The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30

BY~ No police cases to-day.


per box.
a9Dan Rice's circus will be here on
Saturday.
DHTHE ARGUS was in great demand
here last evening.
HN Regular monthly meeting of the city
council on next Monday evening.
Da% Grand Centennial ball at the Reese
House on the evening lof the Fourth.
B1@ THE ARGUS can always be had at
Morey's drug store or from Turn
Young. in the post office.
BaPThe children of the Baptist Sunday
school had a very pleasant pic mic on the
Water Power Co.'S island yesterday after
noon.
Bag Deere & Co. have agreed to turn
out in the procession at Rock Island on
Fourth with SO wagons representing their
extensive plow works.
gaHThe many friends of Mrs. Alex
f. Swander will be pleased to learn that
that lady is steadily improving in health,
after her many years of suffering.
Ba~ Finest stock of cigars, tobacco and
smokers articles in the city at III. Hen
necke's tobacco store on Main street. sec
| ond door west or Lynde. Sdtf.
B9~ Fireworks, oranges, lemons, nuts,
candies, and everything desirable for pic
MICS on the Fourth and also dishes and
glassware to loan, at Margraf & Epp's
grocery store, Main street. Give them a
call now. 29d4t
Ba% The child of Brita Nelson, the
Rapids City murderess, has been left with
respectable parties in this city to be taken
care of until its mother is cured (?) They
don't want their names published.
gag- That crazy woman mentioned in
The ARGUS some time ago. as being in
the woods and coming into the lower part
of the city and disturbing the inhabitants
at night, is a nuisance and she should be
sent to the insane asylum.
B9HThe worthy Commodore will have
to sacrifice himself again-he has been ap-
pointed assistant marshal at the Rock Is
land celebration on the Fourth. Some
men are born great, while others have
greatness thrust upon them"
BF Street Supt. Schacht has a gang of
men engaged in repairing the landing for
the fire engine at the foot Of Lynde street.
This work has been repeatedly urged by
THE ARGUS, and there is now good
prospect that it will be done before the
Fourth.
BaFWhat has become Of those work
men who were removing that nuisance on
! Lynde street, just west Of the keator house
block? They were about week removing
| the few brick there, but the shanty still
stands. 1t should also be removed, as or
, dered by the council.
ggSquire Swander married Deitlef
Heinchen and Miss Annie Shredder yester-
day afternoon. Both parties were German,
and could not speak word of English,
and the obliging j. p. accordingly pro
nounced the marriage ceremony in the
German language-to the great satisfaction
of the young couple and their friends.
psg-The following traups found lodging
E at the calaboose last night and this morn
, ing were bounced out of town by Masis
trate Swander:
,, Fred Ginivar. aged 27, Galesburg-
Robert Mcintyre, aged 36, Chicago.
Allen Hull, aged 33, Ohio.
. Daye Mitchell, aged about %, Galena.
a1HGround has been broken for tn,
i foundation of an extension to Deere 4 Co I
blacksmith shop. The building will hav,
| frontage of ll63 feet on Main street, b,
$ SS feet deep, and will be three storie
e high. l. n Holmes, OF Rock Island, i
!. the architect for the front of the building
e 1t will add greatly to the beauty of tn,
=? city, and when the building is completed
Y employment will be furnished to larg
!, number of men, in addition to the man
V who are employed there now.
7 agAt a meeting of Harmony Lodge
), No. ?, A. o, U. W., last evening the fol
J. lowing officers were elected.
d p. NJ. w. Russell.
). NJ. W-Benton Davis.
e G. F.-John Mcdonald.
e r. S.-Eric Erickson.
: 70. Miles.
n f. Sd. P. Soderstrum.
.e Rec. P Long.
D. /. W.--Pierson
1t o. VIC. Weston.
I? IA, Morey.
e, Ba. Members of the fire departmer
D. complain that there is not a speakiu
g trumpet in the department, and say tn:
n just before the old Mississippi compar
< dispanded the city purchased FIVE han(
d some nickel trumpets, which were given
s. the chief engineer aud his assistants; tn;
a. when the company disbanded the Officer
is did not return the trumpcts, and that the
Or still have them in their possession. III
o. officers then were, George Flickinge
S. Fred Gottsche, r. NJ. Bennett, Jam,
ir Weise and Owen Murray. The city coul
u Gil should enquire into the matter and il
at struct the city attorney 20 replevin tt
or trumpets.
10 : BssrThe question is often asked, Ho
~ is it that when strangers are arrested it
le very seldom that they pay their fines
ID The question is easily answered. Our p
ne lice have been in the habit of either car
III lessly searching their prisoners o. they c
u. not search them at all when locked in Il
st calaboose. If any money is found on the
'u persons they are allowed to keep it, an,
ur in nine cases out of ten, when fined wou
rather remain 10 the calaboase than pa
- their fines. Now, if the officers wou
search every prisoner before he is locke
70 up, and woald deliver over all his effects
~ rc the magistrate at the trial, as is done
IL other places, this game would be blocke
le as the magistrate has a perfect right
al take possession of money or anything
value and use it 10 payment of the fine il
r posed. The mayor should instruct our p
lice force in regard TO this matter as the
is consi lerable grumbling at our large 2
lice force bills, when it is thought that
., large number Of the fines imposed, esp
~, cially on drunk cases, could be collected
pf Of our poli,e would search every prison
- carefully and turn over his effects to Il
~ magistrate.