The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12
nrRey. Linfeld addressed the Unior

nSpRey. Linfeld addressed the Union
meeting last night, in very efectual man.
ner.
ns~Call for the Favorite Balbriggan
Hose. to be found only at Fisk's Cash
House.
n@Masouerade suits at Hannecke's for
the dance at Timm's Hall next Tuesday
evening, t7d5T.)
saeFarmers from south of Rock river
were in town this morning, and said that,
the ice was breaking up and running out
of that stream.
aSg@Several of Deere & Co.'s moulders
were laid off because of slack times, A
| few of them have obtained work in Buford
& Co.. s shop at Rock Island.
g@~Something new, nobby and cheap
| in Gents Linen Collars, Ties and Scarfs,
at Fisk Cash House.
sgThe ice shippers worked until IL
o'clock last night, fearing that it was their
| last chance for ice, but this mornings at
mosphere revived their hopes again.
nEThe four A. o. U. W., lodges of
this place went over to Davenport, last
night, to pay a visit to the lodges of that
city. They chartered special c. r. [. Il
P. train, left here at 7:S0, and returned
at IL o'clock,
$BSPAs couple of strangers were pass
ing the Moline National Bank this morn.
ing, one said to the other Lets go in and
get glass of beer" aud in they went
Now some people might think that Charley
and Jerome had the appearance of bloateC
bond holders, but no one eyer mistooE
F them before for bar tenders.
ga@The council gives the board o
health authority to order the city marsha
to prosecute violations of their ordinance
the board order him to proceed agains
DR.. Gault, and the mayor and police magls
8 trate order him not to do it, and say tina
| they will listen to no complaint unles
made by the board after consultation wit
the city attorney. Who is authority, an
: what shall the marshal do2
R5r Emerson went out the other morn
ing to feed his horse, and to his great as
4 constituent found it harnessed, bridled an
ready for use. He insists that some on
entered the. barn during the night and did
: but the probabilities are, that he was nc
o in a condition the previous evening t
. know or remember in what manner he lei
the horse. He thought, perhaps, that
= was so near morning, it was not wort
q while to unharness.
Is RSJohn johnson complained to Jus
y tice Mapes last Saturday, that Chris Rees
J. had made an unprovoked assault upo
him, and beaten and kicked him terribl
1 The justice told johnson to go home an
10 get sober, and then come and he wou
IF listen to the complaint. He appeared ye
!. terday morning, sober, and swore out
: warrant for Reeses arrest, and the tri
;, was set for this morning, but The witness
q for the defense not being present, it W
ID continued until this afternoon. We we
1t unable TO learn the result in time for pu
70 lication to-day.
70 sI@ Among the 8 tramps taken befo
Magistrate Swander this morning were Il
d extremely we'll dressed young men VI
Ve were unable to give any satisfactory accou
r of themselves, and were remanded to t
os calaboose for further inquiry into thu
- characters and occupations The first o
III catechised by the squire said he W
n known by the name of Wilson, but evad
lis the question as to whether or not IL
p was his name. He was called Wilson a
20 that was all he would say. He had on
"a coats-two dress and one overcoat-t
al outside dress coat was of the finest bla
be broadcloth and nearly new. He says
is left St. Louis two weeks ago, went to /
MOines and from there to Moline. I
~ other fellow had on two very fine coats q
at two pairs of pants He gave the name
be james Freeman. He knows that a sh
,ty time ago he was in Keokuk, Iowa, hal
faint recollection of being at Bureau Ju
, ton, ILL.,, but beyond this his past lft
he developed in mystery; he don't know b
Ike he crossed the river from Iowa to ILL.,,
mt how he got into Bureau whether he wall
,oo or rode; it had been 8 days since, and
10, had forgotten.