The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-21

has not yet been concluded.
| Mr.. Levi Waterman and family Of
Geneseo. have been the guests OF Mr..
Rosenfeld, this city, for the last week,
Coroner Morris was in the city this
this morning. He has been sick tor the
last ten days. and looks somewhat worse
The certificate of Incorporation OF the
Rock Island Mutual Buiiding u Loan
Association was fled in the Records office
Ion Tuesday ~<-z
The pay car Gazelle came in yesterday
with Commodore Philips, who distributed
$11 900 among O.. r. l. Il 2. employees
in Davenport.
"A special term of tie Illinois Normal
University will commence Aug 2, Tor the
benefit. free, to all teachers who have not
taught less than three terms.
County Clerk Donaldson yesterday
issued marriage license to Levi A. Co.
den. of Cedarville, Kansas. and Miss Eva
g. HOLSTER, of Coe township, Rock Island
county.
Rev. j. W, Haney. formerly OF the
Moline Methodist Church. and Greenoack
candidate for Congress IN 1878. was the
guest of Rev, Geo r. Palmer, OF this city,
yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Ankrum LETT last night
for Jacksonville, H.. having in charge the
insane man Andrew j. Green of Moline,
WHOM be was conducting to the asylum for
the insane
The tow-boat Gilmore left St. Louis
on Sunday morning with 17s.000 bushels
of wheat and $4,000 bushels Of corn for
New Orleans-the largest shipment Of
wheat that ever lett the port,
Tonight will occur the compliment
tary testimony testimonial to Mr.. Howard
Burtis, the proprietor of the kImball
House Davenport. The indiotiuns are for
large aud brilliant gathering,
DIR. John CLARK. and vile, left las,
night, for Portland, Oregon. where he
intends permanently to locate. Mr.. CLARK
has been connected with the glass
factory of this city for the last nine years.
DIR. Kinyon on Tuesday dressed the
the third finger of the left land Of Henry
Brockman. which was crushed in putting
| on the.iron bands on the smoke stack Of
Weyerheuser & Denkman's saw mill.
The iron fence which Mr.. j. s. Gil
more. is having placed on the stone curb
ing in front of his new residence, on Sec
ond Avenue, is neat and in keeping with
the surroundings. aud is a handsome
finish to the already elegant fittings.
Richard Colemere was brought before
Justice HAYES, this afternoon. on peace
warrant sworn out by his wife, and bound
in the sum of 5000 to keep the peace for
six months toward all citizens of the state
of Illinois. and especially towards his wife,
Maggie Colemere.
Lewis Wilson alias Pierce, the man
arrested yesterday by Officer Brennan. for
being drunk on the levee, was taken
before Justice Halves and fined 2 and
costs. The man said he was printer by
trade. and cams from ST. Louis.
The weather OF yesterday and to- day.
seems to give good satisfaction, that is to
most people. There are some of course
who are never satisfied and they think it's
too something. a legend i. current that
Professor Tios has prophesied, THAI we
shall have frost on July &c.
Mr.. Quincy Mcneil returned this
morning from seeing his SOD Arthur, at
Carbon Cliff and states. that the chances
of his recovery are favorable, though he is
delirious most of the time. He has lucid
intervals but they are short, yet be seems
to know his mother and one of his sisters
from Rock Island. and Mr., Mcneil thinks
the boy recognized him, before he left
him this morning.
"A petition was filed in the county
cour. this afternoon by Mr.. William
Meese OF Moline. praying to appoint three
commissioners, for sewer 10 be construct
ed on Main street. Moline, from Bass TO
Spring street. and the river. The work
of the commissioners will be to fix the
proportunate cost of the property holders
and apportion the tax 10 be collected.
Mr.. T. e. Garland formerly of the
st. Louis Division of the G. B. & Q Ry.
running to this city, has located IN
Chicago, where he is employed as short
hand writer in the freight Office of the
same COMPANY. His many friends here
regret losing his mpauy, but wish him
every success in his new fisld Of labor
jake Pfaff left for work yesterday as
usual. aud during his absence, Chris
Schriner moved Jake's house to the frunt
of the lot. w hen Jake came home ne
walked b. aud around bis house, and IL. n
stood ut the old site wondering whether
there had been Cyclone in that neighbor
hood. or freshet or what. Hs 6ually |
dropped on the situation, and then the |
boys had their fun.
This morning at Q O'Clock, on the |
Of the county court. Major |
Beardsley, as counsel for Ganes in the
suit against Ell. M. GiIchrist & Co.. rose
and informed the court that the suit was
and that the other suits of like
nature against the same defendants were
also withdrawn. The case. which was q
test case, has occupied the court since
Friday last, and was drawing to close.
most of the evidence for the defence hay