The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-31
s9Regular meeting of the reform club

n@Regular meeting of the reform club
at Reese's Hall tonight.
n@The boat club dance at Timm's
Hall last evening was spoken of as quiet
affair this morning.
sTKerns & Smith will have the old
Freja Hall, which is being metamorphosed
into Catholic place of worship, ready for
the pIasterers next Tuesday. The interior
is being changed beyond recognition,
sara reception will be given the High
School Alumni at the residence OF Z. Il.
Ainsworth, tomorrow evening. A large
number of invitations are out it will no
doubt be very pleasant social assemblage
sarEight couples of Molineites went
out to Mr., John Boyle's residence. south
of town, last evening and discussed straw
berries and cream, and enjoyed themselves
with Their jolly host and hostess until late
hour.
D9-Capt. Morris has received pressing
invitation to attend q Fourth of July
demonstration at Cordova. under the
auspices of the A. 0. u. w. order. He
is recognized as jealous worker 10 that
cause.
1SRev. Il. G. Barnard went to Rock
Island today to try to secure Judge Glenn
for speaker at the temperance meeting.
at Reese's Hall next Sunday, but the
Judge could not accept the invitation, as he
has arranged to spend Sunday at home.
DJThe executive committee of the re-
form club should have printed forms for
contracts, and when person makes pro-
position to donate any thing to the club,
have contract to that effect signed in the
presence of witnesses.
s@rThe graduating exercises of the
class of 1878 will be held at the Congrega-
tional church this evening. 1t is expected
that they will be very interesting, though
the public can only conjecture as to theiI
nature, as no programme has been fur
nished the press.
EG-C. F. Calks, being the lowest bid
der, was awarded the contract for buildiul
the culvert on Rodman avenue just south
of the city limits. He commenced worl
upon it to day. Teams will have to''us,
the Sugar Hollow approach to the city
while work is in progress.
RSY esterday was remarkably quie
considering the day and the number 0
people on the streets, but Wells stree
came nobly to the front and furnished he
usual amount of amusement. Thoma
Wynn and Fl. P. Collins, having filled VI
with bad whiskey. accosted Frank Collins
stating that they had been informed tina
be had beasted that he could whip an
man in Moline. aod invited him to verif
his statement by thrashing either one Q
them, He declined to accommodate them
and went before Magistrate Grover an
complained of Nr. Wynn. Marshal Fis
was given the papers to serve. He foun
Wynn in front of the saloon on Well
street, formerly kept by Alfred Celeue
surrounded by a Coal Town crowd o
roughs. When the Marshal attempted t
make the arrest Wynn resisted. striking a
him several times, but after liberal sur
ply of billy iudiciously administered
the Marshal he finally concluded to g
along, the roughs all the time urging hin
to resist and telling him the officer had q
right to arrest him without reading tn
warrant to him, Magistrate Grover fine
him S. and costs During the trial II.
/, Collins was so anxious to clear his friend
Wynn, that he eliminated himself an
was also fined SIS.