The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-09

Cal. Wagner's Ministries in Darts
Hall this evening.
Street Com'r Boynton is doing good
job cleaning up our filthy streets.
The Turner's will haYe another picnic
at the head of 18th, street tomorrow it the
weather is pleasant.
The Methodist excursion from Cam
bridge and vicinity, on Decoration day,
realized about $500.
The Chief says that James M. Bellows.
of this city, has taken possession of the
Cambridge House in Cambridge.
Sudden change in the weather last
highland to- day, it is cold and windy and
people we're on the streets with their over
coats.
Now that we have a board of health
let the nuisance ordinance be enforced
against all people who refuse TO clean up
their filthy alleys and back yards.
County Treasurer Porter's Office will
be open tomorrow for the convenience Of
those who wish to pay their taxes before
the sale-which commences on Monday,
The directors of the Rock Island Glass
Co. held meeting this forenoon to con-
slider the question as to the advisability OF
running the factories at full force during
the summer or shutting down until fall
but they arrived at no conclusion. They
will hold another meeting soon.
The reception given in the High school
hall last evening by the graduating class
| of TT" was very pleasant affair, about
800 people being present. The reception
continued until 10 o'clock, when dancing
followed for several hours. Forey Folsom's
excellent band furnished the music,
AT the recent graduating exercises Of
the High school class, in Geneseo. one
of the young ladies, in her essay. gave al
as a receipt for = true woman's dress
something like truth for a robe, honor
for girdle, virtue for a MANTLE" etc.
and the NeooS calmly remarks that "A
woman would no doubt look somewha
startling With nothing on but these.
An attempt was made to burglariz,
Lachem's grocery store on Front street
Davenport, a short time after ii o'clocl
Thursday night. The thieves, of whom
there were three, in trying to force opel
the front door, shattered one or two panes
of glass, the crash of which was heard by
MIR. Brady, residing next door, who i'm
mediately got up and came out, when III
burglars ran away.
Dixon is overrun with thieves anC
burglars. Wednesday night an attemp
was made to burglarize the hardware stor,
of Alexander & Howell. The partie
raised the grating in the sidewalk, an,
endeavored TO enter the store through tn
cellar, but were unsuccessful. They the
with an iron bar tried to pry open the bac
entrance. but the heavy bar across thi
door foiled their efforts.
"A young man by the name of Roast
working for Mr.. DIETRICH, living four G
FIVE miles south of Wilton, had the larg
tendon above the right heel cut off by
corn cultivator he was operating fey
days ago. DR.. Sherwood called and a
tended to him. The position Of the il
jury and the responsibility Of the injure'
part makes the accident serious one
the tendon does not unite.
There was almost poisoning case u
at Atkinson the other day. Mr.. John II
! Dean, formerly Of this city, but now
large grain buyer, not feeling very vel
went into Ed. Eyerett's drug store an
took what be supposed to be Jamaic
Ginger, but which proved to be tinctur
of aconite, poison, He soon began
feel sick, and told Everett that he mu:
have taken poison. He showed Evere
the bottle from whence he took the fluiC
remarking that he had taken about twent
drops. Ten drops is dose. Everett tol
him that twenty drops would not injur
him. Mr.. Dean still continued to gro
/, worse and Everett asked him to measul
ont in a glass about the amount he ha
swallowed. Dean did so, and there wa
fully teaspoonIul or sixty drops. Evere
at once gave him an emetic and sent Fl
. DR.. Smith, The latter did for him a
that man OF his profession could d
working with him till late in the evening
Mr.. Dean was very low, and DR.. Smit
] telegraphed for DR.. Brown. of Genese
merely for consultation. Mr.. Dean is RAJ
idly recovering.