The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-12
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
See official notice ofschool election.


Scott county circuit court commences
on next Tuesday, in Davenport,
An addition Of y lots to the town of
Gable is being surveyed y Z. IL, Stod'
dar9, Of this city,
Max Myerson the gQuld-be suicide,
and Jack Quinlan, the woman beater, hays
been released from jail.
AS ordered by the council the sewer
on Fourth avenue, between 18th and 18th
streets, is being repaired by Supt. Boynten
Rev. G.. G.. NorThoren, pastor Of the
German Presbyterian church, in this city,
not meeting with sufficient encouragement
has resigned.
Two beautiful and distinct rainbows
were much admired By thousands Of peo-
pie in this vicinity,
Two more conductors were bounced i.
last week by the c. R. |. & P. Col. r.
Wilson (Oskalcosa branch and A, Stone
(Southwestern). No cause is.assigned,
-"W. W. Rigby, Creston, Iowa." en-
gagged 5 $500 horse and buggy, at S. 7.
Fernalds livery stable, over the river last
Friday. but he has not been caught, nor
has the horse and buggy been heard from
since He only wanted to so to Moline.
| Mr.. NJ E. Burnette-son of Hon. R.
NJ BurBette, OF MQscatlne, whose death at
| San Antonio, was chronicled last week.
committed suicide. He had been suffering
from typhoid fever for long time, and
while in dclirium produced by this dis
ease shot himself dead with a revolver.
The young man who involuntarily paid
H. 1nr, fo,, L.
wrong lady, is reminded that it's dangerous
70 become so intoxicated with female love,
lln9ss as to neglect the original partner,
and obliGe her to pay for your absent
mindedness.
Since Mr. Gable obtained possession
of the Peoria road, many needed improve
ments have been made-but during tie
coming two months he intends to put In all
new, steel rails, new ties, and repair ohe
road bed and bridges, So that the road viii
be one of the smoothest and best roads il
the state.
r Charles johnson. the man who shot
, DR.. Artz, of Joy, Mercer county, on Tues
day, the 9th, for seducing his wife, de-
livered himself to the officers az Millers
burg, where he was held under $500 bonds
5 for attempting to kill. He gave security
5 1and was released. DR.. Artz is able to be
q around again.
WIN. r. Moore, Esq, of Moline. states
that if some of our enterprising young
men will measure out mile course on thu
river couple of crews from the Sylvan
Boat Club will come down here on Satur,
/ day evening, with their boats. and SHOW
our people some tall rowing" There's
chance. boys-improve it.
q As before stated 10 THE ARGUS tht
examinations at Augustans College ant
Theological Seminary commenced yester
day and will continue during to day ant
? tomorrow. The commencement exercises
{ Of the graduating class will commence a
10 o'clock Thursday and continue during
the day. The exercises will be both il
. the English and Swedish languages.
Capt. W. G. Morris, of Moline
! started for Jacksonville this morning hav
n ing in charge Gus Bjorek, tuot Rursch
f who was adjudged insane the other day
r The Capt. will bring back with hin
E George Maxwell, sent up from Judg
f John NJ Wilson's court, Dec. II, 1857
= Eric Bemer, sent from the present count,
s court, May 5, 1871, and Herman Wiltz
| sent Dec. 2. 1875, who have all been pro
+ nounced incurable, and will probabl
|. spend the balance of their days in thr
8 poor house.
3 Another man has been arrested OF
S suspicion of being that Bloomington hors
. theft James Vincent alias Clark, wa
/ arrested by Marshal Jennings and office
:. Clinton, of Davenport in Blue Grass, Scot
e county, on Saturday afternoon. while a
. work on Wade's strawberry farm, wher
he was experimenting the "pickers," AM
e lodged 10 Jail in that city. The fellow lef
{ tracks of his visit from Bloomington {,
!, this city, by which he was traced, havin
y sold the horse 10 some town 10 this state
t With information furnished, Marsha
5 Jennings and officer Clinton took up tn
e trail from this point. and tracked the fel
E low to the Wade farm in Blue Grass
{ where they made the arrest as above sta
# ted Vincent is a young, athletic man
+ and was armed with revolver. aud sal
Il that it was a good thing the officers di
not haye on blue coats" or they woul
g never have taken him aiYe. He is an oil
e hand. and his arrest is an important one
q Marshal Jennings telegraphed bis arres
IS to Bloomington, and received answer tia
n an officer would be here to-day for him
d He had been working for Wade for tire
# weeks past, and looks anything but ''hors
4 thief" Ii would appear then, that tn
o young man arrested and jailed 10 this cit
# by Policeman Gorman, and afterwar
d taken to Bloomington by Marshal Miller
is of that city, did not prove to be the righ
o man.