The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-07

aBThat was costly beer Of Thomas.
Fifteen dollars was taken from his moneys
drawer while he was out with a friend a
few moments the other day.
RGA game of base ball is to be played
to morrow afternoon on Sylvan island be-
tween nine members of the Sylvan Boat
Club and the Athletics of Rock Island
E@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.
RaPRichards & Sohrbeck, having missed
small amounts of money from their draw
er upon two occasions. concluded that some
one had key to their door, to block which
game they had lock of another kind put
on yesterday.
R~The Cullom Zouaves met Wednes-
day evening and nominated the following
officers for the company: captain. Geo.
| Woodward; first lieutenant, Henry
Calentzky; second lieutenant. Geo, G.
Griffin, Jr. They will meet again to- NOR
row evening.
Organization of the Working Men.
| In response to a call for a working men s
meeting, a large number of those gentle
men assembled at Freja Hall last evening,
listened to remarks from Messrs White,
Kerr, Hodgson and Bennett, of Rock
Island; and to Mr.. Conover. of Daven-
port. who spoke at quite length, defining
their position and exhorting the Molineites
to take hold 10 earnest
The committee on organization, which
was appointed last meeting, reported as
| follows: g.
Your Committee on Organization beg
leave to make the following report: That
after full and careful deliberation with
the Workingmens Club Of Rock Island,
we are prepared to give it as our deliberate
conviction that the time has arrived for
immediate action, and to this end we re-
commend as an organization the appoint
ment of the following necessary committee.
/. A permanent Chairman and Secre
tary who shal! act as Chairman and Secre
tary for the Executive Committee.
2. An executive committee composed O
three persons from each ward and three
from the township at large who shall make
all necessary rules aud regulations !or cam
paign services and be authorized to cal
extra meetings when deemed necessary.
4. A Finance Committee composed o
one from each ward and one from the town
ship at large. 1t shall be their duty t
collect the necessary f1uds to meet the ex
penses of the campaign, one of the number
to be appointed Treasurer by the commit
tee.
4. A County Central Committee com
posed of three persons whose duty it shal
. be to superintend the organization of town
ship clubs, and to constitute members OF
the Central County Committee.
I We further recommend that the com
mittee De appointed without reference tt
nationality or former political opinions.
Geo, &. Griffin, Jr, j. L. Hickox, W
, Suman, Thos. Guilty and S. Dahiberg.
After the report of the committee, ant
its adoption, permanent officers were elect
ed as follows:
y Louis Beers President; Geo. Cornwall
Q Vice President; A. McDermott, Secretary
Q A finance committee consisting of !
a Shallene, H. Kohler, J. Stewart, D. NJ
GunnelI and J. McGinness, was appointed
" Ward committees were elected as fol
Q lows: First ward-Ira Wood, C. Hunt an,
z j. Shallene
= Second ward-H. Kohler, A. f. More
and D. Gluesing
" 1DFu "aF0-U' II. MchintZ, II. AS
y and j. Suman
Il Fourth ward-J. Cleland, o. NJ. Gun
IS nell and E. Mahar,
4 NJ. Donahue, j. Feely and E. A. Penn
we're elected for the township at large.
p The meeting was largely attended, we
=" conducted, and they appear to be in earn
est, and men that meant business. AG
journment was taken to next Tuesday eve
ming, when delegates to the county con
< vention will be elected.
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