The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-29
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

-County treasurer het0 10 very Uuss
lust now and has an extra assistant at
work. 1ss k#H
james Kelly. not James Anderson,
vas the complaining witness against Mrs.
Msria Quinn, yesterday.
Deputy Marshal Germans condition
is reported as much better aud he VIII
soon be round again and on duty.
The people up Minneapolis way. take
very great interest in DR.. Tanner and his
starvation plan. The doctor belongs mp
that way.
County Clerk Donaldson on Wednes~
day issued marriage license to william
Ecker and Rosa Belle Wright, both OF
Rock Island.
"A cask OF whisky fell eff the gsngWay
of the Belle Of La Crosse, into the river.
IOf course there was considerable anxiety
till it was out
The steamer Belle of La Crosse,
which arrived up at midday, called as Bu-
ford & Co. q pillow works and took on q
large quantity of plows.
Mrs. j. M. Reticker who was absent
for few days on visit 10 friends In Mer-
Ger county is home again looking as 1t the
pure country air agreed with her.
The woman Anna Kelley. expresseda
wish to go before the county court this
afternoon and plead guilty to the charge
of larceny, She will be accommodated.
Another of those friendly matches
between q team of the Rodman Rifles and
team of citizens took place yesterday
afternoon. The former beat by one, 254
against 25S. It's getting closer every
time.
There are five women 10 the county
all at the present time. This is an unus-
ua!iy large number of females to be IN
that establishment, and is the second
time the number has run so high. this
year.
We regret TO announce the death Of
Mr.. Samuel Reddig of this city. which
took place at his residence 6O6 Tenth
street at o'clock this morning The
cause of his death was neuralgia of the
stomach. y
Owing to action on Tuesday taken by
the Western Nail Association at Pittsburg
nails were advanced yesterday to $500
being nst sdgance of Is cents per keg'
This was done on account ot recent rise in
pig iron: and more may be expected. as
also on sheet iron and tin plate.
Mr.. Harry A. Bronson, representing
Morrissey & Bum, is in the city for the
purpose of getting up new city directory.
The firm have just completed the canvass
of Davenport and will now work Book ISL
and and Moline. The Davenport Gazette
speaks we'll of their work in that city.
Charles Larkiu was arrested by
Marshal Miller. and Officer Metsch on
Wednesday night for fighting on Sixth
avenue. He was brought before Justice
Chopper and fined S. and costs which he
paid. Larkin is a brakeman on the
Peoria raj road.
The infant son of Mr.. j. W. Pattisen'
died on Wed pssday evening at the house
of Mrs. Wesley. on Twenty first street.
between Fourth and Fifth avenues. Mr..
Pattison recently lost his wife ard the
baby was only twenty four days old. The
funorsi took place this afternoon.
Blue berries mast contain an extra
amount of sweetness OF something that IS
very attractive to bees, For the past few
days, wherever blue berries have been dis
played 10 front of grocery stores, large
quantities of bees haze settled on them.
and utterly disregarded the other fruits
tina. were. adjacent.
There are number of vicious dogs in
this city and complaints are frequently
made of them flying out and startling
horses. and swapping at people as they
pass. Last evening 6 gentleman had
trouble with dug 90 The corner of
Third Avenue and Ssyeniccpth street.
Owners oi vicious dogs should
bear in mind that they are re-
ponsibIe and mey have to pay heavy da-
images for keeping such brutes.
The effects of bad whiskey has been
manifested in this community, and the
quantity of poison sold under that name
works incalculable harm; Why should
not the sale Of such villainous compounds
be restricted in the same way that laudu-
mum or any other poison is restricted. Poi
son should not be sold 10 the name of
whiskey. Whiskey has bad enough
name already without making it worse.
Tho bondsmen Of Mat Rice. who went
his security for his saloon hcense. have
off cially notified the city clerk that they
will no longer be responsible for him.
Messrs Geo. Wagner and J. Y. Mott,
we're his securities, but his conduct of late
has bees SO outrageous, AS any reader of
the public print must baye observed, that
they could not consistently renRin on his
bond.
Mrs. NJ. j. Emeigh had Annie Kelley
arrested last night and lodged in Jail for
stealing q gold breast pin. d silk haudker-
chief and other articles. The woman was
arrested in Davenport aud brought to the
county Jail. This morning the case was
brought before Justice Chopper. and
Kelley who did not deny the theft was
bound 10 the sum of $500 to appear at tn
next term of'Circuit Court. Mrs. Emeigh
has a further complaint to make against