The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-06

west in the fall of 1854 to the village
now city-of Moline.
His first two years hare were employed
driving a bedding wagon for 5. W.
" heelock, the succeeding two he taught
school in the winter and solicited insur"
ancc in the summer. From 1858 till 1861
he was deputy postmaster IN Moline IN
der his brother, John NJ. Gould, anu from
then until 1875 was engaged mostly in the
insurance business, and for about three
years the coal business He was The first
to open a coal yard in Moline. He en-
gagged in the clothing business in 1875, in
which he still continues He ALWAYS in
tercsted himself in the politics of the
county. took an active part in elections,
hut was not at any time 80 much of par.
tisan as to give otfense to his opponents.
He was elected to several offices OF trust
between the years of 1861 and 1868 in
the city of Moline, and in the fall of 1889
was candidate for county treasurer, car
rying his own city by $50 majority, when
there was a republican majority on the
state ticket of 63a. He was president of
The Greeley, Tilden, and also the Hancock
clubs during their several campaigns. and
during the last presidential campaign when
Cleveland and the lamented Hendricks
were elected, was treasurer of the demos
cratic club of Moline.
He Is now secretary of Doric Lodge,
No. $40. 4. F. < A. NJ. and prominent
among the fraternity He is not without
few enemies What man of decided
character is without these? but they are fal
in the minority Mr. Gould was married
at Viola. III o., in 1868, to Miss Abbie A
/ Walker, "a native of Bangor, Maine. They
have four children alive, also two de.
ceased
THE ARRESTS.
The biggest of the thieves called him
: self John Evans, alais John Swift, anC
( the other Thomas Martin. Each ar,
! charged with carrying concealed weapon.
+ and have four charges besides tor THEY
/ ing. Evans as principal, Martin as ucces
sorry. They have a ing stolen from Mr.
! 1indyali. ard the boots belonged to JOIN
/ Anderson. of Fifteenth street. who haC
! the mates, the pair found with the thievc:
/ being both for the right foot. The
| pleaded guilty before Police Magistrate
Mapes 10 six of The charges. denying tn,
/ ting and boots theft, hut were bount
over to appear before the grand jury in
sum aggregating 1913 each on all tn
counts, and were removed to Rock Isl
and where the grand jury. now in session
viii attend TO their cases, no doubt
Neither of the prisoners gave any plac
of residence and both are strangers here
Dr.. Piper is in Chicago on bushes
visit
Alderman r II. Wilson is in Nebrask
on business.
\ child Of David Pringle is reporie
down with diphtheria.
Religious meetings at the Gustav Adol
plus church every evening this week.
|. II. Miller, of Second avenue. is abb
to attend to business again this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kepple buried a
infant child last week
There will 6e an important transfer Q
real estate on Third avenue in fey
days.
The Swede girl nurse of G. W. Vinton
children is very sick at the keato
house
The monthly and semi-annnal meetin
of the Turn Nerien' will occur at Tur
ner hall this evening
Chas d. Nielie left for Miuneapnli.
and S. II. Nielic. Jr., and family fo
Helena, Ark, yesterday.
A gentleman well known in this cit
will be here to make an offer for the per
sonal property of the Kealor house at tn
right time.
| Mr.. A R. Bryant and the family c
Mr.. George W. Ninion. of Burlington
Iowa, still occupy their rooms in tn
keatar house.
sam Davis is putting up wrought iro
ratings at his new block on Sixteen,
street, to protect windows, etc. tt
building is nearly completed.
# The largest consignment of oysters ev,
. delivered to one person at one time, i
: this city. was received from Baltimol
! yesterday by c. |. Grant,
John FL. Carlston died last night. Til
4 Odd Fellows meet tonight to arrange fl
: the funeral on Friday. at 2 p. m. fro
9 his late residence on the bluff
Hans Zimmerman. a soldier in the 43r
: Illinois regiment, was buried today at
= p. m, from the residence of j. G. Tin
5 norman. l405 Sixth avenue. Many ol
soldiers were in the procession TO II
|; cemetery.
The library board at their meeting We
}. terday, allowed S231.75 TO Thomas Kal
. for claims. The Friday GLIB, who ha,
heretofore met at the Congregation
church, have secured the use of Libra
hall for s. 90 per night inl the future
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