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

The county treasurer to-day has been
paving orders made by the Board of Sup
ervisors.
The Board of Supervisors were in
session to-day; the same member being
present as yesterday.
DIR. Truesdale will lecture at Moline
next Friday evening, the 5th inst. The
subject will. be Hygiene"
On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs Elizabeth
KOCH mother of Mr.. Melohoir Koch OF
this city, died at the age of 70 years.
james M. Davis. collector of taxes,
Edgington, yesterday afternoon paid to
County Treasurer Reid, the sum of 81 ,O67,-
26.
Judge Peasants occupied the county
court room yesterday and to-day, for the
purpose of clearing off business which re-
manned unsettled.
Sixth Avenue, between 18th and 18th
street is being gravelled and placed in
passable condition, decided improvement,
on the clay and mud.
Wagon loads of agricultural nipple
ments. are quite feature in our streets
as they are being conveyed for shipment
This looks like business.
The wolves have been heard from
again. This time it is near Orion where
they have been killing large numbers of
geese and other poultry.
Another sign'of spring has been man
ifest the last few days, in the quantity Of
wild ducks and new vegetables exhibited
for sale by the grocers
CLARA Gustafson. from Moline, was
brought before the county court this
afternoon and jury was being impanelIed
to adjudge on her sanity or insanity.
The Wide Awake Hose company
will have a dance next month, the pro-
ceeds to apply on the purchase of new
uniforms. Everybody ought to buy 9
ticket.
George Lamont of the Diamond 10"
line had force of men Strengthening up
matters around the company's warehouse.
and getting ready for the river traffic to
commence.
This morning the two insane men Olof
Olander and Gust johnson, or Birch we're
taken out of the county Jail to the poor
farm, under the charge of Poor Master
Sweeney.
Rev. DR.. S. T. Wilson, of Holidays
burg, Pa. is in the city. and will be pre-
sent at the services 10 Central Presbyter-
ian church this evening, and Ii is hoped,
on Sunday next, also.
Bill posters were busy to-day placard-
ing the various advertising places about
town with posters of.the Jay Rial Com
pany," and Gus Williams" which play
here March 10th aud l!th respectively,
-Wm. Lahey was arrested by Officer
Metsch last night, for being drunk, and
taken before Justice HAYES this morning,
who fined him So and costs. on his plea of
guilty. Fine was suspended during good
behaviour.
An owner has been discovered for tbs
trousers found in the possession of John
Mcguire. who was convicted of drunken
ess yesterday. This will probably make
Mr.. Maguire's presence something to be
Ionged for. but not found.
MIR, O'Mara left this afternoon for
Bloomington, ILL.,, where he will meet Ms
O. Brien, who is engaged in case there,
and consult with him concerning the Gro
gan aud Ganeg case, They will then
proceed to Ottawa, ILL.,. and lay the matter
before the supreme authorities. The result
will probably be known in day or tive.
Yesterday afternoon Superintendent
Cramer made his annual test of the water
works engines, The test commenced at
2 p. NJ and lasted four hours and ten
minutes. during which time the water
pumped was 25s,687 gallons; the coal
slack used was 1.l2O pounds. The mayor
and committee will make the annual in
spection of the waterWorks, the latter
part OF this week, when throwing FIRE
streams will probable be tested il the
weather is favorable,
Chief Engineer tombstone report for
the twelve months ending March J., 1880
shows that the department attended
eighteen fires during that period. The
total loss is estimated ct 1920, fully
covered by insurance. There wers seven
false alarms including three from Daven-
port for which the department turned out.
Mr. Johnston has made q most creditable
Chief Engineer alike acceptable to the
public and the department itself.
The wife of Ed. Studer, yesterday af
;ernoon was busy trying to get her hus
band out Of jail. and entreated the help of
Rev. Father SchneckeI, pastor of ST. Mary's
,hurch. and i'm portuned Justice Chopper.
Neither the clergyman, nor the justice are
Inclined to release the u en- at present, but
he persistency of the wife will probably
prevail. and there will likely be another
TEN to report. The man Studer has been
n the habit of i'll using his wife and
thinks all he makes and all she makes, and
he Poor Master has had to help her. His
present incarceration, il will be remem-
,ered only took place a short time since
when he was put under $500 bonds to keep
he peace for eight months.
M. M. Sturgeon, county superintend-.
mt of schools has received mn Tn date