The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-31

NaS~ The fine rain this to renooD was a
good thing for our streetsto settle the
dust.
B6rFinest stock of cigars. tobacco and
smokers articles in the city at III. Hen
necke's tobacco store on Main street, sec
ond door west of Lynde. 27d4t.
LosT-A gold watch key with large and
handsome moss-aga charm. The finder
will be rewarded by leaving it with the
guard at Moline bridge, or at Morey's
drug store, Moline. 3l-d6t
BaFM Members of the Sylvan Boat Club
had a very pleasant pic mic at the mouth
of Duck Greek. above this city, on the
Iowa side, yesterday, about l6 couples be.
Eng present. The party went up in the
boats belonging to the club.
RsgrThe decoration exercises at the
soldiers graves, on the island of Rock Isl
and, yesterday, we're carried out according
to the programme published in this paper.
| Everything passed off without confusion.
and the ceremonies were witnessed by be-
tween 1000 and 5000 people. The graves
of the southern soldiers were not decorated
BE- Mayor Wheelock, this morning,
notified all Of our saloon keepers to sell no
Intoxicating liquors to Andrew West,
under penalty of having their license re-
voked. West is moulder, lives on the
bluff, and has a wife and FIVE or six
port, but lately he has been on drunken
spree and spent all his money.
House and lot for sale cheap-We
will sell the two story frame dwelling
house and lot. situated on the northwest
corner of Second and Oakland streets, in
East Rock Island. north of Alday's resi-
dence, cheap and on easy terms: Parties
wishing to purchase, will find the under
signed at Squire Mapes' Office, Moline. on
June lst, End and Sd.
I'd john OCHs 81 Son.
RaFCapt August Tmm returned home
, from New Ulm last evening, where he had
been as delegate from this district to the
national convention of Turner's held in
that city this year. He said that about
/ DO delegates assembled in Chicago, and
chartering two sleeping coaches, proceeded
| to New Ulm in body. The party had {
5 Jolly time on the train and was met at tn,
4 depot at New Ulm by a grand torch ligh
procession and was escorted to the Turne
Hall. He says the convention was repre-
: sented by delegates from nearly every dis
I trct in the United States. about 60 bein
present. The report of the secretar
showed that there were now over Is, 90
Turner's in the United States-an ipcreas
: of per cent in the last two years, an
( also that the society was in good fnancis
: condition. The Chicago district was sc
= lected as the one which will have the off
GERS of the national association for tn
y next two years, aud Chicago will be tn
d headquarters This is the third time tn
e Chicago district has been honored with tn
} headquarters of the national association
The next prize turning festival of til
national association will be held in Mi
waukee next year, and the next bushes
}; meeting of the national association will I
d held in Nashville, Tenn, in May 1878.
a The Turner Festival
The Turner festival, to commence {
Saturday and continue until NJ day nigh
q from our business men and manufacture
n firms, and nearly 100 of the mo
h prominent men on Wells, Main and 9TH
a streets on the line of march of the gre
torch light procession on Saturday eve
ing, have agreed to decorate and ilumina
Z. their places of business on that evening.
~, l. H6 Executive CoiuWltlte has agree
upon the following charges to be ma,
during the festival:
le Admission to festival grounds. ..........1 10 cen
o. - for buggies and ] horse vehicles % -
IS for carriages and 80 "a
e. - to concer. Sunday evening -. SO -
he F." to ball Monday evening 500
u The driver of vehicle will be admitte
Mt free of charge, No charge will be ma
for taking care of horses and wagons on {
festival grounds.
Ali ladies who are interested in t
success of the festival are requested
the committee to meet at the Germa
r. English school or at Turner Hall, in Il
= city, tomorrow and Friday Afternoon
" to assist in preparing wreaths a
other decorations. Let every lady CO,
who can, and do what she can to make
affair the grand success, which it promis
III to be.
u Our Public Schools.
The board of education met in Sup
TO- intendent Gregory's Office on Monday eN
ming to appoint and assign positions to
teachers for the coming school year. Pr
Gregory promised to prepare list of I