The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
Hogs o booming In Chicag

Hogs booming in Chicago.
The Grand Lodge of A. o. U. w.
of Illinois is now 10 session at Chicago.
--AloDzo McClaiu. Of Milan. has been
appointed deputy sheriff By Sheriff Ank.
rum.
Mr.. George M. Dickson is in Chicago
q delegate from the Milan lodge to the
Grand Lodge Of United Workman.
Moline 10 growing because Sheriff
Ankrum did not appoint Moline man
deputy.
The remains of Thomas Yates will be
smbalmed and will probably reach here
in eight days.
There were some six or eight loads
Of coal on the square to day-somsthing
unusual nowadays.
| We understand there Is to be o grand
shooting tournament here 10 abou. six
weeks, at least SO says Peoria paper.
How is this2 1t is news TO most our
crack shots.
e, z, Ripley. General Freight Agent
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and
|
agent S. t. Ripley the past day or two.
There was q rumor that five cases of
small pox had been discovered 10 Daven.
port yesterday, bat it is authoritively
denied.
| Capt. T. J. Robinson is the treasurer
OF The Mississippi and Illinois River
Improvement Commission" and bot P. 4 i.
J. Russell. IS stslsdr
w. r. Crumpton, general supesio-
tsndent Of the r ,ck Island Il ST. Louis
division of tie Chicago. Burlington 4
Quincy railr Dad, was in the city yesterday,
aud left for st. Louis By the evening
traio,
The highest price Paid for hsrs 10
Chicago for the past .tEo years was
paid to-day-$6 per hundred pounds, fos
a superior lot, purchased by Philadelphia
parties.
The Labor Recoed is tbs pane Of a
spright'y paper jast-issuod at Peoria, By
Avery i Snydsr. The latter is better
known 10 Rock Island Us Say" and was
for long time comp" on the Union
We hope the enterprise will succeed.
Last evening o. j. Dimick. received
a telegram from his son Lutte, who is in
Chicago. that he was very sick. Mr..
Dimock left for Chicago last evening It
is hoped Lutte is not seriously i'll.
There is likelihood of an amicabls ad-
just Us ent Of ,.osase rates between Davsn-
port and Rock Island, bs Ehich IA equit-
able basis will be reached. Il Is thought
by merchants OF both sides that the
licenses are too high.
There is fearful slaughter o. illinois
river Ssh going on all along the line of the
river. in the neighborhood of Ottawa, The
way is to cut kols 10 the ice over shallow
water. and then. with spear 10 hand,
watch for the Gsh to come to the surfaos
for breath of fresh .air, uneontaminated
With Chicago stink. All kinds and sizes
are saeared By the wagon load. The ice
ever wide space. is covered With scales
and blood, and looks like an enlarged
slaughter house, The fish are freely eaten
By all who take them, and are toothsome
and wholesome.
The lamps for thei electric light
spartus of Deere & Co. have arrived and
now nothing is lacking excepting the man
to gut them in place. MIR. Labram, the
gentleman who has charge of the job thus
far went 10 GhissSo day or twol ago and
has not returned, b4s is expected soon
The brush Company aTe p4ttisg their
light in the Chicago Times buiiipg. By
Monday at the latest probably, the lights
at Deere & Co.'S, will be experimental
With
Hon. 2. O'Msrs has introduced bill
TO iinis the numbers of coHsicts hired out
to any one contractor to not u ore than
forty. This WILL il it passes, do away
with heavy contracts by any one person, /
and greatly decrease the pernicous results
aocruing from prison labor. Mr.. o. Mara
has also introduced bill to provide for
regular inspection of boilers in all manu-
featuring tsSps, at certain Intervals. also
q bill to. amend the feSenpe system. On
the whoIs Rock Island has q very ener-
getio aud ereditable representative ia Mr.. /,
O. Mara, and Ii ls basil half chancs will /
60 straight to the fEe4t. He has the |
brains, and bis friends are confident he |
will be as able representative as the |
county ever had.
A Eew School House.