The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-02


Elegant straw hats cheapest at Ryan's
hat store. Davenport
The Widow Bedotte bills and placards
decorate the city to-day.
ALL the public schools in the city are
now holding their regular midsummer
examin atoms.
The High School examinations now
in progress will be concluded on Friday
next at P. NJ.
The continuance of such cool weather
at this season of the year is very remark
able and calls forth much comment.
County Clerk Donaldson to-day issued
marriage license to j. Renwick Wyhe OF
Aledo, and Miss Emma L Whitney OF
Buffalo Prairie.
Marshal Miller and Officer MeCabe
are worthy of considerable credit for the
way they fastened on the negro with the
stolen harness.
Tho afternoon session of the circuit
court was held in the Supervisors room
at the Court House. in order to sccommo-
date the Democratic county convention.
Smiths paint shop. on Third Street
between Harrison and Main Streets Dav-
export. was burned this forenoon. The
building was owned by Mr. Mcclellan
The damage is estimated at $500.
john Sweeney was arrested by Officer
McCabe at 10 o'clock on Tuesday night.
He bad quantity of whiskey 10 him. and
cut Oh his head. He was in Miller's
Hotel and had to be elected. This morn
ing Justice Hayden. under the vaerancy
act, fined him 500 and told him TO go
hence.
1t pays to go to Ryan the halter Day
export. for hats. 60.
The demand for seats to witness the
the sacred opera of Queen Esther, to be
given at Moline to morrow evening. has
been very great and still continues; nearly
all the leading citizens taking deep in
terest in the work. The singers from this
city, will meet at the Rock Island House
at 6:15 tomorrow evening aud proceed to
Moline by special cars of the street rail-
way.
The society which gave the opera OF
Queen Esther, last week. had a meeting
in Killers Hall, on Tuesday evening, for
the purpose of taking further steps in
forming a musical society. A number OF
ladies and gentlemen interested in the
project, though not members of the society,
IL.
to the formation of the society took place.
and committees were appointed to carry
out the ideas of the meeting as discussed,
and report to a meeting to be held next
Tuesday evening.
Tobias Alexander, a negro, was
stopped by Marshal Miller aud Officer
McCabe, on Second avenue, about IL
O'Clock on Monday night. He had sack
with him, and in it were two sets Of single
harness worth about $40. This morning
the man was brought before Justice Hay
den, and admitted his guilt. The harness
belongs to Samuel Haley, of Moline.
Alexander was bound over to appear be-
fore the next term of the Circuit Court
in the sum of $500. but having no bonds
to give he was sent to jail
Those elegant marilla hats all came
from Ryau's hat store. Davenport.
The High School diplomas for this
years graduates are now being prepared
in the Office of Superintendent EVeretts
They are very neat, plain. and tasteful in
design. tie engraving being such as is
used on bonds and bank~note work. The
engrossing of the graduates names and
other filing in. has been done by Miss A,
Crawford. teacher in the Seventh grade
of the High School. and is executed in a
manner that cannot be surpassed. The
number of certificates issued up to the
present time land including seven of this
yesrl is eighty one. The graduating ex-
exercises as already announced take place
at the Central Presbyterian Church. next
Monday evening at 7:30 oclock.