The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-18

MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
DmEcroRs. 49, The directors of the Scott
County Agricultural Society met this fore.
noon at the Office of the Secretary Of the
Board, and appointed the following com.
mittecs
on Premium List-W. X. IEaight, 0. S. Mcneil
and J. A, LeClaire.
On Fair Grouuds-o. S. Mcneil, VIM. Bonwiok
and G. Schnitger.
The next fair will be held in Davenport
in September, commencing on Monday, the
18th, and continue during five days.
Last year there was some complaint in
reference to the premium list and the way
It was made up. Now TO do away with
everything of the kind nextyear, it has been
suggested that any one having anything to
offer on the subject do not wait until they
come to the fair, when it is too late to listen
to such things, but that they now make their
suggestions in writing, and forward them TO
the above committee. 1t is the purpose of
this committee TO listen to suggestions from
all who are interested in making our fairs a
success, aud by concert Of action do away
with all Complaints Dem, 18th.
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The YoUYG MEMS LIBRARY.-This IN
stitution which is one of incalc ulable impor.
lance to the community is commencing the
year with additional attractions, and it will
compare favorably with like institutions in
larger eastern cities. They have now pro-
cured for the ensuing year some of the Prin-
cipal literary magazines and reviews, and
they will henceforth be well supplied with
the most approved current literature and
increase the popularity of the library. All
this costs money and the expenditure advan
tages every householder in the city. We
hope the business community will repay the
lavish efforts that have been made to furnish
them an intellectual place of resort, by pat
ronizing the institution with becoming lib,
erality.
The following is the list of magazines and
reviews which have been subscribed for
Illustrated newspapers London Illus.
trated News, Frank Leslie's. Illustrated.
Reviews: North British, Edinburgh, West
minister, and North American. Magazines
Eclectic, Blackwood, Harper, and Atlantic
Besides these the Hon. Alfred Webster
has dedicated the Sd Vol. of the State Geo.
logical Survey, and the last report of the Ill
inois Safe Agricultural Society.
The association are making constant adj
ditions to their shelves in the way Of stan.
dard and current literature and it promises
if properly supported to be the repository Of
as extensive a library as there Is west OF
Chicago. The tickets Tor 1869 have been
printed and it is highly desirable that all the
old subscribers shall renew, and that oil who
propose to subscribe shall do so immediate.
". It is money most judiciously expended
CAPTURED THE WRONG PAssENGER.-A
kind of serio-comic incident happened in
Rock Island on Saturday one ofthe principal
parties TO which was well.known Dayen'
porter. Said latter was the victim Of a thief
a year ago, and lost horse and buggy
| Some how or Otler ne Ahu al IuCa 'H@'
| sbouId he ever meet the thief he would know
him. On Saturday, Davenporter was at the
Rock Island depot as the Port Byron train
was about to start. The bell rung,when out
of the depot ran man with carpet sack in
hand, and jumped upon the rear platform Of
the rear car. Quicker that thought Daven'
porter detected the man who robbed him othls
property. With bound be clutched the
would.be passenger, who, astonished beyond
measure at the proceeding, chung to the iron
railing, and demanded the meaning Of the at
tack. "Ill show you" shouted Davenporter
savagely, Ill show you-you just come along
with me. I've been looking for you Y All
this was uttered in the midst Of the struggle
The cars commenced moving. Davenporter
jerked the mans valise out Of his hands,and
threw it to the ground. Of course the pas.
seuger leaped after it-snd then Davenport
er had him sure; for he called a policeman
and told him the man was a horse-thief,-
The man swore he was no such character,
denounced the Davenporter as an internal
scoundrel. and then commenced to peel fol
him. Of course the police man interfered,
and took the passenger under his charge