The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-18
MOLINE.

Rhinehart Fockler was, this morning,
fined 81 and costs, by Justice Mapes, for
drunkenness, disorderly couduct and yagran-s
cy. In default of payment he was order
ed to work on the streets. g q
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co.,
is now prepared to transmit messages to
all parts of Great Britain and ireland via.
the direct Atlantic cable company, q. j..
Bearsdlee operator Phenlx House.
N. e. Nicholson, the same party who
was up yesterday, and for whose fine u.s.
car Peale gave security, was again arrested
last night and brought before Justice
Mapes, who fined him $40 and costs this
morning, and gave him some good advice,
which willno doubt 60 unheeded however
The Grover & Baker sewing machine
has recently added fresh laurels to it's al
ready well established reputation in this
vicinity, it having been awarded first pre-
niums at the Rock Island county fair, and
at Davenport, Iowa, for being the best
family machine in the market, and for do.
ing the finest work. W. F. Seeley, agent
for Moline, Main street, east of Lynde.
Male and female agents wanted.
She was female from the rural dis
tricts. Her features were aqueline; her
look one of determination. Tremblingly
the modest and retiring clerk at Clendenin
u Martins surveyed her, as she frantically
rushed into the store and yelled in an ex
cited tone Il want to see Mr. Lewis!'
''Where is Lewisl" Timidly, the bashfu
MAC" ventured to direct her how to find
that gentlemen, but in vain, she had com,
to see Lewis and see him she would. She
was not going to be fooled any longer
but Mad 'sald MAC" DON talk tc
me" she said II have lived underground
all my life, but I never was in as dirty aplac'
before as Justice Mapess Office. and I wan
to see Lewis and have him set the boarC
of health on that man Mapes.' But
Madam" replied the clerk, ''Mr. Lewis
Is''--'Yes that's the man, "she yelled, "a
she rushed exeitedly out of the store
"pll have that Squire Mapes brought
under the law" And all efforts to re
strain that indignant female failed. Sh,
was mad, in fact she was "bilin over"
The Riverside Imbroglio.
Below will be found a..letter from w. Fl
Edwards. one of the directors of Riversid
Cemctery,in answer to Fair Play" (Sheib
ner) which ''stirs up the puddle bu
throws the mud in the wrong direction t
suit Fair Play" <s-
To the Editors Of The Argus.
| The letter of Fair Play" in your is
sue of this evening. i have just read.
had concluded to pay no attention what
ever to the newspaper discussion of th
merits or dement's of Mr.. Sheibner. as
man or as superintendent of Riversid
FCemetery, but since | have been dragge
into it, in elf-defense must state a fe,
facts as am the member of the Gene
terry Board .alluded to by "Fair Play" q
, not having paid the two men for watchin
the body of my deceased brother tn
night before the burial. The facts ar
|. these: ~ -
Two or three days after my brothe
: was buried, | received a bill signed by MI
Sheibner of $40 for the services of tw
: men one night, which | refused to pay, fc
two reasons-the principal one being ths
thought it an exhorbitant price, and S
depressed myself to the members of th
: old Board, and at the same time told thel
q that we were willing to pay fair pric
mot thinking it necessary that because "
Q we had lost brother we should be swil
died. ,s :
Mr.. Sheibner, in the meantime. told n
that be had agreed to pay the men 4
each. Now, | am able to prove that OF
of the men told me that all he agreed
pay them was $3.50 each, and they ha,
+ received that amount from my hanC
|. months ago. What Sheibner intended
a do with the other S. let the public judg
! have stated these facts, which wou
Is never have been stated thus publicly, ha
[ not been compelled to do justice to NJ
: self. -
q In reference to Mr.. Sheibners ability,
= a superintendent of cemetery work, Il
Board evidently did not 50 highly appr
ciate him, so far as dollars and cents Al
|. concerned, as he did himself, else thu
would have agreed to give him the ext
9 $500. Yours respectfully,
: VIM H. EDWARDS,
Mnlina Sent IL 1873