The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-04
sgCity Council meeting tonight.

nsrCity Council meeting tonight.
ngThere is music in the air, and don't
you forget it.
sgSome one attempted to break into
Hull Bros store last Saturday night.
NARA new hose cart has been pur-
chased for the use of the fire department,
at cost of $l75.
a~Those who attend the dedication of
Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow evening will
be well repaid for. their time and money.
hay@Jacoby's case is likely to be re-
opened on the ground that he, as proprie-
tor, is not responsible for the violations of
law by his clerk.
R@It was arranged yesterday to con-
| tinue the union meetings throughout this
week at the Congregational church, and
singers were exhorted to attend regularly |
and furnish music.
| EN~Warrants were issued for Conrad
| Weber and Henry Calentzy on acharge
of selling liquor to minors. They will have
a hearing before Magistrate Swander this
evening or tomorrow,
EgThis is just the kind of weather
during which to clean up the streets. 1t
this is done now, when it thaws the
thoroughfares will be in passable condi-
ton. There is no reasonable excuse why
it should not be attended to at once.
Il R9Ed. Kittilsen was cutting and
Istoring ice all day yesterday, the hot sun
, admonishing him to harvest the crop i'm
mediately if ever. One man from st.
Louis has contracted with parties here to
J furnish 800 cars on track.
BayMrs. s. A. Varderwalle, Belgian
lady AZ years of age died last Saturday OF
: puerpural commissions. Funeral services
were held this morning in the Catholic
/ church, and the remains taken to Chip
5 hammock cemetery, Rock Island, for inter-
0 ment.
B9~The officers chairs for Odd Fellows
t Hall arrived this morning. They are ele-
e CANT pieces of furniture, handsomely up
s holstered. An Odd Fellow who has held
all the Offices in the lodge, remarked this
? morning, that when he saw those chairs he
o was sorry that he had passed them.
E@W. G. Morris, Prof Gregory, Il.
IS Coffeen and some others whose names we
J were unable to learn will leave for Ottawa,
}. H., this evening to attend the session OF
u the grand lodge A. o. U. W., which con
2 venes there tomorrow. This county will
x send so delegates.
Ea@At an election held in Armory Hall
ID last Saturday evening for second Lieute
Is was chosen for the position. Mr.. Grover
y is a straight forward gentleman, ha
AZ some knowledge of military tactics, ant
81 y, will make good officer.
pSg@The services in the various churche
T. ! LII !
e. courses unusually interesting. The Con
ne gregational and Baptist pulpits wer
Is occupied by their respective pastors
lecturer in the Good Templars' cause, de
livered an excellent discourse at the M. 1
he church in the morning and addressed
IS full house at that church at P. NJ. n
of is an orator of rare ability and was listene
ho to throughout with intense interest,
les More Burglary.
"a Last night an attempt was made to re
tr D. i. Wheelock's bakery. The thief
20 thieves gaiued.an entrance to the factoryIC
~ the second floor by means of an unfastent
a window on the east side, beside which is
o-r porch With knife they began to cut
ia hole in the door connecting the work soi
ra with the store proper, bat we're probab
- frightened away. as they did not succet
-. in opening this door, 1t is very evide
'"' that the parties were we'll acquainted wi
the premises as the hole cut In the do
was in such position, had it been lar
in enough to admit hand, to have enabl
on them to unlock the door fastenings al
al was probably commenced with that vie
the NothiDgis missed from the shop, in ia
Dbt there was nothing worth stealing in t
fbe room they were in.
up Violation of Saloon Or dinance.
to Louis Jacoby was taken before Mag
pie .rate Swander last Saturday. CHARGED vi
violating the ordinance prohibiting t
the ond was 6ned son and costs tbe ord;nor
lgs, under which the nomnlaint was made ms
lgh inc that the Last fna that copId ha !;
SO noseG as II WAS snnnosad Of the time +
the court in reading it over subsequent
discovered that he had acted upon t
:, ordinance providing for the punishment
neil parties running saloon under spuriC
/ a or fictitious licence, and not upon Il
tier relating to minors. leaving it at the discl
ono ton of the court to assess any fine I
wv exceeding $50. The court thought at t
the time that $40 was too heavy fine for t
an first offense, and particularly in the vi
this of the mitigating circumstances attendi
Io,o this case, Mr. Jacoby being absent at I
time and the liquor being sod by N
a1 he had left in charge for few hours. L
der matter will be considered and the
cen placed at SO and costs, instead of $50.
clio The city ordinances are in an aim
''.' unintelligible condition and should
osl- revised aud priHted.