The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-09

n9-Pure, sweet cider at Benham's.

a@pure, sweet cider at Benham's.
na@Fresh tripe and pigs feet at Ben
hams.
s1The market was overstocked with
hay to-day.
n@Good Japan tea, SO cents per pound
at Benham's.
rsEBuck says he had good country
trade yesterday
nSEThe ice on the slough is in excellent
condition for skating.
nS%Fresh groceries at hard times
prices, at Benham's.
aAEx- Marshal Wells has been quite
sick since last Monday.
RSy-Fresh pickles, apples, rice popcorn, |
oranges. lemons and canned fruits at Ben |
hams
s9Dwight Benham has increased his
stock of porkers. He started with two
and now he has ten.
R@No. street car broke an axle last
evening about 10 o clock, while going west
near the Moline Wagon shop.
ga~The Baptist church was filled last
evening. The meeting will be held at the
| Nj. Il. church tonight.
RarSeveral wagon loads of dressed hogs
passed through here to-day enroute to the
packing house in Rock Island.
gGCorney says that the mayor told
him there was no charge against him, and
would give him no reason.for his dismissal
from the police force.
gsgRasleys auction store is closed and
| ~ of khn nauapnnrt Siam
laundry has been removed to Seikman's
boot aud shoe store.
Dg~The employees of. Wheelock's bakery
presented William Ottoman, a brother
workman, with silver castor yesterday,
it being the twenty fifth anniversary of his
marriage.
BgB. w, Forward has moved into the
south side of the Lobdell house on Lynde
street. Steph. Walker will establish him
self in the north wing of the same building
in few days.
RgLevi Groom left for the west to day.
) He has not decided as yet where he will
locate, but some growing town will be ben
fitted by his citizenship in short time,
sa~The Catholic fair at Timm's Hall is
the attraction this week. Which ever
upon will have just cause to pride himself
on his popularity, as there will be large
vote polled on both sides.
6a@A new hose company has been or.
ganized in the 4th ward. Geo. Walker il
captain, Henry HARDWOOD and A. A. Gran
y dali nozzlemen, Lon Pierce and Mr.. Hogs
engineers and Ed. Seikman lamp-man
Geo. thinks in time. he will make frs
:. class company out of 1t.
d RaPCharles Smith went security for The
+ payment of a IS fine Tor Geo. Fox las
week. This morning he thought that Fo1
. was not doing just right by him, so h
e went to Magistrate Swander and asked t,
0 be released, which was done and Fox wa
J, arrested. but the court extended the tim
. for payment and afterwards released Fox
=. B9 Much has been said about tn
- necessity of establishing Police Head
l. quarters, and some members of the cit
council have tried to accomplish it, bu
/ without success Magistrate Swander'
s. Office is the nominal City Marshal's office
q but the Marshal has no key and conse
. quently it is Of little use to him. Is til
city too poor to afford such d luxury?
EA new enterprise has been starte
in the city, of which Mr., John Lusk is til
r. proprietor 1t is gold pen pointin
establishment aud is located in the furnaC
room under the Moline National ban
is building John had several customers la:
ne Monday and be spent Tuesday in lookin
n, for the friends who sent them to him
20 order to thank them for their kindness.
R1-This afternoon while colored ma
u named Buck Owen, was working on the sea
IT. folding of Barnard & Leas' moulding sho
Nv the platform gave way, precipitating Owe
a to ground, ipjuring him severely, The il
~ iured man was conveyed to his home, {
- Lynde street near Ann, and Drs. More
al and Dawson called when it was found tn
ht he had sustained fracture of the this
er bone. At this writing he was sufferil
-. considerable pain, although not fatal
hurt.
to The Bank Directors
Dg At the annual election of directors
lid the Moline National bank yesterday, t
he following were chosen: s. W. Wheeloc
"A j. G. Starr, n. Chester, &. Vitzthum,
0O Darling, G. L. 1emenway, Porter Skinnt
at A. S. Wright, Ii. ". Candee, c.
ng Grantz, l.. Il. Hemenway, J. NJ. Christ
w Ezra Smith.
L. The First National bank reelected t
=, n0 old board as follows: J. Nj, Gould, SAINT
Ter Bowles, D. G. Dimock, J onathan HuntoC
his Chas Atkinson, Morris Rosenfeld, JoI
ing Deere, Chas. II. Deere, Geo. W. VintC
On j. I, Browning, II. A. Barnard, JAS. Sha
Us. Gilmore
Result of a Spree.
4 man by the name of McCaul,
rus boarding at the Phoenix House and work.
ley in one of the shops drew SIS yesterd
the and, together with d man by the name
orc Green. who also boards at the same hot
" and whose wife is chambermaid in t
an house-he having no employment-went
hat Rock Island to have spree. This morni
but McCauley went to Magistrate Swand
and asked that warrant for the arrest
'ou his chum Green, be issued, charging tt
ina Green had picked his pocket of about s.