The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-21
NorEs HERE AND THERE.

-COSi IL FcIy scaICS
-Washington's birthday to-morrsw.
The .bapks will be closed tomorrow
The city council meets this evening in
adjourned session.
Let US have no hasty legislation or
the water works.
Old Settlers festival Tomorrow even
ing at.Armory Hall.
There 10 no use of going il blind on
the $50. 600 improvement OF water works.
There is such thing as being epjein-
ed when q municipal corporation steps
beyond the legal bounds.
Suppose the council votes to issue
$4,000 bonds for the water works. how
long time would elapse before an injunc-
ton could be served2
There will be a county temperance
meeting at the First Baptist Church this
city, this week Thursday afternoon and
evening. Address by lion. John c.
Pepper. of Aledo.
A sign over Justice Haydsn's door.
this afternoon read:-''Gone to marry q
couple. and will be back in an hour,
nothing happens"-He didn't return in an
hour-so something must have happened.
The American Union telegraph Office
has been consolidated with tho Western
Union, the wires OF the former company
have been disconnected from the office and
there is now but one telegraph Office in
the city.
Miss Elma j Keyes. aged l9 years
daughter of Henry and Esther Hayes. died
at midnight on Saturday. Of the typhoid
fever The funeral occurred to-day at
10 a. 10 from the late residence, POLO
Fourth Avenue
The Kswanss Courier says deg on
the streets of that village Bit six men
inside Of twenty minutes. The cry OF mad
dog was raised bat the animal escaped it's
pursuers Il is net known whether the dog
was rabid or not.
The Minnie Palmer .Gaiety o., ap-
pears at Harper's Theatre on Saturday
evening. in the charming comedy Our
Boarding School. The company is
unexoelled has won high prise everywhere
and will undoubtedly attract large
audience.
Since the Tiskilwa accident on the c.
r. I. & P. track. walkers have been
placed On the whole line of the road.
Two go out from this place every night
instecsing the rails both east and west of
us the length of their respective sections
-Geneseo Republic.
Venus and Jupiter Will be in copjuncs
ton to night at IL O'Clock The brilliancy
of these planets will be a beautiful. sight.
Arrangements have been made to witness
the conjunction from the Washington OBJ
servatory,s by some Of the most learned
scientists in the country.
Thomas Payne, the same who was
arrested some months ago for robbisg
Long. on the leveo. was hauled in on Sat-
urday night by Marshal Miller and Officer
McCabe He was placed ip the Armory
over Sunday, and to-day, before Justice
Hayden, was fued $50 and costs for vag
raney and carrying concealed weapons, and
in default sent to Jail for IS days.
The besswsy to settle the water i'm
provement business is 10 wait until the
city is 10 good financial condition to act.
It requires the closest economy and high
tGIes to keep up interest on the present
Indebtedness, without adding further
burdens. There is no urgency for impos-
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slightest.
The will Of tho late Thomas Yates
bequeaths to his wife all the interest ia
his house and lot. and the remainder of
his property. personal and other, TO bis
four children. share and share alike, The
will was executed Nov. "a. 1880. M. NJ
Corbstt and T. B. Davis. being witnesses
thereto. By the provisions of the instru
msnt. Jacob Riley 10 made executor.
without bonds, During their minority the
children are to receive 800 each per
annum.
We present our apologies to the Illinois
legislature fO- charging them with an ex-.
elusive devotion to politics We had for
gotten that these worthy Solons turn aside
semi occasionally from their congenial
labors 10 the way of manufacturing politi-
cal capital and building senatorial booms.
to N axe black Ia ailing raids on the Pull
man company and other wealthy corpora
tons which it is supposed can De made TO
bleed, We must add, however. that it
would be better if they stuck strictly to
politics. st Louis Republican.
SPIRITED AND EFFECTIVE.
Is tia WAY the General Comm1tEes