The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-28
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.

LOCAL LAGoEICs.
w. A. Hall, of Washington, D. c., was
at the Kimball yesterday.
The Greenbackers win meet at City Hall
Wednesday night.
Frank NachbaueE T. G. Clark and IL.
Judy, registered from Atalissa at the st.
James, are in the city, on business.
The Land League will hold a regular
meeting night at st. Anthony's school
hail.
Henry Jayne. III. o. Warfield and s. O..
stocker, prominent citizens of Muscatine,
were registered at the Kimball yester-
day
The torchlight procession of the Turn
ers did not occur last night. The pro-
gramme for to-day, already published, will
be carried out. the weather permitting.
Tom A Dillon, the gentlemanly and
jolly representative of Cavanaugh 81 Co,
the Chicago distillers, was in the city yes
terday, registered at the Kimball.
Phil Corcoran, plain drunk, was gath
cred in by Officer Kay, Friday. He was
before Justice Finger yesterday, and
paid a'fine of So 90 and costs and went his
way.
Martin Garvey, an old time steward of
the Burtis House, is in the city, greeting
his friends. He occupies similar position
now with the leading caterer of Kansas
City
The committee having the decoration
services in charge met last evening. No
important business was transacted. The
new ferry boat will make two trips from
the foot of Main street during Tuesday.
John Linehan and Joseph Smith were
bounced upon by Officer Falkner, yester-
day and could give no satisfactory account
of themselves. They were let go on a
promise to leave the city in hurry.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Iowa
State Medical Eclectic Medical Society will
be held at Des Moines on Tuesday and
Wednesday next. DIR. J. A Reid, of Dav.
export. is president of the society. The
programme states that twenty-five papers
will be read on different medical subjects
An old rag picker named Rick, pur-
chased some paper boxes yesterday from
Dodge, the shoe dealer, on Third and Har
rison streets. Taking the stuff to the junk
shop on Front street, pair of shoes were
found among the boxes, and he was ar
rested by Officer Hass, on suspicion of hav-
ing stolen them. As subsequent develop
ments were to the effect that the it was
not the old mans intention to steal the
shoes, but they were there by mistake, he
was released, and the shoes returned to the
owner.
The smallpox case discovered in the
Lage family. on Gaines street. has develop
ed into one of the violent kind. The young
lad afflicted with the contagion is reported
by the health authorities to be covered on
every part of the body with the evidences of
the disease. The father of the child, who
is in good circumstances, neglected to call
in a doctor. although the child was sick
for four or five days before the health au-
thorities became aware of it. More than
that. the brothers and sisters of the child
were permitted, while he was sick, to go
to the children's picnic and ball, last
Sunday and Monday, at Schutzen
Park and German Theatre, and
mingle with hundreds of attend
ants. The man Lage has some cows,
from which lie derives money by the sale
of milk. and he permitted the children to
enter the houses of his patrons. they
wholly unaware of the facts that they came
1t will be miracle, in view of the unre-
strained freedom allowed, if the disease
does not make its appearance to a great
extent among those whom they mingled
with.