The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-03
LOCAL LAc0NIcs.

Regular meeting of the City Council to-
night
Mamie Leonard returns to Park Insti-
| tute, Chicago, to-day, to resume her stud
| les.
| Work on the new residence of Monroe
Parker, corner Twelfth and Main streets,
has been resumed.
| Rev. J. F. Nugent. the eloquent Cath
Ollie divine, of Sigourney, was in the city
yesterday.
| The fire Monday night was a wood shed
| in the rear of $40 Perry street, owned by
James Thompson. The loss was $50
The late will and testament of Caleb
Dunn, deceased was filed for probate in
the Clerks office yesterday.
Company b. met for drill last evening.
The Tariff reform Club meets on Thurs
day evening. Hon. j. III. Murphy is ex-
pected b address the meeting.
/ The Hennepin Canal Committee had a
meeting here last night for the purpose of
discussing various matters relative to that
project.
| Brady street has been treated to genu-
| inc surprise. Such complete cleansing
as Commissioner Flint administered the
past two days it has not enjoyed for some
| time.
1t was rumored at the Perry street depot
this morning that one of the Ford brothers,
the slayers of Jesse James, was passenger
| on an east-bound trdin. There was prob
ably no truth in it.
Mike Menahan, who was considered the
heaviest batter in the short-lived North
western Base Ball League, and the best
man of the Davenport nine for two seas
&c ylIa vinn with no phila 6alnl,i-
ans, of the National League.
No. hose house is undergoing thor
ough cleaning. The floor of the cart
room has been scrubbed thoroughly. and
| the painters are now engaged in whitening
and identifying the sleeping room on the
second floor
Police business was decidedly dull yes
terday, a lone DRUNK, Dan Morgan find
ing rest at the station house at seven
O'Clock last evening. Not a case was be-
fore Justice Finger, refreshing rest from
| the rush of business of Monday.
Mrs. Margarate Proestler wife of Joseph
| Proestler, swas buried from st. Kunigunde's
church yesterday forenoon. The works
of the Davenport Plow Company, of which
the husband is an employee, were shut
down, to enable the hands to attend the
| funeral.
The intersection of Brady and Second
| streets received good covering of ma
cadam yesterday. IF little more trouble
was taken TO break the rocks into smaller
pieces it would be far more effective.
John Brady, roustabout, while suffer
ing from delirium tremens, jumped from
the packet Arkansas while passing through
the Burlington bridge Monday morning
The efforts of the officers to rescue him
proved unavailing.
Mr. F. W. German, for the past seven
years past-harnessmaker at Rock Island
arsenal and for two months lately the pro-
prietor of shop on East Third street, is
packing up his goods, preparatory to leay
ing for some of the new Iowa towns.
Frank is good workman, and it is to be
hoped that he will succeed IN his new ven
lures.
Geo. J. Guilford, with his corps of assis-
tants, reached the city yesterday morning
with Sells Bros handsome and commodi-
dious advertising car. The car is a mag
nificent one, the paintings on the outside
being of a superior kind. The result of their
presence here is a multitude of bills adorn-
ing the numerous bill boards throughout
town
The new First National Bank commences
business on the 10th of May. The officers
are, Jas Thompson, President; L. Schrick
err Vice President; John B. Fidlar, cashier;
Chas. T. Meyer, Assistent Cashier The |
directors are S. F. Gilman, Walker Adams, |
Anthony Burdiek, August Steffen, Nathan
French, L. c. Dersaint. L. Schricker, J. E. |
Stevenson, James Thompson, III. w. Ker-1
ker and Henry Kohro.
At meeting of the Library Association |
Monday evening, it was decided to put !
forth strong efforts towards purchasing
new books each year. President Smith |
advocated the raising of 5000 eacn year for |
that purpose The sum of $3.50 per an |
mum was Immediately pledged by those |
present The sum of 800 was placed at |
the disposal of the Library committee, TO
expend on new publications.
A cheap but ludicrous chrome, hanging
in front of the Fair on East Second |
street. attracted the attention of almost |
every passer by yesterday. 1t represents |
colored troubadour in the act of serenad- |
ing his fair one. The irate mother is |
climbing the roof with kettle of presu- |
mably hot water. The unsteady inclined |
gent is singing songs of sweetest love, |
wholly unconscious of the deluge that !
awaits him..
The following transfers of real estate |
were recorded yesterday:
Maria LANCE to Theodore H. Bath, lots and g. /
block 8, Forest & Dillon's addition; consideration
$500.
j. C. MeHart to Ellen Rodden lot /, block 142, Lee
Glars twelfth addition; confederation $500
Frank Morsser to Marcus Nichols Cornelius, east 1
half lot 2 block l, Green's first addition: considera
ton $500.
Elizabeth Braithwaite to William Brathwaite. 16 /
feet Of lot block 1, lie Claire's eighth addition
sideration Slo0
Elizabeth Braitnwate and William Braithwaite to
Levi Baradoueh, James Brathwaite and Sarah /
Braifhwaite north "a feet lot z block no. LeCalres
eighth addition; consideration $780,
Maud Kellogg runs cigar store. and
apparently restaurant as well, on Fifth /
street between Brady and Perry. A gent |
who hailed from Iowa City, dropped in |
yesterday forenoon, and ordered some |
thing to eat, and continued dining until |
his bill amounted to three dollars He ten
dered two dollar bill in payment which |
was refused. and demand made for the |
whole amount by the propIietress, but he |
declined to come up. Forthwith Maud |
proceeded to give the gent we'll deserved |
drubbing, resulting in taking his pocket |
book from him. He found his way to the |
police station, where he was afforded an /
opportunity to wash the streaming blood |
from his face. He refused to lodge a COM /
plasnf aynraecinU fha ap;nson that Ia had 1