The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-25
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

was naturaHZeQ as an American cltlEen
to-day.
Regular ssemi-monthly drill of the
Rodman Rifles this evening. A fine OF 50
for non attendance.
Mrs. Jennie Thurston, has resigned
her position as teacher of the primary
school in thesFirst Ward.
-Theudas Ward collector OF taxes. Yuma
township, paid to-day to County Treas
urer Reid, the sum of $500.
Geo. H. Parsons trotting horse
Chrome was sold to-day for the sum OF
1925 and was shipped to Chicago this as
ternoon.
Mr.. Ben Best, of Reynolds. went to
Cordovs this morning, where he is engaged
to deliver course of FIVE lectures 10 the
interest of temperance.
Rev. Geo. r. Palmer. will lecture on
TEN perance," tomorrow Thursday
evening, in the 9,h street M. E. church,
commencing at o'clock.
Twenty moulders. from Troy and AL
bany, New York State. arrived at the
Commercial Hotel this morning. They
are engaged to work at the Rock Island
Stove works.
| The Rev. G. H. d. Fisher, pastor of
the Baptist church at Geneseo, will preach
| in the First Baptist church every evening
during the remainder Of this week. All
are cordially invited.
| The changable weather of yesterday
eliminated in heavy thunder storm last
might and large quality of rain fell To
day the spring like weather has returned
and the streets have been well filled with
people
| j. G. Keiser, who is 10 the county
| Jail, for the assault on j. W. Palmer, ct
Yuma, has been sick for the past day or
two, with slight attack Of remittent
fever, but is considerably better this morn
ing.
There will be festival at the Broad
way church on Thursday evening, which
promises to be fine affair The ladies
of Broadway" know how to get up en-
attend this one. will not regret the going.
The Rock Island Lumber Com pany
at meeting yesterday afternoon, decided
to build sash and door factory on the
site at present occupied by their Office.
The building will DO of brick 60xI50 feet,
and cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The bill of exceptions in the cases of
Grogan and Ganey, having been agreed to
By counse! for the Speople, has been sent
by express to Judge Smith for his sigma
turo. Mr. O'Mara Intended to go With
the bill, personally but business prevented
his leaving town.
| County Clerk Donaldson. issued mar
riage licenses as follows: Feb. "a. Orrin
s. Holt to Jessie E. BlackhaIl. of Rock
Island; Feb. 25, Jesse Piggott, of Atchi-
SOD, kas.. and Mrs. Sarah A. PIggot, of
Wilton, Ia, and Henry G. Larson, of
Knox CO unity, and Miss Emma NJ. Burg. of
Colona, Henry county.
The ball of O-Sau kee tribe No. Is.
Improved Order Of Red Men; which was
advertised to be held at the Rock Island
House on Friday evening next. will take
place in Armory Hall as will be seen by
an advertisement in another column.
The change is deemed necessary owing to
the large increase of guest from what was
originally intended.
| "A colored man IN beastly state Of
intoxication, who fell on the side walk 10
about every six PAGES, attracted attention
this afternoon. He finally retired up an
alley but was taken from his retreat by
Officer Brennan and lodged in the Armory.
His name is Charley Smith, painter by
trade and he gave as excuse for his con-
dition, That it twas election day yester
| day."
Fred Siever. the man arrested by
Officer Feeley yesterday, was brought
before Justice Hayden this morning and a
charge of carrying concealed weapons, was
preferred against him by the Marshal
1t appears the man was arrested on the
corner of Nineteenth Street and Fourth
Avenue. where he was making himself a
tie rror to the people in the neigh borhood,
and had fred shot at Jacob COIN, which
fortunately did not take effect. The motor
Of all the trouble was drink. a fine of
| $25 and costs was imposed, 10 default of
which he was sent to the county Jail. whore
he will languish for SIX days.
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