The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-21
MOLINE.

neapolis, Ben combines business with
pleasure.
e. H. Sickels. an old 10th boy, now of
the Deere g. Co., house, Council Bluffs,
is here on business.
The Sweet Warblers," of the Graham
Post, met at Mr.. Kenedy's Office last
evening and sweetly warbled. Sam is
one of the warblers.
The Chatauqua Literary and Scientific
club at their meeting at Chaplin Vince
locks on Tuesday night had very en-
joysble time. Much useful information
was given and received.
DR.. McKinnie is troubled with dis>
ease of the eyes, not dangerous but very
annoying. If Doc had stuck to Cleve-
land last fall and looked straight ahead,
his eyes might have yet remained all
right.
The Relief corps elected officers on
Monday as follows:
President-Mrs. McKeever.
Senior vice-Mrs, Arthur Wheelock.
Junior vce-Mrs G. W. Parker.
Cond.-Mrs. J. Beattie.
Treas.-Mrs. N. r. Zeigler.
Chaplain Mrs. Covalt
Guard-Mrs. Getting.
Peace reigns triumphantly and a good
set of officers are elected.
A fireman from the c., r. |. & P. road
was around town yesterday feeling good.
He thought towards evening he was short
$40, and that some one had taken il. He
told of his misfortune at J. L. Mueller's
saloon, where a search was made and the
money found by Mr. Mueller in the peck
ct of the mans own overcoat. which he
had taken off and thrown carelessly down
There may be dishonest men keeping sa.
loon, but Mr.. NJ. is not one of them.
Col. D. o. Reid is booked for speech
on Friday evening at the camp fire. His
subject is The Government Mule" an
animal he is by nature well fitted to dag
nose. Bring your largest pocket hand,
kerchiefs, comrades, you will need them
"A fellow feeling makes us wondrous
kind" and when Bro. Reid brings before
the audience the sufferings of that noble
animal, the brlny tears will flow. 1t is
rather late to begin to advocate The claims
Of the intelligent mule in the putting
down of the rebellion. but better late than
never, justice must be done to all
The question Of malfeasanee in office
is again before the people of this city,
resurrected from what we thought was
its grave two years ago. when all -
who had ever collected any public mon :
eys for the city were ordered to come up
and explain what became of it. Only
one officer, Dorman Holt. to his credit be
it spoken. even at this late hour. had kept
his accounts in such manner as to be
able TO finally settle with the city fathers
aud get a receipt in full Not one of all
the others could tell anything about it on
being brought before the committee. and
two of as good accountants as there are
in Moline, W. W. Wells and John W.
War;, gave 1t up then as a mystery i'm,
possible to fathom. All the men who
collected the public money up to two
years ago. except Dorman Holt. may not
be guilty. but they cannot prove their in
nocence. owing to the loose system the
city had of keeping its accounts.
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED.
| The first ward school house was burned
about $50 last evening, The First dis,
trict hose was on hand early, but could
save nothing the roof being all in flames
before water could be thrown. Ali ouI
bose companies gathered there but were
Of no benefit as more than two streams
exhausted the pressure in the six inch
| water pipe down there. The same trouble
vas experienced at the keator fire when
more than two lines Of hose were attached
to pipe of the same size Smoke was
seen issuing from register about 8 p.
N. on which pail of water was thrown,
and it is believed the FIRE was not effect.
usllg put out. but smouldered until the
flames appeared later. The janitor had
left the building but fifteen minutes be-
fore the roof was all ablsze. Nothing
but the walls are left standing.
The building cost Sl4 600. and
the building had been repaired from time
to time, so with furniture, etc, it wa;
valued at between $4,000 and $25 600
The insurance on building and furni-
tnre is distributed as follows: Gould
Walker & Hemenway's agency, Norif
British and Mercantile, of London, So
loco; Howe. of New York, $4,000; Pho
nix, of Hartford, $4,000; Fire Iusuranc,
association, of England, $1,000 l.. E
Fish's agency. Sun, of London. $4,000
Boyleston, of Boston, $4,000; Western
of Toronto, $4,000; Merchants Of New
ark, $1,000; Franklin, of Philadelphia
g., 900; Phoenix, of Hartford, $4,000.
The loss to the city is about "a 900
Three hundred scholars, all of whom los
their books. states, etc, were In tn
building prior TO the first discovery of tn
fire, and they were therefore in eminen
peril all the afternoon.
The board of education last night dc
cided to procure additional seats fo
school No. 2. where one hundred pupil
can be accommodated They will ais
manage for another room at the ives
est end. We presume the Gustav
r Adolphus church could be rented for thi
purpose. and make the suggestion.