The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-17

R1The general expression in Moline is
in favor of lady for county superintendent
of schools.
Reese's Hall to- morrow evening to be
mustered into service.
H@Richards & Sohrbeck are putting
down a very substantial sidewalk on the
west side Of their store.
E@Salisbury is raising the ceiling and
will put a new roof on to Thos. Dunn
Hall. When finished it will be one of the
best halls in the city.
b9~Thos. Yates commenced work this
morning on the mains for the water works,
at the Moline plow shop. corner Main
street and Rodman avenue.
Bg-The WorkiDgmen's delegates to the
county convention are requested to meet at
the Reese House this evening at 7:30.
a. MCDERMoTT, Secy.
BH@Chas. Melin, an employe of Deere
& Co., had the thumb of his left hand so
badly mashed last Saturday that ii was
necessary to amputate it at the first joint.
RGg- 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.
Gfa~ Information reached here this morn
ing that the W. U. depot at Hampton was
broken into Saturday night and several
colts of cotton cloth and some tickets
taken. No arrests.
E~rhe third ward of Moline has deci
ded to vote solid for the Commodore.
They say that if he does not get the coro.
nership, he will be up for alderman
again next spring, and they are deter
mined to preclude the possibility of such a
catastrophe.
EaFThe number of pupils enrolled il
! the public schools at the END of the first
week of the fall term are as follows: Cen
tral building, 573; West ward. 2S3; East
WARD. 81; Total, 9l3. This monday
r morning there was an increase of about so
making an aggregate attendance Of uearl.
E 200, an increase of over hundred owe
= that of last year. at the end Of the frs
a month.
= RIrThe Moline Union is scared. ha
: swallowed the revolving decoction pre-
scribed bv the republican county con
Vention, and thinks it time to begin t
0 whip into the traces the dissatisfied fac
y tons 1t takes occasion in Sundays issu
to chide the innocent ReU9 10 man becaus
: the has dared to speak his own and tn
II popular sentiments Of the party. IL is th
almost universal remark of the republ
cans OF Moline that Il will not support tn
: republican county ticket, and because c
!, this the Union is unhappy.
! B9TRev. Arthur Milliard, of Dubuque
ho
and favored the audience with a very il
teresting and powerful temperance lecture
He is opposed to prohibitory Legislation
a and advises moral suasiou, that departur
Il which is so popular just now with ten
perance workers He will lecture this an
'e to morrow evenings at the Baptist churel
7. half the proceeds to go to the churcl
y Subject for this evening, Walter Scott
Tomorrow evening. Bunyan and b
time. Don't miss it.
At Democratic Caucus.
At oclock last Satur day evening I'll
- caucus. at Reese's Han, was called to ord,
by VIM. Beardslee
. Dan. W. Gould was elected chairms
and NJ. Schulthies secretary.
On motion committee OF three, col
M sistiDg of Ezra Smith, Adolph WeckeI au
CO o. j. Beardslee, was appointed by Il
90 chair to nominate nine delegates TO Il
O0 county convention.
40 The committee recommended the fc
M lowing named gentlemen:
90 D. w. Dinock. Frank Schrader. D. v
50 Gould, Chas Peal, Lawrence Oklun
9sss Ezra Smith. A. Weckel, f. G. Bokma
20 H. Hennecke
Chas. Peal stated that It would inco
80 80 venience him to attend the county col
50 vention and asked to be excused, wher
II upon the name of H. L. Lewis, was su
4: stituted, and on motion the report of Il
b committee was adopted by a unanimo
=, vote.
c2i ch On Eotion the chair appointed tow
ship committee, consisting of Ez
Simth. chairman. Adolph Weckel al
u VIM. Beardslee.
- The utmost unanimity prevailed. al
S Sn all were satisfied with the delegates chose
oz They will go to the convention uninstruC
:, ed and unpledged, prepared to support t
oO host man for of1Ico