The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-03
nag Council meeting this evening.

R@Oouncil meeting this evening,
nMrGeo. D. Gould has been confined to
his house and part of the time to his bed
for the past two weeks with neuralgia.
ngThe Robert Ross is expected in to-
morrow with raft of logs for Heater u
Son. which will probably be her last trip
for the present
EgThe library board held meeting
last Saturday evening, passed the monthly
bills and adjourned to meet Thursday
evening of this week.
B9rCity Attorney, Eugene Lewis, has
gone east on a visit to be absent two or
three months, leaving his partner, Mr.. Fl,
E. Lewis, to attend to the professional
business of the firm,
aG-There were $326,9l paid out for
month of May. Of this amount Overseer
Turner paid out $20l up to the 18th and
Overseer Soderstrom $l25.9l after that
date.
R6~There will be temperance meeting
at the Swedish Lutheran church this
evening and another at the Gustaff Adolph
church to morrow evening. Professors
from Augustana college and members of
the reform club will speak.
sgPolice Magistrate Grover reports
$24.l0 fines and costs imposed and col
lected and $500 levied aud secured but
not yet collected during the month of May.
Ex- Magistrate Swander presided during the
first week of the month and will report
some business in addition to this.
e@~The reunion of the high scool alumni
at the residence of Mr.. G, R. Ainsworth,
last saturday evening, was all that was
intellectual gathering The evening was
pro6tably and pleasantly spent aud served
to bind more closely together the memb ers
Of the association.
DgMr. Erick Venalund died at his
residence in this city on Edwards street at
3 this A. NJ, of typho- malarial fever, after
an illness of three weeks. He was a
member in good standing of North Star
lodge, No. AS, A, o. U. W., and will be
buried with all the honors of the lodge.
He leaves a wife and three children, who
will receive $4,000 from the order of
which he was member.
R9At meeting of the reform club at
its new temporary rooms. last Saturday
evening, the following delegates to the
, county temperance convention were
appointed: Rev. Z G Barnard, Rev. G I
: Linfeld, S II Velie. r Abernethy. FL
] Farnum, Capt. McCord, u w Vinton,
10 Mason. Everett Wheelock. K Booth
Peter Lind, r H Moore, j G L Hamilton
Dr.. J w Morey. DR.. B Gordon, Cha,
Atkinson, II Harwood, c S Ellis. j NJ
I Christy.
e HSW. B. Sherman, of Davenport
{ delivered temperance lecture at Reese:
Hall yesterday afternoon. He did no
take very we'll with the recent red ribbon
converts as he too bitterly denounced thu
= saloon keepers and advocated too strong re!i
= gious sentiments. Not that the reformers ar,
= antagonistic to religion, but they do no
fancy having the various religious doctrine;
pressed upon them at every turn, and ar
e of the opinion that they can be temper
4 ance organization without necessaril.
being a religious sect.
Q REAt meeting of the board Of edu
= cation, held last Tuesday evening, tn
following teachers were appointed for tn
: ensuing school year:
J. Central School House-Miss Mary A
Reyes, principal high school,; Miss NJ. 4
Quackenbush and Miss Lena HaGeboek
e assistants, high school; Miss Ella Cleves
It first grammar room; Miss K, j. McMeekau
y second grammar; Miss F. &. Wright, frs
% intermediate; Miss r. M. Parker. secon
Intermediate; Miss s. G. Reed. thir
l. intermediate; Miss J. E. Jackson, frs
primary; Miss A NJ Pickens, secon
n primary; Mrs. A. NJ. Wells. third primary
10 Miss A. E. Shoemaker. fourth primary
y West Ward-Miss A. NJ Crawford, fir;
VI intermediate; Miss s. Cornwall. secon
intermediate Miss L. c. Long, frs
g primary; Miss A. Nj. Strawder, fourt
d primary.
e East Ward-Miss F. G. Ferguson.
ot No one has as yet been secured to fill tn
IF office of superintendent made vacant b
At Prot. Gregory's retirement, although ther
ST were numerous applicants. 1t is the ger
eral opinion that a competent man can b
had for much less than has been paid fC
q the past four years, but it is questio
A which involves vital issues and should b
well weighed before the work of retrepcf
, meut is carried too far A few hundre
- dollars per year should not be taken int
consideration at the peril of the schools
Some men are worth a thousand dollar
per year more than others with equally a
ar good education The welfare of the schoo
- should be the first aim
Bridge Tenders Report,
/ Following is the bridge tenders report
II the travel across Rock river bridge for tn
ID month of May:
er 81 double teams. 500, z
re "a single teams ...-.,....... IA
ar 50 horses and rider. ... 3,5
80 led horses. Observation-Disclosures. l,t
Il Cattle ....-. (
ct 100 tickets sold ................... 81
of Total. Observation-Disclosures. $9l,2
&c Paid city clerk June LIST ............ TO-:
OF Balance on hand .......... 2l,t
ut B. Z. OAKLEY, Rock river bridge teDde
ut Moline Public Library Report for Ma
CIRCULATION-ADULTS.
ID Art and Architecture ........
- Biography. ..........,.......