The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-06
R1Bass street hill is receiving the at
tention of Superintendent Kerns

H9HBass street hill is receiving the at |
tention of Superintendent kerns.
EgJoe Duncan was around town yes
terday shaking hands with the boys.
H@ Yesterday was the warmest day we
have had. The mercury stood at 100 for
few hours.
s9The old composition roofing on the
central school house is being removed ant
tin substituted.
BaPPublic examination Of teachers was
in progress at the central school house
yesterday and to-day.
Library board meeting tomorrow even
ing, and council and board of education
meeting on Monday evening.
B@G Gideon's Band will go up the river
to small island opposite Hampton to-
morrow and remain over Sunday.
sRMiss Belle Cooper returned last
Monday evening from Clinton, where she
has been for the past three months with
her brother.
B3FA lady whose name We were unable
to learn lad her pocket picked of gold
watch and chain while witnessing the bat
tie on the 4th.
g1HThe mayor instructed Officer Olson
this morning to canvass the town and re-
port all needed repairs of sidewalks and
railroad crossings to the street surperin
tendent
u.s. Binding of every description done
at close figures at THE ARGUS bindery.
All kinds of printing cheaper than else :
where in the three cities First class work
guaranteed. If.
The Flow City.
Tue steam yacht Plow City is now in
perfect trim for excursions. Pains will
be taken to insure the comforts of passen-
gers. Liberal discount to Sunday schools
aud societies. 15d3m
HHermau Kingert was arrested by
Marshal Wells yesterday for disturbing
the peace and fighting one Henry Meyers.
The evidence showed that he had on his
hand at the time some kind of metal
knuckles, Fined $40 and costs.
g@One man was found this morning
who had the courage to acknowledge that
be played ball in Clinton on the 4th. He
says if they had played week they would
not have made a run, as there were four
professional imported players in the Clin-
ton club.
B9Our widely advertised celebration
attracted the attention of the usual mum
Der Of sneak thieves. On Tuesday night
lJ. o. Anthony and c. T. Workman.
houses were burglariously entered. and at
, tempts were made at several other resi-
dences.
BG~Daniel Frazier, on old gentleman
] living on the bluff, met with painful ac
eident while stacking hay last Wednesday
He slipped and fell from the top of ha,
stack striking upon his back aud shoulders
He was carried shome and DR.. Morey at
tended Linn. No serious results are an
ticipated,
B3F David Reese, the man for whom
warrant has been in the hands of an office
) for several days, for beating his vie an
breaking her arm with boot jack. wa
brought before Magistrate Swander yester
day. His wife was summoned, but re
fused to appear against him, thereby enc
d ing the peoples case, and, as Rees
It thought, settling the whole matter; bu
r the court disabused his mind of that erro
: by giving him his choice of pleading guilt
o to being drunk and disturbing the peace
e or compelling the attendance of his vii
t as a witness in case for the city upo
1t that chnrge. He accepted the forme
" alternative and was fined 80.