The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-16

RGFThe Lenteu SEASON has come and
vance.
bag~The addition to Dimock, Gould & !
Co.'S saw laill is TO be So by AZ feet. 1t /
will add much to the appearance of the /
csta blishmeUt
la Eighty volumes of new books, by
standard anthors, have recently been add
ed to the library ior the edifcation Of the
citizens OF Moline.
E4s@February seems to be the time
when tramps come out of their holes; 35
have appeared before Magistrate Swander
dnriug the last Is days,
ma James Smith is the name of the
boy concerned in the gold pen transaction
at Okerherg's jewelry store. Officer Oh
sen made the haul aud the matter was
arranged before Justice Mapes. yesterday
Andrew Lindberg, sporting Swede
who works at Deere q Co.'S, went out guu-
ning yesterday, and while engaged in
shooting unlawful chickens, got them in
the eyes and ca!ue back with pair of nice
black ones.
G9FThe Union speaks of Sylvan wa
ters." Pray what are Sylvan avaters?
That paper has long been in It's dotagc but
it may he too many schooners # beer or a
case of duplex vision that caused the clas
sic aliusion.
Ese@ esterday was gala day in Moline
for small boys and children of a larger
growth. Oar citizens both great and small
witnessed the imposing spectacle as Gen.
Tom Thumb rode through the streets
drawn by those diminutive horses guided
hy the steady hand Of the petite colored
driver.
Ees@The exhibition at 1imnl's Hall last
evening WAS attended by large audience
| The impersonstion IF the mischievouS
! tHrbs the Slumbers Of centeuuiai visitors,
was laughable in the extreme The en-
tcrtalnment was good throughout
Q8~ An important transfer of reaI es-
tate has inst taken place in this city by
which W. II Gaylord becomes the pur
chaser of 35 acres of land from Josiah
Healey. paying $1,000. 1t is located near
| Riverside cemetery. 1t is fine tract and
among the most valuable in Moline town
ship.
Magistrate Swander now leans
wearily back in his chair and eazes sadly
or the empty cider bottles around him and
now and then he can be heard to mutter,
1T is not meat that want. and then IN
desperation he will seize a volume OF Hor-
ace Greeley aud endeavor to read the
words of the eminent author on What
know about cows"
Bsg~MolDe now rejoices in a first class
scandal. There is a certain maiden lady
and a prominent gentleman in this city
whose actions have thrown this usually
quiet town into a fever of excitement
Most of the talk is in private as yet
but the fact that the lady has beer
told to get from her former room ana i
now looking for another. together witl
other important facts and statements, i
sufficient proof to warrant the authorize
IN hooting the gay and festive couple trou
the town. Nous Uerrons
pgThe contract for the two bolers f.
the new saw mill of Anawalt, Denkman
Co, OF Rock Island, has been awarded f
SchiIlinger & frumblc, of this city: anot}
z or evidence of the reputation OF Moline
{ manufacturing establishments Thes
i boilers when completed will be the fine>
$ specimen Of work Of this class that ha
e ever been made in this vicinity. Ever
II day ADDS fresh luurels to our home inst
e tuticps and more firmly places Moline j
IS the front rank among industrial centre
: 1t is particularly gratifying to REGARD til
e success Of Messrs. Schilliuger aad Truu
e bic, one Of our most honorable and raliab
business firms,
sB~The library board has recently added to
lst paFcrstie san Francisco J3H{tetiR. TIE L nj
,, vile C0uFiSr-B0aIaGt aud the Chicago C0'trie
The latter Is tae s.,kest institution in the E1rlr
1 "A OttiD i
ttc Chicago Itnes?-h0tia6 Union.
o., What on earth induced any sane boar
20 Of directors to subscribe for the Courier
~ more than we can imagine. IL is not
20 newspaper 1t is a little advertising she
- published by ring for no other purpose
y the world than 70 monopolze the legal q
50 vertisipg at half rates aud divide the wa
- It has no circulation, is published 10y |
IS body, and Is not a newspaper. Any ~
who supposos 1t 10 be a newspaper is not
90 for director Of a public library. The GU
30 really independent Bewst aper in Chicago
20 the Times, and for neacS 10 paper III Che
"a : go begins to compare with it-but oar pu
"a. lie library has it not On file, though plenty
oz room is found for numerous very partis
Republican papers. Is the public libra
70 a Republican institution? Ne thought
50 was supported by taxes collected from
20 the peopl..
ais The Coming Masquerade.
The terpischoreau event of the seas
''1o occurs next week Tuesday evening
/. Timm's Hall when the grand masquera
loz bali will take place under the auspices
the Turner's society Of this city. Tho
of our citizens who attended the ball !;
year given by this society have not #
ch gotten the splendid manner in which t
affair was managed and all will concur
7M pronouncing it the most largely attend
6 and orderly gathering of the season. 1t
10 TIE intention of the committ
MessrS. Hirsch, Haunecke, ct.
to eclipse, if possible, the aft
'@8S Of last year and many sDew features v
,S@SS5 be added at the ball which promises
enhance the spIendor and magDifcence
50 the occasion. Quaint and original c
60 tunes, as we'll as rich aud elegant wa
% robes will be woru aud, unless Indicate
il fail, the masquerade of the Turner's
- ciety. of Moline. will be the finest eve
Of its kind in years Tickets Of admissi
can be obtained from the Committee "
IL wi!lusa care t. see that 10 Improper ch
rom acters are ad mitted.
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