The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-01

The gun carriages IN the CoufI aouse
Square we're painted to-day.
Justice Chopper, is by rotation. the
police Justice of the month Of May.
This afternoon the annual renting Of
pews of Trinity church, took place, at the
church.
Justice Cooke. during the month of
April, collected and paid into the city
treasury, amounting to $43.73.
The Hon. John B. Hawley and family
have arrived here. and located at their
former residence on Moline Avenue,
The Court House has been cleaned
mp to-day, by some of the jail dodgers
under the supervision of Louis v. Eek
hardt.
The Regatta committee are expected
here. 10 the early part of next week. to
complete arrangements for the forth COM
ing regatta.
james Beard and Margaret DeLabie,
went over to Davenport, to-day, with the
intention of getting married. They were
afraid itwould get into the newspapers
here.
-Messrs. Billy Bell and Adolph Dun
lap. were around to-day. congratulating
and being congratulated on its being Just
As years. to- day, since they came to Rock
Island County.
james Beard and Margaret De Liable.
for the want of witness in Davenport.
had to come back to Rock Island, when
they got license, and Justice Hayden
tied the knot.
w L. Sweeney, Overseer of the
Poor, for Rock Island, during the month
of April. afforded relief to twenty-eight
families, composed of eighty-four persons.
at total cost of 1913 90.
Deputy County Clerk and Recorder
Bowman, has made entry during the
month of April of 223 docam ents. all of
which have to DO copied verbatim. Last
month. the number wasa263.
The sidewalk and ground in front of
the new residence of Mr.. j. s. Gilmore on
Second Avenue, is being leveIed. p.epara-
tory to new side walk being laid and
other improvements made.
The alarm of fire over in Davenport
this morning, was caused by the burning of
a barn somewhere back on the bluffs. 1t
was more smoke than blaze, however, and
the FIRE department was not called into
service.
There is a hole on the corner of
Fourth Avenue and Fifteenth street. made
by the rain. which it would be well to
have filled up. unless the city wants to
pay for the damage to some citizen, who
is liable toi tumble in.
When a man is doing a job of
painting and doing it to his entire satisfac-
ton. and when a number of people con-
gregate around him with proffered advice
and derogatory remarks the man doing
the job naturally. enquires!' who lis doing
this.
Mr.. Philleo who has been looking I'D
changes in real estate for the past two
weeks, has to-day, May l., commenced the
assessing of real estate'and personl proper
ty. in the Eastern portion of the city. In
this work he will be assisted by Mr..
George W. Copp.
To-day was observed in Davenport
with grand concert and general, social
good time,-in fact they had a regular
May Festival over there. and propose to
continue it this evening, with q grand
concert at the Academy of Science build
Jog. Some of the best talent in the three
cities will participate.
1t was rumored to-day that DR., j, L.
McKinnie had already or was going to
purchase the Moline Rerie1. IF this be
30. the town of Moline will have at least
one lively writer in the journalistic field
The Doctor ia one of the most pungent
writer's 10 the three cities. and has happy
faculty ofmaking his words fit withsarcas-
tic exactness. If the Doctor does take to
the newspaper field he will make the
Re0ieao lively paper.
Twenty four arrests were made by
he police during the month of April.
Marshal Miller's report shows the offences
as follows: Vagrancy four; drunk and
llsorderly, Elk; drunk, three; murder.
hree; larceny, two; abusive language,
;wo; disorderly conduct. two; burglary,
,ne; fast driving one. The fines imposed
Turing the month were $93, and the
Lmount collected was $3l,65.
w. T. Call. Deputy Collector of Inter
lal Revenue. during the month of April, |
old revenue stamps amounting TO 81
64, 10. as follows: 40 eight ounce tobacco
1920; 1883 ffties and 100 hundreds.
igars-441. 80; 800 haf-barreI. 4.280i
and I, 760 eighth barrel. beer
053 so. and of spirit stamps, I'M
'orts', 4l9 wholesale liquor dealers and
32 recti6ers '-$55 so.
"A letter to Davenporter says that
plendid rain fell in portions of Kansas
he other day, Trego county being favored
'mong the rest of drouth cursed Kansas.
1 great number of Rock Island county.
nen are located in Trego county, all of
Vhom have had the blues over the pros.
rect of continued drouth. This is the
lrst rain of any consequence since last
August.
Dave Wilson and Helen Wilson, his
wife, were to-day arrested at their resi-
euce on Fourth avenue near Fifteenth