The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-16
MOLINE.

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Harwood and Herbert Altz were taken
before Magistrate Swander on complaint
of Lyman Gregory, superintendent of the
public school. for sprinkling pepper upon
the floor of the grammar room the last
day of winter term OF school. They were
fined S. each and collection suspended
during good behavior.
BLHThe missing bottle which Edward
WiIkie testified to having been shown by
Mrs. Pilgrim. and which was not among
any of the Doctors prescriptions nor the
other bottles found in the house, has been
found, 1t is empty, and it will be hard
matter to determine what it has contained.
Evidence seems TO be accumulating
against Mrs. Pilgrim.
Bar The new Gilbert Town ferry boat,
owned by Gilbert Borneman, is lying at
the bridge awaiting the completion of the
engine by Williams, White Il Co. Ii is
| l6 feet wide and 60 feet long; has four
small cabins. two at each end for passen-
gers, and drive way through the center
lengthwise 1t will probably be put in
operation before the lst of May. The
landing will be, for the present, at the foot
of Lynde street.
sH> >Alonzo Wheelock's little daughter,
aged years, while playing with num-
ber of other children around bonfire
Saturday afternoon, got her clothes caught
in the fire, and before it could be exiting
uished was burned so badly that she died
at 2:l5 Sunday morning. She was con
scious until after o'clock, for when the
clock struck the hour she remarked, 1T
is o'clock, and expired within Is min
utes from that time. She was buried at
500 Sunday afternoon.
E9HI. Epstein is amused at the display
OF bad tt mper on the part OF competition,
who evidently fee! chagrined to thuk thai
they cannot compete with him. He IS sell
Ting at cost and intends.to retire from the
Ijewelry business Having purchased hi
Istock at decline and at net aUhOieSdL
rates for cash. he is, and will continue t.
sell watches. iewelry, etc, at prices whicl
cannot be duplicated in the three cities
He does not patronize every stray drum
mer that comes along but buys direct fron
7 first hands, consequently can sell at price
from 20 to 40 per cent cheaper than al
5 competitors Examine mis- stock and b
convinced. lld5t
5 Rd- A report was circulated about th
= city last evening that Theodore Doubling
0 one of the coroner's jury in the Pilgriu
= case, had beaten his wife so badly that tn
S doctor said she could not live. Inquir
among the medical fraternity failed to dis
o cover what doctor had been called, or tia
Il any had, but it is positively asserted, b
It Doublin' 5 neighbors, that he has been bear
D ing his wife, aud that in no gentle IL manne
The trouble is said to have had it's or
gin in the Pilgrim poison case, in whic
Mrs. Do1blin was witness before the co
oner's jury, and DoubIin says he know
what every one who heard her testimor
believes, that she did not tell all she kue'
about Mrs Pilgrim.
. This. however, will hardly justify bin
2 in killing her, and if she should be as ba
/ off as is reported be will have anothe
y opportunity of attending a coroner's il
! quest, not however, IN the capacity of
. juror.
BESaturday's election passed off quie
y, the judges beguiling the weary hours
ID playing auction pitch and reading new
papers until within fifteen minutes of tin
for closing the polls At that time :
votes had been polIcd, IA 2f which wei
for DIR. Klingburg, and l2 for T. L. Hen
enway; when that thing who lights I'll
street lamps, and who the Republican
=, elected justice Of the peace at their "cles
2 Republican sweep" week before last, beil
y judge Of election, and paid by the pc,
pie for his services, seeing the condition
things, an idea rushed all over him and
being bis first experience of that kin
y something had to be done The peop
Il. L. Hemenway) was notified, and befo
that Is minutes had expired, Z. K. Swi
was at the head of sixty of bis shop hanC
y and saved the people iHemenway), As
"a usual thing, Judges of elections do Il
leave the polls and go about town electio
- ering, but tie deacon has a way of b
own for doing things
Mr. Toellnar Renlies