The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-09
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Republican ratification meeting
What are the troubles of life, when
the circus will be here on Saturday.
| MIR. Geo. r. Turner, of McGregor,
Ia, has come here to practice for the re-
gatta.
The Home Study Society, will hold
Its annual reception tomorrow evening al
the Central Presbyterian Church.
-ONeil & Blackburn, No. 1921 Second
avenue. have several houses to rent, rang.
ing in price from Sc to $50 per month.
-Four extra policemen will be employ.
ed during the meeting of the Turn Bezirk.
here. The Association will bear the ex.
pense.
The employees of Buford's pillow
works, will hold their twelfth annual pic.
mic on Tuesday next. June Is, on Credit
Island
The Gazette states that colored Greek
FIRE was used to illuminate Market Square
last night at the Republican ratification
meeting.
| DIR. G. G. Carter will row in the Rock
Island junior four oar shell, instead OF
Mr.. q. r. Chamberliu, who accidentally
injured cartileges of his ribs.
-Cordova town lots were sold yesterday
for delinquent taxes. To day all town lots
in the county. on which the taxes are IN.
paid will be sold at the County Treasures
Office,
| City Attorney Corbett finds his office
too small to accommodate his increasing
business. and has removed to more COM
modious quarters over Bakers jeweIry
store.
Daring the month of May. W. l..
Sweeney, Overseer of the Poor, furnished
relief to twenty three families. numbering
in all seventy one persons. The total
amount expended was $l46,40.
The question of providing extra
police during the regatta. has been broach-
ed by the Sylvan Boat Club to the city
council of Moline. How about few extra
policemen for Rock Island they will pro-
bly, be needed about that timer
MIR. NJ, Nj. Corbett, city attorney. and
Messrs Kenworthy'& Beards!ey, appeared
against Frank B. Austin. yesterday, be-
fore Justice Chopper, and he was defended
the @. B. & Q. R'y Cos attorneys.
The circuit court was opened to-day.
but there was no business before it. The
case of William FL. Howard charged with
assault to murder, will most likely be held
over til! next term as some Of the most
important witnesses are unable to attend.
The Minnie Fl. vessel which passed
here, FIVE weeks ago from last Thursday,
arrived at Fort Benton on the Upper
Missouri, her destination, on Monday last
the 9th of June. having first gone to ST.
Louis and disposed of her cargo OF hay
after which she loaded cargo of nails,
The Rock Island Hou-e bus horse
got frightened at the white FIRE display in
front of Thomas drug .store last night
during the Republican ratification meet
ing, and ran off. they were brought up at
the lower end of Second avenue near the
pillow works; and strange to say 10 injury
was done.
Henry Austin. foreman of the track
layers of the c., B. & @ Ry., was fined
$40 and costs before Justice Hayden yes
terday afternoon, for creating a nuisance
within the city l;mits. This refers to the
track laying on First avenue on Monday.
Notice Of appeal was given By the attor-
nays of the company.
Mr.. T. q. Thomas is making i'm
provements in the cellar below his drug
store. Il is getting q new floor and a
window is being let il, Oh the Market
Square side 4 block and tack Eft is
being put up outside to facilitate the han
ding of heavy goods. s. J Col'ins is
| doing the WORK
County Clerk Donaldson, on Tuesday
issued d marriage license 10 George Scbe-
rer and Miss Caroline Holman Of Rock
Island; aud 90 Wednesday to Charles
| Peterson Of Rock Island and Miss Mary
Loudon Of South Rock Island, and to
Joseph Hllbring Of Rock Island aud Miss
Ella Hastings of Rural.
The Washington, Iowa. team, will
contest with the team of the Rodman
Rifles at the target range of the latter, to-
morrow. Thursday afternoon The visi
tors are crack shots and will give our boys
lively tussle 4 number OF Washing
| toniaus not mem befs of the team will ac-
company them.
Deputy Sheriff Apkrum left Tor Joliet
by this mornings train. having i've prison.
ers in charge. One WAS the boy Nels 4.
Peterson who goes to the Pontiac, reform
school, The prisoners for the penete.-
tiary were Otto Wettling. John c. Kay
ser, Charles Fl Lewis and ChaFi+s Down
ing. Ali of them wero anxious for their
sentence to begin, aud seemed pleased TO
got out Of jail.
On Wednesday June 2. after linger-
ing illness. Mrs. Mary A. Hodgson.
mother of Charles E., and Burt Fl, Hcdg
son, died a. Tama City, Iowa. The fun
eral occurred on Tuesday morning at 10
o clock and was largely attended. Four
children survive as follows-W. FL. Hodg-
son. Charles E. Hadgson, Mrs. Fannie E.
Tifany (of Syracuse N. " Mrs. Lou