The Rock Island Argus., 1884-07-07
MOLINE.

Mr.. |. N Watt and son have gone west
on visit to relatives and friends.
Rollo Mccoy is suffering from blast
of powder which he received in one of his
eyes on the Fourth.
The city council will meet IN regular
monthly session this evening. Consider
able business is to be transacted.
Little Johnny Ruser let fire cracke
explode in his eye on the Fourth, and
now he can hardly see from that eye.
The Moline Iron moulders met with
good success at the picnic on Saturday.
A pleasant time was had, and the attend
ance was very large.
| The school census of the Moline district
shows falling off in population during
the last year OF 223, and decrease of 20
in the number of persons of school age.
The sacrament of Baptism was admins
istered at the Swedish Baptist church and
the Congregational church yesterday
morning. Several new members were
added to both churches.
A silver communion service of fourteen
pieces: two tankards, eight fiagons, and
four plates were used in the Congrega
tional church yesterday morning. This
elegant service was presented to the
church by Mr. John Deere.
The Blaine and Logan flag was trailing
in the dust. or more properly speaking,
the mud, ON Friday evening The rain
filled it up with water, and it became so
heavy that its support gave away, That's
what will happen all Blaine and Logan
flags next November, when the election
lreturns commence to come in.
| There was an adjourned meeting of tn
board of education held on Saturday even.
ing. 1t was decided to ask for the appro
priation of $2S, 900, the coming year for
school purposes The resignation of II .
H. Grover, secretary of the board, was
accepted, and E. Fish was elected as sec
retary, while an election was ordered to
fill the vacancy on Saturday, July 26
Miss Blanche Cutter. of Oswego, was
added to the list of teachers that have
been engaged for the ensuing year.
A reminder that the regatta would soor
be here was the arrival on Saturday morn.
ing of the Galveston (Texas) Rowine
club consisting of E. ]. Baker, Ed Graves
William Crotty, John Crotty. M. J. Tier
men, L. P. Dignan and John F. Moran
They took quarters at the Keator house
> They brought a number of fine boats will
them, and they will at once go into activ
training. Baker is captain of the fou
Dared crew, w. Crotty second, Graves
third, J. Crotty, stroke This crew
entered for the senior and junior, and fire.
= for all four cared shell races J. Croft
u will row in senion single, and Baker il
the junior single.
George Bartlett the young man VIII
~ drives delivery wagon for Glttimy
- Co, is recovering from quite hair rails
" ing Fourth of July escapade. Georg
attempted the foolhardy trick of settin
u off half pound Of powder, and as a col
~ sequence he now looks as though he ha
!" been shota gainst barbed wire fenc
from a cannon. His face is filled wit
burnt powder, like school girls fac
with freckles, and his eye brows vel
~ beautifully singed. At the time Georg
>" was being bIowed up by the powder,
y had jumbo like fire cracker in his p0cl
ct Some of the fire from the powder
n on the tail of his fire cracker and a sec
Id ond explosion occurred. which came ver
rs near laying George wide open. His eye
lg looked as though he had been standin
before Sullivan, and his general appea
le ance is one of woe. George will not cell
10 brate the Fourth of July that way an
lie more