The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-08

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E2~The river has fallen about S inches
since yesterday morning.
RarPretty good fishing in the tail race
now = and improving as the river falls.
Bsg~Thc Rock Island road has gang of
men employed repairing its track in this
| city,
Ea~The stone work for the foundation of
Deere 4 Cos new foundry was commenced
yesterday,
Bag@ @Only one tramp in the c3laboose
last night-Richard Hines, aged 35, and
native of Germany.
Ess~Peterson & Bro, grocers, are doing
a good business in that hne on the corner
of Frat and Oak streets.
B@@Two of our main street merchants
had little tussle this forenoon, Politics
the cause. Nobody killed.
Bg~Quite a number of our people went
down to the Druid pic mic to-day. The
street car company ran extra cars.
B9-Quite number of our citizens with
their families are going or have gone to
Philadelphia to visit the Centennial ex-
hibition.
sss> KIattenhoffs dry goods and
grocery store, on First street, just west of
Hills Malleablc Iron Works, is good |
place to buy your goods.
R3rJo Ohm Heisler's Halfway House
is the popular boarding house in the lower
part OF the city. People can always get
fresh glass of beer there, too.
SQPFinest stock of cigars, tobacco and
smokers articles in the city at II. Hen
necke' tobacco store on Main street. sec |
ond door west of Lynde Sdtf.
Rs%Wistrand & Fhulin book sellers and |
stationers,s are doing nearly all the business
in that line in the lower part of tie city. |
They will soon move into their new store,
corner Of Second aud Taylor streets.
BgAll persons having bills against the
, central committee of the Turner society
/ are requested to hand them to any Of the
committee before the 18th inst, in order
7 that they may be audited and promptly
: paid By order of the committee. 8-deod2t
glH Mrs Claus Dee complained Of
Barney Cleveland yesterday after noon
charging him with disturbing the peace
Magistrate Swander sent for Barney aud
he soon made his appearance. From the
: evidence it appeared that Mrs. Dee had
been the cause of the row, and Barney
: was told to go home again and have moth
ing to say or do with the woman in the
future.
n Sss- Alonzo McDermot was arrested and
;, locked up last night by Policeman Teller,
s for being drunk and asleep on the sidewalk.
This morning Magistrate Swander fned
him SIS and costs. Ed. Moran promised
to pay his fine by Thursday next, aud
{, Alonzo was let eff. He seemed to be
e heartily ashamed of his conduct and beg
u ged hard rot to have his name mentioned
J. in THE ARGUS People ought to know
: by this time that THE ARGUS don
,e hush up anything. If people w.i per
sist in making items for US, it is their
fault The ARGUS Will give the news
T. If i. can get hold of it.
b~The report of Adolph Tollner, su
perintendent Of Riverside cemetery, shows
that the receipts for the month oe May
- were Sl0S25, and the expenditures 1910.
- Is. The report for intermeu:s for tic
- month of May shows the total number o1
. burials to ha been IA; of which were
, males and females; 6 were married anC
:. oc single; 6 we've under 2 years old; 5 be
- tween . and 40. and between 40 and 66
- . were stillborn; disease of the liver;
~ ~ with with fever; | blood poison; | disease
81 81 of the throat; 8 disease of the lungs, ant
90 / accidental. Seven were buried 10 pub
"a lie lot in New Cemetery. and In Old
n EsP A little circumstance occurred il
connection with the late Turner festiva
nm which not only goes to show the well
a, known generosity Of DR.. L. Gregg, of Rocl
Island, but also that he has not forgotten
M how to sy.npath.ze with boys. The ad
ON mission fee to the festival grounds was II
ne cents, aud this was collected at the bridg
wo across the government canal. On Sunday
he about o'clock in the afternoon, not les
nd than 35 or 40 dirty faced, ragged urchins
off mostly from Rock Island, had gathere
around the guard on the bridge over tn
canal, and were watching every oppoI
III tuuity to sneak across. About this tim
DIR. Gregg drove up in his buggy, and
seeing the crowd of boys, and probabi
CO. realizing their impec1nlous condition, h
~ said, Boys, do you want to go over to th
Ie Ieh festival?" In less time than it takes
w lwne tell it, every one of those boys were tryin
s oss to climb into the Dr's. buggy, and a
'oe yelling! Yes, sir; please take me-" Ate
~. W the guard had counted the boys the D.
~, paid the amount asked and then told th
m .mnu little fellows to get over there before th
'ea1 festival is out boys and away the whol
Ina l.N gang started. with yells and cheers fl
l's, DR.. Gregg. To judge from the expressio
sh is of the Dr's. good -natured face he mu'
'ne have enjoyed himself on that Afternoon
His example on that day is we'll wort
following, and such actions will do MOI
nile to curb the unruly spirit of our boy
at than a thousand curses and cuf
ack would do. Besides, it furnished thos
The ragged urchins chance to compare then
re- selves with the neat and we'll behave
German Turner boys.
sarpeter Munger having been Al
pointed to collect the dog tax has sold b
ast, express wagon to Mrs, L. G. Cook, for h
non son Emerson, minor, who has bee
erai driving the wagon for some time past
neo 1t seems as II it useless create more po
ire tions in the city. The council now propose to ha
wad man whose special business is to collect the p
tax, and of course that man must be paid. Ii o
Ia street superintendent hasn't the gumpiionsto do
with his present duties, as was asserted before
council on Monday night, we should have one W
has II seems, to many of our citizens that o
ms man is competent to hold the position of street
ras- perintendent and collect the poll tsx.-Hosi
- Editor of the Gazette, this morning.
and The above is a fair specimen OF q
om- correctness and intelligence Of the Moli
~ items in the Gozette. Its reporter shou