The Rock Island Argus., 1878-09-09

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sure publication the same day.
g9<S, T, Walkers youngest child is very
sick with Group.
n1rFor noiseIess states and book covers
60 to Richards Il Sohrbeeks.
@-Nick Zeigler was passing box of ei- !
gars around this morning. New arrival at
his house.
SarThat concert on Wells street yester-
day by Charley and Henry was an i'm
mense success.
pGFThe Kansas fever is doing about as
much to depopulate Moline as the yellow
kinds inthe south.
sTSolon Fidlar's lecture at the club
room yesterday is mentioned as decidedly
good. The attendance was poor.
HGrThe council met in special session
Saturday and passed the sidewalk ordi,
nances mentioned in Saturdays ARGUS.
RGMessrs. Grover and Bullen, of the
board Of education, attended the opening
the schools this morning, The attendance
to-day was light.
D@~ Magistrate Grover was taken i'll
pending trial before him last Saturday
and had to adjourn and take to his bed.
He was out again to-day.
RGr Barney Cleaveland, the colored
barber, has leased the little brick formerly
occupied by Hannecke and will open there
in barber shop and laundry.
RGrPolI tax Collector Kelsey says he
gets very little money, as 30 many Of the
regular employees at the shops and mills
are idle and prefer TO work their road tax
out
s9~NotwithstandinR the rain, about
thirty persons assembled at the Baptist
church last evening TO hear Bev. Z. g.
lThearle, of Chicago, and were we'll repaid
for attending BY hearing very interesting
discourse.
B%Mr. Will Hillhouse reached home
Saturday, having made the trip across
the lakes and 10 Penneld, N. 7. with Rev.
g. T, Lin6eld, where he had the pleasure,
on last Thursday, of seeing Mr.. Linfeld
Joined 10 marriage to Miss Francis Z. Ross
-aSNAt meeting last Friday evening
the Turner's decided to give an entertain
ment next week, Wednesday, for the pur-
I pose of raising money for the yellow fever
1suferers. The exercises will consist o
music by the Light Guard Band and thu
lGlee Club, gymnastic and calisthenic exer
cises. Price of tickets 50 cents, Attheil
lpic-nic yesterday the society sold fifty tick
cts and there is no doubt but they vii
have full house.
NI-Two and q half dollars is small
price fer COW, and yet some people il
this city have eaten that beef anC
paid TO Is cents per pound for it. Yes
terday man from east of town went to
butcher in this city. described COW tha
he claimed had been stolen from him 9Th,
countryman) and accused the butcher will
! having slaughtered it that morning. Al
J examination of the hide from the bee
killed that morning proved that the coun
tryman described it exactly. Other par
ties were near; whispered couferenc
took place and $3.50 was seen to chang
> hands. Was it case of blsckmailing?
aG-Jobn s. Smith. of Rock RIVER Farm
! while driving down Rodman avenue las
I Saturday evening, came near loosing hi
q life and that of Mrs. Hull, of Iowa, wh
was in the buggy with him. Through th
carelessness OF blacksmith who repaire
thes eswagon a2d neglected to replace the bu
on the front axle, on one side, the whcs
o came off, throwing Mr.. Smith and Mrs
3 Hull between the wagon and horses, th
o animals taking fright and running at
Q 9 fearful gait and dragging the upfortunat
= occupants of the buggy some distanct
Mrs. Hull was quite seriously injure
about the head and Mr. Smith was cor
Is siderably bruised. The horses ran to tn
. government works on the island before bs
v ing caught.