The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-30

On July It'll and Sth, Aiken's Dramatic
Co., Chicago, will appear at Timm's Hall
The Tennessee Jubilee singers are an
nounced at the same hall for July 9th.
There will be pic mic by the young
folks of this city in grove near Hampton,
on Saturday July 3rd. About $50 or 200
will participate, and pleasant time may
be expected.
Prof Gregory will hold an examination
to-day, tomorrow and Saturday, of appli-
cants for teachers positions now existing
in our public schools. Prof. G. can be
found at Mrs. Sears's cor. Henry and
Salter street
The election of Louis Beers as Grand
Master and Geo. w. Flickinger as Grand
Watchm am of the Grand Lodge of A. ..
U. w. of the state of Ii, just organized at
Rock Island, is source ofpride with the
members of the order here.
John Westburg, who was injured on
Saturday at the Moline pillow works by a
piece of hot iron, is getting much better
and will resume work 10 few days. DIR.
McKinnie dressed his injuries. His eye
bears the mark of the thread of the iron.
z. II. Bedding has been appointed and
will accept the position of Janitor Of the
high school building, commencing Aug.
1st. Mr.. B. has for some time been engine
er for Messrs Wheelock and Kelsey. In
his new position Mr.. Bedding receives $50
per month.
1t is hoped that the council, at its meet
ing on Monday, will give the water main
question due consideration, and pass upon
some measure that will better prepare us
for fire. The time to prepare for contin
| gencies is now; otherwise we may be Wis
tied with a fire when unprepared to fght
against it. All our citizens would cheer
fully pay their portion Of the tax to NEE
the expense of laying the main.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
board of education on Monday evening the
building committee appointed at the las
meeting handed in their report. Two bid.
for building the new school house in th,
east ward had been received by the com
mittee; one for 5 1850, and another 81 400
1t was resolved to hold an election Jul!
10th for the purpose of voting for O
against giving the board power to issu
bonds of sufficient amount Isl ,500) to cree
; the new school house in the east ward
On Recommendation of Supt Gregory
Miss Cora Bunnell, and Miss Eunice E
Anthony were appointed teachers at IS,
per month Miss r. NJ Parker was as
} signed to Room F. at $50 per month.
Tuesday afternoon the sharp shrlll wills
tie of the paper mill sent thrill of alarm
throughout the community conveying tn
dread intelligence of fire. Hundred
rushed to the scene, to render assistanc
and prevent, if possible, repetition @
the conhagration of fortnight ago. Th
fire originated in the straw room and bu
for the strenuous efforts of Everett Whee
lock and others, to-day might have record
ed the destruction of our paper mil
Dreere's pillow works, Victor Scale Co., an
perhaps the entire surrounding property
,, Had the fire once got under Roadway it
difficult to tell what might have been tn
result, and when our citizens and especial
the employees of Deere's shops and th
mill hands saw the fire, there was many
E palpitating heart that was anxiously bea
J ing in expectation Of a dread calamity
And there were those in that anxiou
group who fancied they saw only the smou
dering embers of two of Moline's best an
most enterprising establishments, and in
Is agk their livelihood gone. But it turne
t out otherwise and our city has been save
t from what might have proved most di
8 astrous conhagration.