The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-11
NEIGHBoRHOoD NOTES.

Peoria residents patroniZe what is called
the swimming pool' these hot evenings.
A mad dog in Peoria bit six other ca
mines, and in few hours the seven ami
mails howled and snapped at everybody
within reach. Two little children were
bitten, but not seriously, and after long
chase, the mad dogs were killed. Among
the number was valuable hunter.
While a number of boys and girls were
sitting on the piazza of Mrs. M. S. McKen-
zie's house in Ustick township, Whiteside
county, last Monday evening, they saw a
very brilliant meteor pass from the south
east to the northwest part of the heavens.
The aerolite was visible for some time and
was remarkable for its brilliancy.
Erie has cheese factory which is re-
ported to have $4,000 pounds of cheese on
hand
The total number of legal papers record
ed at Morrison for the six months ending
July 1st was 1,709, and the amount col
lected for fees $1120.74
The Sterliug authorities are making it
on Sunday, and now the BARRIERS and their
friends are going to prosecute the young
men who play baseball on Sunday. The
close construction of the law has engen-
dercd much i'll feeling.
There have been several attempts made,
within few days, to burglarize residences
in Fulton. If the rascals are caught in
the act give them warm breakfast.
Many citizens of Rock Island will re-
member Rev O. A. Williams, who preach
ed in the First Baptist Church on one or
more occasions, and all such will sympa-
thise with the reverend gentleman in the
death of his son Charles, aged 10 years,
who was drowned in the G. B. s. @. water
works pond at Galesburg, last Saturday.
Horse thieves have been operating near
Fulton but at least one of them will not
steal for time. He took a pair of horses
and buggy belonging to L. P. Hall, of
Garden Plains, last Friday, and before
evening Captain J. NJ. Fay, the deputy
sheriff of the county had him safely
| jailed.
! Sterling wants bicycle club
! Burglars broke into Sam Kennedy's
house, Moline, on Saturday night but
must have known it was a newspaper mans
domicie, for they left without taking any
thing of value.
John Hartshome an old man aged &C
years, was terribly beaten near Muscatine,
I,a IoroC
them to make less noise in front of his
house The offenders have not beer
caught.
Rattlesnakes are numerous in some
parts of Henry county, one farmer killing
six few days ago, while moving hay.
Of eighteen persons injured in the recen
explosion in Woolners distillery at Peoria,
fourteen have since died. Five hundred
families.
Morrison, up in Whiteside county, is
agitated over disease that has broken ou
among the cows. 1t at first makes th'
animals dull and weary legged, then affects
the eyes, eventually making them blind.
Hon. H C. Henderson, of MarshalltowT
Iowa, brother of Gen Henderson, OF
Princeton. H., has been nominated as can
didate to fill the judicial vacancy in the
| Eleventh district of that State, caused by
the resignation of Judge Mckenzie.
correspondent at Spring Hill, neal
Peoria, writes the Freeman that two young
ladies who We're bathing in the park, or
Friday evening, came near drowning
They did not know how to swim, ant
getting too near the line abrutly dividing
the deep and shallow water, stepped be
yond their depth. There were number il
the pool.at the time, but all were splashins
around and laughing, and did not motto,
the cries of the ladies until they were res
cued by two young men who fortunatel.
were near at hand