The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-07
NorEs HERE AND THERE.

cents per 1000
-Bengston's addition to the block is
being finished inside and will be completed
before September.
M. Burgower. won the foot race sat
Muscatine, on July 4th, taking the IS |
prize. Verify. outsiders will begin to be-
lieve that Rock Island goes in to win.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Moline & Rnck Island
street car company was held at the office
Of J. M, Buford, secretary, this afternoon.
-Dimock, Lester & Co.'S stock was sold
to-day by Sheriff Perkins, under an execu-
ton in favor of Charles P. Ryder, former
partner. The goods brought only nominal
prices.
John Blake, stranger and evidently
dead beat was hauled in by Officer Bren-
nan, taken before Justice Halves. fined SO
and costs, had no money and was bounced.
The man who was robbed on the
levee on Thursday night, informed the
night police shortly after the occurrence,
but the thieves had already skipped to
Davenport
Rev. Geo. r. Palmer of the Fifth
Avenue church is absent.from the city and
will not return for three weeks. In the
meantime the morning Services will con-
tinue, and pastor will be supplied until
Rev. Palmer's return.
| -Thos. Yates is putting in cylinder
and piston to propel logs for the large
rotary saw, at Dimock, Gonld & Co. s mill,
Moline, and will have the improvement
completed in day OF two The new ma
chiuery is similar to Weyerh@user &
Denkman's.
Peter Hogan, who invited the police
to hold carnival with the ruler Of the lower
regions, and was otherwise disorderly, was
run 10 by Officer German, and, taken before
Justice Halves. The squire listened to
his tale, fined him IS and costs and in
default of payment, took uogans watch
revolver and $3.50 in money az security
Prof. Mansill made an accurate guess
on July Sd, predicting hurricanes, cyclones
and heavy storms throughout the country.
The terrific wind storms 10 Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Iowa on Thursday was in
itul accord with Prof Mansills theory ad-
vanced 10 his supplemental pamphlet The
Perehilion Crisis"
The tramps who were 50 splendidy
squelched by Ofieer Atkinson, of this
city, and Officer Wortman,o of Moline, were
2 fined in all, $ll0 and costs each, by Mag
istrate Grover, and in default of paymen
they will do stone work for Moline. Mag
istrate Grover. by his fearless admins
r tration of justice, .and iDfictiou of severe
penalties, is entitled 20 t5e thanks of al
law abiding people.
Tho Swede. 0lof Peterson, who wa
e kicked by G. 3. Head, OF Moline, som'
+ time ago. and who has been ailing since
that time, it is reported died this morning
If it be proven that he died from injurie
inflicted by Head, it will be likely to fur
uish a first class criminal item, With Heal
as the principal factor.
The G. B, & Q. railroad company, ha
not yet begun laying its track through
= the Williams, White L Co., property Il
Moline. The building. or at least thR
! portion of it necessary to remove has bee
RACED end track laying win probably begi
3 in day or two. The grade of the trac
will be changed slightly, o. rather tn
track vii! be moved about two feet to tn
north Of the original Williams, White
Co., line.
9 Something ought to be done to pr
vent the water from OVERLOOKING at the Gu
vert corner Third avenue aud l4th street
Is opposite the jail The sand has accumul'
g, ted ia such quantities as to prevent the WI
Is ter from flowing freely and whon the plug
'i opened, and the water supply issues, it r.
10 quires generally day to drain, thus NAL
i ing the crossings muddy.
Burlington Haa0keye: The driving
whee! of certain locomotive. said Il
teacher. is seventeen feet, say, 1t is twel
= ty-eight miles from Burlington to Mou
is Pleasant. Now, If fly clings TO the sdi
of that wheel, how far does it travel viii
r the engine goes from Burlington to Mou
PLEASANT" Smart, bad boy. in tones e
OK pressive Of deep disgust; Twenty
miles, in course. What did you give
away for?"
w. Negotiations are in progress to secu
I'd a regular rector for Trinity church. T
n vestry have several names to select fror
q one of whom, is spoken of as man of s
he perior attachments and Tihe executive alb
ity. We are not at liberty to
Y vulge the name, as the engag
IN ment may not :be perfected, but can
sure all that if the rector referred to is
m cured, he will come. highly endorsed /
ce Bishop Burgess aud DR., Stone, of Chicag
a whose prominence in the Episcopal churt
lit and well known ability render their e
dorsements valuable,
Miss Annetta Bowman, sister of E
re Bowman, deputy circuit clerk, and daug
ter of DR.. E. H. Bowman, of Andalusi
has been elected to the position of ar
assistant to the principal of the hi;
" school. She is highly educated lady al
a graduate of the State Normal Uniye
aity. Miss Briggs has been assigned to
to position il the ninth grade high schoc
pc Miss Ella Wiser mas also been appointt
IN principal of the Third Ward school: