The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-26

RH%The board of education meet to-

s9-The board of education meet to-
night
B@ Brown Mapes has bought Of A. P
Fisk the frame house next to the livery
stable of Harwood & Fisk, on Lynde
street and will moye it to his lot on Rail-
road avenue.
1l A. B. Dobson was hauled in on
Saturday night by Officer Teller for being
drunk. This morning Magistrate Swan
der fined him S. End costs but having no
money he was released on promise to do
better.
HaHJohn Brennan, of the Rock Island
police, visited Moline this morning 10
search of James Mauker, and with the as
sistance of Officer Olson found him at work
in the Moline plow shop. Mauker is
wanted in Rock Island for brusing some
one there Sunday night.
E9~The fourth lecture Of the Boat Club
course will be given on Friday evening
next, March 2, by that dashing cavalry
commander and brilliant orator. Gen.
Judson Fitzpatrick Subject: "Sherman's
march to the sea-" Seats may be secured
at Clendenin 4 Martins bookstore on
Wednesday, Feb. %, at II o'clock.
H8"A prominent druggist of this city
com plains that persons claiming to be
physicians are practising in this city, and
that in some cases death has resulted to
patients under their charge. This should
not be allowed to continue and should be
Investigated by our authorities, We have
a number of reliable physicians here ard
anything that savors of quackery should
be discountenanced. 1t does seem that no
matter how much experience is had in
cases of this class, there is always found a
sufficient number Of credulOus mortals
who receive as true all the smoothly
worded theories of self-styled physicians,
claiming to be able to cure this or that
malady be some patent process, or super
natural gift 1t is criminal to endorse by
patronage such impostors, and the sooner
these pretenders are thoroughly discarded
I the better it will be for all-morally and
otherwise. This article is no idle waste of
words but founded on facts which can, il
necessary, be produced. Let our physi
clans. those who have gained their knowl-
edge of medicine by right, examine this
matter and thus do their genuine medica
fraternity and the citizens of Moline last
ing benefit.
, On Saturday evening about $50 O'Clock
L. Pinkham died at his residence south o.
the Chicago depot after severe and lin
gering illness For the past two weeks hi
o has been gradually sinking and durinG
! that time ate nothing except occasionally
some soup, and even this could not be re
o tanned on his stomach. Although hi
= death has been momentarily expected, ye
: his friends have hoped for fortunate
> turn in the disease, consumption of tn
kidneys) that would restore him to health
but Providence ruled otherwise and o
Saturday evening he passed quietly away
: Mr.. Plnkham was among the most respect
r ed of our citizen and leaves a wife and
}. children to mourn his loss He was
mem ber of Moline Lodge, |. 0. 0. F.. an
q Doric Lydge, a. T. & A. NJ, also of Hal
/, mony Lodge No. 2, A. o. U. W. The fl
). neral occurred day at 10 o'clock an
# was largely attended. In the death of VI
i Pinkham the various societies to which h
belonged lose an active and upright men
Der aud the city of Moline much respect
ed citizen. ReQaiescat IN pace