The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-18

served by carriers, every evening. iufhi5nins sne
atest telegraphic reports and markets, and local
.ews. Orders promptly and carefully executed.
Don't forget the Richlngs-Bernard
concert on Friday evening. at the Con
gregatioaal Church, Reserved seats at
Morey's.
The funeral of Mrs. Werlich took place
Yesterday afternoon and was attended by
a large number of friends. The deceased
was very popular and universally respect
ed.
James Smith and George Williams, two
tramps, were hauled 10 last evening and
this morning appeared before Police Mag |
istrate Swander who discharged them on
promise to leave the town.
CoAL.-The celebrated Green River
coal, conceded to be the best in the market.
| BY the car load. ton. or bushcl. Leave
orders with D. Mabie at Calkins's stand
| Main street. l5dtf
the Epis copal church Sunday said there were only
fifty present. Divide that number by five and take
the quotient and you have the exact attendance on
| that occason.-Un
The Lecture Critic" was evidently un-
happy when he wrote the above. Some
the late Shooting Match"
The highway commissioners met on Sat
urday at E. Mapes's Office but after the
usual talk, adjourned, no nearer the solu-
ton of the Pleasant Valley road question
than heretofore. The board evidently
don't intend to do any thing definite in this
case if it can be avoided. The commission
ers have developed extraordinary aptitude
at postponements. 1t 1.-THE board) has
learned the c0nUenient adjournment lesson
thoroughly.
The New Fair Grounds,
Moline has now an opportunity to secure
the location of the fair grounds at this
} place, if those who can and should help
) along the enterprise will only evidence the
proper spirit and raise tie necessary sum.
, The Water Power Company has offered to
} lease its ground to the society for five
years free of charge. and it will require but
$1,000 to put up the necessary buildings
and lay out the track for use next season.
. Some time ago a committee, consisting of
g. III. Deere, A. P. Fisk, and others, were
e appointed to canvass the town for subscrip-
+ tons, but with the exception of what III k
q and DR.. Morey have done, the whole sub
l.. ject seems to have been buried and prob
ably will not be resurrected until some en-
0 terprise is shown. We have, 10 our midst,
a more capital and larger manufacturing
:. establishments than any town of its size IN
!. the state, and yet it is lamentable truth
= that those who comprise the moneyed In
u terests of Moline, those who have mdd'
, every dollar they are aoorth right here, are
e never ready to aid or assist in any public
enterprise, unless thribble equivalent fol-
| bo 1nvaStod 10 c,ro haynnd don ht
y 1t is burning shame that town situated
d as Moline is should be retarded 10 progress
,r by set of mercenary capitalists, wht
,r think only of the ten per cent. and neve
1T give thought to the requirements OF the
v public, nor seem to care whether the IN
ID terests of the city advance or retrograde
r. When the meeting of the Agriculture
Society was called. a week ago, the VIC
president of the society could not find tam
- to be present, and yet he is one of our mos
l influential citizens and could readily ar
u range the matter if he so desired. In tn
y meantime Milan has not been idle, An
e unless cur people wake up and do some
- thing. and that at once, the opportaDlt
81 will be lost and our city, whic
~ has now chance to make som
~ advances monumental prosperity wi
remain ic the same dead alive state
II has always maintaine and will continue {
a, adhere to unless we throw off the letharg
IN that seems to hold all in vice-like GRASP
d. AS an earnest of business and to show thu
ng Milan means to secure the location of th
n fair grounds if possible, it can be stated @
ne undoubted authority that the people +;
I'D that town are ready to subscribe $1,000
.or and that D. B. Sears, who owns IS acre
of land on Big Island, has offered to sc
IA it to the society for S., 900 $4,000 cash ar
in 81 900 in years 1t will not require
rk exceed 80 acres for fair ground purpose
"a. leaving the society 60 acres to dispose
st at pleasure. which can be readily sold
To-. 500 per acre, thus realizing 5000 towaI
II paving the balance due on the original pu
cb. chase. Then add to this the donate
Y from Milan of net less than $4,000 al
rst the really excellent location etc, and Il
tempting allurcment Of the offer is appa
ent at once These are facts and shou
apS be considered at once, as the time is sho
y On Friday next the board will meet al
on whatever is going to be done must be q
". complished in few days. There is
90, manner of excuse why the new locati
% should not be Moline and it is earnes
her 'opou VIC. Wv D.. WI - ~; ~
# is ~ ~ a:a" 49, = 4
mo | hock lslano ought I'D suDscTtoe Que u
~ inasmuch as portion of the ground
contiguous to that city. This is a La
ar, way of beating about the bush and OF
}, OF shows and proves that the proper inter
ned is not manifested Will our money
ten men wake up or are We to be beaten
ne. the little town of Milan simply beca1
Wis those asked to cid this project won't m,
lsoh until some one starts the measure? n
caiF will be the initlatory worker in the III
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