The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-09


a6FFor paints, oils and varnishes, 60 to
Richards 4 Sohrbeck's.
nFH. A. Barnard will start east this
evening to accompany bis family home.
DSAnother petition is being circulated
asking for the opening of Division street.
n~The Water Power Company and
Counsel are now occupying the Council
room.
1%The new bluff road running east
from Riverside cemetery has been opened
to travel.
a@The Moline Guards will be out for
rife practice at the target next Saturday
afternoon.
nERey. Geo. F. Linfeld and wife have
settled down to housekeeping in the "Glea-
l'son house"
n@Deere & Cos. shops resumed work
at p. m to-day, having been idle since
yesterday morning.
R@The council will try to get John
Deere to open Taylor street.-the one he
fenced up last summer.
DG~The Odd Fellows sociable 10 their
hall last evening was lightly attended on
account of the rain, but was very pleas
ant affair.
s~The moulders at the Union MalIea-
BILE Iron Works are on strike for higher
wages. The near approach of winter will
probably decide them to resume work.
D6r Mr.. Harry f. Heron, of the island
arsenal, and Miss Sadie e. Williams, of
this city. swere married last evening by
Rev. Geo. L. Linfieid, at the Baptist par.
sonage.
sGPSome one said to-day that Gen
Henderson spoke here last Monday night
1t may be true though there is reason &c
doubt it as the public generally know moth
ing about it.
BG MIR. Councilman has obtained papers
from Justice Mapes warning the 'soiled
doves" over the billiard hall TO vacate, bu
as yet has beep unable to get constable
to serve them.
D2TM Mayor Wheeiock went to Chicago
last evening to be absent the balance o
this week, leaving the city orders for bill
allowed Monday evening unsigned, in con
sequence of which the city employees vii
not be paid until next week.
i H@Two new locomotives for the NJ.
i s. i. narrow gauge railroad arrived her,
to-day by the @. r. l. & P. R. R. The,
are not dummies though much smalle
than the engines on the broad gauge roads
This looks as though the company expec
to commence operations shortly.
j e@lt appears from the decision Of th,
city attorney that the gas company has
very binding hold upon the city. N
Iamp-post can be abandoned after beini
J established, and no reduction Of price cal
be had Tor thirty years without the con
sent OF both parties.
A Rus3oP.
The rumor has been afoat here for tn
past three days that the g. r. |. L 2. R. r
had leased Davenport's ground, east of thi
city, and we're going to remove the Gene
SEQ stock yards thereto in short time
Your reporter could get no reliable con
firma;ioa of the report but that there
some foundation for is reasonably certain
from the nature and source of the rumol
The reasons alleged for bringing the yard
, here are that it is the terminus of divi
, sion and will save the company the cost @
running an extra train to Geneseo and re
turning the engine to the round-house
; besides many other Inconvenience.
> The location mentioned is a very saita
Bile one and would be a grand thing fO
Moline No lack of enterprise on tn
; part of Moline citizens should be allowe
; to keep this institution away from here a
lit would bring thousands of dollars to tn
city annually. 1t would be the making G
the Keator House.