The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-15
@Red Ribbon Reynolds will hold

a~Red Ribbon Reynolds will hold
forth in Reese's Hall next week ,commenc-
ing Tuesday.
eH~An excellent piece of work is being
done by the railroad company on the Rod
man avenue crossing.
s6e Mississippi Valley Grove. U. A. 0.
D., will give a social party Tomorrow
evening at the Reese House.
Richards s. Sohrbeck are having a
new coat of tar and sand applied to their
sidewalk on Main and Lynde streets.
s6TThe Barnbee concert troupe will ap-
pear at the Congregational church. under
the auspices of the Sylvan boat club, Dec
9th.
RgKnox has Just received large con-
Segment of new goods, which he will tell
you about in the columns of this paper in
a few days.
sgThe Ancient Templars will hold a
sociable at their lodge room, corner Main
and Bass streets, second floor this evening.
Everybody invited.
g@Constable Mapes was in Watertown
late last evening. and heard report that
the body of Frank Joslyn had been found
The coroner has heard nothing further
from it.
n@It was reported to day that Mrs.
John Ash had received letter from Iowa
stating that VIM. Ash. her brother-in-law.
had committed suicide by hanging 1t is
only rumor. and may not be true. Will
liam is quite we'll known here, having re-
sided 10 the city oyer two years.
1TJohn Connel, or Old Sold, as he is
familiarly called had his ribs badly pound
ed in Swansson's saloon few days ago. Ii
was reported at first that some of his ribs
were broken but such is not the case, being
, badly beaten only. 1t was saloon row
and no one knows who is responsible.
The Reason.
: An explanation is due the Moline sub
scribers on account OF the nondelivery oil
last evenings ARGUS. EVERYBODY CON
: nected with the paper and particularly the
Moline reporter and delivery boys have
been unreservedly censured to- day, and
the question asked an innumerable number
Of times, Where is last nights ARGUS p
1t is the purpose of this article to answer
that question and place the responsibility
where it belongs, and, if in doing so, some
plain and unpleasant truths are related il
is in simple justice to the public and our
r selves.
The papers were placed on street cal
No. 3, Geo. Ware driver as early as usua
last evening in Rock Island The delivery
boys we're on hand at the headquarter.
here, Richards & Sohrbeck's drug store
! where they waited until s o'clock aud M
q papers came At that time Ware passed
with bis car and the boys asked him if he
knew where the papers we're. Hereplied
}, with an oath, that he delivered them TIVE
J, hours ago. This is the extent of oul
+ knowledge in regard to the papers. Wher.
they went to no one but Ware knows anC
probably never will find out, and it is more
t than probable that he was so drunk at thu
time that he has no knowledge of thei1
: whereabouts. 1t must at least be eViden
to every one that his story about deliver
" ing the papers is manufactured and that
he proposes to lie about it and face il
/, through. Certainly they could not bav,
IS been lett st the proper place without beinl
seen when no less thar four reliable per
sons were looking for and expecting them
L on every car, and if left where did they e
i 70? The most plausible theory is tha
i Ware was drunk, as usual, and either
: kicked the papers off in the street or deliv
cred them at the wrong phase.
The superintendent certainly can
1t not be cognizant of his conduct or b,
IS would not be retained, and it is earnestl,
!. hoped now that an investigation will b.
made and justice done to the driver auC
q the public.
LATER.-SiDce writing the above VI
It learn that the papers were found late las
Y night, in the street, in the lower end O
! town, by German, and left at Mrs. Cobb
l. boarding house, which conclusively prove
y the theory above advanced,