The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-25


90 far.
May Bros. received over four car
| loads of fruit jars from La Sale. ILL., by
the G, r. l. & P. r. R., for their jobbing
arade.
Those elegant MANILA hats all came
from Ryan's hat store, Davenport.
Henry Fouser on the information of
Thomas Corcorsn was fined 80 and costs
before Justice Chopper for keeping Q
fltly hog pen.
A case of abusive language will prob
ably come before Justice Cooke this after.
noon on change Of venue from Justice
Chopper.
A large number of witnesses are il
the city, in the case against James Berry
and Leslie Baker of Rapids City, charged
with murder, expected to come up in the
| circuit court to-day.
| The gas lamps were being cleaned to.
day, as the light of the moon is on The
wane and she does not rise till late: sc
lightning up will commence tomorrow
evening,
| A warrant was issued by Justics
Chopper yesterday against james Robe
son, colored, for hitting a German, named
Herman Meese. The case will be tried
this afternoon.
| There was a very interesting and
we'll attended Temperance meeting at the
Ninth Street Methodist Church on Mon
day evening. addressed by the Rev. G, G
Woodruff the pastor in charge
MIR, John Aster, is walking about
with bis left thumb bound up. 1t is giving
him more trouble and pain than he at frs
thought. when he crushed it in the run.
ming gear of his bakery last Thursday.
The suit brought by G. W, Hoover
against. Fred Hass for work done on the
iron railing of his house, abefore Justice
Hayden on change of venue from JUS
tics Cook. has been settled by Mr., Hasi
paying the amount claimed and costs.
Elegant straw hats cheapest at Ryan
hat store. Davenport.
| Frank Hummer, the young man
recently injured while filing in blast al
Rapids City, is somewhat improved in
health and the attending physician, DR.
w. W. Parker. thinks there is probable
ity of his ultimate recovery.
County Clerk Donaldson, on Monday,
! f .ss-- "a marriage license to Peter KEELING
and Miss Minnie Daebellihu Of Moline
and on Tuesday to William &. Rice, Of
Keokuk. Ia, and Miss Gertrude Cronk. o.
Rock Island.
-Adolph Meyer. OF Moline. was found
wandering about yesterday and the
ISherif in answer to tele,
phonic message. took charge Of
him and put him in the county Jail. The
man is insane, and escaped from the coun.
ty farm.
The Art Loan Exhibition was well
patronized yesterday and especially'durinG
the evening, when a great number OF
those who had been to witness the perfor-
nance of Queen Esther at Harper S
Theatre, went to partake of Strawberries
and gcream, The exhibition swill remain
open to-day and evening.
| John George has leased one of the
warehouses on Front street. in Davenport,
and proposes to fit up a first class malt
house. He will abandon his present malt
house in Rock Island. near the c., B, Il
| Q. Gepot. The ground for this change is
that he can bRy barley cheaper in Daven-
pors than in Rock Island. This rot very
hattcring to Rock Island.
"A man named George Train was
arrested by Deputy Marshal German on
Lsves nrer the Keokuk Northern Line
warehouse. He was taken to the Armory
and among other articles found on his per-
| son, was q slung shot, This moraing be
was brought before Justice Cropper. and
| fined $40 and costs. but was @aIlowed to
eIeaE out of town.
The lighting bolt sud accompanying
loud and startling report, 90 Sunday
afternoon. broGgd: several incidents with
it. The teluphoaic eoanegtioa between
che Diamond 10 and Kookuk Northern
Offices here, was cut off from their Offices
in Davenport, the wire passes under the
river. The electricity flashed and cracked
on the wires crossing the bridges, so that
q number of persons who had bean loafDg
near by thought their end had come.
The accident to Wilbur F. Norris re
ported ID the ARGUS of Monday, is more
serious than was st sret supposed. though
no dangerous results are believed liAeig to
accrue. He had very narrow escape
from being drawn into the machinery, aud
though no bones are broken. he is bruised
and cut about the body considerably.
DR.. Eiqyop attended Mr. Norris at bis
home, ~. where &c YES ssken in a light
wagon.
1t pays TO go to Ryan the halter, Dav-
export. for hats. &c.
"A friend referring to the Fourth of
July celebration. says, that the committee
on orator should have an early meeting.
orators are often hard to get on the 4th.
He also suggests that the finance commit
tees go to work at once. and the executive
com mittee seQ9 formal invitations to all