The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-23

i ne gFOuuu was agreed on, starving from
Bachelors row, and from thence to the
court. house square. Pete Albert was the
umpire. He was the Returning Board, and
his decision was final. Joe Johnston, who
was in all his glory, was to give the word
go. All being fully arranged, the
doctor concluded to take off his coat and
bat. Biddison did the same. They then
concluded to take off their boots, and
anything else that they thought would
cucumber them. All was now ready. 1t
was late at night, or rather the small
hours of the morning, when ali the law
abiding and respectable citizens were in
bed. Uncle Joe at last gave the word
go" and off they went. Joe said it was
the incest thing he ever saw-it was nip
and tuck until they got out of sight. He
said they started off like two locomotives
we'll steamed up. But disasters will hap
pen. 10 the doctors commendable zeal
and eagerness to gain the race he did not
see Pete Albert and ran into and knocked
Pete over. Peter, after little. got up
quite mad, but he didn't swear-Oh,
never. The first thing he said was, DOC,
you re beat" Doc said, Never, Pete,
you are only mad; you know | was in first;
| am sorry l knocked you over, but you
know | was in first" But Pete stuck to
it that the doctor only came in second best,
and as Pete was the only Returning Board
his decision was fual.
But if the doctor has now any doubt
about said decision we would like to
hear it, and it my version of the story is
incorrect, we would be happy to have the
| doctor correct it before it gets into print.
After grace by Rev. Fl. NJ, Laney, Of
the Fifth Avenue NJ. f. church, supper
was served.
! After supper, on motion of Alex. T..
Swander, Esq, a vote Of thanks was ten
dered to Mr.. Guild, proprietor of the Rock
Island House, and his efficient assistants,
Charles f. Perkins and VIM, Fails, for the
most excellent manner in which the So
ciety had been entertained, and for the
excellent supper which had been provided
Mr.. Guild replied in suitable terms, thank
ing the society, and promising to do even
better the next time, should the members
have their festival at his house again.
VIM. Bell, chairman tof the executive
committee, then read the names of the
old settlers who had died during the
past year, as follows:
Mrs. Martha Klstler-Born in Pen
nsylvania. Came to Rock Island county
in 1889. Died Feb. %. 1876. Age, 81
years.
John Harrold-Born in Rock Island
county. Died at Moline, April 81, 1876
Aged, 33.
Edward Burial Jr.- Born in Connect
cut. Came to Rock Island county il
1886. Died April &c, 1876, Age 81 years
Thomas Bicknore. Born 10 Maine
Came to Rock Island county in 1885
Died April 90, 1876. Age, Is years.
John Davis-Born in New York Game
to Rock Island county in 1912. Died il
1876, Age Ga.
Henry Rugh. Born in Pennsylvania
Came to Rock Island county 10 1886
Died in Missouri in 1876. Age 65 years
& Mark c. Nilson-BOrn in sPennsylva
MIA. Came to Rock Island county in lS4l
Died Nov. 5, 1876. Age Y years.
Maryland, Came to Rock Island count
, in 1886. Died Dec. 4, 1876.
Mrs. Rose Bennett.-Born in Penn
S1lNduld. SduuG W 11UCh Is anu CUuul
in 1912. Died December, 6, 1876. Ag
) "a years.
William Kale--Born in Hesse Case
( Germany. Came to Rock Island count
f in lo4l. Died Dec. 10, 1876, Age, .
/ years.
= Mrs Martha Parks.-Born in Penn
sylvania. Game TO Rock Island count
| in 1889. Died Dec. rs, 1876. Age, 81
! years.
! Mrs. Polly Williams.-Born in Vel
= mont, Game to Rock Island county i
/ 1886. Died Jan. HIST. Age rs years
e John Thompson, Born in Pennsylva
MIA. Came to Rock Island county in 1874;
5 Died January 2Sth 1877, Age, II year!
The company then withdrew to til
= pariors, where about half an hour Wa
!. pleasantly passed in social chat and tall
7 ing of scenes Of long ago"
/ Upon reassembling in the dining roof
+ again the company was treated to sewers
: we'll rendered songs suitable to the occa
G sion, by a chorus Of twelve ladies an
gentlemen, led by Mr.. E. W. Spencer,
= Mr.. A. NJ. Hubbard, one of the singer
then stated that he taught the first oil
{ fashioned singing school ever held in til
q county, and that he organized, taught ar
. was the leader Of the first brass band ev,
| organized in the county. aud said that ii
d first public exhibition of the musical abb
q ty of this band was on the Fourth
II July, lS45, when it headed a processiC
= FROM Moline which came to this city
IL the celebration He said that it W;
d on this day, and when the procession w
le moving back to Moline that they met
. man on horseback who stated that CT
| Davenport had been killed at his hon
At on the Island.
~ Mr.. Bell then introduced Capt L. !
ise Haverstick, who wished to speak to Il
at Old Settlers. He stated that he was pr
ut pairing history of the county, and
7, order to make the book success he as
70 ed every person present to contribu
Us something relating to the early settleme
n. of the county, from the rich stores
e, their memories.
y, n After music, Mr.. Bell proposed t
is following toast and called on Nathan
ID Belcher to respond, viz: THE Ro'
ID Island House of 81 and the Rock Islal
~ House of IT"
81 Mr.. Belcher responded in feeli
e. speech in which he contrasted the mes
IT he had eaten when Mr.. Barrett was t
&c proprietor of the house, to the splend
at supper which Mr.. Guild had just serve