The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
ss~Go 70 Knox for Pier Glasses.


the city to day.
n9rMr. Charles Deere and family left
this morning for Europe.
nGSome four or FIVE families left for
Kansas last evening, bag and baggage.
ngRichards & Sohrbeck had painters
at work today touching up their store
'front.'
s@Have those mirror frames filled with
new glass at knox's'
nEThe street superintendent will COM
mence cleaning up alleys the frst.of next
week.
D@Thurman Maxwell, the young man
who died yesterday morning, was buried
to-day.
Henry Saudstrom, Dr. Piper's drug
clerk, is again at his post of duty, having |
conquered the mumps after hard struggle. |
BgLook out for bargains for the next
twenty days at Knox's in chromos. frames,
mirrors, brackets, and mouldings.
sGrJones' photograph gallery, corner
Rodman avenue and Illinois streets nearly
completed 1t will be the most commodious
room 10 the city,
DgMrs, Harold, the demented crea-l
ture who was taken to the Poor Farm some
time ago. was in town this morning, prob
ably escaped and run away from the keeper.
s6F Henry E. Lewis, who passed the
law examinations at the April term of the
Appellate Court has decided to locate in
Moline. and goes into partnership with his
brother, Eugene Lewis. Esq.
RB~A son of Erin accosted THE ARGUS
reporter this morning and in language
more forcible than elegant demand the
reason his name was in the paper under
the heading of Police News" He said
his name was Patrick Consadine, but
he had not been arrested nor put 10
the calaboose. and he should at once bring
suit for damages tor defamation of char
rGct-ter."
Ba- Room mouldings for hanging pic
lures at knox's.
R6FA yerdant youth who came in to
decorate to day furnished crowd on
Mapes' corner with considerable amuse-
ment He bought box OF strawberries
aud for while stood quietly muching them,
but presently the Grand Army of the
Republic numbering six men, with three
drums and a fife, passed up the street
He instantly became enthused, his soul
was set on fire, the berries flew from the
box to an extremely large opening in his
face with velocity that was surprising
but did not seem to satisfy his expecta-
tons; for, when the box was about half
emptied. with one bold dash it went
up to the opening aforesaid and at single
spasmodic effort the contents-berrIes,
stems and disappeared, and it was
only by the interference of bystanderS
that the box was rescued from an unknown
, grave.
Rg~At the reform club meeting at DIR
Morey' Office last night there were present
John Deere, j. S. Keator. H. A. Aims
worth, Chas Atkinson, @. r. Ainsworth
8 s. H. Velie, II. 0. Sleight. JIM. Christy
| Everett Wheelock, Chas III. Deere. G. D
Mason. Alvin Mansur, and Henry Har
wood. Chas, Atkinson was elected chair
man and Everett Wheelock secretary, /
t was decided to organize stock compan
J., for the erection and operation of building
to be used as a club room and have i
. addition a large hall. The company is t
, have capital stock of SIS, 000 the shares
:, to be placed at S. each. G. S. Ellis,
y o. Mason and Dr. Morey were appointe
= a committee to negotiate for the sale c
stock and report to meeting next Fri
- day evening A committee consisting
= Henry Ainsworth. j. NJ Christy and S. L
d Eele vas appointed to draft plans fo
J operating the company's affairs and RI
= port at the same time. 1t really looks a
IL though they were going at this matter
y earnest and intended to accomplish SOM
70 thing. John Deere has withdrawn
"A offer of the lot opposite his residence.
h Decoration, decorate your homes wit
" Pictures, Brackets, Mirrors, &C., bougl
10 at knox's.
r. Saloon Licenses.
I'd Licenses to retail liquor dealers have be,
of issued to the following named 81 parti
or for the ensuing year:
Chris. Reese, Alfred Celene, John 4
r. Mueller, Carl Meyer, August Timr
IN Robert Rosenquist, Frank Schrader, WI
Runge. Conrad L. Weber, Oscar Pei
ID Ohm Wager, Peter Wager, Reimer Erb:
"A Dedrick GluesiDg, John Hisler, Hen
~ Karstep, Adolph Swanson, Geo. Adelma
ne Chas. Reese, Theo. Stenger. j. B. Pete
q; son.
,is Several other saloon keepers have ma
on application aud paid small fraction of t
required amount, but have failed to raj
OF the balance and will be closed up IN a fl
days unless the money is paid down.
er B9-The largest stock of Picture mouI
is ings in the city at Knox's.
i'll Decoration Day.
be The streets were crowded with peoI
he to-day from 9 a. N. until late 10 the aftt
~ noon, quite a number of country peoE
- having come in to see the ''shebang,"
some of them were heard to remark
abiding to the affair. Scarcely any of t
business houses were closed, though We
ice nearly all the manufactures were.
err At 9 a. ID. small party headed by
u.s. fife and three drums marched to Rivt
err side cemetary aud decorated about do7
he soldiers graves in the old and new cen
ms teries. Rev. Haney made short adore
ee, At ! .. III. the Moline Rifles, THU
be strong, marched from Recess Hall
,es Main to Bass street and south on Bass
the Congregational church where were ]
NJ. children in line, in charge of Mr. Fra
Sinnett At 2 o'clock they proceeded
rs. the bridge lead by the Moline Light Gus
Band. the Rifles in advance. followed
rid the children. The a corners of Main st. a
yh, / Rodman avenue and on Rodman aven
", from Main street to the bridge was crowd
rs with people, many of them coming
RS. street car from Rock Island.
ses The turn out was larger than was {
rs pected. though not nearly so large as
several years past. 1t is evident that [
people are becoming less enthusiastic
lit regard to decorating the graves of deceat
o. people whom not one 10 one hundred
By those participating in the exercises ev
es. knew or heard of the dead by name.
only affords an occasion for holiday, a
in fact the whole proceeding is conduct