The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-01

Regular meeting OF the city councii
this evening. -
BgThe Lutherans will hold picnic on
the Fourth in Atkinson's grove.
H9- The city physician has yaccinated
fifty persons at the expense of the city,
BW Hayerly's minstrels serenaded the
city with excellent brass music. They
perform at Timm's Hall this evening.
B@~The Sylvans will attend the Credit
Island pie mic on the Fourth with two four
cared shells and crews and two single
shells.
H4AThe stone crusher will be started
tomorrow and piece of road on Rodman
avenue, south of Runge's store, which is
almost impossible, will be macadamized
after which some work will be done on
Lyde and other streets in the central part
of the city.
nd-Loais Curry and his sister-ln-law
Mrs. Alfred Curry. both colored, got into
difficulty last Saturday, in which Louis
handled his relative in a very rough man :
ner. Magistrate Grover charged them IS
and costs each tor helping them out OF
the muddle,
Free Exhibition July 4th.
Citizens of Moline and vicinity are in
yited to attend the free exhibition OF hne
steel engavipgs, chromos, oil paintings,
. lithograps, mirrors, picture frames, etc.
at Knox's, July 4th., 1878. Children
half price,
RSFIt is altogether likely that the small,
; box will be confined TO the two families oil
: Oylers and Grifins. Sufficient time has
ELAPSED for all who were exposed at Oyler'
to show symptoms of the disease if they
were going to have it, and as good care
D has been and is being taken to prevent it'
2 spreading since it was discovered we may
hope that there will be no new cases.
= E9~A tramp who claimed to be eagerl,
searching for employment last Saturda,
was taken by Officer Mapes to gentleman
+ who offered the beat" $50 per montl
t and board. He turned Indignantly ava
= with the remark that he never had worke,
for that price aud never would. This
the case with many of the beings swarm
II ing through the country at present an
claiming to be harvesters.
RE A meeting of the reform club wa
e held at their club room last Saturda
5. evening. The offer of the vocalists, Messr'
d Savage, Reynolds and Corns with Mis-
Peasants and Mrs, L. l. Holcombe t
give the club benefit concert was aceep
ed and the date for the entertainer
placed at July 18th. j. G. L. Hamiito
was elected successor to Mrs. Parker Z
superintendent oil the room. The questio
of debarring boys under the age of
'o years from the room after p. NJ, was di
s cussed and laid on the table. Contrib
10 tons from various soarces were acknow
ID edged.
of Ey@A couple of tramps were amusir
] themselves and their fellow tourists Sa
- urday evening by thamping each othe
IL After a while the performance becau
I'D interesting and they came to close qua
tiers and upon being separated, one
~ them discovered that the greater part
VI bis nose had been bitten off. he ap2ii
to DIR, Morey who sent him to DIR. NJ
gh kiunie and, failing to find the latter,
Re went to DR.. Vessel. The doctor had
u aterial on hand with which to man
10 facture a new proboscis and sent him to I'll
g, the missing piece. After fishing arour
IT. among the mud, chicken bones and q
he tobacco guilds he resurrected somethl
.er that resembled a nose aud joyfuily ha'
OF ened 20 the doctor and had it glued c
n. 1t is to be hoped and Is quite probat
that the ingrafted piece is from the swl
10 disturbing end of luckless swine,
of that event the beat" will be able to RI
nd for his living and should be made to re
hog or die.