The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-07

Heavy rain, with thunder, lightning
ind wind, last night.
The members of the bar are talking
If having pic mic on Big Island next
week.
lana College begin one week from to- day
On the l4th.
-Wagners Minstrels. one of the best
troupes travelling, appear at Darts Hall, |
Saturday evening. Look out for rousing
bill.
The Cornet band, of Andalusia, will
give an ice-eream sociable in Jones's Hall,
in that place, on Thursday evening, June
2lst.
"A young man from Moline, Ills.
who went to Texas this spring. has tele-
graphed home to his father: "Fatted calf
for one.
The total assessed valuation OF prop
erty in Scott county, over the river, this
year, is $l0,429, 638, about the same as
last year.
The commencement exercises of the
graduating class OF the High school begin
at o'clock this evening, in the Central
Presbyterian church.
-Ex-P Policeman Taylor has opened
grocery store on the corner of Eighth
avenue and 18th street-on the sunny
side of the slough" Next.
People wanting to pay their taxes can
find County Treasurer Porter in his Office,
in the court house, every evening until the
llth-- when the tax sale commences. The
Office will also be open Sunday, all day.
The June term of the Henry county
circuit court will commence on next Mon =
day morning, June II. The docket con-
tains &c criminals, l24 common law, aud
l03 chancery, making total Of 253 cases.
That moonlight party" came off
last evening, and was we'll attended.
During the rain the company found shelter
in Mr.. Offerman's house. The managers
are talking Of having another party in 6
couple Of weeks.
Jacob Wilson, the father of Henry
Wilson, who is now in Jail for the burglary
of Mrs. Bickmore's house near Milan, last
April, Is circulating petition to keep his
son out OF the penltentlary The youth Is
| a born thief, so is the old man,
TO morrow is the last day of the
will be no school in the afternoon, but
they will close at noon for the usual tire
months vacation -commencing again on
the first Monday Of September
The officers OF the state lodge OF
Iowa, and the deputies and representa-
tives to the supreme lodge of the United
States, A. o. u. W, are now in session
10 Davenport. +. W. Boynton, pass
grand master, and Geo. A. Solander
grand recorder for Illinois, are present.
A Missouri clergyman is asked to va
cate the pulpit just because he had three
wives living and is suspected of having
poisoned the fourth. Church congrega
tiJns are becoming so particular that afte
a while clergyman will not be permitted
to haye any worldly enjoyment at all
NOrrtstO,cm Herald.
They have a dam nuisance in Milan
The authorities there complain that the bacl
water from the dams across tle Rocl
river overhows the embankment on tn
south bank of the river, and hence tina
little burg is flooded. The dam owner
haye been notified to abate the nuisance
or suffer the penalty of the law for thei
dam negligence.
-Ucal Lodge, No. COS. l. o. 0. f
elected officers last evening, as follows
n. G., c. V. Post; V. g., J. NJ Rey
nolds; R. s., r. Boilman; Treas, iona
Bear w. H. Hodgson was elected reT
resentative TO the Grand Lodge. TIL
new officers will be Installed on the Fourt
of July. After the election there was
little adjournment to L. Krelps restar
! rant where Refreshments were partaken [
and the elect congratulated.
john Williams, of Coal Valley. Wa
locked up 10 our county Jail yesterda
afternoon, where he will remain for thirt
D days for striking Constable Hail, of thi
r village, over the head with club, viii
the officer was arresting him. He is al.
held under 81, 500 to keep the peace towar
5 all people IN general, and Marshal Peart
l. and Constable Hall 10 particular, for 81
d months. He was drunk and 10 a 70
!, Tuesday. He was tried before Justit
Loebner.
Judge Peasants court holds evenig
J. sessions. Judging from the progre,
Z. made on the docket it will take contin,
e GUS session Of six months to clean up a
: the cases The case before the court no
will try the patience Of Judge Pleasan
more severely than any case he has evt
o before had On Monday and Tuesday Il
9 attorneys cvinced warlike dlspositio
F. The news from the Turkish war of al
preaching peace had a soothing effect
them last evening.
= Hereafter, all employees at Rock L
d ami Arsenal will have to work 10 hou
n per day and at the same wages they r
s ceiyed when only working hours. Al
now those employees can see how since
- the Republican party was in 1872 In i
, professions of good will towards them.
J, is four years till their votes will be solicitt
e again to elect another president It
, useless for them to com plain, times a
- hard, work scarce. and it won't do to thro
Q up situation. The party don't need the
+ votes for year or two to come, so tht
t can have plenty Of time to think what {
\ influential congressman they helped
elect last fall
/ Breakfast and dinner sets, vases, cha
@ delers, lamps. chimueys, etc., at u
:, wholesale prices, at retail. May Bros
cor 9th street and I'd avenue. 7dlt
d "No pignant sauce she knew, nor costly treat;
Her hunger gave relish to her meat
g Because she had the good sense to st(
; at the Sherman House, Chicago, whe
- every dish is so exquisetly prepared, as
give it right royal relish.
-
y a First Glass Concern.
= Probably no house in the country
better known or has more extensi1
g trace in its line than George A Clark
Co., New York This firm manufacture
c the celebrated 20. N. T., thread SO gene