The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-17
psz.Comnlaint was made before Maris-

R6rComplaint was made before Magis-
trate Grover this morning against August
and Edward Tileman, two brothers, fer
assaulting Peter B. Vrnschoote, their step
father, on last Saturday. They appeared |
this afternoon and one plead guilty but
was not ready for trial.
pgThe Sylvan Boat Club crews who
are to row in the Peoria regatta, started at
noon to-day for Peoria, accompanied by
number of friends. The commodore of
the Mississippi Valley Rowing Association
gives it as his opinion that the Sylvans
will bring home three prizes, the senior
and junior four oar, and the junior single |
by Fleming.
HGrA few Of the faithful assembled at
Reese's Hall last Saturday evening and
appointed delegates to the republican
county convention. 1t was quiet affair.
They recognized it only as a matter o.
form as regards the congressional and
senatorial nominations which have already
been virtually made by Henry and Bureau
counties They racked their brains to
discover some official act of Thos. Hender-
sons which would commend him to the
people of this vicinity aud were about to
adjourn in disgust, when that bright and
shining Starr, offspring of j. c., arose to
the requirements of the occasion and |
suggested that Mr.. Henderson had voted |
against the repeal of the tariff law. and for |
that very patriotic and laborious act is
entitled to the warm, united support of
the electors of Moline. Some of the others
thought so too and they dispersed in a
better frame of mind.
Accidental Shooting.
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to the residence Of John Hartzell, who
lives four miles up the river, to attend an
eleven years old son of Mr. HartzelPs,
named Silas Lincoln Obey, who had acct
dentalIy shot himself The ball had
pierced the lobe of the right car, entering
the skull at that point and lodged in the
lower extremity OF the brain. The DIR,
probed in the wound to depth of four
| inches, but could not extract the ball.
| At the time Of the accident he was on his
way to school, alone. and when found was
able to say no when asked l. he did it
purposely, since which time he has been
unconscious. The cause of the accident
was an old pistol with which he had been
playing for several days, having snapped
1t twenty or more times yesterday without
succeeding in firing it off and supposed it
mother noticed him with it but thought it
was toy pistol, and his older brother saw
him playing with it and supposed there
was no danger to be apprehended. Or.
Morey says there is very little hopes of
his recovery.
Mysterious Disappearance and Reap
pearance of q Watch.
Last Saturday Mr.. Mark Frary, of At
lantic, Iowa, a bridge contractor, was in
the city and took on board rather too
copious a supply Of liquid refreshments
In the evening he was lii the neighborhood
of the Western House and kindly dis
posed individual 81 by the name of John
Becker, assumed the role of the good
Samaritan and took him in charge, sharing
his bed with him. When MIR. Frary awoke
. Sunday morning Becker was gone and so
was tTary's silver watch. lie went to the
landlord, Mr.. Weber, and informed him
OF the loss and search was instituted.
! The room and bed were examined thor
oughly but no watch was to be found
The police were notified and went in quest
OF Becker, who, for the first time since
boarding there, had left early in the morn
ing, Moline and Davenport were searched
{ without success This morning Becker
appeared and Mr.. Weber questioned him
about the watch. He was astonished and
thought it must be about the room some
where, perhaps in the bed. He had often
: lost his watch in bed. They went to the
Q bed, turned down the sheet, and, sure
enough, there was the missing watch, and
what makes the occurrence still more
strange is the fact that Mr. Weber and
Officer Mapes had the bed all tum bled tC
pieces and even examined the straw in the
D tick yesterday and failed to find the watch
Becker was arrested and lodged in tht
I Gala boose to await developments. HI
probably became alarmed at the stir i
: was creating and placed the watch in tht
bed on returning home last night, but i
j VIII be difficult to prove any thing agains
= him.
City Councll---Annual Appropria ions
An adjourned regular meeting of th,
4. city counc. was held Saturday evering
June 18th, his honor the mayor aud al
the aldermen being present
On motion Of Alderman Ellis the rule
were suspended, when he moved TO re
consider the vote taken at last meetin
o fixing the rates to be paid for street work
q which was carried, all voting aye excep
i Barnard.
i Moved by Alderman Els that the rat
r of compensation for street work for tn
9 ensuing year be % cents per hour 70
y team work and l23 cents per hour fo
common laborers, and that the street com
: missioner be instructed to employ no team
or laborers except such as live within th
J, city limits. Carried by the following vote
IS Aye-Jenkins, Hemenway, Ellis aud Bar
nard. Nay-Knox. Hanson not voting
h The finance committee presented thei
g. estimates for the yearly appropriation
rt Ga motion of Alderman Barnard the fol
J. lowing appropriation ordinance was passed
D. Be it ordained by the city council of tn
|. city of Moline that the following shall b
Is the amount of appropriations for th
present fiscal year, aud the objects an
l. purposes for which such appropriation
ID shall be used
Streets aud alleys. .............. SIS, 90
S. General. ...... 200
Sinking ...... coo
Fire and water. Observation-Disclosures. 4,5O
y Police. .... ............ 400
" Library -. l,5C
= Gas. 2,2C
+ Omcers Observation-Disclosures. 81
:, Bridge. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
T Aanson Snaett appeared before ii
= council and asked that some action /
10 !, taken regarding the repairs being made {