The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-06

ea% Calico ball at Freja Hall Saturday

sGrCalico ball at Freja Hall Saturday
night.
s9Tramps to the number of ten pat
ronized the city's home for the friendless'
last night.
R6rThe roads are in such bad coudi-
ton that the farmers cannot get into town.
consequently trade is very dull.
BGrA Swede man, named Benson,
working at Deere & Co.'S. had the ends of
two of Ills fingers crushed yesterday.
@-ColIectcr Wickstrums friends un-
derstand that they are not indebted to the
Republicans for the election of their can
didate
s1rTwo members of the school board
are to be elected tomorrow to fill the
vacancies occasioned by expiration of
Ezra Smiths and Deacon Edwards's
terms.
Why is it that the land belonging
to the city must be sold for $500 per acre,
when land in the same locality belonging
to individuals can hardly be bought for
twice that price.
BaFMr, Ezra Smith declines being a
candidate for reelection to the school
board Very little interest is being taken
10 this matter and almost any one can
have it who wishes to go to the trouble.
R1@A nice little scheme is on foot to
sWindle the city out of four or five thous-
and dollars. Hubbard the owner of
few feet of ground on SaIter street has
succeeded in interesting Charles Deere
and few others in plan he has for dis
posing of his worthless property at large
price. The petition to the council con-
taius the following significant clauses:
| WHEREAS, The city is in need of public square,
and now is favorab time to take action in the
matter and
! WHEREAS, Lot A. in block 8, is a favorably lc-
cality.
What is meant by now being a favor
able time, it is hard to understand, un-
less it be that several aldermen will vacate
their office in few days and never expect
to ask the suffrages of the people
again.
That the city needs a market square is
true; but for it to involve itself in debt
to the amount of even four thousand dol
lars for such an improvement when il
owns lot in every respect superior to
the one projected-and said lot lying idle
would be, to say the least. an act OF
Iinbecility The lot north of the engine
house, which belongs to the city, is larger
the locality better. because it is not neal
any saloon, and because it will take the
coal haulers away from the principal
thoroughfares; and. above all. it will cost
nothing, Every one knows that the foot
OF Lynde street, the present market square
is unsafe for ladies to travel, in conse
Quence of the Coaltown roughs who make
that their headquarters; and if thu
, market is placed where those petitioner
wish it, the corners of Salter and Main
and Salter and " ellis streets will soor
: become terror to peaceable citizens. A
stated above. the engine house squar,
would be out of the way aud have the ad
vantage over the other places Of not bein,
! surrounded by saloons. Several good busi
ness mems names are on the petition. bu
it is noticeable ;that they are all meI
: around those corners who are laborins
= : under the mistaken idea that they will b
y benefited.
. Opening.
= On Monday next, April 9th, the ne,
q European Restaurant, Main street, nea
i Rodman avenue, will be opened to the put
Il lie, Mr.. Epp, the proprietor, has been t
d heavy outlay in preparing the new plac
for public favor, and will be assisted b
Will Hawthorne, who formerly kept re-
:. taurant here, and was known in the thre
> cities as the caterer. The room is larg,
and has been elegantly frescoed and pain
: ed and kitchen built in the rear entirel
= separate from the dining hall This alon
- . is feature to commendit. 10 addition
: the regular dining hall, room in the re;
n of the store has been elegantly furnishes
~, 40 and will be reserved for private parties, i
= dies and children. The new proprieto
y y will, at all times, keep the bill of fare up
:, the best the market affords, and care vi
20 be taken in the endeavor to suit all taste
i This is something Moline has long felt tt
= need of. and in his new enterprise Mr.. En-
Il will undoubtedly receive liberal supper
y, :. One of our most obliging citizens, and III
= versally liked, he is bound to succeed. al
-. it will be no fault of his if the new Eur
~, ~ pean Restaurant is not at all times frs
~ class in every respect.