The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-11
s@Ths sylvan boat club lboys will be

n@The sylvan boat club lboys will be
out for practice this evening.
s~The query 10 the minds of the city
authorities now is, how can they get that
$40 900 from the township2
s@Call and see Moore's new bakery
and confectionery store, next door to the
old stand. A full stock of fresh candies,
canned goods and fruit just received.
a@The Turner'S will hold picnic on
Sylvan Island the Goth of May, If the
atmosphere should not warm up considera.
bic By that time it will be pretty cold pick
ing.
s@The Druids were holding their pic
ME on Sylvan Island this afternoon not
withstanding the unfavorable weather.
There will be large gathering on the ISL
and this evening.
| Magistrate Grover will open court
in his new quarters over Dimock, Lester
& Co. store next Monday morning, if
there should be any refractory persons re-
curing his attention.
HTAlfred Celene will run a wholesale
liquor store in connection with his saloon
on the corner of Henry and White streets.
He has banished all kinds of games from
bis new saloon except billiards.
| aGA. A. Morey, w. R. Oyler, and the
others who went to Kansas with them.
about two weeks since, returned home
last evening. They are enthusiastic in their
account Of the advantages of that state over
this for poor people.
HI@The saloon fixtures and billiard table
10 the saloon on the northwestern corner oil
Wells aud Lynde street. lately occupied by
Alfred Celene. are for sale cheap. Inquire
of Alfred Celene, at Gustafson's old stand
h on Henry street. lis
/ 16rPalulson, young man working IL
' Deere & Co.'S pillow shop, while running 1
punching machine, yesterday, accidentl.
got his thumb under the punch and had th'
nail taken off and a small hole mad
, through the end of tie thumb just fractur
Q ing the end of the bone. DR.. Dunn dress
i ed the wound He says it is a very painful
sore but will not necessitate the amputa
u ton of the end of the thumb.
The Red Ribbon War.
F.. d.. Reynolds arrived here last evening
and inaugurated the ribbon war against ia
( temperance Reese's Hall had been decor
ated with festoons of evergreens by tn
ladies and presented very pleasing ap
. pearance. The doctor delivered direc
!. appeal to those forming the habit of drink
. ing spirituous liquors and in very forcibl
. manner showed its evil and to what
would lead. He is by no means a
Ieloquent speaker, nor one who carries hi
audience easily, and the observation ha
been made by number that they coul
q not account for his success IN the lectur
IF field. 1t can be accounted for upon q
n other grounds than that of his excellen
executive ability; the faculty for organic
- ing a1d making the other people do th
% work. The successful generals IN th
re worlds history have been those who ur
= derstood how to get the most out the
% men. The generals do the planning br
" the common soldiers DO the fighting.
T. After the lecture. papers bearing tt
It pledge were circulated through the aud
ence, which was extraordinarily large, f
., signatures, and $50 were obtained. This
no Indication of the effect Of the lecture
" however, as the majority of the signe
are those who could not distinguish 81
o. from turpentine, never drank in the
,f lives, and put their names down merely
- encourage others to do SO. A few, pc
K haps ten or twelve of the siguers, may
it considered converts and, if they pro-
i'd faithful, the first evening of DR.. Reynol
stay in Moline may rightly be termed
grand success. He will hold forth aga
ST this evening at the same place. A lar
be choir of selected vocalists will be prese
ly and en,iven the entertainment with sou
be good music. The meetings will be col
- tinued next week, announcements of III
ne and place being made at the meeting tt
be evening.