Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-21

Oklahoma Street Railway and Improves
ment company was held in the Gilt Edge
saloon last evening and the authorized
stock was raised to $4,000. 900. Secre-
tary Buzzman reported that 1927 had
been paid in on the first assessment and
it was voted to bond the property of the
company for $50, 900 for current expen>
SEES. The line of the street railway has
not yet been surveyed, but as soon as the
freshet leaves Main street the work will
be commenced. A shed 18x24 will be
built to keep the company's mule from
kicking at those who desire to enter the
White Front Variety theatre. At pres
ent the mule is stationed on lot 3. block
z. OF Roscoe's addition, which iuts up
against the theatre. The meeting was a
very amiable one except that Vice PRESS
dent Stambaugh WAS hit in the face with
a beer glass thrown by the secretary.
Buzzman apologized after Stambaugh
got the drop on him.
BREAK IN THE EVENINGS FUN.
A slight disturbance occurred Sunday
evening in Denver Charles faro joint.
Aid. Pyfase had just bought a stack of
blues when Hasty Willie rode in on his
bronco and shot the alderman In the
back. He then seized the chips and
went out. 1t seems that Aid. Pyfase,
who is on the license committee, refused
to grant Willie permission to exhibit his
show of the three-headed dog and the
bleached Belgian blondes. Public
opinion as to the merits of the case is
much divided. but many blame Willie for
his action in the matter. He ought at
least to have LETT the chips Aid.
Pyfase's funeral occurred on Tuesday
and was one of the largest the city has
known. A special election was held
Wednesday in the Third ward to elect
successor to the fallen statesman. The
strife was between Bob Cummings, of
the Owl and Bat and Levi OppenheImer.
receiving teller of the Ninth National
bank. Bob was elected by 1868 plural
ity, several of the other wards having
turned out to vote for him. 1t is impos>
sible to keep good man down.
TOWN TALK.
The court house square was occupied
last evening by Peanuts" wild eyed
fakir from Leadville who worked the
shell game for three hours. He got the
best of several of our citizens. Mayor
Schaldhorse dropped So and his jack
knife and then threatened to shoot pea
nuts" if he didn't divvy. peanuts"
yielded to the inevitable and the game
went on. 1t is understood that "Pea>
nuts" and the mayor cleared $50 apiece
by the evenings amusement.
Red Horse johnson, the wellSknown
proprietor of the Palace saloon. won SIT
from tenderfoot at poker dice yester-
day afternoon. Red Horse bought
limited ticket to London, Neb., and will
leave for home tomorrow.
Flossie Patterson, a waitress at the
Boiling Springs hotel, was married last
| night to Hank Finn. the proprietor
Hank owed her $50 for wages and
thought this was the best way out of the
dilemma. He now gets the $3.50 that
Flossie had saved up and will at once
put new fixtures in the bar. 1t is just as
well to be born lucky as rich.
The first baby in Oklahoma was born
Tuesday morning just as the Guthrie ex-
press came rolling in with the mangled
remains of Col. Snifter. The little toot.
sey wootsey is girl and was born to
Mrs. jeff Pollock, whose husband is in
Jail for knocking down a claim agent
with an axe. The mother and child are
doing well. but the father cannot recover
after the grand jury meets"
1t will we seen from these few items
that life in Oklahoma is fraught with in
cident. There is breath of expectan
IN the air all the time. A man may
crawl out of his tent in the morning en-
Joying the blessed boon of good health
and in the evening he is apt to be found
with his craw filed with red sand. Even
face within fifty miles of the commu nifty.
He knows when he is well off and so he
has packed his demijohn in his blanket
and silently drifted into the still wilder
west, where there is more solitude and
scenery and less demand for pail bearers.
THE BYsTANDER.