The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-20

gBJ Jerome Magill has moved into the
Calkins house, corner of Bass and Rail
road streets.
BG@The manufacturers report business
rushing, but there are large number of
workmen idle.
s1@An A. o. U. w. lodge with 80
charter members was organized at Albany,
Whiteside county, last Monday evening.
a@ Marshal Fish has been trying to
ferret out the infanticide case mentioned
in yesterdays ARGUS, but SO far without
success.
RgrS. K. Pershing is preparing to tap
the water main and put water pipes
| through his buildings, an improvement
which will be appreciated by his tenants.
1I-Pictures Of what is claimed to be
the Original Swedish Vocal Quarter" are
| displayed in the post Office to day, and
notice given that they will appear at the
Congregational church March 9th
b|Those gents who we're requested to
rise and explain" did as THE ARGUS
suggested and paid the fines of the fair
'dulcenas. who were gobbled at the
branch Hotel De Dillon, Rock Island.
E4 Esterbrook has taken to quoting
scripture. He gets the wording badly
mixed sometimes, still his ideas are not
far out Of the way: He says, speaking
:eelingly Of Mrs. Salts release: IF the
calaboose hath lost its SAVIOR, where Rithal
shall it be salted?
BS-A couple Of young men were picked
up b. the police last evening. They said
they had run away !rom Coal Valley to
avoid being called as witnesses in prose
cutions against saloon keepers One of
them started for home and the other
stayed over night,
GgOficer Mapes sold at conslable's
sale this morning a trunk belonging to
Tom and Maud Young for 1915. The
| Youngs came here to perform in Christy s
minstrel troupe but Christy failed and
Jumped the town, leaving them without a
cent and a S12 beard iii at the Gault
House.
EgWm. Mill. of RilIsdale, formerly a
resident of Moline, brought the remains of
his child, which died last Monday, 10
this place for interment this morning. A
number of friends met him at the depot
and accompanied the remains to Riverside
cemetery. Rex. I. l. Holcombe of Rock
ofhciated.
t BSEMr r. c. Swan showed the ARGUS
reporter this morning a beautiful bronze
medal received by mail from Oregon this
morning. 1t bears the following inscrip-
ton: Oregon State Agricultural Society,
1877. Awarded to Knapp, Burwell Il Co.
Portland, Oregon, for the Evans sulky
plow, manufactured by the Moline Plow
lThe marriage of Frank w. Gould
{ weeks the absorbing theme of converse.
6 ton and speculation among juvenile Mo
6 line, was celebrated at the residence OF the
brides parents, Wells street, this after,
noon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Fl. A. Barnard
performing the ceremony which made the
two hearts beat as one.
2 EG~The dark lantern society" claimttC
| have l50 members in Moline. If they have
all they claim it is small per cent of those
who voted the workingmen's ticket las
/ fall. They don't seem to take kindly L
the new departure as is shown by the
, membership of $50 out of nearly 500 votes
polled at the last election. Several o.
them told your reporter this morning tha
it savored too much of the sMollie Maguirt
f movement to suit them.
e Indecent Exposure.
A man by the name of Chris Peters wa
: arrested to-day and taken before Magis
trate Swander on charge of vile exposur,
of his person in the presence of small girl
! and boys. The details are altogether too
obscene for publication, but from the
. charges preferred and the story of an eye
: witness the fellow is certainly crazy ol
J has descended below the standard of {
: brute. The charge not only recites ex
. posure, but the most viIlsinous proposals t
7 girls of 10 and IL years Of age. He aac
not had hearing when we went to press
{ bu: if the charges are sustained. his punish
Z ment should be the seyerest penalty th,
= law can infict.
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