The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-03

The weather continues pleasant.

NOTES HERE AND THERE.
The weather continues pleasant.
The ice bridge is not altogether safe.
The coopers of Peoria are on strike.
-Sociable and fair at the NJ. E, church
this evening.
-Haverly's Mastodon's played to q
$1.035 house in Peoria,
Thanks to secretary of state. Geo.
Ell, HarlowH for an official list of the thirty
second general assembly of Illinois.
Hon. P. O'NIsra. Democratic repre-
sentative elect from this district. received
his certificate from the secretary OF state
to-day.
Remember that B, Maoauley, without
an equal 10 his ine of acting, appears at
Harper's Theatre tonight as Uncle
Daniel in the comedy, "a Messenger
from Jarvis Section"
The total back tax due on forfeited
property throughout Peoria county as
extended On the tax books for this year
amounts to $5,373,34. of which sum
$3.1O9O4 is on Peoria city property
The diggers of dusky diamonds at
Orchard Mines and Mapleton, says the
Peoria Freeman, struck for four cents
bushel on Wednesday, Their demands
we're acceded to and they returned to
work.
Justice Hayden was thrown from
buggy and badly hurt on wednesday
evening, One of bis ribs was broken. and
his body and shoulders bruised. He Is
confined at the Bellows House and viii
hardly be able to get out in less than two
weeks.
The Philadelphia Nesos: Maud ano
Edith and Blanche. three girls IN
Philadelphia boarding school. had a con
test on q wager to see which could dress
the quickest Maud won. Time. three
hours and thirteen seconds.
Coroner Morris late yesterday after
noon, held an inquest on the body o
George Krogsr, little son OF MIR. an(
Mrs. w. Kroger, 9th street near 6ti
avenue. who was found dead in bed yester
day morning. The verdict of the jury was
that the child died ofconvulsions.
Little Jack Horner
Sat 10 the corner.
Devouring some Limburger cheese,
He fastened his gripper
On lively old skipper.
And said: What 10 the thunder arr
these?.'
Modern Argo.
a-Drs, Barth. Carter. Craig. Of Rocl
Island, and Dr. Morey, of Moline, Mayo
Carse, of Rock Island, and some others
will, We ere informed, leave for Ne,
Orlsaus this evening or TO morrow, t
attend the meeting of the national boar
of health, which is to be held Dec. 10.
Miss Sarah A. Smith, of Moline
daughter of John S. and Sarah A. Smith
died yesterday morning OF consumption
funeral tomorrow. The body will b
taken from the residence near Roc
River bridge, Moline. at 6. A II. an
services will be held at the Catholic churcl
Moline, at 9 A. NJ. to morrow morning
The procession will then proceed TO IT,
Catholic burial grounds Rock Island
| where the body will be inferred,
II. NJ Shellabarger, ESQ, a lawye
of Toulon, Stark Co., well known to th
bar of Rock Island land Henry counties
has been to Nebraska on a prospectin
tour, and tells the Galvas Journal that L
thinks it is poor place for business; tbs
near Hastings. the average crop Of cor
this year was 10 bushels to the acre, and (
wheat 4; and where farm implements an
household furniture were daily selling O
the streets to satisfy chattel mortgages
money loaned at 5 per cent, per month
and was not very enthusiastic in b
praises of the far west. He thinks it a
excellent region for stealing under tt
forms of law, but very poor one f
legitimate business.