The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-03
DgCounciI meeting Monday evening.


sure publication the same day.
Council meeting Monday evening.
s~Miss Clara B. Perry is visiting With
friends at Moline Geneseo Ncaos
BSBoston baked beans at Mason &
Jewett's, Step in tomorrow aud try
them.
EGOyster dinner at Pierce brothers to-
morrow. They ge, them up to suit the
most fastidious.
aGFNason & Jewett keep constantly on
hand a supply of the most deliciouly flavor
ed eating apples.
HSJ. S. Buck continues to supply the
lovers of ''the weed" with the best goods
in the market. Give him a call.
1gChas. Gleason will hereafter be
found with John Healy at the Temper
ance Billiard Hail." Give them call
RwThe choicest brands of imported and
domestic cigars, always in stock at Han
necke's Main street. Headquarters for
smokers.
R8rThe new Congregational parsonage
is the finest thing of the kind il the city.
Rev. Barnard will take possession the first
of next week if the weather is favorable.
B@Preaching at the Baptist church by
che pastor TO morrow morning and evening.
Evening subject: ''Kinship with Christ,
and the Conditions of il" All are welcome.
sGAn election for field officers for the
fourteenth battalion was held at Armory
Hall last evening. w. p. Butler was
elected lieutenant colonel and j. B. Magill
major.
HH~Dr. McKinnie has had the Office
room recently occupied by L. D. Groom,
over the Moline National Bank remodeled
and furnished, and will establish himself
therein next Monday.
ESServices at the Congregational
church tomorrow morning and evening by
the pastor. The evening service will be .
lecture to young people upon the subject of
Saving and Wasting; or the Duty of
Temporal Prosperity"
s0~Geo. Heap. the man who was taken
| from beneath the caves of the G. B. go.
depot by Officer Olson yesterday
morning and placed in the Gala
boose to dry his clothing and get sober,
was taken before Magistrate SwaDder. in
the afternoon, aud fined $5 and costs He
had no money. but solemnly promised to
send it back if allowed to go, and was re-
| leased.
BGrDr. Morey met with severe acci.
dent last night about o'clock. On coming
out of his Office into the uulighted hall be
miscalculated the distance and fell the full
length of the stairway, striking on the left
side of his head with such force that he
remained unconscious over an hour. He
was Immediately attended by his friends
and conveyed to his residence To-day he
is confined to his bed, but the indications
are that he will be out in few days.
rAAu x-pedagogue. who signs him
self Geo. W. Dow, in view of the fact
that Sammy Crompton is candidate for
office, feels it to be his imperative duty tc
write to the Gazette and say that he, Dow,
is fair minded, impartial man, who
estimates all candidates by their ability
and qualifications for Office" After thus
eulegizing upon himself he says further
that simple justice and even duty re.
quires him to certify that when Sammy
was boy and went to school, be was an
extremely good little boy and was way
up in 6ggers." What more can intelligent
voters ask for? School boys will do vel
70 make note of this if they have any de
signs upon the county treasury.
Under the heading of "Politica
Feellng," this mornings Union relieves
itself of half column of bile, which wher
analyzed, reveals nothing bearing upon the
political situation, but merely its persona
feeling against the Moline ReUie,0
: threatening TO read that paper out of, thu
''ring" aud establishing another ring
paper. L goes on to say that every on,
except newspaper editors can have idea
of their owB, vote for whom they choos
and scratch tickets to their hearts con
tent; they must stand by the ring, righ
or wrong, regardless of public or priyat
interests, in fact, must be void of al
principles. The imbecile writer of tha
article. in his binding rage, revealed th
exact policy of the Union aud then foam
at the mouth because it has tailed to en-
force'the same upon the Rerieto. It ais,
pays what would be high compliment I
THE ARGUS. did it eminate from any othe
; source. 1t says: THE ARGUS
, subscribed for and bought simply for th
news it may contain This is the truth
The ARGUS is not a ring" paper, bu
relies for support solely upon its har
earned reputation for being neacspape
? and it presents DO other claim for supper
1t has never descended to the level of tn
Union, in begging for support from il
political allies with the argument that
!; should be patrouized and kept alive to d
the dirty work of the party. The Uni0
q is too heartily despised in Moline I
assume the role of lecturer to either TH
ARGUS or Reuaeao, and its influence
D ever had any here,-has been CROWN
beautifully less throughout this campaigl
t until it has become the laughing stock
the marty it misraDraeants