The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-17

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The finance committee of the city
council will have a meeting this evening,
The city Golfers are said to be quite low.
and the meeting will be for the purpose
of borrowing money.
1t would appear that the paupers at the
poor farm are living luxuriously. We
understand that for the mere item of
tobacco alone, Steward Butmsn has
expended as much as 800 for two
months supply, 1t would be well for the
investigating committee to look into the
tobacco account.
The Gen. John Buford Post No. 243,
G. A. R., will hold a special meeting
tomorrow evening for the purpose of
mastering recruits, and making arrange
ments TO attend the soldiers reunion at
Davenport. As the A. O. U. W. hall will
be in use, the meeting will be held at the
old county court room.
Venuor says September will be fine
month throughout. October cold, wet
and stormy. An early cold snap will
end November and mark the entry of
December, then an open Christmas
time and wet ending of the year No
snow, and mild weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Judge left this
morning for two weeks visit to friends
in Ohio. He will return by the first of
the month to make his regular monthly
call on his patrons. He has been in.
structed to bring back a correct statement
of the political situation in the Buckeye
state.
A lunch will be given at the armory
this evening by the Rodman Rifles. We
would advise the boys, however to cat a
good supper, and not go with the expec-
tation of getting feast 1t will be re-
membered that on one occasion they were
sadly disappointed when they found only
basket of apples and lot of tooth
picks with which DO assuage their hunger
In one respect is Rock Island sadly be
hind other cities of her size. We refer to
the matter of sidewalks, which are an
essential factor to the beauty Of any city i.
Give US good, solid sidewalks, that a
person is not in danger of breaking a
limb by walking over them. Stone or
brick walks are more costly than wooden
ones, but they will last five times as long.
Major Quincy Mcneil has made ar.
rangements to open an abstract office at
Superior City. Dodge county, Wis. The
Major was the wheel horse of the repub.
lican party in Rock Island county for a
number of years, and he has many old
friends here who will be sorry TO hear of
his intended departure.
The two-cent postage rate will go into
effect on the first prox One cent on d
dollar does not seem very much, but in
the number OF letters which 90 through
the mail it is large sum. How different
it is from the first schedule of rates.
which cost for every letter consisting Of
enc piece of paper for any distance not
exceeding 40 miles, s ccnta; for any dis.
lance not exceeding 80 miles, 10 cents;
not exceeding $50 miles, 124 cents, not
exceeding 200 miles, II cents, not ex-
ceeding 500 miles, 20 cents; any distance
over 500 miles, 25 cents
Stewart Butman was in the city on Sat.
urday, and called at the ARGUS office. He
appeared to be considerably agitated over
the article which appeared the day pre-
vious in the ARGUS. He strongly denied the
allegation that he was implicated in anv
manner whatever with Supervisor Vier-
iech, and said that as far as the $40
extra expense at the poor farm was CON-
cerned, he was willing to have his books
SAoihlhCu ~ any tliut. W 10 not uOuDl
but that Mr. Butmans books would stand
an investigation, but we have strong
suspicious that he can not give a satisfac-
tory account of the large amount of extra
expense he has subjected the county to.
The police were after a crook yesterday,
who, they were positive, was in the place
OF Hugh Conwell on First avenue When
the officers appeared at the door, Conwell
refused to let them in, and resisted them
for some time. When they finally effected
an entrance, the police could not find their
man, who had undoubtedly escaped by the
interference of Conwell. For his conduct
Conwell was arrested himself this morn
ing. He appeared before Squire Crop
per. but took a change of venue to
Justice Halves His case will come up
tomorrow morning. The charge of inter,
fering with an officer while in the per
Torrance of his duty is serious one, and
should be dealt with accordingly.
MARKET REyIEW.