The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-23


HB~A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil will be held next Monday evening.
H9@The decoration committees met at
Dr. j. w. Morey's office last evening and
maped out the work for each committee.
naThe police were watching a sus-
picious crib last night Some one will
come to grief the first thing they know.
9~Dimock, Gould & Co., say that
they have logs enough to keep them run
ming until the first of July, and hope be-
fore that time to get more,
n@-Dimock, Gould & Co.'S planning mill
| has been shut down for the past two days
while the boilers have been repaired 1t
will be started again tomorrow.
B9@ Fred Calkins is raising Mr.. Tiet-
gems house, corner of Bass and Park
streets. 1t will be moved to the rear of
the lot and new building erected facing
Park street.
1a~ Moine has been enjoying the SER
vices OF Rock Island constable for the
past week, as an auctiOneer-whiie, it is
said, that official did not neglect to charge
Rock Island people for his services as city
marshal during the same time.
BsAThree anonymous letters have been
received by gentleman in Moline, bearing
dates May l4th, 10th and 2lst If the
author of them would make himself known
his sincerity might not be doubted, but
anonymous communications are not no.
ticed,
aeA-Prof Gregory iatended to have a
speaker for Friday evening at the Congre
gational church. but has been unable to
obtain one. The exercises, however, will
be very interesting. consisting of recita-
tions, orations, vocal and instrumental
music, etc.
g9@Charley Efland swung to the breeze
new sign in front of his billiard hall
last evening 1t is the neatest piece Of
workmanship 10 that line that has been
exhibited in this city. The work was done
by B!omburgson & Norng and repre-
sents two ladies and Two gentlemen play
ing game upon billiard table.
tara little y said to his father the
other day: I guess my teacher is going
to get married" why? NY SON." BE
cause she has a great big gold ring and
wears it on her first finger, and US boys
saw in book where it said that meant
5 they was going to get married. This
, boy attends in one of ,the south rooms on
5 the ground floor.
5 Ra Five new desks were placed 10 the
t engine house yesterday afternoon, - one
t for the mayor, and four larger ones with
t two draws each. one for each ward. A
= railing has also been placed across The
l.. middle OF the council room. so as to keep
r loateTs from sitting on the desks and backs
Of the aldermen's chairs The walls anC
: ceilings are being improved aud wher
, everything is arranged as contemplated WI
}. shall have quite a respectable councl
q room.
IT RgM Mrs. Susan Salt, who lives on w ell
street, efter having been drunk an
u abusive to the whole neighborhood TO
' two days, was arrested last evening o
3 complaint of d. H. Ely and taken befor
r Magistrate Swander, who 6ned her $5 an
e in default of payment she was calaboosed
Ia but later in the evening her husband SUE
u ceeded in getting her released. Her e1
I; positions on the back porch are quit
"a amusing to the urchins and disgusting I
D decent people.
% . EGHThe firm of Margraf & Epp havin
dissolved, in order to close up the bool
. and accounts we have placed them in th
II hands of VIM Turner for collection. TheI
~ are still some claims against the firm whiC
no must be paid within sixty days, and Il
- money must come from these account
- even If severe measures have to be resorte
:; to. Headquarters at Margraf 4 Son
= clothing store. CHAs. MARGRAF,
- 22d3t MARCUS EPP.
- re- Last nights argus states that Clendenin
he Martins bid for furnishing medicines for the pc
un wss 19 cents. This is mistake. as the above fl
1s was not called upon this year 10 make any
- whatever, AID hasimade none Union.
u THE ARGUS did not use the word IBID
.er and what it did say was true, or Sup
% Reds memory is at fault. Desiring
bo know more positively, the writer Of Il
called on Sup'r. Reid this morning, al
interrogated him a second time. L
es answer was as follows:
is. Il asked Clendenin & Martin, some til
nd ago, what they would put up county pl
scriptions for. and they said for the sar
as last year, which was l9 cents"
We If the Union wishes to impeach SUP
Reid, here is chance 1t is he and L
I'D. THE ARGUS that makes the statement.
led Last year Sup'r Reid published the f
rt; lowing advertisement in the Moline ReOie
eet Proposals Wanted
ar cEALED PROPOSAL FOR SUPPLYING MI
rs = ical attendance TO the poor OF Moline towns
u' will be received by the undersigned until Mond
pe May 17th- Also Tor supplying nedlclnes-
ar Moline, May IL, 1876.
de- This wear no advertisement appear.
mt, but the reporter asked him if he invi'
ock proposals for attending county patients
,es. Moline, and his reply was as follows:
ich mo. | don't consider that the
by requires it Of me. | ascertained by c.
uld versation with the doctors in town Il
be Morey had graduated with honors and '
competent man. / then went to h
. ard asked what he would doctor the p
for, and he said $3.50 | told him would
. give it. He then said he would do it
- 1925. | said 20 more to him but sent
the appointment at $500, and he accepte
lc SUPP Reid cited the reporter to
sU 42nd Illinois Reports, page 324 and 3
in support of his assertion that his author
rnai as overseer of the poor was absolute,
leu any contract made by him was bind
sm upon the county. The case cited
~, The Board of supervisors of Clay
''"s' vs Leci NJ Plant
The better way would have been to
81 vertise, as he did last year-that VIC
give everybody fair show, and give
county the benefit of healthy competit
Memorial Day---Exercises at
National Cemetery, at Rock Islar
Arsenal.