The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-24
MOLINE.
bgThe Moline Guards we're inspected
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R6pThe Moline Guards we're Inspected
| BY Col Butler last evening.
n@Huey & Co. have kiln OF brick
going through the baking process.
R@Mayor Wheslock has a magnificent
! field of rye on his farm on Rodnan avenue.
s@H. II. Sickels. agent in charge of
Deere & Co. branch house at DesMoines,
is in the city.
ngThe high school graduating class
is working hard. preparing for exami-
nation. which occurs next week.
n6EDesiring to leave the city. will sell
my properly on Park street, opposite the
high school building, for 5 900 cash.
d&wIt A. u. WHEELooK.
R@Alderman Ellis and DR.. Mckenzie
went to the Island this morning to confer
with Col. Flagler with reference to decora-
ton day matters.
R@Work will be commenced Cd Freja
Hall next week by the contractors, kerns
& Smith, transforming it into Catholic
place of worship.
RGF Mrs, Henry. the temperance lee
turer, who is now 10 Rock Island, will meet
with the White Ribbon Club at the Bap-
fist church to morrow afternoon.
aapThe Good Templars viii eat straw
berries and cream in ODD Fellows Hall
next Tuesday evening and invite their
of their presence.
gy~T. T. Dow, ex-mayor Of Davenport,
will preside at the decoration day exer-
sses. Excursions coming by railroad will
have to enter the Island by the Moline
bridge. This is not matter OF favorltism,
but because the distance to walk is less
than by either of the other inlets.
EDWm. Nourse is building wal
along his nursery fronting Lynde street
This will materially lessen the street
superintendent labors in cleaning out the
cutters of that street and will also retarc
the filing up of the lot north of the engine
house. No small amount Of Mr.. Nourse's
real estate is distributed along Lyndt
= treet, near the river.
) Emigration.
There is an immense tide of emigration
from this city to Kansas. Within the pas
three weeks 20 families have gone to max
their permanent home in Kansas, and o,
l lees than seven more will follow them mex
week, and still others are making thei
arrangements to go within the next month
Of those who have gone from Moline thu
: far, and those mentioned as getting read,
to so, all will take from 81 900 to $3.50
buying their land from railroad compauie
on | | years time. at per cent. interest
and expanding their cash upon improvein
their farms This class of people ar
. better prepared for the hardships O
western life than those who went four an
FIVE years ago, with nothing but a wor
, out span of horses. fifteen children an
nine dogs. and swqrmed back in fe,
months, relating hair breadth escape
from grasshoppers larger than yearlin
calves, and declaring their readiness {
swear that the hoppers ate the tire o
+, their wagon wheels and shoes off tn
horses feet.
Improvement.
The usual amount of building and ger
eral improvement is being done this sprin
Notwithstanding the hard times. Anon
the notable new features on the bluff ar
two houses being erected by x-poicema
Jerry Courtney, on his lots on First aveu
ne. They are one and one halt storie
high, Is by 20,with an L.
A story and half house, 20 by 40, wit
an /. Is by 90 on Rodman avenue by j,
, cob Jel kins.
A pew grocery store in Dublin's additio
by Hans Peterson.
Levi Mccain has built stone wa
o around his. residence, corner Rodma
. avenue and Washington street. sodde
a the Rodman avenue front aud will hav
: one OF the most beautiful places 10 th
city,
One of the most attractive places in IN
: city is VIM. Runge's garden. 1t is tasti
= arranged with gravel walks. on either sid
y of which are raised beds, about Two fet
: high. in which are cultivated flowers, rur
ming vines. etc This place is intended {,
Sunday resort for heer drinkers