The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-30

This must be the rainy season.


p. I, Barnum's great show lie Of st.
Louis for one week.
Hon. John H, Oberly, will speak al
Rock Island, on Sept. 81.
-Hot weather and watermeions are
b aving run on the community.
The Davenport Gazette and w. d.
Olney, have settled their little differences
satisfactorily to botn parties.
First class tickets to Denver Col, only
$50 1872 West Second street Davenport,
The Moline RevieaC has been purchas'
ed by Mr.. J. Fl. Porter, practical prin-
Ger, and who has been connected With the
establishment for a number OF years.
Success to him.
To those interested, the attention oil
the the advertisement of the German
English school. which will be found in to-
days paper, is directed. The school
opens on the 9th of Sept.
ID. B. Sears is putting in hshway IN
accordance with the law passed last winter,
under the direction of the fish commission
er. The fshway is being built at the
little dam.
The ball of the Third Ward hose
company took place at Armory hall, on
last Saturday evening. and taking the
weather into consideration, was well
attended, at least all present had good
time, and the boys think they will come
ox,k - ounn E1auaizliv
Joseph Motto. ESQ.,. an old settler OF
Davenport, who came to that city in 1889,
died on Saturday evening, of heart disease
after au illness of two months. The de"
ceased was 81 years of age. and leaves a
wife and ten children. The funeral took
place to-day. from st. Marguerites.
church.
The bridge across Johnston's chan =
mel at Milan, is getting to be unsafe, The
piers are washed. to some extent and the
spans settling in the centre. Loads weigh
ing from 5000 to 5000 poundsl are hauled
daily across this bridge. and measures
should at once be taken to place the bridge
in proper condition. otherwise or somebody
will have damages to pay.
County Supt. Sturgeon announced at
Milan on Saturday night, that 1T was his
first political speech. For the sake of his
party and himself it would be we'll for him
to announce it is his last. It was the most
abusive speech ever delivered in Milan.
Even Oglesby or Ingersoll would have to
labor hard to include more viluperation in
so short space. The Union we notice.
hadn't room for it.
The young man. George Henry, who
was convicted of forgery and sent to
Joliet, about one year ago. and
for whom petition for pardon was circu-
lated and numerously signed by many
citizens. a short time since, reached his
hons, near Carbon Cliff. Oh Saturday.
The young man is troubled with hemorr-
hage of the lungs and the chances are
that his days for this world are short
AT meeting of the School Board. on
Saturday evening, s. J. Collins was allow
ed $500. :as per contract on Dew school
building. Cary & Stolting 1927. 80 balance
due on painting High School building. also
The president. j. M. Buford, nj. D. Mer-
rill and Superintend Everett were appoint
ed q committee to obtain sealed proposals
to furnish seats for the school building at
the east end Of the town
Mr.. Adam Maucker who was pros
trated with congestive shill about q week
ago, and has been very i'll was out to day
for the first time. He is still very week
but hopes to mend, aud be able TO resume
his business again in few days. He
desires to return thanks to Supt. Nj. s.
O'Neil of the Plow Works and MIR. John
Bean of South Rock Island and others
for kindnesses shown on the day he was
so suddenly Frustrated,
The two men who were arrested here
on the evening. of August 18th, and had a
hearing before Justice Cooke, who bound
them over to the Circuit Court in the sum
of s 900 each, for having burglar tools In
their possession. and who gave their
names as Ed Williams and Frank Braua,
have been identified by the Chief of Police,
of Des Moiues, as the same persons that
broke open the safe OF lumber Office in
that city a short time age. and stole a
watch and some money, They are in a
fair way to get their just deserts.
All the world over. baby governs. Yet