The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-31

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/ So far there have been twenty eight
marriage licenses issued by the county
Iclerk this month. ee4
There viii be temperance meeting
At the Ninth street Methodist Episcopal
church. this evening,
Criminal business will be taken up
this afternoon on the oonvening Of the
circuit court at Q P. NJ.
Jennie Fuller. in jail for being q
street walker, was released to-day, the
thine of her sentence having expired.
/ Justice Chopper paid in to the city
treasury $64 IS, fnes collected BY him for
Ioffenses committed during the month of
May.
| The case of Ezra Huntley will proba-
bly, come MP this term after all, as the
witness Capt Perks wanted is here.
Some action may be taken this afternoon.
An excursion of 200 Turner'S fro IN
Peoria, came here yesterday on a visit to
the Turner's in Davenport. The price Of
round trip tickets only cost So each.
Professor Seager, will probably
60 to Moline to organize musical society
there. There is plenty of desirable musical
talent in that place. and desire to have
the Professor 20 there has been expressed.
The O-Sau-Kee Wigwam in Rock
Island will be the place of meeting on
Tuesday next of the great council of the
Independent Order of Red Men of Hi
Inois. The session will last three days, and
seventeen tribes will be represented.
There were.religious; services in our
County Jail yesterday by the Young
Mems Christian Association; four men,
bers of which for the last three Sundays
have prayed, preached and joined in
praise, with our criminals. who seemed to
appreciate what was being done for them.
The race between James Fleming of
Davenport, and William Lewis of Moline.
took place on Saturday afternoon as an
nounced, resulting in an easy victory for
! the former. The Company invited enjoyed
a most excellent supper at the Harper
House at the losers expense.
William Raisch was brought before
Justice Hayden to-day aud fined on the
two counts against him, BIS inithe QUE, land
$40 in the other. He is terror to the
neighborhood and abusive in every way.
He was committed to Jail, as no one would
| 60 on his bond and the prevailing impress
sion is that he should be placed under
| restraint.
F. A. Parker, was brought before
Squire Ballard of Andalusia, on Thurs
day last on a charge of bastardy. The
person making the charge is one Mary
Rhodes, servant girl living in the neigh
borhood. He was bound over to appear
at the next term of the County Court, in
the sum of 81, 900. his father A.C Parker,
Post Master of Andalusia, and DR.. Cozad
going on his bonds.
| On Sunday evening. Mr.. Byerly, the
short -hand writer of the Moline Plow Co.,
while horseback riding on Moline avenue,
near Mr.. Wilson's residence. was thrown
from his horse by coming in collision with
a carriage containing a party of oolored
people. The horse Mr.. Byerly was riding
was startled and Mr., B. thrown forward
and his foot caught in the stirrup, He
grabbed the halter, and was rescued from
his perilous position by Mr.. Groom the
lamp lighter, and taken to Mr.. Wilson &
house. He YVES considerably injured.
1t pays to go to Ryan the halter, Dav-
export. for hats. &c,
William Rothschild was the name he
gave, but his proper name was E. V
Johns. and his conduct on Sunday after
noon was such that Officer Brennan had
to take him to the Armory. Mr. Johns
hsd been out buggy riding and inbibed
too much of the vile fluid. which intoxi
Gates, and he had to face Justice
who is no respector of persons, this morn
ing and pay fine of So and COSTS. Thi!
gentleman had considerable money and
valuables on his person and it was prob
ably most fortunate for him. in his deplor-
able condition, to fall into the hands of the
officer, who took him before Justice Crop
per.
There will be meeting Of the mem
bers of the Central Presbyterian Church
on Wednesday evening next, at which vii
be brought up the question of sending q
call to the Rev. DR.. McGaw of Urbana
Ohio. If the members are still of the
opinion regarding DR.. MoGaw, as they
were, a call will be sent and there is
likelihood of its being accepted Is vii
be remembered the Rev. DIR. preached
here several months since and produced g
most favorable impression. IF the Contra
Pres byterian church can obtain the ser
vices of this gentleman. they gill be for
tunate.
On Saturday evening the Sacred
Opera OF Esther was produced in Harper
Theatre for the third time. A good house
considering the extremity bad weather
greeted the Society, and they showed
marked appreciation throughout. The
weather unfortunately has been against
the attendance on this work, and many
who bought tickets for Saturdays per-
Torrance were unable to be present The
cast was the same as before, but an extra
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