The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-01

B@-The alleys are clean as whistle
behind Kernss alley brigade.
BA4The Sylvan Boat Clubs monthly
business meeting occurs to morrow even
ing.
BeA=The highway commissioners will
meet tomorrow to investigate some roads
on the bluff.
HGJ. Montgomery, arrested for being
drunk and disorderly Magistrate Swan
der fined him $5 and costs. Paid.
& B0HThe street commissioner has COM
menced cleaning up alleys This morning
he had gang of men in the one south of
Main street.
BsA-Here is another opportunity for
Chas. Atkinson 10 display his magnauimity
Division street ought to be opened to the
river, and the land Is owned by the Water
Power Go.
BaPPeter Olson was arrested by officer
Olson for being drunk and disorderly.
Magistrate Swander fined him $5 and
costs. No money, and he was set to work
on the streets.
B1nP, Porter, the photographer, folded
his tent and moved to Rock Island yester-
day. He will ply his trade there. while
his home and family will remain in Moline,
at least for the present.
B9~Drs. Morey and Dawson aud per-
haps other members of the Moline Medi.
CA Society, will go to Chicago Monday
next to attend meeting of the American
Medical Society to be held in that city
June 5th.
G5~Capt. Tlmm returned this morning
from Iowa, where he has been the past
week attending a Turner's meeting in Des
Moines. besides making a business trip for
Wagncr's brewery through some Of the
principal towns 10 the state.
S9@A great deal of complaint is made
by business men along Main street. about
the negligence of the street sprinkler.
Yesterday it was 3 O'Clock and the dust
blowing a perfect cloud before the sprink
Ter man returned from his dinner.
Bg@The committee on invitations say
that no intentional omission was made in
not sending invitations to the African Nj.
T. Sunday school, Moline Aid Society and
King Solomon lodge No, 20 A. +. 4 A,
NJ. They say they were. ignorant of the
existence of these organizations.
|
spoken of in Yesterdays ARGUS, was
arrested and fined $40 by Magistrate
Swauder for vagrancy. Having no money
| he was taken to the Rock Island Jail
His mental condition should be enquired
into before he is again set at liberty.
R9rY esterday, Brown Mapes took s.
| II. Vilie's sorrel horse out into the
country for the purpose OF getting match
for him. When he returned the horse
was taken sick and veterinary surgeon
was summoned from Davenport. II
proved to he ncthing serious however, and
the horse Is we'll to day.
RIThere is an ordinance requiring
horses to be fastened to a hitehing pos
when left alone upon the street, but il
walking three blocks, any day, you vii
see II violated from three to dozen times
Some one will have to be fined before tn,
law. will be enforced. Why not do it a
once, and thus, perhaps, save some one
life?
BSElt is admitted by every one that op
position is the life Of trade, and it is tru
with all trades. For instance, the musica
business: No sooner was a singing schoo
advertised than hand organ and momke
appeared upon our streets, followed tn
next day by another hand organ, and noy
from morning to evening sweet uelodie
. are waited to our ears by every breeze
EgHWm.B. Strong, Esqr, general super
intendent of the c. B. Il Q. R.R, and Gen
Dana. superintendent of the St, Loui
Division. were in the city this mornin
looking after the interests of the roa
here The old freight house on Rodma
avenue will be moved east, to Within 60 G
80 feet of the passenger depot, and repaire
throughout. Superintendent Strong say
: they propose expendiug $4,000 or $500
in improvements in Moline. The St Lou
S road has finally fallen into good hands, fc
which the people of this section shoul
a faeI thankful