The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

s6TCheese it, Charles.
na-All quiet in police circles.
asFBeware of the deaoument.
ngpBusiness is looking up a.little.
nGeStrange, no burglary for few days.
sa-The ice men were on the anxious
bench to day.
nGpThe board of health ordinance will
be remodelled.
g@Lottie; at Timm's Hall tonight in
Uncle Toms Cabin.
a9~Unless discontinued it will be thor
oughly ventilated.
RG~Rev. Geo. f. Linfeld returned from
Iowa last evening.
BSThe livery men were cleaning up
the cutters today.
garThere will be a temperance ticket
here at the spring election.
BaACapt. W. G, Morris instituted a
lodge of A. o. U. w. at Milan last night.
Dg~Can anybody tell:what it is going
to cost. the city to improve Rodman avenue?
EI~There was rumor yesterday that a
prominent merchant had failed but it could
not be substantiated.
B1> Magistrate Swander's face looks
careworn. He is growing thin on the
profits from police cases.
p6~J. A. Mcdonald has accepted a
position with Nj. W. Childs at the Star
clothing house, Rock Island.
BapRev. Geo. r. Palmer, of the 9Th
Avenue church, Rock Island, will address
the Union revival meeting to night at the
Congregational church. He is a foIciblt
speaker, and an earnest worker, and will
no doubt make telling address.
BGThe Union reporter probably
worked on his imag ination for the item @
the thrilling encounter at the Temperance
billiard hall. 1t was written in such trut
Texan border style, that one would sup
pose it was an extract from the experience
of Buffalo Bill, or taken from the fly lea
of a Munao novel or the Police Gazette
A Healthy Corpse.
This morning the community was start
: led with the announcement that suicid
: had been committed and that the subjec
/ was fair maiden of tender years, residin
, at the new boarding" house near tn
, boiler works. At first rumor, it 500
8 gained credence when it was known tina
Drs. Dunn and Dawson had each in tur
| been called to attend at late hour las
I night. This much known, it was not lon
: before it was asserted that Bokman
0 STANCE had sold the poison. This mad
: the thing interesting; it was no longer
i doubt; of course it must be a clear case
r suicide. And then the gossips commence
to speculate on the causes and some eve
e went so far as to assert their entire fami
t iarity with the details. Your reporte
t used to such cases, proceeded to sift tt
: matter to tie bottom and according
:. latter consultation with the cor0nerl pr
Y ceeded at 2:40 gait to the scene of tt
Il alleged sad affair and with the usual tin
O idity characteristic OF newspaper ms
knocked at the door of the yellow frau
. and was soon ushered in by the man
\ the house" who, evidently supposing it W
= representative from the union meeting
or an apostle of the blue ribbon" CALL
x his 'family' in and proceeded to stir
~ the fire and make things comfortabl
- With eager expectancy the man of t
! house" was pumped as to the particular
~ What was her name?' Gould he /
=. member her age" Nv as she really dead
~ 1t was no use, however, the stronge
- reportorial ingenuity Jailed to elicit t
=, least ground for a sensation SO, after t
- usual adieus, and the customary &C
again" the searcher after news wendell
, way with tear Of sympathy for the ''c(
> oDer." and Illuminating over the unc
d; tainty Of the usual suicide a Ia mode.