The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-02
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i Council meeting next Monday night.
A stranger from the country had whee
taken off from his vehicle yesterday by 3
i The High school room will be tastefully
decorated on graduating day.
| Sixty tramps were accommodated with
lodgings during the month of May
Geo Metzgar of the Moline Plow Co.
travelling force is in the city.
Frank Anderson has again taken charge
of the city scales.
The Hon Joshua Nansant, OF Baltimore,
was in tine city yesterday,
There were only two fires recorded dur
/ ing the month of May
Captain Timm returned to Chicago last
evening.
Mrs. James Chapman has returned from
a months visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Emma Hosford of Clinton, Iowa.
The Swedish citizens in this city are
contemplating railroad excursion to
Galesburg on the a2nd of.this month.
L. Abe Smith has purchased the well known
bay road horse of DIR. Wesell. He intends
to put him in the livery trade.
The Sylvan Boat Club win hold their
regular paonthly meeting on Monday even
ling.
| p. w. Paulson, who buried his wife in
Moline on Sunday, left last evening for
his home i'm Minnesota
| The students of Augustana College had
picnic in Brooks grove yesterday after
i c1,1 A. -
JAS. Francis returned from an extensive
trip through Nebraska, in the interest of
Deere & Co.
Henry Harwood will leave on Monday
| for the east, he viii be gone from six
weeks to two months.
The temperance lodges in this city are
| contemplating an excursion by rail. to
Sterling, in the near future.
James Shaw is packing his household
goods, preparatory to moving to Waukegan
for the summer.
Nels Hanson, a lad that has been in a
reform school in Michigan, has been re-
leased and has returned to his home in
Moline.
Mrs. Rowland has employed a Rock
Island and Moline legal firm to attend to
her troubles in connection with the
prosecution of DIR. Cook.
The 90 cent store is being decorated
with coat of paint, and extensive inn
provements are being made in the interior
of the establishment.
The Belvideres will go to Clinton on the
10Th of this month to play match game
of base ball with the Rough and Readys
of that city.
Mrs, DR. Gordon has completed the
row of tenement houses in West Moline,
and they are most almost ready for occu-
pancy.
FL. FL. Grover is making out the annual
report of the Moline Public Library. The
report will be ready for the public the lat
ter end of next week.
C. Ell. Reiners and Matilda Speck of this
city were united in marriage at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, on the bluff
last evening, at 8 p m by Justice Mapes.
Norling & Lundahl have calcimined and
frescoed the City Marshal's office in fine
style. A new mating is to be placed on
the floor.
The ealaboose. formerly decidedly
dirty place, has been whitewashed and
cleaned, upstairs and down. And now the
''plain DRINKS and tramps win have a
pleasant time hereafter
A legal firm in Rock Island is making
up the record of DIR. Cook and develops
ments may be expected in few days
which viii be rich, rare and racy.
Mr. Frank Allen and Miss Minnie Steph-
ems viii be united in marriage on next
Thursday evening at the residence of the
brides parents. The betrothal annouce
ment was sent out some weeks age.
s. w. Weelock on yesterday sold two
pair of colts to Mayor Carpenter, of st.
Paul. People from abroad know that
Moline is good place to buy horses.
1t is generally conceded by the republi-
cans in Moline that Louis V. Eckhart is
the man who nominated w. G. Morris for
Sheriff together with Morris personal
efforts
The Board of Education held their regu
lar monthly meeting last evening. The
business transacted was not of nature
that viii admit of publication until school
closes
There seems to be a feeling of discomfort
among the republicans in Moline over the
nominations last Wednesday and the in
dications are that few democrats win be
elected next fall.
The Cooking club held their second re-
ception at the residence of Mrs. Charles
Weber on Moline avenue. last evening.
The affair was pleasant in every respect.
coal team. The unfortunate was man
evidently in straitened circumstances, as a
collection was taken up to pay for the fix
ing of the wheel. The affair occurred near
the corn planter works.
Hull Bros delivery horse got scared atl
the cars yesterday near the Moline wagon
company, tipped the wagon over and threw
the driver out. but did not injure him any.
The wagon was smashed up some.
The following is Librarian Hollis report
of the number of volumes issued for the