The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-18
Grand MASQUERADE ball at Turner H'

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Grand MASQUERADE ball at Turner Hall
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 22nd.
Police business dull this month. The
ruling of Swander makes it unsafe to DEFY
the law.
Masonic Sociable tonight at the hall OF
Doric Lodge. The affair will be recherche
in every particular.
The ice in the slough began melting
this morning, to the great disappointment
of the dealers who had counted on har-
vest.
Father Kent 'tOld Folks" concert at
the Congregational church on Tuesday
evening. Proceeds in aid of the centennial
educational fund.
The celebrated Kay suit will occur to-
morrow. The case is docketed before
Esquire Mapes, but change of venue will
No doubt be taken to Justice Swander.
The protracted meetings at the Meth
odist church continue to increase In
interest and nightly the altar is crowded
with applicants for pardon at the throne
of grace. Within the last three weeks
over fifty persons have become converts to
christianity and still they come. No such
meetings have ever been so successful in
Moline as the present series; there seems
to be genuine enthusiasm. Rev. Will M.
Collins efforts have certainly been reward
ed beyond his most sanguine expectations.
A we'll attended meeting of the Ladies
Aid society was held with Mrs. Il. =.
Barnard on Wednesday afternoon. The
society appointed a committee, consisting
of Mrs. H. o. Sleight, Mrs. Chas Hub
bard, Mrs. c. s. Ellis, and Mrs NJ. X.
Walker. to look after and render aid to the
poor and needy of the city. This is most
charitable work, and the better as it is not
meant to benefit the poor OF any one
church, or way of believing. These ladies
are literally casting bread upon the waters,
!. but its return is assured in the doing as
we'll as after many days.
The Riverside board of directors did net
meet this month
50 = There are three things which pre-
sent themselves to US, which would help our city
located here; I'd, the Keator house block com
pleted; Sd, the building of free bridge across ROCK
river, Now the questionis' is anything to be doneF
Nothing will be done.
e First,-The location of the fair grounds,
e if accomplished at all will be because the
I, society conclude to determine on this site
as the proper point. The $4,000 fund is
fizze.
s Second, The keasor House block. If
{ finished, will be by personal outlay. The
e notes are past maturity and have long
! since gone to protest.
Third,-The Rock river bridge will
never be rebuilt unless the city conclude
e TO do it. In fact there is not enough
n enterprise in Moline to accomplish any
thing. The people of this place have ne
reason to growl if trade goes to Rock Isl
n and and Milan. If the citizens do moi
G take interest enough in the welfare of the
city to watch their own interests they necc
expect nothing else but to lose the trade
1t is wonder our enterprislng citizens
don't start subscription list among thu
farmers to build the bridge!
The Rock River Bridge.
The closing of the Rock River bridg
causes considerable comment here in com
a mercial circles and the results likely to en-
9 sue are actively discussed. Months ago
/. when the bridge was declared unsafe.
e proposition was made to the city council
by the present owners, offering to sell tn,
l. structure at a mere nominal sum, but aftc
n considering the matter carefully, that bod
r. refused to act in the subject. The regula
Ii budget for the current year had alread
been made up, and as taxes were likely t.
e be high on account OF the sidewalk i'm
:. provcmept it was thought that a specia
appropriation would be ill-timed and So tn
lie matter has stood ever since. Durin
7 the interim, however. number of propo
sitions have been suggested, but, liS
se many other schemes, nothing definite wa
v. accomplished. At last, deeming the bridg
~ unsafe for travel, and not wishing to incu
re any risk of suits for damage, which nigh
n. occur, the owners concluded to close til
nv nv structure against the public and thus s,
ed cure themselves from pecuniary loss G
responsibility for accidents.
I'd TIE trade south of Rock river has ma
ed urallv come to Moline and has been
IL benefit to the mercantile interests of TIL
ne city and now that eur merchants are reall
'. deprived Of the custom of the farming ell
d; ment, south of here, they begin to realiz
I'd the true situation, but as usual-too lat
nd tbs impossible for the city to do an!
r. thingjust nov, NOR is it at all certain that tt
council will move in the matter defiuitel,
n A meeting of the merchants will probab
be held and some plan presented for rem
edying the existing Inconvenience. III
matter as it DOW stands is serious loss
the business portion of our citizens and if
continues 10 the same shape as now, vi
seriously cripple the mercantile interes
j., Of Moline.
GO Before Justice Cooke,