The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-30

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The regular monthly meeting Of the
City Council. will be held on. the evening
Of Monday next. @
-Thompson & Daek conmsnced plss-
tering the. Benedict building on Second
Avenue to-day.
Deputy Marshsl German Is getting
better. but has not been able to 90 on
duty yet. II 10 hoped he WILSON Around
again.
County Clerk Donaldson, on Thurs
day issued marriage license to William Il.
Teller of Moline. and Mrs Frances 4.
Shaffer.
"A ditch is being cut on Tenth street
from the slough sewer to the residence OF
Mr., r, r, Gable and q nine inch sewer
pipe is to be laid.
The fruit business is nov on the boom
an extra Car having been put on the u
B. & @. railroad to accommodate the
American Express Co.
The Seventeenth Annual Convention
Of the Henry County Sunday School, Asso-
citation will be held in the M, Il. Church
at Annawan, ILL.,. and on Wednesday aud
Thursday. August 25th and Goth.
The Viola, viii make her usual Sun .
day trip to Lunwood, The popularity o.
this favorite resort is rapidly increasing
and there is a most delightful trip for
those who take passage by the Viola,
One of the cit;x ems of Galva who lis
tened to ten, Henderson last Saturday
evening remarked that his speech was
pretty fair one: but it really didn't sound
% well as when he heard it several years
ago.
The Post Office news stand has taken
over the news paper and periodical de-
partment of the business of Wyle d Nc
Cuue, that firm intending to devote their
attention to their stationary and other
branches.
Hon. John III, Oberly, democratic
candidate for Secretary of State, has pro-
missed TO make q speech at Galva. soon,
but the date is not yet fixed. 1t will pro-
baby be some time next week, or early
the week following.
-Anna Kelly went before Judge
Adams of the County Court, on Thursday
afternoon and pleaded guilty to the charge
Of larceny. She was sentenced to be i'm
prisoned one day, and pay q fine of $l5
and costs. and to stand com 1nitted to the
County jail. till the same shall be paid.
Persons having accounts against the
city, would do well, if they want them
passed at the next meeting Of the City
Council. to send them IN to the city clerk.
at bis Office. before o'clock on Saturday
tomorrow afternoon; the finance COM
mittee will meet AZ that hour.
Last evening the wagon of DR., Aver
ills Anti Merbifc Cure, drew up on
Market Square and Second avenue, and q
good crowd was attracted. by a man recit.
ing Shamus O'Brien. The reciter had
very powerful voice and was considerably
above the average Of such reciters.
Meal Collamor and Sherman Whistler
we're arrested last night By Officer Metsch
and Fiebig for fighting on the corner of
Fourth Avenue and Twenty First street
This morning they were brought befors
Justice Halves. and fined S. and costs each
which they paid, and were discharged.
The cellar under McCabes store and
Mitchell and Lynde's bank, which has
been chiefly used as a store room for
empty boxes, was being cleaned out to-day
and needed it too. There was consider
accumulation of rubbish in it. which was
not imroved by being soaked with water
during the late inundation.
The Sunday School Children
of the First Baptist Church and
their parents, and friends of the
Church had picnic to day to
Credit Island. The Cora Emily aud
barge conveyed the party to the pleasure
grounds. There was a good attendance
and q very enjoyable day was spent.
A widow woman uamed Mary Har-
son. and her boy John August Harson,
were passed over here by the overseer of
the poor at Des Moines, la on Thursday.
They had only been a year from Sweden
and were being passed along TO Chicago
Mr.. W. L. Sweeney. the overseer of the
poor here. sent them az far as he was
authorized to do.
MIR. Peter Robinson. made complaint
before Justice Cooke. that William NJ =
Carly, had made an assault on his SOD
Loui Robinson. The parties work in the
same mill of the Rock Island Lumber &
Manufacturing Co., and the charge states
that McCarty struck Robinson on the
shoulder with slab The hearing OF the
case is set for o'clock this afternoon.
Grand Master Workman w. q Morris
visited Island City Lodge No. 4. 4. o. u,
w, last night. and gave some very inter
esting points relative to he order. Illinois
has gained over 600 members since Mr.
Morris was elected Grand Master Work
man, and he has paid $4,000 to five
different widows. The a. 0. u. w, in
this state now numbers about 10000
mem bers.
1t will be learned with much pleasure
that the condition of Rev. Geo. R. Palmer
pastor of the First methodist Episcopal
church, is somewhat improved to -day.
Since he oficiated at the morning service