The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-28
MOLINE.
s@Dance at Timm's Hall to-morro'

s@Danee at Timm's Hall tomorrow
evening.
DGrKeator 8 Son expect to shut down
in few days.
B@J. M. Gould and wife have returned
from their eastern trip,
BGrCorporal punishment seems to have
been abandoned in our schools.
sGC. T. Calkins expects to finish the
grading of the sand mound next week.
DGThe average school attendance, for
the month ending Nov. oath, was 9ls.
p~The wooden building. formerly used
as an Office by the Union Malleable Iron
Works. has been removed.
D6Otto Nelson, drunk, fined So. Paid.
He is the fellow who was cut in the face in
Sjoblad's saloon, in Rock Island.
RSFProf. Gregory had birthday pres
emit Saturday. bronze statuette of Gut
tenberg. It was from the teachers.
1@There was pleasant surprise party
at DIR. Dann's last Saturday evening. in
honor of the 18th birthday of his daughter
Clara.
6There will be stereoscopic exhi.
bition at the Baptist church tonight.
The views are said to be fine, mostly of
sacred nature.
R@~John McClain, Edward Williams,
Herman Boyle. William King and Thomas
Lilly, were the tramps calaboosed last
evening. This morning they skipped.
HGrThe reason the appointment of
bridge tender was illegal is because there
is no ordinance creating the Office. The
necessary ordinance will be prepared and
adopted.
16~Seats for the Barnabee concert,
next Friday evening, may be secured at
Clendennin & Martins on Wednesday, at
l o'clock p NJ Season ticket holders may
secure seats one hour earlier. dit
B6-The boat club lecture committee
have made arrangements with the street
car company to run cars to Rock Island at
the close of all the entertainments, thus
offering inducements to the citizens of that
city to attend.
s6EMiss Belle Fl. Lewis, teacher in FL
room, high school building, and her brother
Henry Lewis, of this city, with another
brother, who is principal of one of the
schools in Davenport, have gone to New
Hampshire on account of the death of theil
mother.
Gust Nelson, one of the hard cases
OF Moline, was arrested last evening by
officer Olsen for striking a small boy. The
affair was entirely unprovoked and pure
deviltry on Nelson's part. This morning
Magistrate Swander after severe repri
mand suffered Nelson to depart, on prom
Use to do better in future.
19~Frank Anderson for being drunk
was arrested by Officer Olsen and thi.
morning fined S. and costs. An old fine
dated Dec. 81, 1876, against the prisoner
ives unearthed by Police Magistrate Swan
der for like amount He gave an order OF
his boss for the whole amount and wa.
released.
I H9-Ihc Union, by accident, happened
to get an original item of news in tn:
shape of police case and as this is sc
unusual with that sheet it hastens tt
J crow over it, fearing the people nigh
not notice it. News is so generally III,
J exception and not the rule with tie In
ion that it is not to be wondered at i
the fast causes feeling of pride.
BSWm. McClay was arrested last
evening by Officer CorneY. for being DRUM
and disorderly, He resisted arrest ant
struck the officer in the face, loosenin.
a few teeth. Corney held to bis man
however, and calaboosed him. He wa
fined $40 and costs by Magistrate Swan
. der. Paid and discharged. McClay re
fused to listen to reason from the Office
and was let. down easy. Officer Corne,
deserves credit for his pluck.
BarThe Union feels sore to-day, be
cuuse THE ARGUS mentioned the facts il
its items last evening relative to the Pleas
ant Valley road. and seems particular.
aggrieved because Hon. Bailey Daven
port was duly credited with an act Of gen
crosby This hurts, of course, but thel
the real cause of the Unaon's irritation il
, because THE ARGUS says what it mean
and don't slobber over negligent official
for the sake of patronage you know
That's where the shoe pinches the Union
The Pleasant Valley road ought to havt
beenbuilt long ago and had the proper spiri
been shown by those having the matte
In charge it would have been. That
the whole thing in a nutshell,