The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-19
nSEMrs. narwood is quite sick.
R@He denies it, says it's a mistake.
aarSusan Salt was released from the
o.Ia hoosa Yesterday.

B@He denies it, says it's mistake.
nG@Susan Salt was released from the
calaboose yesterday.
n9~Young peoples meeting at the Bap-
tlst church this evening.
n6g-The Moline medical society meet
this evening at DR., Dunn's Office,
na%E. G. Mulnix has been elected lst
Lieutenant OF the Moline Rifles.
n1-Some needed repairs are being
made on the street railroad track.
RGrThe o'clock prayer meetings at
the Baptist church are still being held.
BgEd. Seikman will remove to his
new store the latter part of next week
sgEd. Knell commenced moving into
his new store room in Deeres block yester-
day.
HGrRodman avenue railroad crossing
was receiving the repairing so long needed
to-day.
NARA. P. Fisk is still repairing his
house. 1t will be the same as new when
completed.
1gAll the old weather prophets were
to- day predicting cold weather to follow
the storm.
s0SA new fence was being built around
the Calkins property, corner of Railroad
and Bass streets, to-dayE.
s9~The street fund has been exhausted
so that people must wade knee deep in
mud the balance Of the year.
BGSJohn Postman, blacksmith, who
has been in the employ of the Moline Plow
"a oCf hos
town property for an Iowa farm and will
try his fortune at agricultural pursuits.
The company presented him with No.
pillow as in furnishing his farm.
At the residence of j. o. Anthony,
on Monday evening at o'clock, by Theo-
dore l. Holcombe, Rector of Trinity
, Church, Rock Island, Mr.. Samuel r.
Parker of Chicago, to Mrs. NJ. M. Stilwell
of Moline. The newly welded couple
took the night train for Chicago, their
, future home.
| e9r Officer Mapes discovered some meta
composition in the calaboose stove yester
day morning and thinks that the tramps
were manufacturing nickels 1t would no
be bad plan to search those gentry wheI
admitted to that Institution. The officers
: might at least keep themselves 10 tobaccC
Ia
: by so doing.
nlHI 1t is reported that Swede girl il
the west end OF town gave birth to chilt
few days ago and murdered, or in some
: other manner made way with it. The boarC
} of health make strong point in supper
=, of their ordinance on the facilities
affords them for the detection of sucl
! crimes This story may not be true, bu
| n4fa 20 ~ H.,
q a mere suspicion should be given som
;. notice.
# RgBernard Covert was taken befor
Justice Mapes this morning on complain
; of j. II. Murphy for assault and disturb
e ance Of the peace 1t appears from th
It evidence that Murphy, who keeps ciga
O store on the bluff, had a number of friend
in his shop last night for the purpose
Organizing shooting club. The door wa
o locked and none but interested partie
t, admitted Covert, who is a lad 10 year
if old, in the employ Of Dr. McKinnie, wa
in that neighborhood and went int
Grantz's butcher shop, near Murphy
and there heard what was going on at th
latter place. His curiosity was arouse
y and he at once went to Murphy store an
tried the door, finding it locked. Murph
asked from the inside who was there an
u told him that he could not get in without
pass. Covert made saucy reply, wher,
upon Murphy went out and choked an
" pounded him. About half hour after tn
occurrence the meeting broke up and
Murphy was crossing the road he W;
~ struck in the mouth with stone, whic
: knocked out three of his teeth aud iniure
!. two others. Covert was fined $40 ar
4 costs.