The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-31

BgRegular monthly meeting of the
city council next Monday evening.
E9-The Lilly was busy all day yester-
day transferring people and teams across
the river.
g9@The restaurant and hotels did a
good business yesterday, if one may judge
from the way they were crowded.
5InA boat race will be had this evening
between the Sylvan's and the Dimock s.
Gould crews. Start from the foot Of
Lynde streeI, and row one mile and return.
R9@Qficer Olson dispatched another
troublesome dog this morning, and there
ing soon if not taken care of by their
owners.
HgN Thompson's steam boat made a
trial trip yesterday in the slough. 1t does
not work satisfactorily yet, but the faults
can easily be remedied. when she will be
| ready for excursions.
BagnAt the residence of the brides
parents at clock Wednesday evening,
| Horace McGinnis, of Rock Island, and
Miss Ella Griffin, of Moline, were married
by Justice Mapes.
E9HLast evening about dusk. certain
parties were seen diving into the woods
south of Nourse's nursery, aud soon a
possee Of boys followed suit. There would
be rich field for policeman,
BG~P Postmaster Hemenway has placed,
for the accommodation of the public, d
large handsome bulletin board with a
clock in the centre, on the north wall of
the post office. People should use this
and not cover the doors and walls with
notices hereafter.
Another Benedict.
Wednesday evening at 1880, at the
residence of II. H. Schlatfeldt, Henry
Sohr beck, of the firm of Richards 4 Sohr.
beck. was united in IL arriage to Miss Anna
Schlatfeldt, by Rev. Geo. +. Linfeld, pastor
of the Baptist church, Henry is whole
souled, obliging. business man, and has
many warm friends, with which THE
ARGUS joins in wishing him and his fail
bride al! the JOY this life affords,
gaFGust Burs, the methodically mad
mrn. who was too sharp to be enticed tC
Rock Island with the story that he wa:
wanted for a witness, is to be dealt with
again. This morning Riemer Erbst made
complaint before Magistrate Swander tha
he believed Burk to be crazy; that Burl
went into one of his private rooms a few
days since with matches in his hand. anC
threatened TO burn him out; that he wa
afraid that he would carry his threat iut,
execution sometime, ii allowed to run a
large. Also that he had had Rock IslaaC
searched thoroughly for Judge Guyer bu
could not find him, but that clerk i
Guyers office told bin that be must brin
|, Bark to Rock Island before they could d
anything about it, He therefore prayed
Magistrate SwaEder to issue writ il
: vagrancy with which Burk could be arrest
ed and taken to Rock Island so that prope
action could be taken 10 place him wher
he belongs.
D Why Were They Cmitrea2
| To the Editors of The Argus.
e At the first call meeting held at the Ell
CINE house to make arrangements fo
decoration day, after making several CON
l. mittees, an executive committe was al
n pointed and 1t was agreed that the seer,
: tary of this committee be instructed I
S invite all Sunday and day schools, and a
:. civil and military societies to turn out q
e the both OF May to decorate the graves
I. fallen heroes. This committee invited a
societies and schools except three, namely
is The African NJ E. Sunday School, II
n Moline Union Aid Society, and the Kin
/; Solomon Lodge No 20, A f., 4 A.
|. (Masonic) Why is it that this distinctiC
IS was made with our colored friends? A
n they not citizens? Did they not help
d save this government? Have they D
ID friends who stell in defence sor this go
ernment, and whose graves should
decorated with those of the white soldier
rs If decoration day is national day wi
S, should any be sighted on acceunt,of colo
er CITIZEN.