The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-04
NOTES rrRE AVID rHERE.

Athletic Club this evening.
The st. Patricks society are making
arrangements for their annual ball.
The council has nominated and con-
frmed James Johnston chief engineer, and
James Ulam assistant chief.
The council at its meeting last even
ing very wisely ordered separate ballot
and two boxes for the judges of election.
The Gazette devotes half a column to
prove the Organs grinder liar. No one
ever denied the fact, not even the Organ.
The license ticket was, yesterday,
elected at Washington, Iowa. That city
has been prohibition" for the last three
years.
The Naptha Lamp Co. renew their
proposition to light the city another year,
at $25 per lamp. Chicago only pays $l3
per lamp.
AT the city election, yesterday, the
Democrats of Iowa City elected their can
didate for mayor, Cavanaugh, by hand
some majority.
The Organ was most efectually
squelched yesterday by the statement OF
the City Clerk. The light of truth is not
what the Dark-Lantern League want.
Who is Col. Woodruff? Colonel of q
signal ball at the bridge. Let US see, the
term Colonel is applied to one or two dis
reputable people in this vicinity. Some
people have just about capacity enough TO
pull ball up and down, but they have
large aspirations.
The election is proceeding quietly at
time of going to press, with indications of
q lighter vote than was expected. The
National vote will probably show large
decrease from the vote Of last year in all
the wards. The fullest vote Of either par
ty will probably be in the Third aud Fifth
yards.
"A gentleman OF this city informed US
that he had stopped his subscriptioa to
the Organ. He thought its editorials ap-
peared familiar, and it finally occurred to
him that he he had read the same thing
in the Irish World. A comparison DEM
onstrated the truth of bis surmise. He nc
longer takes the Irish World diluted.
The Organ goes out of its way TO slur
the Eock Island House iu saying that the
Old Settlers Eoan2 fallt with the com
mittee for selecting it as the piGea to bold
their annual festival. 1t did tbs because
Mr.. Jarvis would not give it job Of print
! ing, AID not as way Of paying the board
bill of it. editoE, as has been publicly stated
Geo L. Holland, who abSeonded from
Davenport last fall, after pro$isg seiali-
ter to the Chicago. Burlington Il Quincy
Company, whose agent he was, retained.
He took 81 200 from the company, and
considerable more frop private parties.
He promises to reform and reimburse. Of
course he will resume his place in the
church and Sabbath school until he gets
another chance.
Some correspondent writing to Chi
cago paper from this vicinity gave pen
picture of the editor of the Organ which
was so true to life that he recognized it at
once and replied that life was too short for
him to answer personal abuse. Yes, a
thousand years would never make him an
honest man. The correspondence was in
the Swede language and designated the
editor as kiad ct we'll filed sausage
cover, all of which is tree &c tie best oil
the belief of the aforesaid correspondent.
h Rev. DR., Rhea, of Davenport, who al
one time was in charge of the Methodist
pulpit in this city, but who preached toe
much practical religion to be popular here
preached sermon on Sunday evening ir
which he favored the entire prohibition o.
religious teaching in the schools. This is
an old fight settled in Davenport some
years ago. Religion and politics have no
been taught in Davenport schools since
1857. Previous to that time the Metho
dist church and che. republican party rar
the schools.
The organs extra says that "Mr
Reynolds Knows how to make good piece
of road or bridge, but he is failure al
au executive-as a careful, economical
manager Does the old liar remember
about year ago how be used Ben Harpel
as tool to induce Mr.. Reynolds to accept
the Dark-Lantern nomination, how they
importpued him by kilograms and person
ally? He has found out shat no cannot
make tool of Mr.. Reynolds, hence hi:
abuse. Neither is Reynolds the least
afraid Of any attempts at blackm mail as
some citizens appear to be.
I'VE are coming Father Abraham 300
900 more" to indorse the good and effec.
tive qualities OF DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
in every case of Cough, Colds, etc.