The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-18

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bnsiness il transacted by o. ]. Beardslee. Bust
ness notices should be handed In by noen to en-
sure publication the same day.
ss-Room moulding & hooks for hang
ing pictures, at Knox's.
b@Wm. Turner sold the 'Nye horse"
at auction this afternoon.
n@Offcer Holt was sick last night and.
Marshal Fish took his place.
s9Something new in Ruchings. Ties
and Bibbs at FISK BROS.
e@The best assorted stock of wall
paper in the city at Richards and Sohr- |
beck's.
ngStandard turkey red table Damask
at prices never before known at
FISK Bros.
n@A man named Colson claims to have
lost his pocket-book containing $3.50, while
in this city last Saturday.
n@A number of loads of hay on market
square this morning indicates that the
roads to the country are getting better.
n@Tne English and Swedish M. Z.
churches will hold union services at the
Ist M. L. church throughout this week.
B@The marshal has issued notice
directing attention to the ordinance prohib-
iting the running at large of cattle and
hogs.
a9rPoint Biabrant, Trochan. Dutches
and Deutelle Dubarry laces at
Fisk BRos.
R&rD. L. Wheelock went out to Iowa
last week and rented 80 acres of his 100
are farm. There was more of it than he
could advantsgously cultivate.
nG~Try Empire City Furniture Polish,
for sale at Knox's. A grown person can
use it-with little instruction-as we'll as
a child.
RgAll ladies are invited to call and see
the beautiful spring pattern hats to be
opened on Monday morning, it is pleasure
t. show goods at FISK Bros.
pGrSitting Bull says he will surrender
on the following conditions viz: That he
be tried by a Galesburgh jury, and fur.
nished with hat-full of new silver dollars
with which 70 purchase chromos, frames
mirrors, brackets &c, at Knox's.
B0ETwenty four tramps registered al
7 the police headquarters yesterday and this
J morning. The squire was considerably
surprised to meet Jim Blaine among then
and thought he should be in Washington
attending to his business.
BSrR. Nj. Beuell and Miss Julii
Peregoy were joined in marriage last Satur
day by Rev. j. W. Haney. The happ,
} couple have large circle of friends anC
, acquaintance with whom the writer join
in wishing them all the joy obtsinable il
this life.
EG-A Coal Town man named Andrey
Cushman was placed in the calaboose las
s Saturday for fighting the officers who wer
!, taking care of his horse, which had stoo
6 hitched to a post all day. After he ha
cooled off he was taken before Magistrat
Swander and begged to be allowed to G
} home, saying that he was not aware tia
it was policeman who had his horse. II
, was sent home.
RH~The paupers are increasing rapid
Mrs. Margaret Prince, whose husban
7 abandoned her over two years since, an
d who has been supported by the count
= since that time, gave birth to boy la.
. Saturday. She says that an old um brel
member who lives on the bluff and is nau
ed Procknow or Brocknow is the father {
t it. There ought to be some way Of NAL
n ing him take care of the child.
8 Notice.
+ p. 0. Olson & Co have opened me
chant tailoring establishment in the roo
T. formerly occupied by the Lafayette club
e the Keator House where they arc pr
s pared to furnish first class goods an
n guarantee perfectly fitting garments {
4 short notice. l8dlS & 81
Highway commissioner Official Pr
~ ceedings.
"a The board of highway commissions
!, met at Town Clerk Turner's Office at
Il o'clock z. NJ, Saturday, March lot
1t Present Benson, Heck and Harwood.
n The board proceeded to settle with tt
70 owners of highways for the past year.
j. 6. Heck, for district No. 2, reports
10 l04 days worked out on poll tax list ar
lie men exonerated; worked out on land al
lie personal road tax list $79l8; returned
At supervisors on the same S12273.
Y. Einfeldt, for district No 3, report,
l52 days worked on poll tax list and
If men exonerated; worked out on land al
le personal road tax list $l06.77; returnab
Ia to supervisors on the same $325.57
H. s. Hunter, for district No. 4, repor
y 81 days worked on poll tax list and N,
lSAobSA ooCO. nuAhC0 OU6 VI Aauu p6IoUu
road tax $l29.Sl; amount uncollected al
returned to supervisors $36.65.
Jonas Westberg, far district No, 5, 7
III ported IS days worked on poll tax list,
is men exonerated and 4 days poll tax pal
to worked out on land and personal road t
q $182, 81; worked out a fine of $40, by
:. Nelson; amount of land and personal t
&c uncollected and returned to supervise
ne 1854.
be On motion the reports were accepted a
Of ordered filed,
II The following bills were read. allow
~ and orders drawn for the amounts:
o. Weckel $24; j. G. Heck $27; Fl, I'll
a wood $3.50; August Jahns $44 rs;
a Einfeldt $197.34; G. #, Calklns $l4.5
70 Fl. L. Hunter $3.50; James Shaw 81
. Jonas Westberg $4S; Mrs. Jane Britt
lg $120; City of Moline $3.50; N. p Bens
o. $3.50.
be On motion board adjourned to the %
2 inst, at 2 P, NJ.
. VIM. TURNER, Town Clerk.