The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-29
agGStrawberres in market at 20 cents.

BS@Strawberr.es IN market at ~ cents.
BaPThe NJ. Il, church is going to be
cleaued this week. 1t needs it badly.
naPershing's barber shop will be kept
open all day to morrow with three BARRIERS
in attendance. dit
RGHThe Moline Medical society will
hold meeting gat DR.. j. Morey's Office
this evening.
asA-Levi Cralle has taken the contract
to supply the Island with ice water decora-
ton day for $l2.
R1rCall at ConneIl's shooting gallery
and try your skill on the target to-mor-
row. 29dlt.
ssgsEfflund & Young's cool and in
vitiDg billiard parlor will be open all day
tomorrow, Drop in. 29dlt.
BeA-Eflund & Young have ornamented
the arch over the door of their billiard
hall with neat little sign bearing the firm
name.
S9@The students of Augustana college
will turn out in body, headed by brass
band, and march to the Island decor ltion
day.
BH Mr.. Barber. who has the wheel
work at the Moline Plow Co.'S shops, was
presented with a fine meerschaum pipe,
Saturday, by the men who have worked
under him.
BeApA grasshopper sufferer was around
town to-day exhibiting a sample OF young
hoppers which he bottled and corked up.
He says that on the 10th of next month
they are going to cremate all that are
found along the Missouri river
sG-The banks will be closed to NOR
row all day, and the post Office from | a.
III. until 5. p. M.
BaHJohn Erickson, the unfortunate
man who fell from one of the building S
at Rock Island Arsenal last week
died yesterday morning. The
funeral occurred to-day at 2:3o
p. m. from the Gustav Adolph church,
and was taken charge of by North Star
Lodge No. lis A. o. U. w. OF which Mr..
Erickson was member
Ha@The school children and all lodges
desiring to march to the Island will meet
in front of the Congregational church to
morrow at o'clock sharp. The line OF
march will be north on Bass street t.
Main, west on Main to Rodman avenue,
and thence to the Island. The commit.
tee have promised 200 children for
decorating purposes and are very anxious
that at least that number should attend
Each school is expected to form under
their respective superintendents, who viii
have charge of them during the march,
LOsT-A dark red COW, heavy with calf
one horn broken off. Last seen May 3rd
Information of her whereabouts will b.
literally rewarded. Address j. a. Han
son, care of James Shaw. d&wlt.
, B9Theres no danger of reducinI
salaries TOO low, Let the board go ahead
Enormous and unnecessarily eXpensiv,
j school buildings, and the attempt to teacl
4 anything but the conmon branches of al
+, English education, are outrages on tn
q oppressed taxpayers. A free school 70
i the purposes of common English educa
,. tion only is all that the public should b
compelled to support-and teachers fO
II that purpose can easily be had for tn
j figures proposed by the board. Thos
d who want higher schools should put thei
h hands in their own pocket and pay fo
N them and not ask the law to distres
e other people to pay enormous taxes tC
,r purposes which the state has DO right t
o demand them.
j. BgD. G. ". C. I'D. NJ. Mabit
10 accompanied by fifteen members of th
order from Myrtle Lodge No. 81, of III
place, went up to Rapids City last evenin
and instituted a Good Templars' lodg,
i'd The name of Rapids City Ledge No q
was given it,and officers elected as follow
W. G. Tt. Lloyd; W. Y. T-C. I
4, Hudson; w S.-John Forrest; W. f.
H. john Graham; W. IA. Adams; v
MT. Clarksou; WI G. w. Mile
TO W. O.G,-W. Sterman:P. W.CT.-Wr
>. GaIlins; W. CA. D. Cox; D. Nh
's Hudson; Asst S.-Miss. Gunnell Z.
be S.-Harriet Thompson; l.. H.s S.-N
be Lloyd; Lodge deputy.-D. w. Thompso
The lodge starts out with about
- charter members. and will meet Saturdi
evening of each week.
ne Beard of Education.
Ut The board of education met in regul
es monthly session last evening. all bel
present.
q A large number of applications f
teachers positions were received al
referred to the committee on teachers
Misses Cooke aud Hayeock declined
accept positions at the reduced salaries.
as Bills to the amount of $2l,20 we
ay allowed and ordered paid.
Gu AppIiSdttOu vi oOIu SoLASLONt 1Oi Y
( a position of janitor of the west ward sch'
10, house was received.
10. Application of Miss L. W. Wilson
the use OF east ward school house
I'D private school purposes was refused.
lal The superintendent reported $57,
hit tuition fees received during the spri
So term.
he The committee to whom was REFER
oe- the Communication from superintendt
ich and teachers, protesting against reduet
of salaries. brought in two reports. I
majority report was signed by Bennt
Edwards and Huntoon. recommending
,rly reconsideration of the action of last me
the Ing in reducing salaries of teachers.
md Ii. H. Grover presented a minor
of report adverse to the above.
On a motion to reconsider the sal
on question, vote stood to 3.
A motion to reconsider the previ
and vote was carried to |. Thus leaving
question unsettled and 10 the same p
ing ton as before the meeting.
yo's On motion adjourned.
we. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE Il
LINE CITY COUNCIL.
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