Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-06-21

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Masonic Celebrates ~ Rock
leland
The celebration ST. Johns day will b.
observed BY the Masonic Fraessnity 4 Rock
Island On he 29d inst Il 10 sxpss1ed h
adAislsA y ube Massaic booiso fAeek IL
land and county there viii b pssssnt iasBs
sttendanes from Tie Lodges Of llensy eoun-
~, and the Nasoaie bodies a Davenport,
sud thosp II LeOlasp, - - efvhep isvita-
tions have bssn sztsnded, end which have
been largely scesr I'd. either = Ledsss or b
many Of the msabsrs. The Knight Tsn~
lar Of Evssts Commandssy, U. D., have
been requested and sighted their intsntisa
to act ~ escort On the occasion, in eonnses
tion with such other Sir Knights - may b.
present.
PncoaAMxE roa sns DAT.
The Fraternity win meet q The Assooic
Hall, Rock Island, q . o'clock, A. n. sud
the procession will be formed q p-ee;sslv
0:45, proceeding under the direction oi the
Chief Marshal and his assistant 70 Buf{alo
stscse; thence - Orleans stFees tlonce
westward to ERchangs street tAenee uosth
- Illinois street; thence est 70 lla0lepa
street; thence south to Rock River street !;
thence west TO Warrington street; Themes
cocks Hal.
xARsuALs OF rus DAY.
Chief NJ. -shal-P. H. p. 4 E. c., V. n.
Blanding.
Assistant Marshals-Col. II. B. Burgh,
Maj. Charles W. Hawes, G. A. Mclaughlin,
Esq, Of Rodk Island, and others Appointed
by the Lodges from abroad.
onDra or PROGRESSION.
Strasser's Band.
Eve ta Commandery Of knight Templafs
U D., Of Rock lslsnd, IN regalis.
President Of the day, P. n. Jsass u.
Buford.
Vice Presidents. r. H., Dr.. y. Ttussdale I;
p ~, J. s. Leas, Dr.. s., O. Pluomsr. ol
Rock Island P. D. G. NJ. G. Stewart Ells,
| N. L. HIP, %. S. Mcneil. W. p. Cook, Esq,
G. A. Hobbs, Esq, Of Geneseo.
Chaplain, Rev. e. 3. Burnham.
Orator, Rev. 0. II. Tiffany, D. D. Of Chi
cae6. 81
Trio Lodge No. 81, Of Rock Island and
other Lodges according to number, in regs-
liz.
CHAPTER. according to number, in resalia,
followed BY Barrett Chapter No. ls, Of Rock
Island.
ORDER OF ExERcIsns.
L. Music by the Band.
2. Reading the Scriptures.
9. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. e. s.
Burnham.
4. Music.
8. Oration-Rev. Or. Tiffany.
G. Bcnediction REV. D. 8. Watson, oi
Davenport.
Procession will form a before, and pro-
coed to the cars at tho Coal Valley Railroad
Depot, and from thence 20 Big Island, where
the pic nic will be held Cars return at Q
o'clock p. NJ.
A car will be furnished in which to store
baskets Of provisions and necessary edibles,
and gentleman will be in attendance at
the Coal Valley Depot from Q to II o'clock,
A. NJ, to take all such articles in charge,
and give cheeks fee the same. Baskets, OF
or other articles given In charge, shouid b
labeled with the owners name, 80 - 10 be cas-
lily known and recognized. BY order ofthc
General Committee Of Arrangements.
GEo. W. PLAT, Chairman.
jams N. Cow, Secretary.
la's noune II derived Aron = 10vvs
cr which blooms o00 0heaO les
fragrance on the plains 0l Mexico
Sweets Opop0nax.
ANOTHER ExPLoRss REfunSED.-Soos
tinc since ous highly ssspsslsd fenss citi-
zen, A. o. Butler. made pilgrimage 70 the
still farther Far West and Southwest, for
the purpose Of finding the right plaoe 10
settle aplaee where nature had lavished
her favors "without regard to expense y
where nothing in the line Of rich
sell, abundast timber, faultless water,
broad.sprcad prairies. and srtiticial im<
provemenis could be improved upon; where
there were thriving towns, busting with
rich commerce, yet aHording abundant
room for more tradesmen, whose fortunes
could be made; where, moreover, thsfs
were cities that demanded moro law ve-s,
more Doctors moro ofc -erything uscf.l or,
ornamental in society and At the most
rcmuncrativc figures.
Our friend is . man OF close discrimina.
ton, SOU nd sense, and reliable judgment,
and il any such place or places ssh he sought
70. were laying about loose in Nebraska,
Kansas, or Missouri, he was the man to find
them. Ho trAvslsi Nsbrsshs, explored
Missouri, AID ransackcd Kansas-nons Of
the advan' ages presented BY city or county
escaped his careful scrutiny, for he had
dreamed that somewhere in that cxpsr &C Of
latitude and longitude his brightest hopes
were to be realized.
He csme homo = few days sinse-mueh
invigo' ated By his ramblcs, bat his dreams
Of earthly bliss outside ofSsott county have
not tccn realized. There arc gooi points
oil through the West. bat be has not been
able to find ono that surpsssss Dsvsnpost
and her surroundings. Usdoubtedly his
conclusions are perfectly correct.
FiRE.-At about two O'Clock, this morn
ihr the alarm of Ere ~ sounded. BY
sons unknown asans, stssy aad . half
ffsas dweline heues ct The sssnef Of Third
and Arkst strcsts. belsesias 70 NJ. frank
Meyer, had caught 6rA but before assis-
tance could arsivsit wss entirely consumed.
No insurance, and loss estimated u sbout
$500. although the major portion Of The
fsrniturs Of tho family living theseia, ~
saved. Adjoining the burning baildiog ,end
but few feet distant iron Il, was another
fiam q aeesly ~ aa4a sisA inhahited by
'sAs aIn,lg = Peer hshiay au I5bhmaa
who had just purchased The property fss