The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-24

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No. /, was held last night and was sue-
cess, everything passing off most pleasant
ly.
The expenses of the November cleo
ton in Henry county, just passed upon By
the supervisors of that county amounts ta
$53l.30
The Rock Island House, turned away
a considerable number of persons for
whom sleeping accommodation could not
be provided.
"A fair audience has had possession oil
the corner of Market Square and Second
Avenue, to-day, listening to a peddler
vending his wares.
Hon. W. W. O'Brien intends leaving
for Chicago at 9:35 this evening and will
return in time for the meeting of the court
on Monday morning.
The contract for printing 500 copies
of the financial report of Rock Island
county was this morning awarded to the
Union Printing Company-the price Being
500.
Among those called 80 serve as jurors
but whose turn bad not come, many agaileG
themselves of the courts permission 10 GO
home and stay over Sunday, but some
preferred to remain here.
ITO day County Clerk Donaldson issued
marriage license to Frederick Schelby
and Miss Beguia Hermann, both OF Rock
Island; also to Charles I. jennings and
Miss Lottie E. Wall, both of Moline.
The examining counsel frequently ind
1t necessary to examiGe the talesmen as &c
the meaning of words used IL ordinary
legal phraeology. Homicide was word
on which one failed; he was excused.
The streets this afternoon were plea
ladies being we'll represented. Many
talesmen who are ia town were IN groups
around the hotels, or quietly walking
around.
Last night the Taylor House, as re-
CARDS sleeping accommodation, was full tc
its utmost capacity; and had to turn away
quite number of persons, chiefly tales
men summoned for the jury on the Wittick
case.
Our streets had lively appearance
last evening. The causes being, the play
of NIP and Tuck" at Harper's Theatre.
the arrival of large number of talesmen
in the Wittick case. and the improved
weather.
Yesterday County Treasurer Reid paid
twenty" seven talesnen, summoned On the
Wittick jury but rejected, an average OF
500 each; and to day up till noon fifteen
payments were maze, averaging $3.50
each.
The sewer excavation at Eighteenth
Street and First Avenue has been pushed
as far as Mr. Fries store extends. the
mason work near the river has been par
italy completed and some of it is covered
in. Blasting rock and trenching stiI con
tinues.
The Rock Islander and Union are
pulling together beautifully on the re-
distributing business. The joint effort
ought to be efective-but somehow the
dual efforts do not seem to accomplish
much. Try again. gentlemen
d. Il, Martin sends The ARGUS the
claw OF an owl which was killed by son
of his. The owl. Mr.. Martin says, meas,
ured feet 3 inches from tip to tip, and
was killed in the grove on his farm. 1t is
the largest eyer seen IN that section and
belongs to the species known as the horned
owl.
The recovery of j. w. Palmer, of
Yuma is said to be yet doubtful and
regaining his health is not So rapid as
appeared at first. His ultimate recovery
under the most favorable circumstan ces
will be slow process and some of his
friends speak OF sending him to The Sis
ter's Hospital at Davenport.
On Friday afternoon before Justice
Halves. the case of the People VS. A. n,
was brought up. A horse was
claimed to have been sold under chatte
mortgage, The complaining witness was
Mrs. Anastasia Murchey For the prose
cution Mr.. Gest appeared, and for the
defence Sturgeon and Olsen, The case
was dismissed by agreement, defendant to
pay costs.
The masquerade ball of the Rock
Island Turner Society, to be held at
Turner Hall. this evening Is looked for
ward to with most pleasant anticipations.
During the evening some of the most pro-
icient members of thesooiety will give anex
hibition of feats of skill and agility on the
trapeze and horizontal bars. in which some
members from Moline are expected to
participate. In order to accom- modate the
maskers and those who have not already
procured fancy costumes, Mr.. Z. Piath
of Davenport. is at Turner Hall, where he
will remain till after the ball, with large
stock of masks, costumes and all necessary
adjuncts for those who desire TO make
line appearance.