The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29

n@@Pealis doing some excellent work IN
enlarging photographs.
e@The white ribbons meet at the Bap-
fist church this evening. me-.
D@-A forty-three pound watermelon
was brought in by farmer to-day.
D%The pipe is on the ground for the
water works extension on First street.
D@Several Moline people went to the
Henry county fair at Cambridge to-day. =
D@The Reese House barber shop is
closed again, the artist having suddenly.
departed. - ft5S# S 3BA5
narWork is to be commenced on the
narrow gauge railroad, running south from
Sugar Hollow, in few days.
DarWhy send you pictures to Chicago
for enlargement when Ohas, Peal your
home artist, will do better work for less
money. 8#sF d2e&3l
D6~ Some parties are refusing to pay
their dog tax to collector Young, claiming
that he is not q resident of the city, con-
sequently not legal officer. 48s8
H@-Deacon Richards received letter
from Rev. Geo. +. Limited this morning.
He Is improving his vacation by enjoying
himself, said he would be 10 Rochester, n.
Y. next Saturday. 49,
H@The democrats who were misled BY
the cry of Labor party More money
and better times, are rapidly returning
to reason, and as o consequence to the
demooracy-the peoples party,
neA- There is dead beat in this city
who some of his victims have been anxious
for some time to advertise. He will get a
free personal notice in these columns If he
doesn't 60 to work or leave town soon.
4 n@A new apparatus is being arranged
at the stone crushers which is calculated
to elevate stone to the crusher BY horse
power and dispense with wheelbarrows.
Being labor-saving machine it viii DC
Isubject to criticism by certain classes.
NARA special from Aurora TO the Chicago
Jonrmal, dated yesterday, reads as fol-
lows: Mr.. William Mack, formerly princi'
pal of the Brady School, tomorrow re-
moves to Moline, to take charge Of the
schools of that city. He is very excellent
teacher. u
B6rThe "Abt Quartetten has rendered
la concert for the benefit of the southern
yellow fever sufferers and arrangement:
are being made to hold the same in the
Congregational church next week Thurs
] day. The citizens should be ashamed t.
give them less than Q FIVE hundred dollar
: house, Let every body make up theil
minds to attend and assist the worth,
, cause.
nGrJane Kennedy and her man Welcl
, had their examinations yesterday. Welch
was taken before Magistrate Grover on /
charge of disturbing the peace and resist
ling an officer; fined $40 and costs AMI
given three days free entertainment at thu
J, calaboose. Jane was then brought in, bu
fearing she would get justice, took chang
of venue to Justice Tyrrel who fined he
SIS and costs. The costs, however, wer
s light, as the court forgot to add his So tria
n fee. The old woman paid her fine but re
n fused to pay Welch's, saying that he ha
: money 10 the bank and could pay his ow
bills. He remained in the lookup uot
n the bank opened this morning when b
l. paid his assessment and they went off tc
, gether, the mayor having RENTED tn
three days Imprisonment.
Il Business Tailnre.
II The failure of Kerns q Smith, builder
'' and contractors, was announced thi
morning through their assignee W. j. En-
It trikin. The liabilities as given by the al
o / signee are $3.50, and assets $3.50
Their era1itors are Triueinallv mechanics