The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-07
DAVENP0RT
ID c. sHEhkkys - Reporter
Args& ArsdQuutfss q DaUeARors:


LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
The council will hold regular meeting
tonight.
No police EASES. were before Justice
Finger yesterday.
Barrett played to 500 house Monday
night e -
! Commander q. G. Wiltse, IT, S. N,
took Bfeakfast at the Kimball yesterday,
registeringfrom Minneapolis, MINI.
Frank Moore, a plain. drunk, was the
only arrest made yesterday. He was es-
corted to the station house by Officers Kay
and Tillebein.
H. r. Royce, of Des Moines, assistant
superintendent of the c., r. !. & p,
WASH in the city yesterday, stopping at the
Kimball. =. s
The annual meeting of the stock holders
of the c., r. i, 81 p will be held in the
company's Offices at Chicago to-day. No
changes in the directory or officials is an
| ticipated. IS
The fine weather of yesterday afternoon
gave Davenporters an opportunity to ge|
ito Rock Island to witness the races, and
many awaited themselves of the chance.
Every livery stable reported everything in
the way of vehicle in use. the renters all
saying they were bound for the races.
Henry Schroeder, Jr., of the firm of
Schroeder s. Brandt, met with a severe ac-
cident Monday evening, while driving
down the wagon way from the Schutzen
park, which resulted in the breaking of his
right arm above the elbow. d. Hepfner set
the fractured member, and he will be all
right in a few days. afs st..4
The Darwin memorial meeting occurred
last night at the Academy of Science, at
tended by a,geod crowd, who were more
than pleased with the excellent addresses
delivered by Dr. w. w. Grant. Hon. John
C. Bills and James Thompson, commemo-
rative of the career in life of the great
English scientist.
Ryan. he of hat store celebrity, believes.
in the command which Shakespeare makes
Macbeth utter when he receives the intel
ligence that Birnam woods are crowded
with enemies with intent to give him bat
tie. Ryan 'hangs his banner on the outer
walls, in the shape of q fine gilt sign, Gov.
ering his Second street front, and he ''cry
is still the customers come" on purchases
intent.
Justice Finger last night tied nuptial
knot, which made two of Davenport's
most estimable young Germans one for life.
The parties most interested were Dr. Carl
Adolph Matthey and Miss Meta Steffen,
daughter of August Steffen. The cere-
mony was performed at the residence of
the brides parents, 400 West Sixth street,
and was witnessed by number of friends
The newly=married couple will continue to
reside in this city where the groom has
built up a fineapractice as physician.
The attention of Che proper authorities
is called 10 the very bad condition of the
building on the west side of Ripley street.
between Second and Third. 1t is the
building in which the Mackay case of small
ports located The foundationais cracked
in dozeaplaces,. the openings in some
instances being over two inches in width
The south wall. sn the alley, the building
being of brick, is bulged out more than
foot, clearly showing that it needs no more
than strong wind or a trifie of settling to
topple theistructure over. burying the in
mates beneath the ruins. The bnilding is
in decidedly unsafe condition, and should
be attended to without delay.
At the Unitarian church palors to- night |
the Eclectic eiab will hold an Emersonian |
memorial meeting. commencing at eight |
o'clock. The programme arranged is an
indication that the exercises will be inter
Hesting and the meeting worth attending. It |
is as follows:
Music-soverture by Mrs. Middleton ind Mr..
Otto Gronen-
Vocal Solo-Mr Kickoff.
Duet Miss sarah Wilkinson and M C. Smith,
Essays-zsy Miss Thurston on the poetry of En- |
ersen. Homer Lewis on the Life of Emerson, and
Rev. N: judy on Emerson as an idealist-
Reading of Emerson sentences by Doctors Grant
and Indie.
Hon. John W. Green received a telegram |
from Representative Farwell yesterday, |
which read as follows: ''The secretary
of war recommends the passage of the |
toll bill This, of course means the the |
Kellogg bridge toll BILL and nothwith-
standing the assurance from Washington |
that the hill never become law, the peo-
pie i'm this section. who are the most in
terested in the matter should be heard In
regard thereto. Let the city council
speak in no uncertain way tonight.