The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-26
MOLINE.

saHNo police cases to. day.
s9rPolice Magistrate Swander is Sc
riously ILL.,
Regular meeting Of the council 90
Monday, Oct. %.
a9@The highway commissioners meet
on Saturday next
Blr Elk Alderman Gault Jeff for the
centennial yesterday,
Da~The work Oh the new Rock river
bridge drags along slowly,
Bsg~The triangular hog-pen dead-dog
Moore-Runge quarrel has reached
quietus And still Bill is not happy.
Ba Hon. Charles Dunham will address
the friends of Tilden and reform at Timm S
hall on next Tuesday evening, Oct. Sd.
BaHThe council at its next meeting will
do we'll to consider the question Of opening
Division street. Why has it not been done
g9nAugust Lindgrcn, the man who had
large tumor removed about week ago
by Dr. 2. L. Mckinnie, is able to be
around.
BWASugar Hollow is being newly gutter
ed and the grade, on the line of Salter
street, being raised to provide against an
overflow.
1t will be satisfactory to a great
many to know that the Pleasant Valley
road will be opened when-the commiss
isoners get ready. Definite, is it not?
g9The street commissioner is taking
advantage of the pleasant weather and
cleaning up the streets and crossings. 1t
is hoped that the dirt will Dot be allowed
to remain in piles until caked, as was the
case about two weeks ago,
B6g~The Kodman avenue switch remains
in an unfinished condition. The rails were
ordered to be taken up. or at least the
roadmaster of the Rockford road wa
notified by Mayor Wheelock that th'
track was not laid in conformity to tn,
ordinance, but as yet nothing has beer
done in the matter Why?
H1~One of the neatest and most usefu
house hould utensils of the day was on ex
ibltion at Clark's restaurant this morn
ing. 1t is called the vegetable cleaner
and does all that is claimed for it 10
thorough manner. 1t is labor sayin
machine. simple in construction and
bound to win favor with house keeper
everywhere Messrs. Murray and Leatt
erman, the agents will be pleased to den
, onstrate the utility of this family necessit
: to all who call. Price only 81. dit
RaERev. Thos. T. Borchers, pastor {
e the Baptist church, of this city, has RI
r reigned on account of I'll heath. He vi
t conc eded TO be the finest elocutionist
t the city and his sermons were at all timt
s clothed in beautiful language. 1t may
d said that he had no superior in the thrt
# cities in impressive delivery. II
e has been suffering with an affiu
II ton of the head superinduced by seve
o illness some months ago. from which
; never fully recovered His resignation
y accepted with genuine regret by the men
e bers of his congregation.
1t Tnden Reform Club. of Moline
:, The members of the Tiiden Refor
4 club of Moline are requested to meet
Timm' hall tomorrow evening to NAL
10 arrangements for the grand meeting ne,
=. week. Important business will cor
:, before the club and full attendance is r
IN quested. By ORDER OF Cow
re Moline Highway Commissioners.
re The Commissioners of Highways IN
on Saturday afternoon at the office of t
town clerk. for the purpose of openi
as bids for building a bridge near Grifiti
Lane, on the Coaltown road. On
~ three bids were put in. j. knetzer, So,
d per perch; Chas. Head. $500; C.
Calkins, $500, the stone be taken fro
Coaltown. Head put 10 a bid for sto
er to be hauled from this city at 1926 al
at Ca.kins at $5,lJ The contract was awar
I'D ed to Chas. Head, and the stone to be G
a at Coaltown A bond of $500, was
quired of him. The work will be c91
menced at once. G. W. Heck, one of t