The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-04
ns%Citv council meetino tbis evening

Ou LAdA ctAOCLs
BB~I. Cassel, of the firm of Smith &
Cassel, has enlarged his residence by add
ing another story to portion of it.
Bes@The Turner's picnic on the Water
Power Co.'S island, yesterday, was. well
attended and a success, financially.
B1@J. N. Christv was raising his bakery
building, corner Main and Lynde streets,
o-day. 1t will be elevated four or five
inches and new foundation placed underit
R1HDr. G, P. Coggeshall, graduate of
the Philadelphia, Pa, University, has re-
Gently located in Moline. His Office is two
doors west of Bokman & STANCES drug
| store.
| B9PH. A. Ainsworth has resigned his
position as member of the board of edu-
cation. This is to be regretted as Mr.
Ainsworth is one of the most efficieLt mem
bers of the board.
E9~Mrs. DR.. Porter, of Davenport, will
address IA temperance mass meeting in the
Congregational church, to morrow Tues
day. evening. Subject: ''Woman's in
huence upon the wine question.
Eg@The Chas johnson arrested last
Friday night on suspicion of being pick
pocket, was not Charles johnson, the
painter. who has lived here for several
years and is in the employ of Blonbergson
Il Norling. He (the painter is very
esteemable young man, and we take
pleasure in making this statement, fearing
that the people might be mis- led by the
similarity of the names.
R0@ Mr.. Theo D. Stoddard is informed
that the widow Hoon, who he SO unmerci-
fully assails in yesterdays Union, did
not carry him into THE ARGUS" but
that the information was furnished The
ARGUS by himself. Rather binding.
E9rA thief entered Donald Stewart S
house Sa aturday morning and carried off
new valise, which Mr., Stewart had just
purchased. The joke is on the thief, how
ever, for he passed by table on which
was lying $40, and took only the valise
worth $3.50.
9eA9Fred. McNaughton was arrested,
Saturday evening, by Officer Corney. This
morning, he was brought before Magistrate
Swander charged with extreme drunk
enness and disposition to resist the officer
when arrestng him. Fined $5 and costs.
Paid.
BH A Davenport butcher named Thomas,
was arrested, Saturday, and fued $5 by
Magistrate Swander, for peddling without
license. He took an appeal TO the circuit
court. This is Ills second offence within a
week, and looks as though he intended to
defy the law,
nsADonald Stewart, of Mississippi Val
leg Grove, No. 33, and Henry Schacht, of
Moline Grove, No. &c, A. .. U. d., left
this morning as representatives from their
: respective Groves, to the Grand Grove oI
0 Druids. Of Illinois, which will be in session
$ June 5th, 9th and 7th, at Quincy.
t BGFThe library board held their annual
meeting Saturday evening at the library
room. The annual report of the secretary
and treasurer were audited, and will be
presented to the city council this evening
fhey were not iu shape for publication to-
. day. but will be found in tomorrow's issue
of THE ARGUS. The board will ask for ar
appropriation of $1,000 for the ensuing
year
bE~He was taking walk with hi
~ girl, when they were met by gentleman
20 He asked the lady if it was her brother
10 She answered in the negative and intro
40 dlced them; when the stranger inquired
6s if he was running that thing" He re
So marked that "he thought he was, anC
90 declined further discussion of the question
65 The Stranger, dissatisfied with the ruling
oo called for the yeas and nays, which re
90 suited in victory for him by an over
10 whelming majority, and he triumphant,
10 bore off the prize, remarkiug, as he dis
h appeared, that he considered himself con
u. siderably the larger man of the two. Th
Cs Gss vanauished here. after mature dehberatio
has made known his intention to cali upo
b. that william with a revolver and contes
A. the question as to size. We anxiousl
await the issue.
r. Il Kodman Avenue.
At a secret meeting of the city counci
Is it was decided to extend Rodman avenu
S So hill to a width of 80 feet so as 80 allo'
50 room for the ditching and grading neces
DO sary to be done there; also to straighte
- the street by taking few feet off of LeV
oD McKane's, G. Z. Heminway's and sever;
other lots. Mayor Wheelock consulte
sm with al! the parties whose land the prC
u posed improvement infriuges upon, an
s1i all seemed to be willing that the pla
should be carried out, and agreed to RI
ceive nominal compensation for wha
ever amount of land was appropriated
They reasoped-and correctly-that Il
. street property ditched and graded, wou
enhance the value of their proper
ten fold the amount of the few feet take
from the front of their lots. Levi Nj
AZ Kane. in particular, was very anxious
g., have it done, and willing to sell whateV'
az of his lot they wished. He said it migl
81 have been done long ago but for G.
IL Hemenway, who had always opposed i
. 1t was on Thursday evening of last we'
this conversation passed between Il
mayor and Mr.. McKane. Friday NOR
> 40 ing the surveyor, in accordance with Q
ders from the mayor, proceeded to surv
and lag out the street All was well uni
he reached McKane's. when that merc
rial minded Individual bounced down upc
s, him like duck on June bug. He rave
and tore, sweated and swore, declaril
4Sx that not an inch of his land would
touched until he was iu hell; would list
to no reasoning from any one, conduct
himself himself very much Ike an escap
ans onS lunatic; and the project had to be aban
oned for the time being. 1t is not know
as yet, what course the council, will pV
sue 10 regard TO the matter. though sol
Eer; of the aldermen say that they shall
ksrs Iur.neE consult Mr' Hchahe WISHES
will proceed to lay out, condemn aud I
70 whatever they see fit of bis land. I
course would appear justi6able, inasmr
as McKane readily consented at FL
4 and now. without any apparent reas
10 4. SO strenuously objects. The measu
liz consummated, will bs valuable
provement, as Rodman avenue is the {
let TO so many points tributary to Moli
making it vastly important to the c.
mercial interests of the city that it she
be kept in passabie condition.
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