The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-26

The directors of Riverside cemetery
will meet the second Monday in each
month, hereafter, instead of Saturdays as
heretofore.
Mr.. Sturtevant, who was thrown from
his buggy and badly hurt, the other day,is
up and about the streets. DR.. McKinny
attended him.
The Freia society will celebrate Satur-
day July Bird, by grand pic mic in Brookss
grove. The society will attend in body
and indulge in merry making time.
The members of the Sylvan Boat Club
are talking of getting up course Of lee
lures the coming winter and INVITE the CO.
operation of the Athletics of Rock Island.
1t is claimed that lecturers can be obtained
| cheaper where two consecutive appoint
ments occur in the same town.
The foundry of Deere's Plow Works
will shut down to-day and on Wednesday
next work in all the departments will be
suspended. This is to allow time for
taking an invoice of new stock The in
terruption will last probably 10 days or
two weeks, wher work will again be re-
sumed.
Dwight Benham, Esq, whose unexpect-
ed absence from home occasioned some
concern among his friends, has been heard
from at last. Mr.. John Healy, last even
ing, received letter from Dwight, who
was at Omaha, on his way to the noun
tains in Colorado, where he will remain for
the summer to recruit his health, which
has been very poor of late. His many
friends will be glad to note this
item.
Whereas, for some time past, at differ
ent times, petty nuisances have been COM
mitted on the school grounds in District
No. 3, at the school house known as the
: Wells, and on last Sunday evening. June
20, the house being broken into and GER
tain depredations and nuisances commit
ted, reward of fifty dollars is offered to
any one that can give sufficient informa-
ton to convict the person or persons com
hitting the above outrages. Per order Of
the Board of Directors of said district,
Peter King, George Weaver and d. s.
Wendell. Moline, June %, 1875.
At meeting of Harmony Lodge No. 2
A. o. Z. w. on Thursday evening, Gath
inst, the following officers were elected tt
serve for the ensuing year: Louis Beers
P. Nj. W.; A. Z. Morey, NJ. w.; Charles
6 Seiffert. G. F.; L. L. Curkendall, Over
! seer; Benton Davis. Financier; Geo
Flickinger. Receiver; James Weise
Waterman; Geo, Fhckinger, Louis Beers
and j. d. Long were chosen representa-
, tives to the Grand Lodge of the state. Or
' Monday next, j. NJ. McNair, of Pittsburg
Pa, Supreme Master Workman, Nationa
f Lodge, will organize the grand lodge O
the state of Illinois. in the hall over thu
e Rock Island Stoue Co. 8 salesman in Rocl
e Island.
Last night, five men, all strangers, wer,
in the calaboosc for sleeping in the car
0 and on the sidewalks. Two of this mum
? Der were placed there at their own request
e the balance were invited to do so by off
GERS Teller and Olsen. This morning the.
It were released by Marshal Wells, no
e without breakfast however, and the custo
r mary warning that they must do better o
l. they would be fined. Nearly every nigh
l. from two to six of this class are gobbled VI
by our policemen, whose instructions are {
q arrest all suspicious characters, and tina
d their duty is thoroughly performed tn
II number occupying the calaboose nightly
E. fully demonstrates But if these vagrant
10 and uncertain characters are to be release
/. Without even the formality of hearing be
W fore magistrate. if they are to be care
for tenderly by the city and then set fire.
E. to spread the news among fellow compar
70 ions of like condition and character,
% would seem like loss of time to make al
- rests. There is too much leniency showr
~ and the daily arrival of recruits Of a ques
"a tionable class of humanity shows conclr
J sively that strict enlargement of som
> penalty is absolutely essential to keep thes
er stray tramps from our midst.