The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-24
is, Monday. April "a. 1876.


anniversary of Odd Fellowship which was
to have occurred this evening will not take
place on account of the death of j. d.
Harold and the serious illness of III. II.
Grover and other members of the order
Jolly Rock Island fisherman of that name)
was arrested on Saturday night by Officer
Jerry Coruey for being drunk and dis
orderly and lodged in the calaboose-
This morning he had hearing before
Justice Mapes. and was fined S. and costs.
He was pecuniarily embarrassed anu went
to Jail in defalt of payment.
R@The funeral of J. D. Harold oc-
Cured Sunday at 8 p NJ from the Metho-
dist church, Rev. W. NJ. Collins officiat-
ing. The Odd Fellows turned out in a
body and presented fine appearance as
they followed the remains to the grave
with solemn tread. The deceased was
nearly "a years of age and was we'll known
in the community. He leaves mother and
sister. besides many warm friends to
mourn his loss.
BH-The election in District No. |, town
ship IL, for one school director, which oc
Cured on Saturday. was the most exciting
and hotly contested eyer held there and
the vote the largest ever polled Adolph
Weckel was elected by 33 majority, a
sweeping triumph for the opponents of an
nexation. Following is the vote:
Adolph Weckel ........... 11O
| l.. d. severance neutrality-suspicious.. :....,--- "a
| Weckers majority ......-...........:... 33
Although the result would appear to in
dicate the wishes of majority Of the vo-
ters, yet it will hardly effect a compromise
of the unfortunate differences existing be-
tween the two factions Nothing but liti-
cation can settle this much vexed question.
say- The Union makes feeble effort to
convince its readers that there was no
Democratic ticket in 1872; that Mr..
Greeley was the personi6cation of Repub-
iicanism: and that Mr.. Moore 10 the sim
plicity of his nature did not know he was
voting the Democratic ticket. 1t is per
fectly natural for Mr. Moore's organ tc
to enGeavor to explain away the inconsis.
tency of the city attorney, but it certainly
cannot hope to gull its readers into believ
ing that there was no organized Democracy
in the last presidential contest. Mr.
Moore may be the confding susceptible
Individual his organ endcavors to make
him appear, but there are few In this
community who will accept the explanation
of the Union, that when Mr.. Moore voted
for Horace Greeley, the regular Demo
cratic candidate of the regular Democratic
national convention, he was SO green as no
to know Democracy from Republicanism
Had Mr.. Greeley and Gov. Brown beer
elected does the onion think their admin
istration would have been a Republican
| Il t. tb
antagonist of the Republican party. The
woeful howl of Mr.. Moore's organ is en-
TREY too thin.
EaF@ The commissioners of highway
will meet, tomorrow, to consider th'
proper course to pursue relative to tn
collection of the road tax, and also TO TAX
.. . action as to the proper disposition OF tn
! property road tax. collected by the presen
collector, but which he refuses to turn owe
to the county treasurer. The poll tax @
this township teaches over $1,000 and b
close work ought to be fully collected
= Last year, the path master, whose duty !
is to collect tie same and turn i; Iii to tn
treasurer. di1 not qualify. so that tn
, street mmis ,ioner tShailberg) was re
q quired to do 50, in addition to his regua
: dutieS at the time Shallberg opposed
and in fact absolutely refused to collect
, the tax, but finally. after con3ultlng legi
: aid, consented. The work was only abou
+ half done however, and at the last regula
! meeting OF the commissioners OF highways
on March 9th, This year1 he was $l2U
short of the amount required TO be co
ected, which was charged up to hin
- Shallberg, since that time, has been maxim
:. some collections on this tax, and at th
. last special meeting of the board hi
! shortage was reduced to about $400, an
y lie then requested his discharge frol
liability for the remainder This wa
:; favored by Commissioner Grinnell, bu
f opposed by Com'r Harwood and inally rt
:. suited in holding the street commission
tor the amount of the uncollected tax
. the meantime the city is deprived of bot
the poll tax and its share of the proper
n n road tax and now the commissi ners
q highways propose to see what means Ca
best be employed to get the money. Leg
advice has been taken by the commissio
- ers and it would not be surprising if son
interesting developments were mad
al Shallberg claims to act under legal advi
a and so does Peterson The public. wi
D are the real sufferers. will watch the SO!
e ton Of the problem with considerable i
X terest.