The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-22
MOLINE.

gas~The Rodman avenue "eyesore"
The Rockford switch.
Gg~The board of highway commission
ers wiH meet tomorrow at the town
clerks office
Bg~75 barrels of crackers were shipped
yesterday to points south, by the Moline
steam bakery.
B9Mr. John J. Geraghty, the cham.
pion short distance pedestrian, will walk at
Reese's Hall to- morrow night, miles in
less than one hour. 22d2t
B9-The work OF the Rock river bridge
progresses slowly. Thus far the delay
has been the fault of the city authorities
and not the Clinton Bridge Co., who are
contractors.
D4.Tman Swanson, for being drunk,
was arrested, by Officer Teller, last even
ing, and put in the calatoose. Eihis morn
ing he was fined $50 by Police Magis-
trate Swander. Paid.
B9s~ Henry Monaaan, under the skillful
treatment of DR., Z. l.. Mcklnnie, is gain.
| ing, and hopes are now entertained OF his
recovery The shock was very severe,
and had the amputation of the limb been
delayed any length Of time death might
have resulted His brother did not ar
rive last night as was expected.
eE Somebody fell into the pond near the guard
house ON Wednesday night. He was helped out.
We did not learn The name, ii being kept from the
public Gazette, this morning.
This is too thin. The name could nave
been obtained by enquiri0g of others out
side the guard. The ARGUS published il
last evening and does not hold itself res
,la for &c ~,
of L. S. employees.
Esg@THE ARGUS, last evening, suggested
that the affairs at Riverside cemetery
needed attention The writer Of this is
informed by undoubted authority that at ;
funeral which occurred Oh W Wednesday, th'
sexton was not on hand, that no ore wa
present at the gate to open it when til,
cortege arrived; that the undertaken wa
obliged to hunt all oyer the grounds te
get a shovel to thrown the dirt into til,
grave; and that he left without the sexto
making his appearance. This, of course
should be investigated and an explanation
required. At present, A. Tolner, tn
superintendent, is absent n Germany. 5
r that the cemetery is run after a fashion
D The authorities should look into the mat
$ ter and remedy as far as possible th
/ existing causes for complaints.
t Street Fight.
There was a lively street fight on Wed
5 nesday afternoon at the corner of We'll
d and Saiter street between Frank Pershin
S Of this city and Edward Hardy of Roc
a Island. The row resulted from a disput
as to the payment Of fifty cents, whic
s Hardy refused to pay The parties ha
;; been to the Can't bridge fair and while thel
Fl had hair dressing stand. A third part
; had been promised one dollar. and Persl
ing thought that each should pay hal
Hardy had cane and attempte to strik
g Pershing, but the latter broke it before
. could be used Hardy then seized Persl
}! ing by the throat, and struck at him, b,
+ Frank soon freed himself and struck Ha
J. dy three times The affair created consit
Z cradle talk for the time although at tn
$; writing no arrests have been made II
% man Hardy went to Rock Island and calle
at The ARGUS office stating that the ro
was between PershiDg and man name
70 Johnson. This is not the case as no SUI
y person was in the row. The facts are
'i stated above, ana the fight was betwee
Pershing and Hardy.