The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-24


B9@Levi McCaDe has built new picket |
! fence around his residence.
SEWN. Turner was quite i'll yesterday, |
but is around attending to business today. |
B9~The graduating class exercise at the |
Congregational church tomorrow evening. |
R@M Mr.. Thompson says be expects to
| take a ride in his little excursion boat next |
Sunday.
Ba@ There is said to be a disreputable
house on Wells street that ought to be
pulled
E2>Mr. Morgan feels agrieved on &C
count of the item in Wednesdays ARGUS, |
relative to the old warehouse at the boat |
landing. He says it is not true
a@-It should rot be forgotten that Rev. |
DIR. Hacey will deliver his entertaining
lecture on Pioneer Life" this evening.
Street cars run to Rock Island after the
lecture.
GG-Reunion and social at the high
school building this evening. None but
the teachers, scholars and few invited
friends will be present. This on account
of the limited room.
HeA-Strawberries have made their ap-
pearance, and now a strawberry festival is
in order, The Good Templars lodge have
decided to have one next week, although it |
is not known yet what hall will be used.
BA@A constable from Rock Island came
up here this morning after Gus Berg, a
crazy Swede man. He got him into the
carriage by telling him that he was wanted
in Rock Island as witness in a law suit.
but before they had gone far he began to
suspect something, and jumped out of the
carriage and ran. At this writing he had
not been caught.
s9~The firm of Margraf & Epp having
dissolved. in order to close up the books
and accounts we have placed them in the
hands of VIM Turner for collection. There
are still some claims against the firm which
must be paid within sixty days, and the
money must come from these accounts,
even if severe measures have to be resorted
to. Headquarters at Margraf 4 Sons
clothing store. CHAs. MARGRAF,
22d3t MARCUS EPP.
RsA%Rev. Richard Hauey. D. D.. will
, deliver a lecture on Pioneer Life 10 the
West, or Personal "Reminiscences of Older
] Times" at the NJ. f. Church, in this city
: this evening at s o'clock. There will be
general admission fee of 25 cents charg
;. ed; children Is cents. The proceeds Of
the lee, ure will be sor the benefit OF the
church DR., Haney is we'll known as a
: veteran Methodist preacher and presiding
elder. He was associated with Peter
r Cartwright an1 other noted pioneers. His
: old friends will be glad to hear him. Our
4 Rock Island friends can be sure of a street
!. car to take them hoTe after the lecture.
g RsAEvery spring there are from 20 to
II 80 cows lost in Moline from the effects OF
} early clover. The cattle are kept on dry
10 lay and bran through the winter, and then
d suddenly changed to rank clover patch
j. about the middle of May, when they gorge
It themselves upon it to such an extent that
Ie sickness if cot death ensues. The clover
ID ferments, forming gas, which causes the
IS animal to bloat, and if no antidote is ad.
az ministered often proves fatal. The follow,
ID ing prescription has been given by veter-
le mary surgeon who says it will cure the
Iy most stubborn case: Take one half ounce
,e of ammonia and add to tone pint ofwater
&c for dose. Give this every half hour unit
le the bloating subsidies. At the same time
ut rub the sides of the animal.
y b~This afternoon Lawrence Eihl, /:
le bu,ctcr, who said he was in the employ o.
he T. SCHNEIDER, of Rock Island, was arrested
as by Marshal Wells and taken before Magis
trate Swander on charge of peddlins
meat. The evidence showed that he hat
4 sold ten cents worth of sausage to Charlie
Margraff and some dried bee! t.
- Frank Schrader. besides trying t.
x make a sale to Werlich Brothers. TIL,
lowest fine under the ordinance ($5. wa
assessed upon him. and Charles Margraf
went security for payment This ped
- ding business has been carried on slyl
for some time by the Rock Island an
Davenport butchers, and has given rise t
"a much complaint from the Moline butch
,r- ers Another case against a Davenpor
,s, butcher will be tried omorrow.
Sc A Public Park.
Tic The Gazette, this morning, in speakin!
H. of the prospect for public park says
70, There are l3 acres, situated upon th
ed brow of the bluff, between Redman ave
10 nue. and Lynde streets, that could be pul
ne chased low for cash. The land is owne
'rs ty Charles Atkinson and the Huutoo
IN, brothers," This land is owned by Charlie
ed iAtkinson,-but what is the differenc
mt whether it can be purchased low or not
on. Has not Mr.. Atkinson been trying fc
some time to get chance to give the cit
seven or eight thousand do lars? Did b
Ia Ia not have all his arrangements TO donate
th library building, and was only prevente
an, by S. W. Wheelock, who matured b
nd plans too soon for him? Verify, this W;
Is the town talk at the time
ne, The lot mentioned is beautiful pla'
mo for park, with shade trees. we
!ug trimmed, stumps cleared out. and
ing centrally located as could be wished 70
ur- If Mr.. Atkinson still retains his phila
ley throphic inclinati~ns. he could not wish f