The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-06

L &&AM~SDAss
The question to-day is "How are the
elections going"
-JohnEB. Hawley left for Peoria on the
Monday afternoon train.
Many men were absent from the
usual places of business to-day all on
account of the election.
--Seamon Thuler made affidavit before
County Clerk Donaldson on Monday of the
destruction of five wolf cubs.
The scaffoldings on the store
of Mitchell 4 Parsons store have been
removed and the building is complete az
TO the outside.
Rider Swartz. pastor of the Christian
Chapel, went out of town yesterday. He
will be absent week and his place on
next Sunday will be supplied by Elder j.
Nj. Williams of West Liberty, Iowa.
John Mccullough is going to visit US,
| and will appear at Harper's Theatre on
Wednesday evening. April IA. His ager.
Mr.. Joseph Gobay was in the city yester.
and paid us visit, The play which Mr.,
Mccullough has chosen to appear before
Rock Island audience, is "Virgiuius,
The Roman Father"
Lyman B. Glover. Secretary of the
Mississippi Valley Rowing Association,
viewed the the Moline rowing couuse ON
Monday afternoon and the contract to
hold the next regatta of the association at
Moline, was signed. That we will have
the regatta 10 Moline is therefore a fixed
fact and matter for cougratulation,
1t will be observed that a great num-
Der of men ire being naturalized at this
time. especially to-day. A plumber more
were waiting on Judge Adams this
afternoon. to be put through the mill.
First papers have been issued to some who
have declared their intention of becoming
citizens of the United States. The motive
power in oil this, is the present city cleo
tioD.
AT half past eight O'Clock this morn
ing g wagon with two horses attached, be
longing to Mr.. G. A. Doellinger was upset
and the contents thrown out on the street.
The wagon had been running on the
street car track and iu turning off. o sud
den movement caused the upset. For q
time things were a good deal mixed and
the driver appeared in considerable jeo-
pardy. but held on bravely though
tangled up good deal, aud there was no
damage done of any consequence. The
accident occurred in front of Alex Steel's
store.
90 Monday afternoon the following
were naturalized American citizens:
AdoIph ". Greve, German; Carl MiloD,
German. Nicholas Holman. German;
William Sander. German; William Robb,
Irishmau; John McCarty, Irishman, and
on Tuesday the following: Henry P. Eek
luud, Swede; Robert Somerson, WEIGH
man: Robert Brown, Seotchmaa; Michael
F. DAILY, Irishman; August Nowack, Ger
man; Andrew Herman, German; Jonath
an G. Aram, Englishman; Samuel Lugen
buehl. German; Adam Mondel. German:
John Mcmahon. Irishman; Christian
Schutt. German, were nataralized Ameri
can citizens before Judge Adams. of the
county court.
The Moline educational authorities
have notified 1.-The Rock Island Board of
Education that children attending Moline
schools. and who arc resident in Rock ISL
and will have to pay the rates fixed for
tutelage. The obvious meaning OF this is
with reference to those children living on
the half mile strip of land on the west of
Moline, which was annexed by Rock
Island some years ago; and it is virtually
saying to the children living thereon, you
must goito your own city, Ample provision
will be made to receive the children into
the Rock Island schools, and it is the in |
tention of the Board of Education to build |
a school in the district referred TO. The |
Board will visit the locality sthis afternoon
for. the purpose of viewing suitable lots
with the intention of purchasing and
building.
We learn with regret of the death in
Davenport. Of Mrs, Charles s Trov bridge
formerly of this city, and at one time con
neotail 9Th the Central Presbyterian
Church choir. She had been sick only a
short time with typhoid pneumonia. and
her death was quite sudden. She leaves
a little child. only IL weeks old. and a |
husband to mourn her loss, She was
we'll known 10 society circles in Rock Is
land. being very fne singer and genial
pleasant lady. The body was expressed
to Rockford, Mich this morning, at
which place the funeral will occur. She |
was quite young, and had been married |
only years. The little badly is now in /
care of Mrs. j. D. Taylor, of this city, who |
will take charge of it rntil Mr. Trowbridge |
returns She had been visiting at her
mothers in Mich, and only returned |
two weeks ago. was taken sick on Thurs |
day last and died Monday evening at 4
N Her death will be universally re-
GREETED.
River News. |
The Maggie Rsany." mmenoed run |
Mug yesterday as q regular packet between |
Clinton, and Davenport, and Rock Island. |