, 1880-07-12
ROCKFORD

The Conteat Over the West Side rT1Chs
School PrIncIpa1shlp-A Golden Wed-
din%-Dimcnlt Surgical Operation
Election Of Tubltc-school TeacIaaFH.
Special Corrrspondenes oJ The Chicago Tribune.
ROCKFORD, Ill, July 1o.-Tlle principal
topic Of conversation during the past week
llns been The matter OF appointing prlnci-
pal for tho West Side uigll-School. A meet
Ing OF the School Board wns held last week,
at which tho teachers for the ensuing school
year wore appointed. Owing to the fact that
soine dissatisfaction hntl been expressed. MS
TO Prof. DlodKett, the Board failed to reap-
point him rs Principal Of the West Sida
lltg,uSc]lool. This actton OIL, the part Of the
HDaA was the mauhs uf calling out quite n
discussion, alld every one expresse! their owl!
Rl' RlnsetlnE 81 lie Bour,i, md decision askei
Mt their ha1lds .s to, whom they would ,n(-
point to ths office abors 1hgntoncd. At tlls
inuetlng euGll Side WAS we'll discuaspd. after
sae Tas9 y g ,sppe Safs Sf " Pra nof Bodses L Xs
Nr, Blodgott has held tile position OF Prin-
cipal for tweiyu or fifteen years, and thus
spending the best years Ut his lllh ~ tla
sS1lf soa s!y Sss sy GS5 &se Si s
that they did not deslrtS his services any
longer. n committee WIS appointed TO !lratt
resolutions cou!plimentinE him for his fnltf,-
It it. as In not not yat 6ce'. tiecidni wl,o viii tako
his plMcc, although! strpns effort IS hetuK
mals to haye the Ronrtl appoint u Rockford
resident Thcre nre prospects now OF quite
Tha most Important event OF the past week
In 1toscoe wins the celebration Of the golden
wedding Of Mr. un.l Mrs. Alnaron Dolge.
There were nhuIt 1no hundred guests pres
ent,. INNING WHOM, were four who wetn v n II.
EsiWatdf Esi btaiIwIis, ef iowa;' Siis, Esel, Of
AIinneapull4; n'!d Mrs, Graves, of Wlsep,..
WI wafe fatt @ WITH sS he Venerable ceaple 70 r..
lnlnt then, that tloy are held III hlKI, esteem
by their many frieNt!s, Alnn!tg tho presents
were beautiful go!d-!len!letl cane, q g1ld-
d V hVa oSsf 1Sssss se Ea ares SHTs Eas
| present were Snnt,el Dodge, Dlx9s; alfs.
Slutth ,Jenks, lsorkferd; Daniel X. Cogks.
Hoone% % County 0.T nast1olo'p1sw, Roskto'H .a'.
81. r, O, Ilansoln and family. J. lsoycsne, ..
i. Atxo%l. 4. p; llonkl,,s' 4. r luI,taklcSS, u,
| g; II, >; Kent, H., ,flsrw4o,, ". u: slaw, =
Il. Gls,iIennIne, j. curt!ss, i. Griswoli, i:
L99vejoY, +. f. W. Wa5?ilcn, William StoAtEse,
4. u. Fitch, and W. D. Worcester; ,''rhe
atIalr throughout was q most en1oSaole oe'
Sfr. /. E. Brown, State Secretary Of the
| Young Mems Christian Association ut I'LL
no!s, has been ~ Rockford during tie e week eS
holding meetings y, connection with the
| x difficult surgical operation was perforued
here this Waak on tho person If Mrs. II. U.
WaShburna, OF Dpk9ta. THE aperatton Wa!s
tbs removal OF u tuiNur frnm tho pat1ent'a
lIeal. Vha tunt0r lay on tho skull bona and
llN4l grown to eh'prOlOrtlOns that It nccll-
ried All OF W!nt Ia callvl the arclpitnl sp9cY,
aiNl, In urter t0 remove II. Au incis'on had "a
b. cut extending from cur to t.ar.
Tho Waltpnlai!s gu to Twin Lakes ngxl
week, aud: aTa Vaw making every preparation
for nil enjoyable time.
Two new tenrhers have becn enENRcH nt
tlte aAsnliAary fur the ensuing. .yeaF,-MrH'
llilt, VI excellent French md HernaA scllnl'
Or, and Miss Williams, teocltct Qs aatfollo.
my slul mathematics. 'CliRY Rre both l9coni
graduates uf t1la Michigan StAta University
7T'he Rockford taek-fActory llas llst de'
clured D dividend Of 10 per GENT, md tile sec
ond National Bank bus declared . seM,l'an'
Mual llYilep4 u yer cenl to the ssockslola
1T'he opera-housa question Is ngGln agitat
Inv lie minds Ut Rockford cnpluIltsts. ,Ont
pllp Is to uillGne opp0sIt tug Court, House
| aid nnolher directly oppnslt thu old one ne
md between lshoales Il Utter'a md A, Y
f}urpee's. Tho lnstsr would makaa frontagf
ot about t5O feet md, perhaps
q -bAtter place cOnI not bt
fund Ii tie city. The cttizeNs having 1t
! llattBr ln cflarKe PROPOSE t0 push the llatter
aud Rockford may yet 500 the erection Or
0UOl; substantial, ard suitable opefa-lonaa.
AZ q ti,pet!ny ot the tlplq 0n!eer9 OF ~
Thi1l ResiMent, held ut the headquarters u