The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-03
nRRoom moulding for hanging pictures

p@Room moulding for hanging pictures
at Knox's.
s@Dimock, Gould & 20. expect raft
of logs in on Sunday morning.
nagThe Light Guard Band will dance
at Timm's Hall tomorrow night.
sarCarl Myer does not allow minors to
play billiards or loaf around his saloon.
aSgMrs. Baird, of Geneseo, is in the
city visiting friends. She will return home
this evening.
RSTThe Robert Ross came in this
morning with fourteen strings of logs for
Keator & Son.
Magistrate Swander has paid into
the city treasury since October 1875, the
sum of 81, 850.S4.
BarJudge Gould has gone to Washing
ton, D. c., on business connected with the
state board of health.
g~Jennie Kennedy had her trial this
morning and was released on her own
recognizance, the bond being placed at $25.
a6|Mrs. Prinz is annoying Overseer
Turner again. She will not go to the
poor house and he refuses to otherwise
assist her.
HarNow is the time to procure bargains
at Knox's in pier glasses and parlor orna-
ments
a9rThere is still an interesting feature in
that highway commissioner investigation.
There is considerable sum of money due
the city from that source.
B0rRev. Barnard obtained the use of
the Baptist pool last evening and immersed
two candidates for admission to the Con-
gregational church.
HI~The sales last week made general
| clearing out of knox's picture gallery, but
fresh invoice of goods yesterday replen~
ished the stock and the room is as attractive
as ever again.
g6rThe secret is out at last, viz; the place
| to get the most for your money in chromos
and picture frames is at knoxs.
D6rThe frame for Mr.. Jones photo
graph gallery on the corner of Illinois
street and Rodman avenue was erected
yesterday and neat little building will
soon decorate that corner.
EGgHThe ladies Of the NJ, E. church will
give an ice cream and strawberry festival
/
day evening. This will be the FIRST straw
berry festival Of the season in this city.
EG-A citizens meeting will be held al
the Engine House at 80 P. NJ. Saturday
May 4th, to make arrangements for The
celebration of decoration day. Let all whi
can attend; committees and officers vii
be appointed.
By ORDER OF THE COMMITTEES.
EG~A temperance advocate was estima
ting the cost of running the saloons anC
the receipts of the same this morning
He places the expenses at $50. 900 and tn,
receipts at $4,000 per year. Quite
handsome profit if his estimates ar
correct,
R5F~This was class day at the higt
school. The exercises this afternoon wer
of very interesting character, consisting o
vocal and instrumental music, declarations
ESSAYS. the reading of class paper, ''Th
High School the history of the class, AM
depositing of the urn in the east front o
the school house yard.
i B9FHave those old mirror frames file
with new glass at Knox's.
G1g~A numerously signed petition vii
be presented to the supervisors at the mex
meeting asking that VIM. Turner be re
tanned as overseer of the town poor. Mr.
Turner has given universal satisfaction i
the management of that Office, and
change at this time, be the successor VIII
be may, will be to the detriment of tn
tax payers and to the town poor. 1t is
, business that has to be learned, and
years apprenticeship makes a good ma
worth hundreds of dollars more per yea
than an equally smart man with no expel
fence.
G u ADD.
At the last regular meeting of Mississippi
D Valley Grove. No. 80, U. A. 0. D., tn
r following officers were elected for the Ell
: suing six months:
n. A-D. M. Maibe.
Y, An, Keegan.
:, Rec S.-Joseph Perry.
, T. SD. W. Warner.
Treasr.-S. Benson.
|. G.-B. W. Godfrey.
Representative to the Grand Grove-I
n. Eklund.
The lodge is in a prosperous conditic
and will hold an afternoon and moonligl
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