The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-05

I the. IOrXfEI ut1UOO S<zu ekOhA1h 10 fs1S9tSsSeto
and Charley Fiebig general manager. BY
the way Capt Blaisdell first saw the lamp
advertised in the Scientific american and
at once ordered few. He was sold no
more badly. however, than scores OF other
people have been.
Last night the following officers OF Island
City Lodge No. 4. A. o. q. W., were IN
stalled by D. G. M. W., Sid. D. Robb: p.
M. W.. r. I'll. Robb: M. W.. Thomas Boil
man; F., j. w. Byerly; o., B. McCabe;
Reed, Robt Bennett; Rec, Jonas Bear; +.
NJ. John T. ST. Clair: g., p. j. Miller; L.
W.. D. Latter; @. w, james Hardin; Trus
tee. John Huntoon Sid. Robb represents
No 4 at the session of the Grand Lodge,
| which meets at this point on Feb. g.
It will be remembered that few days
ago the ARGUS called attention to the fact
| that few teamsters, in order to avoid
rough riding, were making highway of
the city scales Alderman Motifs attention
having been called TO the matter, he made
examination to-day. and ordered swing
| ing bar put across the southerly approach
| to the scales, which will be swung only
for scale patrons Alderman Mott Is one
of those gentlemen and officials VINO be
lieve in locking the door before the horse
is stolen.
The grand jury finished its work and
made report to the court Gas elsewhere
recorded) about ten o'clock this morning.
In addition to the customary report upon
the Jail, resolution was adopted by the
jurors requesting the sheriff and his subor-
dinates to put stop to card playing in the
jail, believing that such form of recrea-
| ton, in such place, is demoralizing in
the extreme Before dismissing the jury
the judge complimented it in earnest
phrase for the discharge of its duties with
such signal dispatch.
The poll tax collector is about on his sad
GRAND. This morning he was collecting
in down town establishment when another
employe entered. Surmising what the
mans errand was he made himself scarce
p. d. O. Returning after a while. and
seeing the coast clear, as he supposed, al
though the collector was after some chaps
in tie back room, he nervously inquired lis
that old cuss collecting poll tax9" BY
signs he was told where the o. G. was and
again he whipped out, but that collector is
sure to catch him yet.
Among the students at the St. Mary's
Episcopal school at Knoxville, which was
destroyed by fire yesterday, are Miss Mary
L. Carter and Miss Grace Dart, of this city.
fortunately neither of the young ladies
was present when the fire occurred, al
though Miss Carter was on her way there
and had got as far as Galesburg. She had
been home spending her vacation, and left
for Knoxville Wednesday morning. but on
hearing of the destruction of the college |
she returned TO Rock Island to-day. Miss |
Dart was to have gone Monday. Miss |
Hosford, of Dubuque. who was seriously |
injured by falling from a ladder, was a |!
room mate of Miss Carriers.
The new agreement entered into by the |
western roads restricting the issue of |
passes or reduced fare to shippers for the |
purpose of influencing business, has just |
been made public. According to its provis- |
ions, no one but the president, vice presi- |
dent or general manager, has the right to |
issue such passes, which amounts to an /
almost complete abolition of the system.
The following roads are parties to the new
agreement: Chicago s. Alton, Chicago,
Burlington 81 Quincy; Chicago, Milwaukee |
and St. Paul; Chicago 81 Northwestern;
Chicago, Rock Island 81 Pacific; Hannibal |
& st. Joseph; Kansas City, st. Joseph &
Council Bluffs; Illinois Central; Missouri |
Pacific, and the Wabash, st. Louis & Pa
cifc
Mike Hickey, who is one of the most in
corrigible old vagabonds and unmitigated
nuissnces that is permitted to cumber the
ground for inscrutable reasons, will be up
before Squire Cropper this afternoon on
the old charge of vsgrancy. He is white.
Tor black, elephant on the hands of the
city authorities who would gladly permit |
him to sleep at the Armory every night if /
it were not for the fact That he 10 always
the center of an uproar. They've tried
him at the county house but he demon
alizes pretty much every body, Except of
course, the officials about the institution. |
Il might be good idea to engage him to
climb the electric towers daily for the pur
pose of replacing the carb0ns. The old |