The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-03

/ The grand Jury adjourned yesterday:
Hans e. cfansen and Matilda e. Runge
were granted marriage license yester-
day. -. - g. s'''s '''
John B. Phelps. William Renurch and
e. W. Dixon are home from the lumber
mems conference, held at Chicago,
Ben Kmbal travelling passenger agent
tef the Canada Southern line is in the city,
stopping at the Kimball & ga
The Union Band intends to give four
subsonptien concerts on week days at
the Shooting Park. The. dates have not
been decided on yet. gs.s ssr f,sieT g
IuAtemperance address in the German
language win occur tomorrow afternoon
lin the Court House Square, Mrs. Henri
letta 6kelton win be the speaker. E,.sg
That long, neglected crossing, on the
west side of Mainland Third streetsis about
to be attended to by the laying of fine
flag foot walk.
Rev r. A. Belknap is set down for an
taddress id Davenport against the proposed
prohibition amendment on Thursday,
June %, by the state executive commit
tesa.f e3siasa a2ia gs4os'' -9aa Asesse II
The assault and battery case growing
out of the row on the Steffen building, is
siiif' on the boards, awaiting witness who
ives struck on the head with brick, ac-
cidentally. am -
| Tell a business man this weather is good
for trade. andothen show him a good place
to his you Aardasl And the chances are de-
icidediy In favor of his doing it, whether
he belongs to the church or not.
J. For the Barrett performance the sale OF
seats. which commenced yesterday. indi-
Gates grand house, An hour after the
openingaof the sale. $500 worth of seats
had been sold. A number of seats are yet
funtaken. a1as s.ssaIfaI 8lIa AZ 4oas Il s
Elder r N. Hatfield, of. Huntington,
Pa, and VIM Murray. of Altoona, Pa,
delegates to the recent Presbyterian as
semhly' at Springfield. III ARE in the city
visiting relatives. SgsS sig9Ez,tHi s.s 90
John L. Taylor won the gold medal at
the Gun Club shoot, yesterday afternoon,
after tie shoot-oft with several members.
DR.. ]. J.. Severance took the leather medal
| for the worst score made 80
/ August wentz Post decided at their
Thursday night meeting to properly ceie'
brate the Fourth of July. Resolutions were
adopted, thanking those who lent any as
sistance in connection, with Decoration
Day observance. 'H . = 80 s.f5
ryh~s.t,rha~ Here xvas hafo.a T,st,aa
Finger yesterday, On the chargs of consti-
tutional vagrancy- His bail was placed at
500 in default of which he win be placed
in confinement,
The Episcopal diocean convention adj
iourned Thursday at Council Bluffs, and
the reports say that that night an elegant
reception was. rendered the Bishop and
Mrs. Perry. at the residence of D. C.
Bloomer, one Of Council Bluffs leading
citizens. The reception was attended by
all the members of the convention, and the
cream of that city's society people. szs1
At the Academy Of Science last night
fairly attended Darwin memorial meeting
was held, considering the inclemency of
the weather. Appropriate addresses, COM
memorative of and connected with the life
of the great English scientist were made by
Mayor Bills. James Thompson and DIR. w.
w, Grant. -. -.
- William Behrens. whose home was at
914 West Sixth street. died at the pest
house night before last of smallpox He,
was sick at home for. several days, not
knowing what. allied him. He was taken
TO the pest house on Saturday last He
was sixty five years of age, and wid-i
over. (, "a 49,. .s,;,s
Charles I'll. AIDE, well-known and uni
versally liked by all who knew him, died
at the home of his father on East Locust
street at an early hour yesterday morning.
He was one of Davenports brightest and
most promising young men, for number
Of years the book, keeper for Julius Schultz
and lately working in the same capacity in
the Iowa National bank at Des Moines
He contracted malarial fever, which devel-
oped into consumption, from which he
died. He was inhis twenty-second year.
His funeral win occur tomorrow forenoon
ut ten O'Clock. assss. sssa
"a dapper-looking, well dressed young
man, who gives his name as McKelyry, has
been playing his pranks among the board
ing houses around town, He stays week
or SO. and then. disappears, forgetting to
settle his bill. Some Main street landladies
have suffered by his exploits. Should the
police lay their hands on him he will be
made TO suffer. He.exhibits very 1attering
letters of Recommendation from Chicago
parties. Look out for him. 4 s.ez..
The members of the Masonic fraternity,
who went to Peoria Thursday to partici |
pate 10 laying the corner stone of the new
Masonic temple. give grand accounts of the |
affair. Peoria was crowded with visiting
''fraterss from all around The procession
i described as enc of grandeur and
immensely. some saying the like of it is |
rarely seem The train which bore the
Davenport Masons home arrived at Rock |
Island at ono o'clock Friday morning.
Should any one discover on reading this
item that they are minus curry comb, two
brushes and pair Of shears. they void do