The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-03
RgCity council meeting tonight.

R9HCity council meeting tonight.
BgThe colored people will give a con-
cert on Thursday evening of this week at
Reese's HALL,
~The Turners celebrated their 18th
anniversary yesterday by a picnic on
Sylvan island.
~A man with basket full of pocket
books for sale was the chief attraction on
the streets to-day.
~pIt was almost cold enough for frost
last night. These sudden changes in the
weather are causing great deal of sick
ness among childen, because of iniudicious
dress.
R9@The Republican caucus called for
next Saturday night will meet at Reese's
Hall, instead of the engine house, as
stated in the Gazette
D1The chilly air of last night drove a
larger number of tramps than usual into
the fold, IL of them registered at Magis-
trate Swander's this morning.
~nAugustana College fall term ssof
school commenced to-day, and the railroad
trains brought large number of students
from various parts of the country,
DIThe road commissioners met last
Saturday TO receive bills for work and de-
eide upon what tax should be asked for
roads and bridges in the township.
RI~ 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. tt.
! g6HThe cornice on Richards Il Sohr-
| beck's drug store was being removed to-
day, preparatory to adding the third story
in connection with the Elmstedt and
Okerberg building.
R1HThe library board met Saturday
evening, passed bills to the amount of
$3.50, and, after instructiDg the secretary
to notify the occupants of rooms in the
building to Ce out by the first of October,
they adjourned to Tuesday, Sept. llth.
s1A. NyIander, . Swede man, for 6
years an employee OF the paper mill, will
return to Swec en- this week to spend the
remainder of his life, having tired a
America. He will go by the American
Line. for which Bokman 4 STANCE ara
agents.
R9Mrs L. F. Calkins died suddenly
this morning, about 9 o'clock. Her son
Gurnsey and his wife, who have been here
several days, had gone to the depot to take
the train for home, the doctor having told
them that she WIS convalescing and entire
ly out of danger, but before the train
arrived word was brought them that she
was dead. DIR. VESSEL, her attending
physician, says the cause of her death was
,, heart disease, although her recent illness
| W. eff nE ho d
have been telegraphed to in New York
and Michigan, but it is not known as yet
whether they will arrive in time for the
funeral to take place to morrow.
a Broken Leg---The Result of Care
essness.
About ll:45 this forenoon. as Olof Pier
son, teamster for Sodcrstrum Il Wood, wa
unloading load of sand in front of Rich
ards Il Sohrbeck's, the wagon standing
partly on the street car track. a car. com
ing up, ran into the wagon. throwing tn
d car from the track and soaring the horse
attached to the wagon, causing them t
d run. Pierson made an attempt to reacl
5 the lines, which were swung over the seat
/ but missed them and was thrown to tn
i ground, breaking both bones of his righ
: leg between the knee and ankle joint
o Drs. Davidson and Morey are attendin
?. him. The horses ran up Main street t
!, Atkinson and south on Atkinson to tn
y railroad, where they brought up against
It tree, breaking nothing but the neck-yoke
l. although carriage standing 10 front of th
J. billiard hall came very near being demo
o ished.
J. Moline Public Library Report 70
= August.
q Following is the circulation for tn
month.