The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-02
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II here has been great zeal OF music
flying about to-day,-so to speak.
Justice Hayden is convalescent and
was able to attend to business for time
to-day.
There will be meeting of the Board
of Education tomorrow Saturday eve
ming.
Yesterday the mud was raked off
Second avenue and Market Square, and
was being car ted to day.
The arrival of fue boy at the resi-
dence of Mr.. David Don on Thursday, was
the cause of much congratulation.
The Rock Island delinquent tax
returns, will be completed this afternoon
and handed in to the county treasurer.
Work has been progressing steadily
on the new span of the railway bridge over
Sylvan water. and the completion is near
at hand.
The funeral of Harrison Borgess.
occurred at P. NJ, to-day from the Fifth
Avenue Methodist Church, aud was
largely attended.
To day was thorough specimen of an
April day, such as tradition says makes
May flowers. In other words it was the
kind of a day to give vegetation lift.
The Plow Works Fire Brigade hold a
grand ball at Turner Hall this evening,
and from all appearances there will be a
most enjoyable time to those who attend.
The Union is rather confident to claim
every township in the county, The game
of bluff may win occasionally, but too much
wind has reverse effect sometimes.
Don't brag too much; it may re- act.
-Havsrly's Colored Minstrels in full
uniform, headed by drum major in gor>
geous appeal. paraded our principal busir
ness streets and discoursed sweet music.
this morning. They came over from Da-
venport
In Drury township the Nationals viii
not run straight ticket, but will support
David Mardock, Democrat, for SUPERVISOR
and ticket composed of men from all
parties. The Republicans are alarmed at
the prospect of stalwart defeat.
Forty saloon licenses have been taken
out, and paid for to the city clerk, up to
this date, for the ensuing year commence
ing April /, 1880. The total number
taken out last year was seventy, and it is
expected the number for this year will be
10 excess of the one just closed.
Jacob Evers, yesterday morning
opened his new saloon on the corner Of
street and Fourth avenue:
The place is fitted up in fine style and re-
fleets we'll on Mr. Evers, who is az old
and we'll known citizen and knows how to
conduct business of this sort.
"A robbery of some wearing appare
and articles of domestic use. from the barn
of Alfred Warren, on First Ave
nue., was reported at police head
quarters yesterday. but no trace of
the thieves have been found up to the
present. The robbery is stated to have
occurred on Tuesday last.
To-day Joe Oakley of Bowling brought
in four woif cubs. They were very small
and were destroyed. after which Mr.
Oakley made affidavit before County Clerk
Donaldson, of their destruction, which
being duly attested was filed away and
aud will be presented before the next
board of supervisors, The rule hitherto
has been to allow 81 head for the de
struction of such animals of prey.
Richard Rigg, subject of Grea,
Britain and Ireland; aud Denis Cary an
Irishmau. we're naturalized American citi
gems on Thursday. and on Friday Peter
Lorentsen Dane, and Martin Oswald
native of Switzerland were Daturaized
American citizens before Judge Adams of
the County Court.
The Audalusia steamboat Viola, had
the valley Guard baud on board this
morning on her trip up. and selections
were given at various points along the
river The band also played in this city
for time. Their banner foated proudly
to the breeze, from the flag staff of the
steamer.
The Nationals of Moline. met in eau
Gus last evening and nominated candidates
for aldermen in each ward. On Monday
evening it ia expected they will nominate
a town ticket, though it is reported that
efforts are making to bring about fusion
with all the opposition to the Republican
party, on a union ticket The stalwarts
profess to be Indifferent to the opposition
ID Moline. and claim they will elect the
straight Republican ticket in every ward
The water works report OF Superb
tendent Cramer, for the month OF March
shows that the Holly engines furnished
IS ,227 ,Gl2 gallons, and the " burlington
engines, 1886 gallons. making total Of
35, 45l PA gallons; the average per day
being l,l43,5881. The cost of fuel per
bay, averaged $237. Oil, cotton waste
,tc.. cost 81 for the month. There was
me FIRE ALARM during the month viz at
:55 2. NJ, on the 9th OF the month, from
he Third Ward
Go to Work for the Ticket.
The lines are now closely drawn. and the
ia prasontad oP ar un;kad oppo-