The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-30


| Island, has returned from Nebraska.
MIR. D. s. Mcdaniel will reopen his
art gallery, under Dart's Hall, this even
ing.
A cow was driven into the pound
Yesterday, being the first take of the sea-
son.
| The late boisterous weather has to
a great extent demoralixed the river
traffic.
MIR. John Aster. is having the wood
work of the balcony in front of his house
on Market Square, renewed.
-Blackwell's and Dukes Durham
smoking tobacco will be advanced in price
cents per pound tomorrow.
The Sylvan Boat tClub gave a very
successful theatrical and musical enter
ment at Moline on Thursday evening.
The inside of the county Jail is being
white washed generally to-day. The same
process cannot be applied to the occupants
Notices we're sent to the Supervisors.
of Rock Island to-day from the County
Clerks office. calling them to meet may
IlO.
-Semi-annual notices were issued By
Superintendent Cramer. to-day, for water
rates, due from the LIST to the 10th of
May.
The bright cheerful morning of to- day
though cold. was decided improvement
on what we have had of late. This gas
the general opinion.
The telephone wires on Second Aven
ne are being transferred from the poles on
North side to the new poles of the Com
pany on the South side.
The "untutored cowboy from the
boundless prsiries of the West" is sup
posed to have been looking for the Union
Office, when he was arrested.
MIR. and Mrs. Hiram Gable have re-
turned to their home corner of Rock Island
and Eleventh streets, Davenport. as they
intended, We regret losing them from this
city.
Mr.. n. B. Joslin. of JosIin Station,
who has been laid up with rheumatism Tor
the past two months. is getting better.
and was able to be about yesterday for a
short time.
The Rev. j. s. McCord. of Moline,
will, in the absence of the Rev. Geo. r.
Palmer, of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, occupy the pulpit of that church.
next Sunday, morning and evening.
A letter from W. II. Darlington TO q
friend, states, that he is EworkinR at his
trade 10 Denver, and that Fred Lowrey
has charge of the station at Alamoso, Col.
on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
This is the last day of April. which
has not sustained its usual reputation for
geniality. Its conduct has even called
forth remarks from the ''oldest inhabi-
tant," who does not remember ever having
seen. &c.
The American Union Telegraph
Company. are erecting telegraph poles
along Third Avenue from Twenty Fourth
street into the city. Ia a few days they
will have the connection with Rock Island
COM leted.
William Eaton. was arrested at AL
Officer bunker, for being drunk and dis
orderly. He was brought before Justice
Cooke. the same evening and fined SIS and
costs, which he paid; add was discharged.
The sister. of Ezra Huntly now in
Jail. came up to the city to-day aud had
an interview with her brother in the Jail.
Mr.. Reuben Huntley, the father, is still
in town. 1t is stated that Capt. j. j
Parks, has been retained to defend the
young man.
Several cases of "Trichine" have oc-
cured in Moline recently. two of them hav-
ing been reported yesterday. The presence
of cause of tho disease in ham or pork
ia difficult of detection, and thorough cook
ing of these articles of food 10 said by
physicians to be the best preventive.
MIR. George, j. Tomlinson. who has
been appointed agent of American Elk"
press Company for Davenport. arrived
there Thursday morning. Mr.. 7. was
formerly and for many years the company's
agent at Peoria. but of late has been chief
clerk in the auditors Office in Chicago. He
is a wideawake business man. and is well
received by the Davenport business men.
Babe Vermilion. crazy man who
escaped from the Poor Farm. q few days
ago. was found at the glass factory on
Thursday night. and taken in charge by
Officer Hull. By order OF Mr., W. L.
Sweeney, Overseer of the Poor, he was
taken to the county Jail. till it IS conven
lent to have him removed to tho farm.
The Literary and Musical Society, of
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
will have a meeting this evening this
evening at the residence of Dr.. Magill, No
IT'S. Twentieth street. The programme
which is miscellaneous. is a most interest
ing one. and much enjoyment is anti
pated.
Robert McFarlepe said to be insane
and to have got out of the poor house at
Ottawa, ILL.,, was found by Officer McCabe
on Thursday, dancing about in box car
in the G. r. I. & P. yard, with one shoe
off aud the other shoe on, like the indi- !,