Go.
Lou, West leaves for Wa-Keeney,
Kansas. this evening to put in his spring
crops,
No one was out this morning who
could stay indoors, and they were quite
right too.
--Silas sDrury ST., went home last
evening. His son Silas Drury Jr, did not
leave till to-day.
The Rock, Island Plow Works are
running up to 10 o'clock at night, being
way behind in orders.
The sale OF seats for the Maggie
Mitchell play, commences at WyIie & Nc
Cune's. to-morrow morning.
Regular uniform drill of the Rodman
Rifles. will take place at the Armory this
evening. Col. d. w. Flagler will be pres
ent.
The G. B. & Q. train from the south
was about hours late this morning
caused by running off the track at Boards
town.
MIR. f. L. Montague. representing the
G. G. Child's mandatory Of Boston. Mass
was in town to-day, and gave the ARGUS
call,
The Improved. Order Of Red Men,
will give ball, at the Rock Island House,
sometime during the latter part this
month.
The Irish relief subscriptions in
Davenport foot up about $500. The
SUM of 1000 has been raised in the
Catholic church.
MIR. James Underwood of Drury. one
o. the jurors 10 the Wittlck murder case
who has been objected to by the defence
is still in the city.
The repairs on the First National
Bank building in Davenport, are progress
| ing rapidly and the bank will coon be back
in its old quarters,
| -Grand Master " orkmaa ". =. Nor
ris aud D. o. Reid, will be present at the
regular meeting of Island City Lodge, 4.
| 0. L. w, to morrow night.
The ice prospects haye been some
what shattered by the weather of the last
few days. Still many took good advant-
age of the preceding time and laid in a
| fair stock.
"A canvass of nearly 800 Republicans
in this city and county. as to presidential
preferences, shows the following result:
Blaine, 1872; Grant, SO; Washburne, ST;
scattering, %.
The residence of Mr.. Albert Adams
at Rapids City, was burned during Mon
day night. The furniture was saved but
the loss on the building is estilsted al
500, insured in the German, OF Peoria.
August Sohn, a hackman of Daven-
port, fell from his vehicle in Rock Island
last evening and fractured his right leg
He vas conveyed to his residence, 1910
West Fifth street, where be was attended
by DR.. Becker, who reduced the fracture.
Three freight cars belonging to the
c. r. /. i. P. which haVa been running
up and down railroads in California for
more than q year, were brought to the
Davenport shops yesterday. They were
| found by lost carIageDt two weeks ago and
sent home.
County Clerk Donaldson, yesterday
issued marriage license to William I
Johnston of Presumption and Miss Matte
7. Johuston Qs Bowling; and to-day to
| Ed D. Stratton and Miss FLORENCE May
Cook Of Rock Island; and to Frederick j.
Marshall and Miss Rose Z. BrockhameE
| of Moline.
The members of the Fourth Ward
Hose Company and their ladies'. went oyer
to Davenport last evening and surprised
Mr.. 7. E. Aurochs at his residence. Sub
seauently the party adjourned to the Fire
King Hall, where go elegant collation. was
partaken of, and dancing enjoyed till a
| late hour.
Constable McGlaiD went On Tuesday
afternoon to Drury, to summons Frank
Walkers of that place, as witness intend
ed TO corroborate certain testimony to be
brought forward on the part of the people
the motion being Eaade for a new trial
liz the Wittick case. The Constable and
witness arrived in town at O'Clock this
! morning.
Milton Jones, OF THE ARGUS. is con-
fined TO his house, seriously i'll. For the
past three days he has been suffering with
most painful attack of malaria head
ache, coupled with neuralgia and general
debility. He was feeling somewhat easier
this afternoon, but is still very weak and
will hardly be able to get out this week.
The weather to-day has been change
able. The rain continued and increased
towards noon, but eventually cleared off.
and by 3 P. NJ. the sun shone out with
genial warmth. The whole was q very
apt illustration of the old fable of Esop
where the traveller is FIRST beset with the
wind and storm which caused him to grip
fast to his cloak. but the sun shining forth
he throws the cloak aside.
John Peterson, while in drunken
condition last night attempted to enter the
house of Mary Healey on Thirteenth
street. He was arrested by Officer Boil
man and spent the night in the Armory.
This morning he was brought up before