The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-01

bS@AnCdluTudy Is pUSitiNeiy Tue last udy Vi
the Chicago auction store on Main street.
Sales every evening at p. N. dit
BlSome interesting developments will
be made soon. Better lay low boys, and
do more talking and less writing
E0- Great bargins in all kinds of goods
at the Chicago auction store. dit
aa-Rev. Linfeld, pastor of the Baptist
church, moved his worldly effects to-day
| His quarters hereafter will be at the resi-
dence H. o. Whipple, corner of Ann
and Bass street.
BSAbThe statement made in last even
ings ARGUS, that Louis JacOby was in
charge of the Isaacs liquor store in the EN-
pioy of Epstein 4 Co., was mistake. Mr..
Jacoby has purchased the stock of Epstein
& Co. and will run the business in his own
name.
HsAAThis McEnery affair must be some
what mixed Mr. McEnery told a repre-
sentative of this paper. on last Saturday,
that his daughter did not leave unbeknown
to him; that he knew where she was, and
that there was nothing in the report that
was being circulated about town. Is the
McEnery family courting notoriety2 Does
some one long to be heroine?
The last week of the Chicago auction
store on Main street, dit
nSA4It was not H. L. Butler, as stated in
the Gazette, but H. L, Bullen, who, while
riding on the Coal Valley road. fractured
his wrist. He was standing up 10 the car,
and the engine being suddenly reversed.
threw him off his balance, Had he been 10
his seat-the place provided for passenger.
I-n0 injury would have occurred, 1t is Il
noticeable fact that nearly all railroad &C
cideuts to individuals happen to people
who are where they should not be-either
standing on platforms, passing from one
car to another, or walking about, when II
they remained in their seats no accident
would occur,
8a-Y ou should give the Chicago auction
store call. Positively the last week. dit
nfA%At the meeting Of the board Of
education last evening, an interesting phe-
nomenon was witnessed. The board, which
has lain dormant for so long that some
feared life had become extinct, suddenly
awoke, stretched its limbs, snuffed tie all
and growed. Yes, it actually went so fan
j; : as to intimate that it run the superinten
dent Of the schools; told him what il
J thought his duties we're and hiuted that
he would be expected to attend to them
more closely than he had done in the past
{ They will hold another meeting next Tues
;. day, at which the question OF salary and
: other important matters will come up
: Now that the ball is opened and one or twt
: live men are fDor managers, the probabli
" ties are that 8 800 will not be paid for tn,
:. next months work. but if it is the super
- intendent will put in 10 hours per day.
4 Il
Not all this time teaching, but over lookin
the various rooms, furniture and yards; i
: fact, make it his only business.
/ sapTho board of education held it
n regular monthly meeting last night in th
:, high school building. and the followin
:. committees were appointed.
E Ground and Buildings gs-Bennett, Grove
VI and Huntoon
r Supplies Ball and Ed
rs wards.
i Finance and Teachers-Huntoon,G Grove
n and Edwards
" Bills were ordered paid, amounting t
1T 1882 IS.
e Superintendent Gregory stated that tn
a lower rooms were full to overhowing, an
le the upper rooms were almost deserted
Il He also asked permission to engage tn
I'd Congregational church and speaker fc
ar the exercises OF the class which wi
a graduate at the close of this term. 1t wa
lg decided to grant the request of Mis-
ut Emma Brocious, Tor the use of the Eas
ward school house for a private scho,
during the months of June, July an
August. for the consideration of one dolls
k per week; provided that she secure til
% board for all damages which may aris
OF from such use.
~ To the Editors of The Argus,
1. noticed in your issue of yesterday a
VI article Justice e"-refecting upon Il
e, action of the library board.
g Allow me to correct your correspondel
where he is in error in his statement
a a, First. Mr.. Wheelock gave the house rel
III free for the first year only; second, It'll
discount made in his bill was $II. 10, beiE
re pro rata for of month, the deed bea
H. date to the 10th of March and the discou
d was made to correspond Herewith.
1t seems that when the deed was MAJ
the matter of rent was mentioned to ii
ia party drawing the deed and it was unde
u stood by him and Mr.. Wheelock that Il
al rent should run to the 1st of April-tl
ng end of the year. This member of Il
~ board was not present at the meeting VIII,
the bills came before the board for ga
ment Had the board known of th
rs understanding, Of course the bill wou
.n ,i have been allowed,
'e Allow me to suggest to Justice t
- propriety of ascertainiDg the facts befo
cal .rL;aI W ,'o ~ pa,no a,,oor', yo.,-s VA
w. 0NE on urrTr