The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-04
MOLINE.

p. S. LuDdgren, our efficient spec ;al
police, increased the cooler with one
more, before he left for the seat of war"
yesterday.
Col. Clendenin and staff, Major Kittle>
son and Quarterma ster Holt, with Com
pany F., left for Springfield on Monday,
Col. Kohler leaves tor the front this
evening.
Fred Burgston, late manager of the
Union store in the Deere block, became
partner in the firm of Fisk Il Co, Third
avenue, Just opposite his old place of
business, on Monday. The firm name is
now Fisk & Burgston Both are popu-
lar men of large business experience.
Il is not proper for mechanics to Dor
row tools from their fellow craftmen and
then pawn the tools borrowed for drink
This has been done repeatedly by a party
here. We are opposed to mention
names, but to protect friends may have
to do so. Let US try and not live on the
labor of others.
John L. Jones II Son. the artists, who
see to the culinary department OF The
keator house, left Sunday evening for
Springfield. They 90 to cater to the APP
petite of the staff officers of the Sixth reg
lment. Mrs. Jones attends to business
here.
ChaS. Effiund has gone to act as order.
/ ly for the officers. Sergeant CaverIy,
Capt, zimmerman and Private Meuuch
left Sunday evening for Springfield. Dan
Swander aud John Dare 60 as substitutes.
Chas. Guy. of Davenport, goes as sub
stitute for Policeman Crowder.
Wixon & Peal desire to thank The fire.
men of the city for the quick and efficient
work done during the late fire at their
| livery barn. Also to those who gave no
| tice of the fire in time to save their
horses, and also TO the engineer at the
waterworks for the amount of pressure
| conveyed, so that seven large hose pipes
were amply supplied, without which, 9th
er efforts would have been fruitless.
The article copied from the Davenport
| Gazette in the Sunday issue of the Moline
| Republican. was ascribed to the Gazette,
and decided upon by the wise man of
that paper as not strictly true" The
item referred TO was copied from the Mo
line column of the ARGUS and was re-
ported almost verbatim from one of the
Sylvan boat club, and the quotation was
true except locating the river in Massa,
chusetts instead of New Jersey.
Mr. Frank Gould had letter from his
wife, dated at Sheffield. England, and re-
ceived by him on Monday, conveying the
| inf q that hn will ryioit
this week, ito see the sights of the great
metropolis. She also wrote that it is not
uncommon, nor considered unusual there,
to see ladies on the street with furs on
the shoulders and arms, the weather
being quite cold. She will be in Paris,
France, about September /.
Capt. w. G. Morris and family of Chi
Cago, are on visit to this city aad intend
staying a few days. 1t is about foul
years since the gallant captain was on the
eve of nomination for sheriff of this
county, with full assurance from the wis,
ones, that he would certainly be elected
1t is predicted that the majority for the
democratic candidate at this election will
be much greater than at that.
The city council met in regular session
Monday with the mayor and aldermen al
present. 1t could not be said that th,
meeting was boisterous, although Al
dermen Vessel and Oldefest did no
agree as to how the Fourth ward sewe
should be located. 1t was finally decided
that as there was no money to spare tC
build it now, ii was useless to contend
further as to how it should be laid.
An ordinance is to be prepared to regu
late The erection of smoke stacks.
fence too far out on one of the streets OF
the bluff is to be set in off the city prop
erty, and the telegraph poles lately erect
ed by the Western Union must be move,
J off the street and higher poles used.
: No business of much importance cam,
before the meeting.