The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-28

There will be Masonic sociable under
the auspices of Doric Lodge. in the new
Masonic hall, on Thursday July Is.
Shultz's Philharmonic Troupe were
greeted with fair audience Sunday even
ing. The performance was good and elic-
tied frequent applause.
There will be patriotic celebration in
Brooks $ Grove, by the Freja Society; on
July 3rd. Music, dancing, etc. and good
time for all who attend.
The churches yesterday were SHINY at
tended. There was no preaching at the
Methodist in the evening, but instead
praise meeting was held.
Herman Nierderlitz, prominent mem
Der of the Turner and German singing So
cieties, of this city, has started for Germa-
ny on visit to his friends.
The question of laying a water main, for
fire purposes, is being actively discussed
by our citizens-the power to be supplied
by the manufacturing companies.
A little girl, years old. daughter Of
John Bausch, fractured her collar bone by
falling from a porch on Saturday after
noon. DIR. Davidson was called to render
surgical aid.
When the temporary dam at Moline is
removed there will be one of the finest
sheets of water for boat races in the west
1t will reach from the U. S. dam, at Sin
nets ice houses, to the upper part of Mo
line.
The German picnic in Davenport
grove, Sunday afternoon, was poorly at
tended. These pic-nics are of too frequen
occurrence to prove profitable; if they wer
! held at longer intervals the result woult
be pecuniarily better.
The Methodist picnic, on Saturday, il
s the grove south of Huntoon's brick yard
was we'll attended. The Sunday schoe
i numbers nearly 200 members, with Ell. q
Hyde for superintendent 1t was pleas
. ant affair for all present.
The Catholic church is to be enlarge
l. soon, and gallery built for the choir. f,
Their Greve seems to have infused new lii
J. into the congregation and his efforts f
the improvement of the church should hay
the hearty cooperation of all concerned
!, There will be services every morning th
week. A festival is talked of soon.
There will be meeting of Manufactu
= ers Lodge, No. 4S5 LO.O.F.to-morro e
=. ening, for the transaction of importal
20 business. The meeting will be in the ne
Masonic Lodge room, which will be Il
place of holding lodge in the future. The
p moved into their new quarters on Satu
~ day evening. A full attendance is r
quested.
@. A. Barnard, of the Sylvan Boat Gu
-, will attend the regettas at Toledo and
y Grand Haven, Mich, and compete for IL
Iy championship medal of junior sculler
10 Why don't we get up regatta here
a There is good material in our boat clu
= and if proper effort is made, the Farag1
IL club, of Chicago. also the Quincy and D
* buque clubs could be induced to partit
er pate. Would it not be we'll for the mer
3 bers of the Sylvan club to give this matt
=. their attention?
=. Our Military Company,
Nv The rife company lately organize
is under the militia law of the state met Ia
K week Wednesday evening and elected t
he following officers:
Z Captain-L. s. Rasmussen.
First Lieutenant-Swan Thulin.
~ Second Lieutenant-A G. Erickson.
r. Orderly Sergeant-P. H. Peterson.
IS Sergeants-Gus Milton, John Veil
nd Robert Rosenquist, John II, Petersc
A Corporal-Louis Younggreeen, Carl
"A Blom, Charles Ford, John Peterson, A
st drew Swanson, James West, Charl
nd Cronquist, John A. Rylander,
w Company Clerk John Fl, Peterson.
Company Treasurer-Charles Hanse
Messrs. Rasmussen, Milton, Youi
or green and Rylander were chosen col
- mittee to procure uniforms which t
company expects to get this week. I
drilling of commissioned and non-comm
of stoned officers has already commence
,st The company starts out under favoral
80 circumstances and will no doubt be large
Ia augmented. The company number abb
or 60 I'M hnrS o.