The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-30

The Board of Town Auditors we're ii


The traffic on the river increases daily
and the raft boats are getting to work in
earnest.
Max Kobn. intends going TO Leadsille
next week, to look after some mining
claims in which he is interested.
New poles are being put up on the
south side of Second avenue, in the bust
ness part of The city, for telephone wires.
The funeral Of Mrs. Edward Wheelan
occurred this afternoon from ST. Joseph's
church There was an unusually large
attendance at the funeral.
MIR. Jacob EVers, has purchased the
property on the sonth west corner of
Seventeenth Street and Fourth Avenue,
and will open saloon there.
-Carse & Ohlwel!er have bought GU,
the stock and business of Max Kohn, as
agent Of Schlitz's Milwaukee beer, and
removed the stock TO their OWN premises
to-day.
Justice Chopper, to day issued o war
rant for the arrest of Emanuel Feaster OF
Hillsdae, on the complaiot of Thomas
Norton, for assault and battery. Messrs,
Kenworthy & Beardsley are retained for
the prosecution.
This mornings train from Chicago
was worked by confidence men while eros.
sing the bridge to Davenport and infor-
nation was telephoned to police headquar-
ters here, to look out for the men. They
were subsequently captured in Davenport.
AT 1000 O'Clock this morning the
funeral of William Flood, took place from
the Armory. The Rev. A. B. Allen.
conducted the religious services, and there
was an attendance of about twenty persons
among whom were two of the children OF
the deceased. boy and girl.
ID. j. Morris, collector of taxes. Hamp-
ton township. sent in his tax book On
Monday afternoon and to-day made settle
ment with County Treasurer Reid. The
total taxes charged are 1888 rs, of which
sc, 2S2.76 was collected, leaving delinquent
$2,30I 90.
On Monday Niels Welladsen, native
of Germany, and John Carlson, Swede,
were naturalzed American citizens: and
on Tuesday, Gottlieb Zwicker, German;
Dennis Conner, an Irishmap: Hans
Paulseu, a German, and Matthew NJ.
Psulseu, we're naturalized American
citizens. before Judge Adams of the county
court.
MIR. Alex Steel, as Agent in Rock
Island of the Illinois Mssons Benevolent
Society, on Monday paid to Mrs. Charlotte
Whitford. widow of the late Oryille l.
Whitford postmaster Of Cordova, the SUN
Of $3.50 50. This, with the amounts
already paid makes over $4,000 paid out
by the society within one month at this
point, and the third insurance recently
paid by Mr.. Steel.
Edward Joane. on Monday afternoon
went before the County Court and pleaded
guilty to charge of attempted larceny, the
specific offence being an attempt to steal
goods from the warehouse of the Keokuk
Northern Lice Packet Co, States At:or-
uey ParmenteF, was present to Sustain the
charge Judge Adams sentenced the
prisoner to forty days in jail, and to pay
the cost Of be prosecution.
The Iowa Telephone Company will
introduce a messenger service in eonuce-
tion with their Telephone Exchange 10
Davenport, Rock Island, Moline aad
Milan. The messengers can be hired by
tae general pub!Ic for all kinds Of messeu-
ger service, and the rates will be 10 cents
for every fifteen minutes or less. Is cents
for Is to 80 minutes, 25 cents for 30 to 90
minutes After one hour, every addi-
tionaI Is minutes will be charged ) cents.
The system has been tried 10 other ci,ies
and is found to work very we'll.
DIR. George l. Eyster secretary to
the Iowa and Illinois Central Distric:
Medical Association, has notified that
body that It's next quarterly meotiug will
be hca in Rock Island on Thursday April
8. Papers will be read as follows On
Amputation." by DR.. Dawson, of Moline;
On Pneumonia, by DR.. Smith, of
EdgiDgton; on Ovarian DIslocatioD," By
DR.. French. of Davenport. and ION a topic
lot yet aSnouneedl by DR.. Grant.
AT the Aruorg there mas bess PLACED
as tribute of regard, and in memory o.
the murdered Police Offer RasenGeld,
handsome case, lined with black velvet,au
silver mountiBgs inside, and framed aud
glazed, in which there are displayed tie,
badge, pistol, billy. gippers, whistle aud
walking stick. of the deceased officer. Mr
Matt Fredrickson made the box portion.
the framing and glazing wac done by Mr.
Z Cram pton, and the mounting and in
side fitting was the work of MIR. G, B.
Knox. The fellow officers of the murder
ed man have at their own expense caused
his memorial to be fitted up.
On Monday night Hugh Garyin, Jr.. |
Vas arrested by Deputy Marshal German.
md taken to jail, for obtaining goods un~
Ter false pretenses. The warrant was is |
ued at the instance OF Adam Kopp, to |
officer Hull, who brought the prisoner
before the Justice this morning. The
pecic charge was that Garvin on Friday |
vening last went into the saloon Peoria