The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-17

TTMM'S HALL,
Friday Evening. May 18, "Out of Bond.
age"

Colorad musical drama, by the Hyers
Sisters and nine other talented artists
Admission SO cents. Reserved seats IS
cents, two days lin advance, at Morris's
drug store I6d3t
B9rThe colored peoples festival will
occur at Reese's Hall tonight,
R9D. G. McGregor returned home yes
terday from trip west for Deere 4 Go.
EOrWm. Teller placed a new fence
around his livery stable and gard yes
terday,
89HH. o. Whipples stock of groceries
was being sold by the constable at auc-
ton to-day.
Nick Ziegler, the jovial blacksmith,
went to Geneseo last night to shoe num-
Der of trotters, 4. z. Fisk's among the rest.
gg Drop in at the temperance billia rd
hall and play civil game. Only Is
cents. Tables first class 17dlt.
Bg"A temperance meeting at the Con-
gregational church this evening at 7:3O.
j. S. Connor, of Davenport, will be the
speaker.
BaThe Moline editor of the Gazette has
another assistant. Yesterday morning,
L. K. Fish was made the happy father Of
a FIVE pound boy.
Ea@1t seems too bad that a fellow can't
drop papers and letters off the train for
bis girl without people watching and find
ing fault about it,
Lodgers on Henry street sleep in
peace now, No more is heard of the fran
tic walls of the widow aud fatherless, and
the neighbors give thanks.
Ea Moline must be a fruitful field for
officers. This morning Marshal Hawes,
| Sheriff Perkins and constable from Rock
| Island were on our streets for some time.
E@~The street committee, Mayor
Wheelock, and Street Commissioner Kerns
will meet at City Clerk Walkers Office to-
night, to report the result of recent inves-
legations Of the condition Of streets.
R9Last week the saloon keepers were
notified that unless their licenses were
taken out and paid for within a week they
would be closed up All complied with
the demand except four, who were order
ed to close their doors this morning, but
it is expected that they will take out licen
ce to-day or to morrow and open up
again,
gGyeA certain artist, who lives on Henry
street and OWNS fast horse, says he i.
going to leaYe town because he can't exer
else his horse or dive up back street at 3
moderate pace without everybody having
something to say about it and he is goins
where he can get the speed out Of tha
animal, People ought to think of the diff
ference between his aud common quadru
, peds before censuriDg 50 severely.
R1Y yesterday morning, DR.. Morey toll
an ARGUS reporter that he was going {
take Engineer Asterland and visit tn
cisterns; and at once started to do so. bu
for some reason or other they did not GO
The reporter, however, did not see Dr.
: Morey again and last night stated tha
y he had visited the city cisterns. Thi
, morning the Union says: "Dr. j. W
= Morey, chief Of the fire department, an
{ Engineer AsteTland inspected the cit
q cisterns yesterday" Where did the Unto
y get its information.
H9~ About o'clock last evening, Will
4 Henry Sohrbeck, Deacon Richards's part
= ner, was putting the cork into bottle
. creogote the bottle, being very thin, wa
Il found its way to his face and eyes. D.
n Morey was cailed Immediately and rel'
+" we'd the sufferer for the time being by a
o application of oil. He was taken to b
~ home at the foot of the bluff on Lynd
Il street. 1t was feared last night that b
= eyes would be badly injured, but tn
]. morning he is getting along finely, an
although he will suffer severely for a fe
days, his eyes will not be injured. Hem
is one of the most obiging business men
Moline and the writer joins with his man
l. friends in wishing him speedy recover,
d THE RIVERSIDE CEMETERY SUE