The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-06

There will be lively contest for the city
attorneyship.
Charles Reese looms up as candidate
for alderman from the 2nd ward.
John Sha!line will undoubtedly be a can
didate for alderman from the ist ward.
There will be an election for one school
trustee on Saturday at the engine house.
The board OF directors of the Moline
public library will meet on Saturday even
ing.
Five moulders employed at the Moline
plow Cos. shop, struck, yesterday, for
higher wages. They have been getting
81. .25 per day and want $3.50. Moulders
are plenty. however.
The steamer Viola arrived today with
Il cargo Of household goods for a. Gault,
who will reopen the Kelso House. The
name of the new hotel will be the ''Gault
| House.
Hartzell. the Swedc, was on the ram
page again to-day. Officer Olsen
''gobbed" him aud lodged him in the
calaboose. He is well known to the pollce
authorities and when drunk is a nuisance
Jacob johnson, Swede, was last night
arrested by Officer Teller for being drunk
and disordcrly This morning Police
Magistrate Swanaer assessed him $50.
Having no money he was remanded tC the
calaboose on bread and water for 10 days.
The board Of education met on Monday
evening, all the members present. Il. H.
Grover and II. 4. Ainsworth, the two new
members elect, took their seats, after
which the board elected W. G. Bennett.
president, ard II. Fl. Grover, secretary.
4 few bills were allowed, and some unim-
portant business transacted, after which
: the board adjourned.
John Hunter, Henry Barker, Peter
Mcdonnell, .'ohn Harris, Frank Allen
John Shields, John Kline, Benjamin
Welck, (deaf aud dumb, fror' 0ellvile
Illnois) and Fred Wagner, uerman
r we're inmates of the lookup, last night
They were tramps and were civen theil
choice-to get outside the city limits or b,
= locked UP as vagrant ami fed on bread anC
, water. Wagner has been making himsel
Y obnoxious to many of our citizens for two
three days. They ''lit-out"
The action of the council on Mouda,
evening relative 70 the switch question
t gives general satisfaction and yirtuall
: kills the measure as far as laying trac
D on Rodman avenue is concerned 1t /
! stated that the Rockford road proposes t
), run track up the alley between Main an'
Illinois streets, and put in turn table a
White street or at Rodman avenue. /
cannot succeed, as au injunction would
C served by Chris Kuehl, Jonathan Huntoor
l. and others. Besides, the city would uo
y permit the track to be laid en- Rodma
Il avenue public sentiment is 100 stronA
opposed to it.
The semi annual meeting of the schoC
+ trustees occurred on Monday last. The
audited the school accounts, etc. Th
board of education reported that ther
are. iu this school district, 4,210 schoC
children The present trustees consist {
e l.. t. Hemenway, }. S. Keator, and j.
ID Richards, with j. Nj. Could, clerk Of tn
l. board and school treasurer. They hkve a
served for the past twelve years, each one
% upon the expiration OF his term of office
!. having been re elected to his old position
:, Mr.. Gould gives almost his entire salar,
ID as treasurer, to the schools. Twelve year
D. ago, when he was first elected treasurer
,e the school fund, his bonds were only fxe
10 at $1,000 now he is required to furnis
'e $75,0O0.
lit DDul "a EAtpCtt DIHIls wiz cliO
), himself on Tuesday, at Neilsville, Wis
IF did not arrive to-day as was expected
"A The telegram to. his father, IL. II. Dunr
10 did not state whether the shooting wa
- accidental or a case of suicide. The decease
was engaged to a Young lady of Neilsviile
and was soon to be married His prems
ture death is sincerely regretted by h
many friends He was young man {
fine business talents, and at the time
bo his death was employed as bookkeeper f,
10 prominent Erm in Neilsville His p'
:, rents, brothers and sister are bowed dow
- = with grief at the unfortunate occurrenc
h. Due notice will BE- given OF the funera
=. ~ and full particulars of the sad affair vi
'' be published in The ARGUS
he council made move in the rig
direction When it resolved to make app
ii l. - ;he ard Of Supervisors for pe
In. mission - pat IL u terry at Tie br!Il
acr 50 Rock river Ii the ely is ofo;ed
,e- a feao perso8s whose pefsoaa interests a
I'd, paramount to public good it is time o
rk. authorities were informed of the fa'
~ rrl,n &c Al oa.aoo fho r n