The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-26
MOLINE.
Bar No police cases to-day.

, SsS ne we're no traGipS III the Gala
boose last night.
BG Street Commissioner Schaacht is
putting in new stone gutter on the south
side of Main street, from White street to
Rodman avenue.
B2s@ A grand pigeon shooting tourna-
ment for prizes, which occurs at Cleveland,
August 4th, under the auspices of the
Cleveland Gun Club, will be attended by
some OF our crack Shots The match
promises 10 be lively one.
BaFThe banquet to morrow night at
Reese Hail, under the auspices of Har
mony Lodge No. 2, A. o. Z. w. promises
to be one of the best of the season.
Preparations have been made on an exten-
slve scale and all who attend will be am-
ply repaid tor the time spent Tickets
(only 81 can be had of the members of
the lodge or OF Chas. Reese at the hall.
Bar HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE AT PUB
Lie AUCTIoN-We will sell the story
frame dwelling house and lot, situated on
the northwest of Second and Oakland Sts.,
10 East Rock Island, north of Alday's res
ldence, at public auction on Friday, July
2o, 1876, at g. o'clock PM Sale will take
place on premises. Property will be sold
OF easy terms.
24dtd JOHN OCKs & Son.
Bas~ Work on the Rock river bridge was
not commenced yesterday. on account of
the nom arrival of the necessary tools from
Clinton. 1t was expected that work would
commence this afternoon under direction OF
Mr.. Sprague. of the Clinton Bridge Co.
| The members Of the committee appointed
lI- no u,
absent from the city. II. A. Barnard and
| NJ. Ii. White are the committee
7. S.-Since the above was written work
has been commenced on the piers and will
be pushed forward as fast as possible.
B2g@ The Swede meetiug to organize q
Hayes club, which was held at Reese Hall
last evening, was not an enthusiastic one
DR.. Klingberg, one Of the most Influential
Swedes in Moline, and physician of e;ni
nent ability. was called on to address tht
meeting. He begged to be excused. bu
the meeting insisted on hearing from him
and he made a short speech of or II
minutes, favoring the election of Tide,
and Hendricks. At the conclusion of hi
remarks three cheers were pro
posed for, Tilden and Hendricks
but were not given, as tha
would be a manifest improperly in Re
publican meeting Capt. Keoher and Mr.
n. Chester, Of the firm of Chester Il Co.
spoke for Hayes. Rasmussen seemed t
be manager of the Hayes party.
Gsg%The community will very much re
; gret the death of Q. K. Ferguson, town
ed citizens of Moline Deceased had bee
lnIr lonr u,b;lo doo
though a sad blow to his family an
friends, was not altogether unexpected
He was born in New Y ork in 1925. an
had been a resident of this county abou
20 years. He leaves a wife and tw
daughters to mourn his loss. He died
4 clock Tuesday afternoon The funera
occurred this Nv ednesday) afternoon
$50 O'Clock from the Congregation
church. and was attended by Doric Lodge
A. F. 4 A. NJ, and large circle of syn
= pathizing friends. ln this community h
. maintained an irreproachabie character Fl
: honesty and integrity and was UNIVERSAL
: respected. He was elected township &C
y lector at our last election.
= The Moline School District Imbroglit
a The difference existing between tt
trustees of district No. l, aud No 2, whit
it was supposed had been amicably settle
haYe again become the source of Ill feelil
t. among the residents in that sectio
y and from present appearance
At law suit must result. At
n meeting of the directors of district No.
le held on Monday evening it was resolved
build an addition to the school house
district No. ,, and hot annex to the city
1x,
by Adolph Weckel, one of the trustees
c. No. land has resulted in both ides taxi
ne legal advice, The addition to \
2, will, however, be built, the trustt
claiming that, under the law, they ha
n authority to levy tax, not exceeding
per cent. for improvements, which, tn
1y claim, covers the ground taken. On I
OF other hand, Weckel claims that it cannot
nd uone without the consent of majority
d, the legal voters of the district. A suit
u now pending in the circuit court to dec
ell the legality of petition circulated in d
trict No. |, for annexation to No. 2,
80 history of which has already appeared
30 .. THE ARGUS. Eugene Lewis, Esq,
=. been retained for the petitioners, and
IN H. Gest, Esq. for the defendants. L
Gu to be hoped that some amicable settlem
of this question can be made as its C
-; tinued agitation only iutensifes the bit
- - feeling already existing between
We opposing sides The suit in question
ar a. probably be decided at the Septem
ne term of circuit court. In the meanti
vi the trustees will proceed to build
OF addition to No school house, and tr
to the decision of the court to sustain tt
~. action.