The daily Argus., 1876-09-29
MOLINE.
ToRCHLIGHT PROCESSION
AND
OUT DOOR MEETING
IN
MOLINE
On Next Tuesday Evening !!
BIG TIME---EVERYBoDY INVITED
HON. CHAS. DUNHAM
AND OTHERS
WILL ADDRESS The PEOPLE.
BIG TIME---EvERYBoDY INVITED

S4~Postmaster Wells and family have
gone east.
BaHNot even ''solid drunk" last night.
Moline is improving.
BsErThe board of education will hold
special session this evening.
BS~T The Sylvan boat club house is rap
idly approaching completion.
B4~THE ARGUS can be had at Glen
denim N Martins post office drug store
every evening
BaH Business is duller now than for
years. Money is scarce and collections
slow. SO say the merchants.
3@~ Uncle Peter Reed enjoys that easy
chair presented to him by his good wife,
yesterday. en- his 10th birthday.
By~ Chief of Police Martins, of Daven-
port was in Moline this morning looking
up some men who are wanted" in Iowa.
Ha@ MIR. Sipes, the superintendent of
the Clinton Bridge Co., expects to have
the new Rock river bridge ready for travel
on or before Nov. lst.
E9The members of the Tilden Legion
residing east of Rodman avenue will meet
at Timm's this friday evening for
officers.
HaJ. n. Porter, of the Reuieao has
) returned from the centennial much i'm.
proved in health. His friends here, who
are host, will be glad to welcome him
back to Moline.
11The members of the Tilden Legion
west of Rodman avenue, will meet at Ere
ia Hall this evening for permanent
0 organization and election of officers anC
t to complete arrangements for the granC
: reform rally on Tuesday.
BarTAKE NoTICE.-A large consign
ment of queensware and crockery has beel
received at j. Raesleys auction rooms, t.
y be closed out at once, Auction sales vii
: be he held every evening with special sale
every afternoon at 2 o'clock for ladies.
Bg~John Curry. %. Ills, and EdwarC
e Sweeney, 20, Wis, stopped at the hous
n of John j. Beatty Oh the bluff last nigh
I and begged supper, Their wants wer
supplied and then to show their gratltud
gobbled fine pocket knife belonging to tn
man of the house. Officer Olsen arreste
is them and this morning Justice Mapes di.
st charged them, no one appearing to sustai
q the charge.
s Bg-Geo H Mckinley, better know
a. as Doc, has been and gone and dor
it." Last evening he was married /,
Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, to Miss Hester
Ferris, of that place, most estimab
N Young lady. Rev. Mr. Evans of the \
lr E. church, of Mount Pleasant, performe
D. the ceremony. This morning the hapl
of couple arrived in Moline where Doc
intends to permanently reside. His maj
friends viii unite with the writer in wis
ing them successful and happy journ
re through life.
of BaELast Monday the miners employt
nt by Samuel Bowles suspended work. clail
ing that the price paid, 81 cents p
bushel, was too small They ask for
cents. Mr. Bowles claims that he cam
RI sell his coal to the teamsters at 7 cent
he unless he can have it mined at less th;
as 4 cents, and that the teamsters cannot
ne ford to pay more than cents. hauling
" to this city and selling at II and II cent
He still holds out. refusing to pay Il
advance asked, and hoping to obtain M
in few days. There has been no attem
les at Intimidation made by any of the d
he charged miners, as stated in the Una
he this morning, The owners of the &C
mines at Seldom Seen and at Porter
vile pay cents per bushel for mimi
and it was for this reason that N
re- Borles's men struck for half cent r
es- bushel more than they were receiving,
order to be equal with the other miue