Sunday, September 4, 2011

Local Matters


SPRING has fairly come.  We yesterday heard the bluebirds, those welcome harbingers, joyfully proclaiming the fact.

R. KRAUSE has now a large stock of tailors’ trimmings, which he offers very low either at wholesale or retail.

KEROSENE OIL – PRICE REDUCED. – The best quality of Kerosene Oil for sale at 40 cents per gallon, by Dart & Sons, No. 2, Lesslie’s block.

SIGNS OF THE TIMES. – Kent and Co. sold a fine farm of 160 acres, a few days since, to a gentleman from New York, for all cash down.  That is an evidence of better times.

THE ICE in the river is becoming very unsafe.  For the last two days pedestrians have been rather shy of the treacherous highway across the river, and many have taken to the railroad bridge for certainty and safety.

LECTURE ON MANHOOD.  Dr. Wagner lectures this evening on ‘Manhood,’ to gentlemen only.  The lecture will be illustrated with manikin, oil paintings, and drawings.  The doctor claims to have read every book he could procure in the English, French, and German languages, on the subjects of which he will treat, and is consequently fully posted.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS. – The largest assortment of Photographic Albums ever seen in this region can be found at Devoe & Crampton’s, Rock Island.  Cloth, leather, turkey, morocco, and velvet binding, for 12, 24, 30, 36, 40, 50 and 100 card photographs – prices from 50 cents to $10.00.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY broke on the world yesterday morning clear and pleasant – a real spring morning.  This, so contrary to the traditional practice of the weather on the anniversary of the eminent apostle of Ireland and exterminator of reptiles, brought out the sons and daughters of Hibernia in large numbers and newest fashions, to take an airing on the promenades.  There was no public celebration of any kind that we heard of, but we presume were plenty of parties in the evening.

RAILROAD SHIPMENTS. – The shipments by railroad, for the week ending March 15 were: 850 brls. Flour; 1,600 bu. Wheat; 2,000 do. Barley; 30 dressed hogs; 30 tons bran; 13,670 lb. tallow; 120 head cattle.


DIED.

On Monday morning, 17th inst. CHAS. ALBERT, youngest son of I. D. and Catherine G. Ruggles, aged 18 months and 18 days.

Funeral this afternoon at 2 o’clock from corner main and 13th streets.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, March 18, 1862, p. 1

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