The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-31
NOTES nERE AND THERE.

Business is dull. say the! merchants.
Rapids City has organized a minstrel
troupe.
The city council meet next Monday
evening.
The January thaw has disappeared
sleet to day.
There is a great deal Of sickness in
Rock Island
Two children Of tho Rev j. s. Nc.
Cord are very sick.
"A little daughter of Geo. w. Copp il
very low with typhoid fever.
The people of Davenport are very
much disappointed because Bernhardt is
not coming
The Swedish Citizen, Capt. Eric
Johnson's paper. grows more interesting
and attractive with each number.
Charles Walker, of Reynolds. il lying
very low-nos expected TO live. He is
down with typhoid fever and spinal
meningitis,
| There are no new cases OF Varioloid in
the city. The report prevalent on Satur
day that four new cases had been dIscov.
cred was without foundation.
The number of hogs slaughtered and
sailed by Chicago packers since November
to date is 2.403 900, against ,906. oOC
for the corresponding period last season
Sheriff elect Ankrum, fled his offic!a
bond on Saturday in the sum of $4,000
| with c. Lynde. Phil. Mitchell. B. D
Buford. O. j. Dimick and Charles A
Jarvis as security,
The redistricting of the city will be
discussed at the next meeting OF the coun.
oil, and the council can do no better thing
than to pass the Henry plan. 1t is the
fairest and most equitable plan yet devils
ed. and will give the most equal apportior-
ment In all respects. By the Henry plan
the city will be moro equally divided than
BY any other set proposed. L has beer
fully discussed. and meets with very gen,
erRl favor. 1t is hoped the council vii
make the redistricting according to the
Henry plan,
The Evening Journal editorial room,
are now supplied with special Western
| Union telegraph wire and instrument,
connecting them with all the world; also
with a telegraph fire alarm bell, by which
every alarm of fro in the city.is instantly
sounded at the editors table: also the
telephone. bringing the editors and report
ers into instant com munieation with every
part of the city, and also an sudiphons in
strument. connecting the business ofics
below with the editors room upstairs
Who says the Journal does not keep up
with the progressive spirit of the &Se?-
Chicago Journal
Rev. a. Il Morgan and Grand Mas
ter Morris had z narrow escape from
injury and perhaps death 90 their way tc
Chicago Friday morning near Bureau
Junction. They were in the sleeper oil
the passenger train, which had been halted
on account of broken rail. While thus
| halted the rear of the train was run into
| By freight train which was following
CLOSELY and could not be stopped in time.
Fortunately the freight was moving SC
slowly as to do no other damsge than "a
crush the rear platform and badly damag-
IN the trucks OF their car.
We notice that General Manager
Gable has been to Peoria ito secure
Increased facilities for hauling grain to
that point" the principal object being ito
secure a worthless piece of levee from tue
city ct liberal rental. on which they
could construct a large elevator but the
city fathers cant see it. We wish to
gracious Mr., Gable would try that on in
Davenport to increase his facilities for
hauling grain to this city; be could have
nice strip of levee for it. and be wei
come. That's just what we want here. our
facilities in hauling grain" liner eased =
Dou Democrat.
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