The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-07
MOLINE.

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D9Old stoves repaired, lined and made
new at trifing cost. Apply to j. Donahue,
Phoenix House, 6d5t
D6rDon't forget the festival at the Bap.
tist church to night. The object is a wor-
thy one and should be well patronized.
B@Ye Yesterday, Oliver Norris refused to
work on the streets in settlement of his
fine. and was sent to the calaboose on
liz ht diet, until he concludes to obey the
magisteral mandates Of Esquire Swander.
BeErFollowing are the officers of Swedish
Olive Lodge, No. 583, l. o. D. T. for the
ensuing term: P. Nelson, N. g.; o. f..
Eklund, V. g.; L. N. Eklund, Recording
Secretary; August Lindgreen, Treasurer;
A, Swanson, Permanent Secretary. In
stallation will occur sometime In January.
The lodge is in hourishing condition and
augumenting in membership steadily.
RGFNels Peterson is not expected to
live. DIR. McKinnie who is in attendance
fears that eifusion of the brain will set in.
This is the man who was injured on Tues
day night as mentioned in last evening 8
ARGUS. Doctor Gordnn has been unre-
greis that he is the innocent cause of the
unfortunate accident. Noapossible blame
can attach to the doctor.
R~Wm. Young and a man named
Eaton got into political dispute last night
at Calentzkey's saloon which soon became
animated and finally ended In an inter-
change of blows. Officer Teller arrested
Eaton and put him IN the calaboose until
this morning whenl he and Young were
brought before Magistrate Swauder who
fined Eaton $5 and costs and Ytuag $5.
Paid and discharged.
BarFollowlng is the statement ofamount
of lumber and iath sawed by j. s. Keator
Il son, of this city for the season of 1876:
Running time from March 18th, to Nov.
28th 1876. POI days. hours.
Shingles-1 machine 3.6O8 600
Lath-2 machines s......-....-.......:,4 4, ,422 600
Average per day .6s, ,285 feet
Estimated with gain on logs over IA,
100000 feet.
This is certainly a splendid showing and
had logs been plenty Keator & Son, would
have sawed 100000 feet or very close
| to it.
A. o. q. W. Banquet.
Tonight the second anniversary of Har
mony Lodge, No. 2, A. o. U. W., will
occur at Reese's Hall. The ceremonie!
will be inaueurated with an address BY
Judge Benson, of Davenport, at Dunn
Hall, at o'clock to which all are invited
After the address the members of the
lodge. with ladies. will adjourn to Reese
Hall, where the grand banquet and bal
will be held This will be one of tht
finest affairs of the season and will be un
der the management of Messrs. Mcdonald
A. E, Morey, E. Kitteson and others Q
equal prominence, which is a sufficien
guarantee that the arrangements will b.
complete in every detail The music is b!
the Clinton orchestra, one of the fines
musical organizations in the upper Miss
|isslppi. The supper will be served b,
Charles Reese, whose wellknown reputa
ton as a caterer needs no comment from
the writer. Those who have been presen
on former occasions will need no urging t.
attend this one which promises to be tn
best managed of any yet held.
Found Dead.
Yesterday about o'clock the body of
l
. raviue near Jonas Westburg's house by
woman named Bjorklund. which proved I
be w. A. Goss, a man 65 years old. Ii
stead of giving the alarm at once, infol
nation was sent to Rock Island and it wa
not until last evening that an investigatio
: commenced Coroner Vermillion empa1
elled jury with D. O. Reid as forema
and after hearing the evidence a verdic
was rendered of death from exposure
s The supposition seemed to be that Cos
e had been in an intoxicated condition an
e had fallen or slipped doSn from the &c
n of the embankment to the ravine belo1
n where he died from exposure The bod
IS had been lying where it was found pro-
t ably u hours when first discovered. Go
f was addicted to intemperauce but ouly
0 Intervals, but when he went on a spr,
generally kept it up for week A fe
days ago he was rolling around in
drunken condition and was undoubtedly
THAT condition when he met his deaf
a Deceased lost his wife about a year az
,and since that time has been very unce
tain in his habits. He was an uncle
], marriage of Everett Wheelock and, un
a recently, boarded at his house. Goss W
Of well known. in this community having liY
D. here for nearly 80 years. He has been
ID constant employe at the paper mill fro
the time it started, up to his death, Iai
was well liked. Although of somwh
eccentric disposition be was at all tim
s generous hearted and was we'll liked
N all who knew him, The funeral will occ
le on Saturday either from the residence
: 4. Wheelock, or Mr.. A. Taylor, at VIII
l. hour has not yet been decided. Deceast
Ie had no children.
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