The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-10
s@TemperaDce Billiard Hall for quie.

s~TemperaDce Billiard Hall for a quiet
game.
1%Assignee Hall has completed the
invoice of the Horn bankrupt stock of
goods.
D@Rev. VIM. Spencer, of Chicago, win
occupy the M. E. church pulpit tomorrow
morning. re.a
DrThe directors of the Cape Of Good
Hope Boring Co. held meeting this morn
ing, proceedings secret.
B~Preaching ct the Baptist church to-
morrow morning and evening. Bible school
at II m. All are welcome.
D6rReimer Reimers still maintains the
reputation of the Temperance Billiard Hall
for being the best place in the city to pass
an idle hour or two. ~
D8~Mr. P. B. Anderson, Gould & Co. 3
cutter, and Fred. Nelson, Fisk Bro. 9 head
salesman, took the Peoria train this after
noon, bound for Galesburgh, to spend Sun
day with old friends and acquaintances.
SEDAN. Gould is having his new store
room in the Keator House block placed in a
very convenient shape. with glass case in the
front window for hats, another about mid
way in the store for custom made goods; q
room in the rear end for dressing pur-
poses, and separate building back of the
store for tailors' work shop. Ii will be
ready for occupancy the last of this month.
sGpMrs. Lavina MeKenney, an old lady
living on the road leading from Coal Town
to Seldom tSeen, was found dead in her
bed this morning. Coroner Morris was
notified and started for the place at 10 o.
Iclock this morning for the purpose Of hold
ling an inquest. Mrs. McKenney has been
county charge for some time and was
! very feeble the last time she was in the
city.
B6rCapt Geo. Z, PiDgree, for some
time past editor of the ReUieao, has seY
cred his connection with that paper. Ii
his valedictory in the last issue OF thu
Ipaper he tassigns as a reason for thu
Il change the conclusion of the proprieto
that the patronage extended the pape
J will not Justify the expense Of a salaliet
editor. Mr.. Pingree already has the offe
of positions as travelling salesman, but b
informed the writer that he would prob
ably engage in some business in Moline
, The captain is a genial, whole-souled gen
: tleman, q writer of more than ordinar
a ability and withall good neighbor, WHOM
we would be pleased to see prosper i
whatever he may engage.
= That Orange Patch.
: Yesterday Emil Dahlheim made com
t plant before Magistrate Grover. chargin
b Mrs. Virginia Orange with keeping dis
4 orderly house of ill-fame and John Shel
: berg and Pocahontas Orange, daughter Q
Virginia. with having illicit intercourse.
Q Dahlhelm occupies one part of the sam
& house with the Oranges together with tw
. other families, and claims to have bee
:. annoyed by the performances.
The case came up for trial to day, "
l. j, Entricken for prosecution and w. T
l. Moore for the defense. Defendant aske
q for jury and the following named gentl
men were impaneled: DR.. u. w. Morey
% JAS McBurney, Geo. E. Pingree, A. I'll;
q ley, j, Huey aud T. Gault.
, Seven witnesses, among whom wei
4 three ladies, were sworn for the prosec1
:, ton. The prosecuting witness, Emil. Dab
% helm, was called and the court informe
IL the female witnesses that they migi
J. retire to an adjoining room until their te
e timony was desired. They evidently d
n not expect this but at the second invitatiC
is reluctantly retired. The witness con
e menced with bis testimony, the princip
is part of which was of such a nature as
e, be unpublishable and certain passag
RS were particularly rich, during which Il
a. room was as quiet as the grave, followed
le the conclusion by an uproar 10 the cou
room and very audible smile from IL
adjoining room, indicative of the live
interest taken in the proceedings by Il
es retired" witnesses.
:. At the conclusion of Dahlheim's test
[" mony, in which he positively asserted tn
ne ne saw Shelberg and Pocahontas in the a
charged, on the porch in front of the heus
ty the writer was compelled to leave, but W
u furnish the conclusion of the trial in Il
- next issue.