The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-08
r6rThe uniforms for the Moline Guards

n6EThe uniforms for the Moline Guards
are being made and they will soon be seen |
on the streets strutting around in them.
ngThe heavy rain last night did no
serious damage in this vicinity although 1t
has made the roads impossible leading to |
town.
sR-Magistrate Grover has rented the
| front room over Dimock, Lester q Co.'S,
wholesale cigar and tobacco store for his
Justice Office and will take possession the
| first of next week.
n@There was good attendance at the
Nj. Il. festival last evening", the rain hold
ing off Just long enough to let them all get
there, but how some of them got home
through the rain is mystery.
RarThe amount of paint and oil that
passes out of Richards 4 Sohrbeck's front
door is astonishing. There is no firm in
the city doing better business these hard
times than these obliging and square deal
ing gentlemen.
RaFDr Morey. secretary of the board OF
health, says ll9 deaths and 2l7 births
we're reported to him during the brief ex-
istence of the board. Ii is altogether
likely that births and deaths will continue
"alle same" Notwithstanding the official
death of the board
R@The writer acknowledges the re-
ceipt of box of cigars by express yester-
day from Brookfeld, Mo-, and an explana-
tory postal card by last evenings mail,
saying: Il send you some cigars, smoke
them on the girl; she is twelve FOUNDER.
} Business is good Frank W. Pershiug. "
May Frank take as much comfort with his
girl as we do with the cigars.
= garThe nationals favor the reduction of
: saloon license. Their argument is that it
D will not decrease the city's revenue from
: this source, as it is only question whether
we shall have 20 saloons at $500 or 80 al
3 5000 The saloon keepers are not all Of
" the same mind on this subject. some o.
them being willing to pay $1,000 and
I thereby freeze a large portion OF the small
!. dealers out.
kErAnd now another railroad enter
i. prise, calling itself the Banner Coal Co.,
y asks for right of away across Rock River
y bridge and along the highway. The council
cannot we'll refuse this company since they
d have granted the right to the Marrow
Gauge Co., without making monopoly II
- the interest Of the latter The prevailing
= opinion among business men, however, i
that, iuasmuch as that bridge was pur
'; chased aud repaired by the city for tn
u especial purpose of affording an inlet to tn
city of the farming community south of tn
. river, it should preserve the bridge TO
- that purpose; or if a railroad company mus
have it, let them buy it and run it at thei
~ own expense.
Ths Boy Nuisance.
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ranging from 8 to Is years of age hav
l. made themselves nuisance in this city
l. and particularly about the T.. 4. |. & |
depot, by committing innumerable petit
:. depredations, using loud and obscene lar
d guage, scufhing on the platform, meddlin
0. with freight and baggage and doing man
r ployes. Mr.. Hines, station agent, b;
~ borne with them, demonstrated again
( such conduct and in friendly and kind
E. manner told them to keep away from tt
q. depot time after time, until last week Tue
day, when their conduct was such that
"a considered there was no more virtue
"a forbearaDce and that the interference of Ia
would have to be invoked. He accor
ingly placed in the hands Of the Marshal
list of the names of eighteen of the often
III whom be made complaint before Magi
ad trate Grover. This morning six of the
were caught and brought up for trial, vi
,;s Douglas Barker, Fred Wells, Eddie Sa
" der, Chas. Johnson, Albert and Be
DC Larson.
The specific charge was that, on Tuesd
'er of last week they had maliciously damag
err a lot of paper-rags which were lying
the depot platform by throwing them
:, each other and about the platform, there
'n bursting the sacks and scattering the raj
OF and continuing to do so after having be
warned to desist. Besides this there wa
en-. general charge of continuous mischief a
~, general deviltry. Young Barker "
jus fued S. and costs. Fred Wells, who "
OF not proven to have participated in the {
scrape, but plead guilty to the gene
on charge, was fined 81 and COSTS Ed. s.
ho der'S fine was ST.. which he Induced
mother to pay after some hard plead
1no and extravaganr promises. Albert q
hat Ben Larson, two very hard looking ca
not for boys Of their ages-I0 to II years
were fined 81 and costs each. collect
!, being suspended during good behavi
lieu Chas. johnson, son of Sack Olof, '
cen charged 50 and costs for bis share of
in sport, notwithstanding the fact that
has father swore the boy was at home sick
the time of the rag affair.
D'S When the others are caught they sho
be proportionatey punished, if the fin
R. of this kind of boys can be called punt
this ment, and q stop put to such rufiani,
j.. The fact is that fning boy and max
us' his father pay the fine is no punishment
the the boys and will result in very little go
the Twenty four hours confinement in a
in the calaboose would be more effect
IL. than dozen such fines as the above
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