The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-27

ness notices should be handed in by no2n to en-
sure publication the same day.
B@Charles Margraff is still confined to
his bed with rheumatism.
H0LThe Moline female suffrage society
will meet next Wednesday afternoon.
R@The south end of Lynde street is
receiving the attention of the street gang.
R@Ouite a number~of Moline people
will attend the Cambridge, Henry County,
fair this week.
kg-Prodigious posters were pasted up
to day, announcing Barnum's show IN
Davenport, September 7th.
g~The Light Guard band discoursed
excellent music at the picnic, in AtkiH-
sons grove, until near midnight Saturday.
RGHNine boys went up to Rapids City,
Saturday, called themselves Trouble
somes, and played a game Of ball with the
Junior Golfers, getting beaten 19 to l6.
BEAN effort is being made to have a
game of ball on Sylvan Island next Satur.
day, between the employees Of Deere Il
Co's and Buford's plow shops. Physi-
clans and nurses take notice.
Ba@ Binding of every description done
at close figures at The ARGUS bindery.
All kinds of printing cheaper than else
where in the three cities First class work
guaranteed. IT,
@@James SIotfelt was arrested on
Saturday night by Officer Teller for lying
insensibly drunk on the side walk, Magis
trate Swander fued him $5. Paid ant
discharged.
EAHA couple of young meat pedlers
named Lovejoy aud Bell, INDUCED 10
little hair pulling and scratching YESTERDAY
morning. The art Of self defence viii
soon become necessary requirement.
B9rMrs c. F. Calkins is lying quite i'll
BGHTbe Mississippi was of no servic,
Saturday night, needing repacking, bu
this will not necessitate another trip to tn
shop, as it is only such parts as the ergi
neer can repair himself.
Ra@A man rushed into Magistrate Swan
J der's court this morning and wanted I
, commence an action against the tailor i
r the Reese House block for keeping a viciou
dog the dog having bitten him in the les
but the court was busy with another case
: aud he went off vowiug vengeance.
( gag-The fire alarm was sounded abol
IL o'clock Saturday night and the FIJI
King was Immediately taken to the spo
an old barn in the rear of Diedrich GleI
sings saloon, but before anything could /
/ done the barn was a total wreck. LO;
about $3.50. Insurance $3.50,
The Fruits Of Keg OF Reef
Saturday night Andrew Olstrand,
y Swede, living In the western part OF Il
city, conceiying a scheme by which the fe
remaining hours of the week might |
10 pleasantly passed, went to Nels Self az
% proposed that he, Olstrand, would get
- keg of beer and two quarts of whisk
10 take it to Seff's house, and have soci
10 time. Self consented, the beer and whisl
Do was brought, and party comprising
40 9 persons proceeded to surround the Iidui
,! They had not finished the task, howeve
IS before it became serious question whiC
IS would succomb, although the beer al
~ whisky was the surrounded party; and
00 this stage of the proceedings, a row W
Ooi started, by Olstrand calling Mrs Sc
y several opprobrious epithets. and invitir
y her to take certain unmentionable libe
10 ties with uDmentionable parts Of his pc
n son. This was too much for the usual
III Serene nature of Mr.. Self, and he told NJ
OlStrand plainly, that if he Vas going
call his wife such names he had got to pt
u. him, Self, the S. he owed him. No M
could talk to his wife iu that way while o.
ing him $5. Olstrand told him that he, Sc
-, was too drunk to receive money then, an
Dn as Self says, took five dollar bill a
OF wiped Self nose with it. This did &
have the soothing effect upon Self til
* might have been expected, and he evinc
90 his disapprobation by lying violent han
50 upon Olstrand, which was no sooner do
~ than Olstrand commenced throwing
10 arms in the direction OF Self, which
oz suited in Self and his wife, who had b.
-, of him, being telled 10 the mother ear
'IIs Olstrand, thinking, perhaps, that as
as hand was in, he would make clean SEQ
'll bounced across the yard, and with the
mark that you are one of them" de
10. l.. Blomstrom one on the temple. VIII
50 foored him, and, signing for other wor
co to conquer, quilted the field. This mo
ing he was taken before Magistrate Swi
50 der. W. A Meese, a young law stude
W appeared in his behalf. and Attorney
- son, Of Rock Island, for the prosecuti
10 and was fined $50 and costs. on tn
counts, the costs amounting to about
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