Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-09
DAVENPORT, IOWA. MONDAY, d

Co.gaRciAL CoLLEGE.-Those tao active
end enterprlsias young men-Messrs. les
and Montague. principals Of the Bryan,
5tratton Business College Of this eity, srs
d,ing excellent things in their vocation.-
We dropped into their institution this
morning. and found . busy and we'll filed
hive. Through their increasing energy aud
industry they have succeeded in getting il
back again upon permanent basis. and in
reganing the confidence and good will Of
the public. About seventy-five students
are nov in constant attendance, and more
coming in almost daily. and entering upon
the thorough course which is there given
There is 10 mistake whatever about the ne
cessity Of becoming proficient in the
branches taught there. No young man vic
i. going into business can any more DIS
pense with thorough commercial edica-
,ioa than be can dispense With capital. PEI
narship. Commercial arithmetic ana
thorough system OF business education IS
taught to perfection 10 this institution, and
we are glad 20 see that it is being SO highly
appreciated aud so handsomely Yatronzed
by the public.
While present this morning, the writin
exercises were in hand This branch Of
science is taught upon q new plan and
very effective one. The students are re-
quired TO write by tune that IS, they write
by tho click of "Metromone.' which
stands upon . table and ticks loud enough
to be heard ell through the room. One
tick represents the time allowed for al uI
or down stroke Of the pen, and when ono,
the student becomes accustomed to thi,
beat OF Tina in writing, he has obtained th'
| same advantage that tue music scholar doe
in learning music. lie is sure to acquire
uniform handwriting, and an easy, rcgula
| and graceful style, which, when once learn
Msssrs. lies Il Montague are doing . goo'
work in our city, aud deserve great en-
eouSagmcnt.
A BAD Tsxrsa-Mr. E. Bosrsch, the
owner Of the ST. Louis House, at the corneI
Of Second and Ripley streets, got int
trouble last Saturday afternoon. He ven
into she hotel. which is now kept BY Nj
Haas. A FREQ lunch had been set by th
proprietor, and quite . number Of guest
wero assembled, enjoying the dslicacis:
Mr.. Boersch at once commenced to max
himself obnoxious. lie called those aroun
the table loafers, and elbowing his way u
20 it, IN lde himself quite dissgreeable. Nj
George Vogt. who demonstrated with hir
on his conduct, WAS struck over the hea
with plans and knocked senseless. Mr..
H. Hass, wifs OF the proprietor, was punch
ed In the breast with screw driver, recei,
ing . flesh wound that would have prove
serious had not the instrument struck
rib. The bar tender. Theodore Marcussel
who seized Boersch to prevent his doin
further mischief, had his thumb severcl
biz. Boersch was just singing himse
promscuously, unwisely using his tools an
teeth on the wrong kind Of N ,terial.
Constablcs Carstens and Feid, hearing
the affair, rushed in to arrest the belligel
ent individual, and after some little resiS
auce, succeeded in bringing him befo
Justice Peters, who hell hi in the sum
$500 u appear at court ~ 10 o'clock th
morning,to answer chsrges preferred again
him. Tacso were five in number :-thr,
for assault and battery; one for resistir
an officer AMI one for assault with intel
TO iuilist serious bodily injury. AZ Ii
hour set for trial this III )rnins the defen,
ant petitioned that the hearing be pos
pcued until mex. Friday, At one O'Clock.
Messrs. Smalteld Bros. gave the requr,
bonds. and the case was postponed unit
that time.