The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-04

-Telepone Blake for cheap r. R
ticket 122 W End st Davenport.

Second avenue between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets. is being fixed up and top
dressing laid on.
| County Clerk Donaldson to-day issued
q marriage license to Arden Sible and
Miss Augurta. Genriek.
The piece of dry goods found yester-
day by Mr.. W. L. Sweeney, is still un-
claimed at the Armory.
An old lady in INDECENT circumstances
remained at theArmory last night. Hel
name is Colors and she was looking for
daughter here.
| The Rev. Geo. r, Palmer although
still very weak. is. we are glad to say inn
provisg. Unless some unexpected change
occurs. his early recovery may be expected
-Joha Reynold, white, and Alice
Capers, having served their time OF TWEEN
ty- one days in the county Jail. ihave been
discharged. Their .offense was indecent
behaviour.
Mr.. Arden Sible, farmer, of Water
| town, this county was married to Miss
Augusta Genrick Of Gcneseo. by Justice
Chopper at his office to day, The bride
was 10 years of age and the groom 70
years old.
Coroner Morris, to day. notified by
postal card, the members of the jury. sum
| moned in the case of the dead man recently
| found in box car, to meet at the city
marshals Office Rock Island, at 80 o'clock
this evening.
Judge peasants was in possession OF
the Sheriffs Office this afternoon. having
turned it into q court room. to decide some
points of law between, Messrs, Gest and
McNeal, the lawyers, representing the two
sides in civil suit.
The alarm of fire in Davenport. on
Tuesday forenoon was caused by the burn
ing of the factory and shop of the carpen-
tiers and contractors Groves Bros, Oh
Fourth and Fillmore streets. The damage
is inconsiderable.
"A valuable black mare was on Tues
day morning shot by Mr.. Knox the under.
taker. About week ago she was kicked
on one of her legs and the bone was frsc-
tured but did not show till the night be-
fore she was shot. She had been doing
her work as usual.
The rise in @. G. l. & P. stock in New
York on Saturday was due to advance in
formation of enormous earnings by the
road in July. On Wednesday the stock
was 1l1s. and on Saturday itreached 114T
The coupon 6s of the same road rose from
1193 to l2l.
John A. King obtained warrant to-
day from Justice Chopper for Martin
Brady. who, he claims. stole two pool balls
from bis saloon on Market Square yester-
day. Mr.. King apprehended the man to-
day, at Hansens saloon. near Moline, and
handed him over to the police.
The continuance of cold weather is
unusual at this season, but is enjoyable all
the same, especially as the reports from
the county, state the crops are all in
excellent condition. It will not do how
ever, to take down the mosquito bar.
or put away the summer clothes yet
Martin Gurns Vas btcught before
Justice Chopper this morning by officer
Mapes, of Moline, on complaint Of Dayid
Thompson. The accusation was assault
with Ratchet, and the quarrel arose about
dog getting through fence, the parties
being neighbors. The accused is So years
of age and the complainant Is years old.
After hearing the evidence the Justice
discharged Gurns.
On Tuesday evening a meeting of the
Rock Island Mutual Building Il Loan AS
ISOLATION, was held in the Office of Guyer
& Kinnaird. for the purpose of issuing
stock and receiving the first monthly pay
ments. The secretary took in 1867 during
the evening, and still there were number
of subscribers who we're unable to attend
So far about 700 shares have been taken.
"A man without feet, who rested in the
Armory all night, went out this morning
and iD short time be lay on the floor of
the saloon under the Occidental Hotel in
a state of helpless drunkenness. Officer
Brennan was noti6ed, and colored man
took him ON his back while Brennan held
him on and thus he was carried to the
Armory. The man was walking about
yesterday on his shins. which had leather
sheaths Oh them and obtained money on
account Of bis miserable condition.
The FIRE in Davenport yesterday again
exempIyfied the necessity of having some
system whereby the locality of fire can
be made known 10 the hose and engine
houses. -Four bells clamored" we are
told, aud the companies with their appar~
atus ran to different points. none knowing
where TO go. This seems incredible in
these days with such facilities as teleRrsphs
and telephones ali around US, and yet it is
so. and we have not to look far from home |
to see that it is so.
The trial of Teddy Kelly for assault |
ing Mrs. Bridget Barry, was continued |
before Justice Cooke this morning at 9 |
clock. In the evidence it was shown
that Mrs. Barry had used policeman's
billy on Kelly and what he did was 10 self |
defense. Kelly was discharged. and
1nder TIE City ordinance land on the EVIL
1ence, Mrs. Barry was fined SIS and costs |
States Attorney Parmenter, appeared for
he people, and Major j, M. Beardsley for
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