The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-11

Har Lars Larson paid S5 to Magistrate
Swander, for disturbing the peace.
BgA number of Germans attended
the festival at LeClaire, Iowa, Yesterday,
BH@The Rodman avenue switch was
laid across Main street Saturday after
noon.
R@~ Work on the Sugar Hollow bridge
commenced in earnest to-day. The rainy
weather OF last week retarded the progress
of the work.
Beg VIM. F. Sinclair, %, n. Y; Thos.
Ryan, II, Pa; John Mcguire, q, n Y;
Chas. Williams, 81, Pa, registered at Mag
istrate Swander's record this morning.
R4-T The churches were we'll attended
yesterday. Quarterly meeting was in
progress at the NJ L. church on Saturday
and yesterday. Rev. H. NJ. Laney, of
Rock Island preached in the morning, and
Elder Chatfee in the evening.
BasH The anniversary of the German
societies of this place which occurs next
Sunday, promises to be a fine affair The
Lyons Scheutzen society will be in atten-
dance. besides delegations from Rock Is
land, Davenport and other points.
RIR"You lie!' is what the Gazette re-
porter says to the city attorney. And
now comes the legal gentleman and
slings back, You re anotherl" All this,
too, just because hog pin emits unpleas
ant odors which the tender nostrils of Viii
liam cannot endure How about tha
centennial pass, Bill?
pgTo-morrow Tuesday, evening tht
, fair and festival at the Nj. E. church will
open and continue until Thursday evenin.
, inclusive. Preparations Lave been made
: to have this the most successful fair o
any year held by this church a:,d, as ther
l is debt hanging over the church, the al,
of the public generally is respectfully soil
p cited.
Mr. L. Fl. Eddy, a prominent mer
9 chant, or " Webster, Mass, with his family
9 was in the city on Saturday, visitin
friends He gives an encouraging outlooi
), of the Democratic prospects IN the Ba
$ State, and regards the nomination @
d Charles FraCcis Adams as the key note G
e victory. NJ. Eddy visited our manufac
!, turing establishments, Rock Island Al
senal, ard other POINTS OF interest, and lei
d this morning for a short trip throug
g Iowa. While here he was the guest {
n Mr.. S. L. Moore.
: BgThis (Mondayl morning the work
/ raising the first span of the superstructul
of the new Rock River bridge was con
menced under the direction of Mr. Sips
d of the Clinton Bridge Company. 1t W.
'e expected that the second span would be
4 position by the last of this week, but OWN
to the delay in getting the stone, the wor
has been retarded. As soon as the piel
are ready the second span will be raised an
a. unless some unforeseen event occurs Il
bridge will be ready for travel on or abo1
10 Nov. lst
y B0rThe most complete fzzle of ii
y campaign occurred on Saturday night
d, Reeses Hall, The 'Haymakers' did n,
as as parade, lit was too muddy you know:
u neither did the ambitious Murphy way
j.. the ensanguined garment with fiery ell
. quence. The faithful henchmen were
u. y hand however, and after waiting till near
.. .. 9 o'clock they silently wended their W,
u u homeward. All that was needed to ha
- held the meeting was an audience. viii
did not congregate. 1t was altogether I
y grandest fzzle OF the season. and prov
= only the more conclusively that Republ
- ism is on the wane even in Moline.
10, The HIGHWAY Commissioners