The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-15

s6EThe Moline Guards met Thursday
evening and tried to agree upon company
uniform but failed.
n~Black dress silks at prices never
before known. Our own Importation. Call
and see them.
d&w FISK BROS,
narThe young ladies' aid society of the
Baptist church gave social at the resi-
dence of VIM. Huey last Thursday even
ing. A good time was had and S. was
added to the fund of the society.
n@Beautiful millinery, all grades at
d&w FISK Bros, Cash House.
RgThe Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and
West minstrels treated the residents of
Main and Wells street to some very excel
lent music from brass instruments to-day.
They will perform in Mmm's Hall this
evening.
/ Public Examinations.
The patrons of the Moline Public
Schools are invited to attend public exam
linations of all grades Friday, March %.
The programme for the High School is
as follows:
le:15 to 10: 80 A, NJ Physiology and Geometry
1O45 to IL History (Gen'Q and Alge bra
Al To . AZ p NJ History 10. s J
2:45 to 3:45 p M.............En English Literature
L. GREGORY, Supt.
RRSomething new, nice and cheap in
gents furnishing goods at
!. d&w FISK Bros, Cash House.
, EgMr, George Edwards has bought
out John Bucks cigar and tobacco store,
next door to Mapes' bakery. Mr.. Ed
wards is an affable gentleman and has
many friends. The smoking and reading
room will lose none of its popularity under
his management
ggMiss Nettie Shields received the
premium for the best penmanship in the
class organized in tie high school under
the tutorship Of G. S. Slocum, the tern
having closed last week. ltsisia neatly ex
! ecuted pen drawing and Miss Shields ha'
q had it mounted in an appropriate frame
and values it very highly. MIR. Solcum ha
class in Rock Island now.
J., saEDomestic cottons at manufacturer
4 prices at
4 G&w FISK Bros, Cash House.
NoIice to Tax Payers.
The tax books of 1877 must be CLOSED
by the 25th. All persons having unpait
II taxes will oblige me by calling at once
A, L. WICKsTROM, Collector.
a@The thief mentioned in Thursday
II ARGUS as having robbed STANCES dru
store gave the name OF Chas, Reid, but
was afterwards ascertained that his nam
was Chas. LIB, He is known IN the city
having clerked a short time in Miller
drug store last summer. He was take
o. before Magistrate Swander and confesse
the crime, the things valued at $40 {
$l2-having been found on him and ider
tilted by MIR. STANCE. He was bound owe
tosthe circuit court in the sum of $500 an
I'd was jailed for want of bondsmen.
sh RG-Fisk Bros. are more than slaughte
w ing goods, prices lower than the lowest.
III BGrThe fact that all people are n
=, equally adapted to the various occupation
ID in life was we'll demonstrated yesterda
q when a knight of the quill essayed to bril-
s. the force of his intellect to bear upC
TX muskrat hunting. One revolver-the OIL
ne used to pacify importunate interviewers.
us was emptied load after load and still Il
Pr obstinate rat refused to succumb, or ev,
show any symptoms of annoyance. Final
of the bridge guard rendered the use of
p large pistol aud it was carefully rest
u. over the edge of the dam and dead be-
1ol taken on the animal, but with the sar
Ut result, and after l6 rounds, in which t
I'D valiant quill driver wavered not for
re- moment, the loss on the part of the bessie
ed amounted to one tail and hind Leg al
st the beseiging party had lost its patien
alf and was out of ammunition. But luckily
it: the latter, reintorcemeDts appeared at Il
ts, moment, and with boat hooks and faggi
yin stones and its overpowering numbe
r. forced the besieged to surrender uncont
et tionally The trophy was exultautly Dor
an on Spear through the streets and is NJ
an in the keeping of the guard,