The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-09
pA Tomorrow is quarterly meeting at
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sure publication the same day.
BeA Tomorrow is quarterly meeting at
the NJ. E. Church.
BtA- The schools ID District No. | closed
their spring term yesterday.
gap Target shooting for meerschaum
pipe will be the principal attraction Of the
Gllbertown Llc mic tomorrow.
DG Overcoats and gloves we're resur-
rected from closets and boxes this morn
ing and made to do duty again.
Ra7~ The Plow City base ball club. and
Rock Island nine, met on Mud Island at
3 P. NJ to play for the gate money.
B0E~ Iverson, the janitor at the Central
school house, is trimming the shade trees
IN the yard, a very much needed improve
ment.
RGThe PIow City steamer made the
trip from Davenport to Moline yesterday
in one hour. and thirty-fve minutes, win
ming the bet of $40.
BaC Charles Aiwage has purchased two
lots in Smiths addition for $3.50, cash,and
will build thereon a dwelling house some
time during the summer.
sg-Services at the Baptist church to-
morrow as usual, by the pastor, Rev.
Geo. F. Linfeld. Morning subject:
Joy in Temptation" evening, "A review
of the last chapter of Hosea
BsA- r. L. Dashlell, D. D., of New
York, will deliver an address this evening
at the M. K. Church. DR.. Dashiell is a
divinity of considerable note, and will
doubtless interest his audience.
n1A-The only case 10 Magistrate Swan
der's court this morning was civil suit for
funeral expenses, the defendant refusing
to pay the undertaken because he thought
he drove too fast with the corpse. Judg-
ment was rendered for the undertaken.
Bg% Of the two armies which are to
fight q sham battle here on the 4th OF
July, one will represent the British sol
diers and the other the boys of l776. ,
The business men have literally contrib
uted money for the affair. and grand dis
play is expected.
BeapAu adjourned regular meeting of
the city council will be held Monday even
ing to finish up the business before them
last Monday evening. Several petitions
will be considered, appointments on the
library and cemetary boards mace, and
other II tiers of minor Importance at
tended to.
BA-W hen Officer Teller and man wi {
went with him were returning from
Hampton to day they discovered the roo
o! house on fire about half mile from
them, just east of Waterfowl ThcI
whipped up their horse, ran into the house
alarmed the inmates, and with few pail
of water extiGgEished it. Mr.. l.. Grossly
was the mans name who lived in the house
s@Henry Schacht, who, in company
with Donald Stewart, went to Quincy las
Tuesday to attend the session of the Grove
Of Druids, returned this morning. Tht
next annual session of the state lodge viii
be held at Pekin. Mr.. Stewart did no
will visit relatives for week, and is eX
pec+ed home a week from next Monday
Dg@The third contest between the Syl
van Boat club crews will be had this even
ing, starting from the foot of Lynde stree
and rowing one mile, aud return. TIL
: slough will be kept clear of other boat
during the race to prevent a repetition @
: the catastrophy of the last race. The con
( testing crews are as follows:
BOAT No NAME.
James Rosborougb, Captain and stroke.
John W. Good, I'd.
Cassius Friberg, Sd.
Frank W. Gould, bow
3 G. A. Waterman, Coxswa:n.
a BOAT PLow Roy.
I William H. Lewis Captain and stroke
W. Mllt Brown, I'd.
K. L. Brown, jr., Sd.
Edwin II, Anthony, bow.
q Capt. VIM. G. Bennett, CcxswaiD.
Robbery.
Y Last pighl chest of tools valued at So
e belonging to Peter Nelson. was stolen frol
t house on Main street. Information wa
a telegraphed to surrounding towns and a
l10 o'clock this morning a dispatch va
!, received from Hampton that the thief wa
{ in custody. Officers Wells and Teller ,
G once started for that place and this afte
D noon returned with the prisoner and good
i He was taken before Magistrate Swandt
z and gave his name as Vincent Parke
plead guilty and was held in $500 bonds
II the next term of court He could nj
: furnish bail and was taken to Rock Islam
u jail He made clean breast of the matte
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IS The city of Geneseo brought su
= against one of its saloon keepers-Eliz
g beth Shelhammer by name-one day lat
ly, for selling liquor to Silas Aldrich,
e habitual drunkard. The case excite
,e considerable interest-Mr. Chas. Dunba
le made a strong plea for the prosecute
in which he took occasion to say that ct
l. man who would sell whisky to such
W man and thus iDhame his uncontrollah
appetite ought to be damned-and wou
be if there was any hereafter" The tes
mony was conflicting, but the proprietre
was fined $3.50 and costs. which she pa
le as well as the further sum of 800 to 4
is wife of Mr.. Aldrich. to avoid suit
is damages. Robert 7. McNeal, of Copnel
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