The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-16
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
old Probs hit il this time.

Prof. Ninnyhammer, nf the Union. 10
still very much exercised over the
''blarsted ARGUS"
The Rock Island District Conference
of the M. K. church, is in session at Orion.
Ills, and will continue two days.
Capt. j. J. Parks has returned from
Kansas City. where he has been for the
past ten days, 90 professional business.
Sickness has confined Dr. O. B. Kin
yon to his bed since last Saturday-tho
chances are that he will be out again
shortly
w, N, Jackson. and family Of Big
Stone City. Dakota, is stopping with
bis brother-in law, DR.. G. Pipsr,of Moline
Geo. Letter. of the Ksator House bill
lard parior Moline has just had the place
re-papered and fitted up III first class
style.
The pork packing season is about to
commence. Mr.. }. s. Gilmore, the boss
packer of this sectioa, expects to begin in
a few days,
Tho wife of \. NJ. Beal, E.q, NJ oiiuo
died on last Saturday. at the home of her
paren ts, in AndaluSia. The funeral took
place yesterday.
Mr.. Henry Schnitger has gone t.
spend the winter with his brother, Major
Schnitger. at Cheyenne. who is u. S.
Marshall in Wyoming territory,
OF course-the election is ever DOW. anl
the Republican party is done with the pool
dal kies for the present, they must git
to where the wnodbne tginetb.
Matter. the bright little boy Of Capt
and Mrs J Cha Peetz died at the residence
last evening. Of scarlet fever after al ill
ness Of only three days. The funeral vii
take place at 2 p. u. to morrow.
The cracked lamp chimney should be
gently nursed. since oil the factories OF thai
fragile ware Ia this country are to close
down Dscam bar Is. Peoria Ffeenl1a.
Last Sunday morning, the Rev. Q
D. Mott, D. D., Of the First Presbs teriar
church. Davenport, announced his rosigus
ton of the pastorase. He will probably
accept call from Washington. Warner
county, New jersey.
T. II. Thomas new sign is q beauty
| ii takes the cake. The design is origina
and tasty, representing banner suspend
cd from a huge plant stem. It is an
artistic Job and was done by Claus Juer'
gems.
| BLACK Duke, the Rather, q coioreC
brother of Moline. was fined $40 and COST
for vagrancy, aud tho Dispatch says, "hs
having no money. Officer McCsbe kindly
escorted him to the bridge. aud poiots.
out to him the classic shores of Iowa.
The friends OF Msjor and Mrs. Pseti
will sympashise with them in the loss o
the bright little follow, Walter, who dieC
after short illness. of scarlet fever. Il
their sad bereavement the parents have
our heartfelt sympathy. Another child
is lying very i'll. though hopes are enter
tanned of its recovery,
Illinois has a school population o
ll,OlO,851, an enrolim cut OF 704 .04l, anc
II 500 school districts, supporting II, 95+
schools. The state has. moreover, GO
private schools, instructiug 60,44o pupils
There are only 4 045 illiterstes in Illinois
During the last school year the Dubli
school expenditures of the state amounted
to 1881 ,e47.79. The average amount
paid = N onthly to the male teachers wa
S442 to the female teachers, $35 %.
The Democrats ct the late election. poll
ed the largest city vote ever cast as party
which shows what organization will accom-
plish. In 1876 Souih Rock Island vas
part of the city proper and yet the voh
was not as large as that of Nov Tht
Democrats are 10 good condition to carry
the city 10 the spring-and will do it. too
The rost-ofice is being re arranged
some what. that ia. the internal part. Thi
will consist IN a portion being set apart az
O room where mail route agents and car
riers can stop between trains Other i'm
proveneuts are also contemplated but no.
at this time We suppose the post Office
| Is the best that can be afforded but Il il
nevertheless fsct that Moline is long
ways ahead OF of Us in this respect 1t is
Reluctantly we admit this. but 1t Is SO. and
We may as well say 1t as think it
Molins has an advantage in not being a
distributing point thereby preventing
litter and enabling tho postm lster to keep
tidy cflice, but even that admitted Rock
Island post-offioe is far inferior. Why
sit?
During the asaal year ending October
LIST last, Commissioner Drew. of the land
department of the CIR /, & Z. .sold nearly
200, 900 acres of land, at an average of
80 68 per acre-the total amount of sales
reaching sl.376. 00o.. Nearly all the sales
are made to settlers and on long
time at Y to 6 per gent interest. Last
week two hundred land viewers mailing
from Canada. New York, Michigan. Wis
eonsin, Indiana and Illinois. visited the
company's lands in Western Iowa, and
made their tour under the pilotage of L
FL. Whitson, the eompany's~ general land
agent.
The lumber manufacturers Of this sec
ton arc branching out extensively for next
seasons business. We notice that Messrs
+. Weyerhauser of Rock Island, Chauucy
and Artcmus Lamb of Clinton, and ID.
H. Moon aud Peter Rush of Eau Claire,
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