The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-12
MOLINE.
naqWh;ch of our we'll known and hichl,

BwW h;ch of our we'll known and highly
respectable business men was it who got
into such heap OF trouble in Sterling?
Won't somebody rise and expiainP'
BI-LosT.-On Friday last, leather
memorandum book, with 4 few entries in
pencil. Finder please leave at Morris
drug store, or at Ed. knell'S furniture
store. l2dlt.
B4~We hear, every day, men make the
remark that, 'that tramp hired the
other day is the best man in my employ"
And still our intelligent" says they want
to live off the north without working"
RsgAbout 40 Odd Fellows from Rock
Island came up last evening on the News
hoy" to take part in the installation Of
officers of Manufacturers Lodge No 4S5, Of
that order. They had a jolly time return
ing home at IL o'clock
BgMiss Jane Proudtoot, a sister of
Mrs. ?. Osborne, Of this city, died in
Davenport yesterday afternoon after a
short illness, and her remains were brought
to this city last evening, and buried in
| Riverside cemetery at three clock this
afternoon.
| RSg@Owing to the unusually dul times
| DR.. j. w. Morey has thought it best to
close his drug store and arrangements
were being made to-day to assign his prop
cray to Eugene Lewis, ESQ.,, for settlement.
| His assets are said to be about IS, 200 and
his liabilities about $4,700.
Reg~"O where, o where has little Com.
gohe?" etc., is the wall which can be
heard at the corner of Wells and Lynde
street-Capt. W. q. Morris's dorg has
disappeared, and anyone finding the
little creature will confer great favor by
leaving it at the store.
Ra@ Att. meeting of the members oI
the Sylvan Boat Club on Monday evening
resolutions of thanks were adopted to the
Peoria and Burlingtoa boat clubs for theil
coutesies toward our crew who attended
the rcgattas in those cities on the 4th anC
5th, and also to Mr.. H. c, Townsend, oil
the 7. P. Il W. r. R, for his liberality
in furnishing a special car for our boys
from Peoria to Burlington, free of charge
A new constitution and bylaws were
adopted and four new members were
admitted
Beg~ A petition is in circulation asking
that the board of supervisors appoint Peter
Munger to the office of constable, Our jus
tees here need constable one who has some
''git up and git about him. At present
all the consta BILE business is done by Ole
Mr. Collins, Turn" Young and oul
intelligent" Jim Wells, but the frs
named is too old, Turn is in poo
health and Wells is too much of =,
wooden head for anthing If Pete is ap
pointed he should swear off going fish
ing and attend strictly to business.
Es7nThe trial of Geo. Hoxey and Ed
Young for disturbing the peace of Mrs
Ellen WEIGH came up to day before Mag
istrate Swander. The boys had employe,
j. /. Browning, Esq, to defend them, an,
Capt W. G. Morris volunteered his ser
vices to prosecute. a change of veru
was taken to Justice Mapes, where tn
case, which was very hot one, was tried
His honor reserved bis opinion until Satur
day. Our space will not allow US TO CIV
the arguments, or even a synopsis of them
of the learned counsel on both sides,-suf
fee it to say that the maiden speech of ou
worthy Commodore was perfectly grand
it is the talk OF the town. and some sa
: that when he left the court room he wor
the stamp of victory on his noble brow
But time will tell-let us wait.
. Ba~The following ''ex rebs. as Marsh
> ell Wells calls them, were picked up by tn
police last night and locked up
calaboose until this morning, when the