The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-09

County Treasurer Reid has paid out
on County orders the sum of 81 1926, O5, up
to 2:3o o'clock this afternoon,
John Bleuer's band have just received
some lew instruments, of improved make.
and will practice nightly. this band is
rapidly improving
The weather this morning looked as if
winter had been hiding round the corner
and waiting for chance to bolt out sud-
denly on the unwary.
An employe of the Milan Paper Com
pany named Niece, got the fingers of his
right hand mashed yesterday by getting
them into the callenders.
Capt. Marcus Henderson has resigned
bis position as captain of the ferry boat
Rock Island, and Joseph Cameron has
been appointed his successor.
The young butchers of Rock Island.
will have,a ball at Turner Hall, on FRIDAY
evening, March IL. A good time is as
sured all who attend.
j. G. Davis, collector of taxes, Black
Hawk township. paid to the County Trea.
surer to-day $500; and joseph Burdick,
collector of taxes, Audalusia, paid In
5000.
County Treasurer Reid, yesterday
received from the Coal Valley Mining Co. j,
$766. O3; aod from the Rock Island &
Mercer County Railroad Co., $l.027. 93,
for taxes
ell l. T. l.
hands with US to-day There is nothing
remarkable about that; bat he added, Il
am not an Office seeker" Was he telling
the truth, Or romancing.
Phil Miller, with some of the men
from the Jail, to-day. cleaned up and re-
moved the accumulated rubbish on Four
teenth street. alongside the Jail and yard.
Every little improvement helps.
Tom Catten, vagrant and disreputa-
bic character, fell through the window of
George Heorath's butcher shop this after
noon and smashed glass to the amount
OF several dollars worth. 10 fact be made
himself obnoxious to the Heigdborhood
generally, and was gathered in by Ofcer
McCabo and taken to the Armory.
The puzzle game of Plumbers, is
spreading like an epidemic, 1t commenc
ed East aud has travelled West. Ia cur
own city. one cannot 60 into an office, store.
or private house without this game being
projected on you Ii this sort OF thing
continues, We 81 Ill pro5lbiy soon hear Of
o number Of cases Of insanity
A complaint was made by Samuel 81
Swallow. before Justiss Cropper. against
P, j. Wagner, for whipping his-Swal-
low's-chi!d. These parties arc neigh bors
with yards undivided, aud it is alleged
that Wagner objected to the youth aud
his com panion's playing marbles on Sun
dag, and the boys being impudent, cuff
ing was the result. There will be hear
ing before the Justice this evening.
Within the last few days the store
windows of our leading stationary and
book stores, have blossomed with gorgeous
displays of wall paper, WHICH are beautiful
and varied in design. By the way there
has been a great Improvement OF late years
il the West as regards, wall paper pat.
terms and articles of house decoration.
These apparently trifiog matters show an
improved taste aud the advance Of more
refined civilization.
Geo. Lamont. of the Diamond Jo
Line" has replaced the piece CT railroad
track in front Of the freight house, which
was destroyed by the leg, with new plat
form, which runs the length of the build
ing 90 feet, and is l6 wide, with movable
jetty Is feet long from the centre. The
freight house itself has been Strengthened
up, where disturbed by the ice. and the
new platform addition i considerable
Improvement Geo. ". Downs and II
McGregor did the carpenter work.
Mr. j. Pattison of this city, met with
painful aaa serious accident he was
returning from Milan on Monday evening.
He was 10 his bread wagon on the bridge
embankmeut ct Rock river, when he drop
up, The team turned round and the whole
rolled down the EN- bankment. The result
was Mr.. Pattison's left leg was broken
near the ankle in tEe fall He was taken
back TO Milan, and Dr. Huyett reduced
the fracture after which he was carefully
brought 10 his home on Second avenue
Owen O'Nei who was arrested yester
day afternoon for making disturbance ID
Allen sa.oen. Sas brought before Justice
HAYES later in the day and Gned IS aud |
oosts; in default Of which he was sent to
the Armory for eight days. During the |
night be continued to be obstreperous aud |
broke up the bedStcad 10 his cell, and |
forced some OF the fastenings; using |
bed siat for the purpose. This morning |
be was brought before Justice Halves
charged with committing malicious mis-
chief, aud was bound over in the sum of
$500 to appear for trial. Being unable to |
give bonds he was seut to the county Jail. |
What to read, is common question. |
The management of our public library |
have CONSIDERABLY issQ ed circular for |
general distribution, pointing out for the |
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