The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-19
nag-The street brigade is improving the

n@The street brigade is improving the
appearance of Rodman avenue greatly.
Rw Constable Ankrum started with
Mrs. Lindstrum this morning for Jackson
vile.
agMis. Oyler is still lying in preca-
rious condition, with less chances for life
than death.
S9Ezra Eastman, the Main street
barber has placed nicely lettered new
sign in front of his shop.
D@There will be woman's temperance
meeting at the Baptist church next
Saturday at o'clock, p.
s9%The Grand Army of the Republic
have concluded not to have another sham
battle on the coming 4th of July.
[ e9-The Union Maleable Iron Co. have
erected new oil house on their grounds,
at distance from the other buildings to
insure safety.
B@ Miss Mary Gunnell, daughter of
Mr.. Louis Gunnel and Miss Emma Keen
left on the west bound train last evening
for Kansas, where they will spend the
summer, returning home in the fall.
sGrJoseph Miller, the candidate for
alderman on the communistic ticket at the
last municipal election, is laboring
assiduously for the commune's indorse-
ment as candidate for coroner. Next to
Haney he is the most prominent and in
fuential communist in Moline and is GER
tainly deserving of the recognition he
seeks at their hands,
a0- Becker was discharged yesterday,
Frary, the owner of the watch failing to
appear. He was arrested again at once
upon charge Of threatening to set fire tC
Lancashire 4 Turner's organ factory and
trial set for this afternoon. He was SEN
fenced to short term in the county jail
last fall for burGlariously entering the
organ factory and consuming some alcohol
since which time he has been heard fire.
quently to say that he would burn .tht
factory down, and within the past weel
two attempts have been made by some
one to fire it, Fortunately they wer,
unsuccessful.
gaF Morris friends think that the cir
cular he issued few weeks since to tn
justices of the peace. fOrbidding them t,
hold inquests without his permission. i
what killed him off in the republican con
venton Of the United States of Moline.
Morris thinks it was because he was not a
the convention. Still he takes a phil
osophical view of the matter, believing i
better to be beaten in the convention thai
at the election, which latter fate he pre-
diets for the entire republican ticket il
this county at the fall election. Every
5 body, except the candidates, will agre
with him on that point.
nab. Vankirkhove, the Belgian VIII
, has been a terror to the residents c
Hits addition for the past year or more
was on the rampage again last Monday
D staggering through the streets and swing
d ing a murderous looking knife to the alarr
of all the neighborS. He is doubles
partially insane and when under the in
duence of liquor is uncomfortable. Fl
i has taken offense at bis son Edward fo
1 leaving home and living with his sistel
across the street from the old mans res
dence, and when taken with these fl
seems determined to take the boys lift
having assaulted him on two or tire
} occasions with knife, declaring his inter
= ton to kill him. A few years ago he ha
property worth FIVE or six thousand do
lars, clear of all encumbrance Now b
has nothing, having given it to an oil
y woman to induce her to marry him, beside
u covering it with mortgages to obtain none
# with which to bay whiskey. He is certainl
demented and for the safety of the publ
and his SOD particularly should be take
{ charge of by the authorizes.