The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-30
MOLINE.

-A-S-A- -A~-9-2--<- 1870 L
Goto Raisley's auction room for boots
and shoes cheap. Sale every evening
The Moline Gun Club viii have q bust
ness meeting on Saturday evening at |
Timm's Hall. A full attendance is request
ed.
Pilgrims Progress" said to be very |
fine collection of panoramic views, will ex-
hibit in the Congregational church tonight |
and tomorrow night.
The laying of sidewalks seems to have
been suspended. The city authorities |
should do the work for those that fail to |
comply with the recently enacted ordinan-
ces.
Rev. VIM. A Spencer will preach on
Sunday morning next in the Methodist
church and G.. M. Irwin, presiding elder
Of the Macomb district, viii preach in the
evening.
The Amos Weaver case. about which so
much has been said, was compromised
VIM. Holstrum did not appear. The result
| is better than dragging so small matter
before the circuit court.
Edward Wilkes, while assisting to push
car of iron on the side track, at Deere's,
had one foot run over and pretty badly
crushed. He will not be able to resume
work for several weeks.
I A jolly time occurred at Reese's hotel
when about one hundred friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Reese dropped in upon
them informally with the new Moline
band) to celebrate Mrs. Reese's birthday,
Preparations are making for a grand
pigeon shooting match between the MEM
bers of the Moline Gun Club and any out
, slders that desire to compete. The match
will take place early in October on the is
, land near the quilt factory.
Last, in or near the post Office, Moline,
check for 5000, drawn on a German
bank of st. Louis, and payable to the
order Of Jones Hasselquist. A suitable
reward will be paid if returned to j. G..
Wells, city marshal, Moline, Ills
Officer Olof Olsen, who has been on the
: night force, and who is one of the very
best policemen we have, will hereafter
: patrol from IL o'clock noon until midnight.
It Olsen has not missed days duty since
! his appointment. He is at all times plucky
/. and reliable.
The Moline Musical Society will rehearse
tonight in the parlor Of the Congrega-
tional church. This organization is making
: rapid progress and is composed of the best
: vocal talent in the city. They will proba-
: bly, give one of their select concerts during
e the winter.
d The thanks Of our citizens are due tt
e Hon. Bailey Davenport, and the people o.
Rock Island, whose honored representa-
/ tive he is, for the loan of steam fire engine
e while our own steamer Is being repaired
a This action of Mayor Davenport is fully il
d accord with his well known attention to The
s wants of the public.
'e Yesterday afternoon a team, belonging
= to John G. Hammer, took fright and rar
. up Wells st. from Rodman Av. thence
o north on Bass st. to Keator's mill where
d they were caught without doing any dam
h age. A little son of Mr.. H. was just abou
/. to jump in the wagon when they started
Il but concluded to wait until his father ar
lie rived. Had he been in the wagon, Sc
r. rious accident would no doubt have beer
the result.
it The Dewey Dimock Business,
lie This morning, it was evident from tn
le movements of certain city officials tina
~ something unusual was on the tapis, bu
10 so quietly was the affair managed that no
el until this afternoon was your reporter abb
w to ascertain that a secret meeting of til
ID council had been held, in the private roor
of the Moline National Bank. and tina
es then and there the affairs of DC. Dimock
IN Jr., had been quietly settled, by hi
II. friends paying over to the city authorize
at $3.50 through Da MEL Dimock as their rer
resentative It was made evident to til
ne council, in secret session. that it was all b
ok owed; that over 5000 had been charge
er against him as collected which had neve
been paid over to him, etc., etc. Mr..
n E. Hemenway has had charge of the inves
N tigation and is authority for the change
IT. condition of the Indebtedness. Why th
de eouncil,as public body, should hold Sc
rz cret session docs not seem plain, and jus
is why the public were not admitted to tn
t. meeting remains unexplained. This Din
as ock business is public matter and tn
people are entitled to hear all about tn
he case and Just how this settlement cam
is about Perhaps the council can explain
aw on Monday evening next, when they NEE
nd in regular session; or will their deliber
mr. tons then be in secret as was the case tn
m morning.? For intricate problems and II
ne quietest and easiest way to solve them,
av the council of Moline commend u.s.