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


| LOCAL LAcoNICs
Hats and bonnets direct from Paris al
the opening of Forward & Gleason.
The ARGUS headquarters are at 1879 West
Second street. under Newcomb House.
John Lee procured "a license to marry
Martha Nyegard yesterday.
The finestIo OF millinery ever brought
TO Davenport, at Forward Z Gleason's.
Seats for Barlow, Wilson, Primrose &
Vests Ministries win be on sale at Days
to day sfa
Michael Howard is erecting a frame
tenement house on Rock Island street.
above Seventh
Remember to-day closes the opening at
Forward G Gleason's..
The Free Trade club failed to muster TO
and great extent last night, and no meeting
was held.
Manager Skeels plays Nine. Jansuschek
at Burtis Opera, two nights, May 90 and
49, The plays to be given have not been
decided upon yet
William Wilson, for disturbing the
peace, was fined $3 and costs by Justice
Finger yesterday Having no money, he
went to the stone pile for five days.
Alexander McMullen was gathered in by
Officer Martens last night. Aleck was lei
out in the morning, but an over dose OF
liquor necessitated his return.
Tho .rraat foot oo,,, b;,a.;o, fbot avar x1;o;t
ed Davenport is the combination of stylish
colours at Forward Sc Gleason's.
Greenbackers are alive and kicking still
in Scott county, They meet in the assem-,
bly, room of the German Theatre, Monday
evening next, to organize for the fall cam
paign.
Two sable colored gentlemen were taken
to the station house last night on general
principles by Captain Faulkner and Officer
Hass. They were searced and allowed TO
go in peace.
Charles I'll. Plambick, a well -nown Ger
man. and one of the firm of Plambick q
Meisner. died Wednesday evening. he
came to Davenport in 1857. The funeral
will occur Saturday.
Two worn and weary individuals were
afforded repose for the night at the Fifth
street station, their presence there being
considered far better for the city's good.
They win be allowed to depart this morn
ing.
The fire and water committee of the
Council presented bills at the Wednesday
night meeting incurred in arranging and
furnishing the houses. which were plainly
and emphatfcaIly exorbitant.
Hayden, ia the county Jail for comlieity
in the Wing Fuke affair, makes use of his
time in following his trade of painting.
He was putting the finishing touches on a
sign for firm of Davenport attorneys yes
terday.
The city engingineer, accompanied by
several Aldermen viewed the staenant wa
ter nuisance at Ninth and Iowa streets
yestesterlay. They agreed it was nui7
sance indeed. Had they went block
further west they would find one equally
as bad ~ sse. 80 So
During the discussion at the Council
meeting Wednesday night, in regard to
the exhorbita ut licenses demanded Of cir
euses, Mayor Bills remarked that he was
decidedly opposed to placing such an un,
necessary restriction upon. the enjoyment
of the rising generation. a
Many persons are not aware of the fact
that empty oil barrels are of value. The
Libby Conger carried six hundred away
from Davenport yesterday. They were
takento Keokuk, where they are re-eooper-
ed, cleaned. painted and re-filled by the
Oil Company. A river man in
formed a reporter yesterday that it was no
uncommon sight to see large trains enter
Keokuk made up exclusively of oil tanks
from which the empty barrels, gathered at
river points, are filed ~
The committee on fire and water of the
new Council reported in favor of disband-
ing all the volunteer companies of the fire.
with the exception of the
First Ward, Hope Hose, and the East
Davenport company. The Council did
not feel disposed to do so at the Wednes-
day night meeting, and referred the matter
back to the committee. 1t is claimed that
the Alerts and Mt Idas should be retain
ed; they would be of great service in their
and might be the means of ar
resting the progress of blaze in their To-
calities before the paid departments could
reach it With impaired streets the heavy
carts will prove burden to the strongest
of horses ascending steep hills in muddy
weather.