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CITY CHAPTERS.
Republican Troubles in the
Congressional District.
A Badge for the Best Base
Ball Player.
Result of the Rodmau Rifle
Competitive Drill. .
BEPUBLICAN TROUBLES.
The nomination of Col. Marsh as the
republican congressman for this district
does not appear to give satistaction to me
rank and file of that organization. The
republicans in Hancock county voiced their
opposition to nun m meir county wuvm
tion when they selected McClaughry dele
gates to the congressional convention, but
this failure to secure his own county dele
gation did not deter him from securing the
delegates in other counties, and thus se
cured his nomination. The action of the
Marsh men in the congressional conven
tion in refusing to admit the McClaughry
delegates from Hancock county is regard
ed as a bad stroke of policy, and has re
sulted in antagonizing all the McClaughry
followers throughout the district. As an
evidence of this feeling the McClaughry
men in Warren county are springing a
prohibition movement that will injure Col.
Marsh more than his friends will admit,
and will certainly complicate matters
in the district so as to elect a democrat:
Warren county has a home protective so
ciety that has been organized since the
nomination of Mr. Marsh. It is the work
of the McClaughry men, and lately that,
society held a county convention, when
they elected delegates to a congressional
convention to be held in the future. From
the speeches made, it would appear that
the temperance people are blaming the re
publicans because the state convention re
fused to submit to a vote of the people a
prohibition amendment to the state con
vention. It was given out that the attend
ant!! at the convention would vote for no
candidate who was not in favor of such
submission, and Col. Marsh is consequent
ly placed in a bad position. He has not
announced himself in favor of prohibition
for he knows that by so doing he will
alienate all the Germans in the district,
and he is backward about stating
that he is in favor of the liquor
traffic, as thereby the temperance people
will fight him. It is understood that the
temperance people throughout the district
will hold county conventions and select
delegates to a congressioanl convention.
The latter gathering will nominate a pro
hibition candidate, and Marsh will thus be
deprived of the temperance votes, which
will insure his defeat next November.
The Rock Island county republicans would
not break their hearts if Marsh was defeat
ed at the coming election, as they would
then be oble to have some voice in naming
the next congressional candidate, which
they failed to 3o at the last convention.
Marsh is a defeated candidate if the pres
ent trouble in the republican ranks is any
criterion.
BANS CONCERT-
The open air concert of Strasser's orches
tra, of Davenport, in Union Park, proved
to be a very delightful entertainment, and
attracted a large crowd of people. The
different numbers of the well selected pro
gramme were rendered in a style that not
only elicited the most hearty applause from
the audience assembled, but demonstrated
the members of Strasser's orchestra are
musicians of the first class. TLe most
novel piece given was that of the "echo,"
wherein the band divided, a portion remain
ins: in the stand, and others took their posi
tion on Second avenue, and while thus
divided they performed the echo to perfec
tion. It was generally understood when funds
were raised for the music stand in Union
Park, that Biehl's band of this city, had
volunteered to'perform twice a week, and
Wednesday and Saturday nights were se
lected as the evenings for the concerts.
Some little dissatisfaction was expressed
yesterday when it was learned that Biehl
had refused to play in the park until Sat
urday night. lie pleaded, an engagement
with the excursion party, which occurred
last evening on the ferry boat. But for
the Strasser orchestra, the people of this
city would have been deprived of the
pleasure of having music in the park last
evening. It is stated that Biehl's band
has received a Ecreat deaf of free advertis
ing by thei. agreement to play in the park,
and the public think that it is no more
than right that the organization should
live up to its promises. They hold that
if an engagement prevents a concert on
Wednesday night, the next night might be
substituted, or if engagements are so nu
merous as to prevent the open air concert,
the agreement should not have been made
in the first place. ' The citizens bave
gone to work, raised money and construct
ed a band stand based on the offer of
Biehl's baild to furnish two concerts a
week, and p would appear no more than
fair that the public should have the benefit
of their subscriptions. It is intimated that
if Biehl's band cannot fill the bill, Bleuer's
hand or Strasser's orchestra would not
feel insulted if they were requested to fur
nish music for those occasions.
COMPETITIVE DBILL-
The first competitive drill for the posses
sion of the erold medal presented to the
Rodman Rifles by their drum corps, oc
curred last evening at the Armory, and
drew forth a very large crowd of interested
spectators, including a goodly showing of
young ladies. The drill had twenty-two
entries, and their individual score was kept
bv the three iudffes. Col. Clendennin, of
Moline; Capt. O. B. Metchem, U. S. A, lo
cited at the Arsenal; and Capt. McManus,
of Davenport. At the conclusion of the
competition, the judges made a report,
having averaged their individual marking,
in favor of William Rosene, whose profi
ciency was registered at 266 points out of
a possible 300. Several of the other mem
bers made a very creditable showing, and
the drill was pronounced a success in every
particular. The badge which will be held
by Mr. Rosene until the next drill to be
held in three months, was presented by
Capt. Parks in a very neat and appropriate
speech. During the evening L. E. Knocke
presented the company with a target which
rests on Winchester Rifles.
THE MILAN LINE.
A meeting of the directors of the Rock
Island and Milan street car company was
held yesterday afternoon in the ffice of
Guyer & Eennaird. Several matters were
submitted and acted upon by the meeting
it was decided to lease the grounds about
Black Hawk tower, and the proper transfer
will soon be made. The grading of the
approaches to the bridges over Rock river
was not discussed, and it was deemed ex
pedient to grade the road the full width.
so as to allow the track to be nearly level
at the point where it reaches the bridge.
This will necessitate the keeping of those
approaches in good order by the railroad
company, and will prove a benefit to the
traveling public. The double track will
be maintained on all the bridges and also
on the territory between'those structures.
Arrangements have been made by the com
pany with James Kinney to operate the
line within the city limits and W. Snyder
to magage the line to Milan. Those two
will furnish their own horses, and trans
port the cars to and from the dummy on
territory requested Co be covered by horse
power. It is believed that the cars will
arrive early in September, when the line
will be placed in operation.
THE DUMMY.
The dummy engine to be used on the
Rock Island & Milan street car line was
unloaded from a freight car yesterday after
noon and placed on the track on Seven
teenth street. It is a small sized car, ten
feet in length. The propelling power is
supplied by a small upright boiler, from
the Baldwin Locomotive works. The cyl
inders allow a ten inch stroke, which is
considered sufficient for the small sized
diive wheels. At 5 o'clock steam was gen-
erated and the dummy was started in mo
tion. The motor, however, was not allow
ed to traverse the track, as Officer Dunker,
at the instance of Mayor Carse, prevented
further progress than that reached in cross
ing Second avenue,- by informing the con:
ductor that an indemnifying bond had not
been filed with the city clerk, and until
that was accomplished the motor could
not be used within the city limits. A team
of horses was then attached, and the dum
my was taken to the terminal point of the
track in South Rock Island.
STO STROKE.
The second case of sun stroke that has
been reported the present year occurred at
a late hour yesterday afternoon,' and
terminated in the death of A. J. Fobs.
The decesed was imployed at the mill of
Weyerhauser & Denkman, and had but
recently arrived from Norway. At 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon he was overcome by
the excessive heat and he was conveyed to
bis boarding house on Tenth street near
Fourth avenue. Dr. Craig was summon
ed early in the evening, but found that the
patient was beyond human help. Foss
died at 7 o'clock. He was some thirty
years of age, and is believed to be a single
man. He was of a strong physique, and
was ejoying the best of health up to the
time of his prostration by the heat. His
remains were taken charge of by Overseer
of the Poor Kock who will have them
properly buried this afternoon.
AN ACCIDENT.
The following particulars are given of
the recent accident to the steamer Tiber,
which fortunately did not result in any se
rious injury to the men or the boat. A
steam radiator was being put in to warm
the pilot house, Engineer Williams doing
the work. He was lying flat on bis back
in the shallow hold between the pilot
house floor and the roof of the cabin, at
work on the connections, when an explo
sion 'occurred, blowing the bottom of the
radiator right down through the a pilot
house floor, the cabin roof and floor, and
upon the boiler roof and deck. He was
blown through the bulkhead, and the pilot,
who was the first lo reach him, supposed
he was dead. On recovering his senses,
he at first thought he was not injured in
any way, but soon after became conscious
of variods sore bruises aud scalds which
rendered it impossible for him to rise. The
boat reached the city at daylight, and Mr.
Williams had surgical attendance. He
thinks he will be out in a few days, though
his injuries are painful. The boat was not
damaged so as to detain her. The base of
the radiator was found to be cracked and
badly eaten by rust...
V-v . ' HALLO!
Rock Island is now connected with the
various places gfven below by telephone
circuits, and subscriliers to the several
circuits can hold conversation with distant
friends from their own telephone, and non
subscribers can secure such service by call
ins at the central office. Communication
tickets can be secured, which will be
generally appreciated by those having
business with any of the points. The rate
to all the places is 35 cents, but a discount
of twenty per cent, discount is allowed to
to subscribers, which makes the toll to
Muscatine 20 cents by ticket. The rates
are as follows:
Mnscatine, Iowa, rat.
Wilton, " . "
Geneneo, 111., "
Cambridge. III., "
Coal Valley, 111,, " .
LeClaire Iowa, "
Clinton, " ' .
Pcwitt, "
Lyons, " . .
Comanche. "
Sterling, Illinois, "
Morriaun, " " .
Albany, " .
Fulton, " "
. . . 25c cash. 90c 1 icket
...25c
. ..-.V
. . 85c.
. . .25c
...5c
, ..35c
' 20c
b 20c
1 ac
' 15c
15c
straight ..25c
..25c
25c
.".25c
. .!5c
. THE BEST STAR-
W. R. Johnson, the Second avenue jew
eler has on exhibition at his establishment
a model that will be competed for by the
members of the Rock Island Star base ball
nine. It is a very pretty ornament, con
sisting of a silver crossbar, from which de
pends a five, pointed silver star having gold
bolls at each of the points, and the same
spherical surface terminates t he ends of the
crossbar. On the crossbar are the words
"best player," while on the surface of the
star are "Rock Island Star Base Ball (Hub,
1SS2." It will be sriven to the member of
the nine making the best average for field
ing and batting from the present time up
to the end of the season, and its possession
will cause every memler of that team to
put his best foot forward from now until
the season draws to a close. The Stars
are fast proving themselves a first-class
team, and with the proper management
they will prove second to none in this part
of the state.
MILITARY CAMP.
Next Wednesday the second brigade of
the Illinois State Guard, of which the Rod
man Rifles, of this city, are members, will
go into camp at Springfield for a limited
season. The Rifles have already gained a
state reputation for the excellence of their
drill, and they propose to excel all former
efforts at the coming encampment. They
have been undergoing regular drills twice
a week for the past month, and have im
proved in an apparent manner, as was evi
denced last evening. The new captain, C.
W. Hawes, is regarded as one of the best
drill masters in this neck of the woods, and
the members are becoming thoroughly in
terested in their work, which will result in
in making the company the best drilled
organization in the state. The members
feel that the reputation of the city is in
their keeping, and they propose to make a
name for themselves at the coming brigade
encampment, which will le held at Camp
Cullom, SpringCeld, next week.
THE CAMP MEETING-
The Rock Island district camp meeting,
which has been in session at Tyndall's
grove for the past week, will close this
evening, where a large and enthusiastic
meeting is anticipated. Yesterday the
Rev. Mr. Clark, of Port Byron, officiated
during the morning and the boy preacher,
Thomas Harrison, spoke in the afternoon.
To-day the services proved very attractive,
and en unusually large crowd is in attend
ance. The closing exercises this evening
will, no doubt, attract a large, attendance.
THE EXCURSION.
TheAledo Record thus notice's the re
cent trip of the denizens of that place to
this city:
"The excursion to Rock Island last
Wednesday was a very enjoyable affair,
and was participated in by about 250
'tourists from this and neigbonng town
ships. The day was pleasant; the mana
gers and conductor exerted themselves for
the comfort and pleasure of their guests.
and save a delay in getting to the Island
no fault of the managers everything
went off swimmingly. There is no more
interesting place to visit than the Island,
with the government shops, machinery,
arsenal, and constant new improvements
for inspection."
PROBATE-
The entries in the Probate court for
Wednesday are as follows:
In re-petition for the city of Moline for
special assessment for sewer, etc. Motion
by defendant, Chicago, f Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad company, to 'set aside rule
to file objections to commissioner s reiort.
Objections filed by some defendants. Oth
er defendants called and defaulted. ,
Estate of John Ebbeson, deceased. Pe
tition by widow filed. Bond in $1,000
filed and approved. Letters issued to
Anna C. Ebbeson. Appraisers appointed,
BREVITIES.
The jail now contains fifteen prisoners.
The Rock Island Turners will give a pic
nic next Sunday at Turner's pasture.
The public schools will open the first
Monday in September.
Next Sunday will be train day on the C.
M. & St. P. road.
The excursion on the ferryboat last night
was well attended. '
The city was visited this afternoon by a
shower, which was generally appreciated.
The Camp meeting at Tyndall's Grove
will close this evening.
The Chicago Laundry is open and ready
for business, at 314 17th street. tf.
The competitive drill of the Rodman
Rifles was witnessed last evening by a large
number of spectators.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
to .1. J. Alberry and Miss Augusta Han
son. John King, night yard master of the
C. R. I. fc P. at Davenport, had his fingers
mashed yesterday while coupling cars.
Work on the street car track at the
Milan bridges was progressing satisfactor
ily this morning.
The Finance committee of the Board of
Supervisors is in session at the Court
House.
To morrow will be the last day of serv
ice for the September term of the Circuit
Court.
The picnic of the Central Presbyterian
Sunday school will le held to-morrow at
Bethel Island.
The Liquor dealers state convention
will be held in this city on -the 19th of
September.
The docket for the coming year of the
circuit court will be make out during the
present week.
There is complaint at the present time
of renters that there no vacant dwellings
in Rock Island.
The police failed to make any arrests
last night, and the police court this morn
ing was dull and uninviting.
The band concert in Union Park by
Strasser's band, proved a most delightful
affair last evening, and attracted an im
mense audience.
Only forty seven men have applied at the
U. S. recruiting station located at Daven
port, of this number four have been ac
cepted. A meeting of the stockholders of the
jri-vny i roiung Association has been
called for this evening at the office of
Hayes & Cleveland.
A battalion drill in which the Rodman
Rifles and the Moline company will take
part, will occur to-niorrow evening at
the" Armory in this city.
The, Mary Morton passed up to-day,
and Issac Staples and Penn Right came
down. The Grand Pacific will le up to-night
and the Minneapolis down.
a man wnose name is unknown was
overcome by the heat this morning while
working on the roof of Alex Steel's new
residence. The workman was taken home.
A game was announced to be played
this afternoon between the Boys in Blue,
of Moline, and the Stars of thiseitv. The
rain prevented the contest.
No bids have been received by the city
clerk, for the construction of the Fifth
avenue sewer, and the day for opening the
same has been postponed.
Frank II. John adjudged insane yester
day, was taken to the insane asylum at
Jacksonville, last evening, by officer
Williams of Moline.
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A large number of Rock Islanders are
preparing to attend the closing exercises
of the camp meeting at Tyndall's grove.
this eveningr.
The Akgcs job office has just laid in a
large quantity of all kinds of stock, and is
prepared to fill the largest orders on short
notice and at reasonable rates. Give us
a call.
A fire occurred at the brick yard of John
Graham yesterday4afternoon. In cooling
off a kiln, the fire was communicated to a
shed, which was entirely destroyed, en
tailing a loss of some $300.
The store room next to Cas? & Reti-
cker's boot and shoe establishment on Sec
ond avenue, is being repaired, prepara
tory to its occupancy by a Davenport sa
loon keeper, who is about to remove to
thiseitv.
The following divorce cases will come
up at the next term of the circuit court:
Joseph P. Shupp is tired of married life
when shared by his present wife, Lizzie
A. Shupp. Myra H. Porter Wants to get
a separation from D. G. Porter. Mary A.
Tomlinson desires to be released of the
companionship of G. M. Tomlinson, and
Jas. G. Miller claims that he made a mis-.
take when he. married Anna Miller. , .
Special arrangements have been made
with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad, that all those attending the demo
cratic congressional convention and pay
full fare to Monmouth, will be returned
for one third fare on presenting to S. C.
Dixon, ticket agent at Monmouth, the
proper certificate from the officer of the
convention appointed to issue certificates
to all who may attend. i
"Lindsey's Blood Searcher will cure
ulcers, scrofula, erysipelas, toils, itch,
rough ?kin, sore eyes, and scaldhead. Try
it
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
Elinore Hunt is home from Chicago.
. miss ;uay urau is uome irom coltux
Springs, Iowa
Ben Whitsell, of Pre-Emption, was in
the city to-day.
John Kruss and wife, of St. Louis, are
at the Harper House.
Louis Sehauder will move his orchestrian
over to this side the first of Sept
J. H. Kinnard failed to return yesterday,
ana me general opinion is he is lost;
Ben Black is siiending his vacation at
nis oiu nonic.
L. S. MeCabe leavn for New York to
buy goods this evening.
Preparations are being made for an invi
tation moonlight excursion in a few davs.
Judge Longbridge, of Oskaloosa, Iowa
ex-member ot congress for Iowa, is in the
city on legal business
Mrs. II. T. Gerould, of Cairo, arrived in
the city to day, to visit her brother, Mr.
J no. a. lemming, on her way north.
Mr. and Mrs. Geonre Mixter and Miss
Carrie Mixter, left this morning for a short
visit to Colfax Springs. Iowa.
Miss Grace U. Keiser, who has been vis
iting friends here for the past week, re
turned to her home at Des Moines, yester
day.
cncie rsuiy lieu leit tins morning, to
visit his son in-law, Mr. J. P. Jones, in the
Lake Superior country.
Mrs. John Welsh, son and daughter,
and Miss Ida Ilarson. arrived from their
extended eastern visit at 5:30 this evening.
Mrs. G. L. Gorman contemplates a visit
to her father in Iowa, shortly, for the ben
efit of her son's health.
Miss Gertie and Fannie Rule, of DeWitt,
Iowa, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Wilson of this city.
Pat Kennedy will leave for Marshall,
Missouri, in a few days, whore he has a
contract for the mason work on - a new
court house.
Miss Hollowell, Professor of Welleslev
College, and her sister, are on a visit with
Miss Mattie A. Cooke, on their return from
Kansas.
Tom Rodman. Gen. Buford and Harry
Gleim, went to Black Hawk tower last
night on the hay rack, and they had a
nice time.
We were shown yesterday a new plow,
oue of the finest models we have ever seen,
for which a patent has leen applied for by
C. Hansen and Fred. Applequist.
G. C. Smithe, of the Cambridge Chroni
cle, was in the city this afternoon. He has
had a clerkship at Washington during the
winter, and runs a newspaer just for
amusement.
The Turner society will give a grand
picnic in Davenport's grove, opjmsite
Retieker's brick yard, on Sunday next.
Hacks will run from Market Souare all
day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Anawalt and Hire
children left, on the steamer Stillwater
yesterday morning, for Stillwater, St. Paul
and Minneapolis. Thev will le absent
about two weeks
BEAL ESTATE.
The following transfers of real estate, for
the week ending Wednesday, Aug 23, 1882,
are furnished from the abstract office of
Quincy McNeil, Rock Island:
Sarah A. Morgan, et. al. to Charles
Sc.hafer swj and ne 8, ISn, 2e. $1,655.
J. J. Parks comr. to Mark Ashdown,
lots 10 and 17. sec. 24, 19n, If. $500.
Helen W. Brewer to Mark Ashdown, pt
lot 16. sec. 25, 19n, le. $1,200.
Bailey Davenport to Frederick Hodtz-
hammer, lot 1, block 1, Bailey Davenport's
tnird kock island. ?4UU.
S. E. Sturdivant to James II. Clark, lots
12 and 13, sec. 25, 19n, le. $250.
Wm. R. Golden to Henrietta Brown, lot
3. block 3, Steward's South Moline. $1,-
200
John McMahon; by exr., to Aujjust Sass.
lot 5 in lot 13, sec. 31, 18n, lw. $850.
Allen & Fleming to Henry Kramer, lot
2, Allen & Fleming's South Rock Island.
$150.
Moline Water Power Co. to Benst
Peterson, lot 2. block 1, Moline Water
Power Co's Moline $450.
Y. E. McClendon to Gust. Natron, part
lots 12 and 13, Babbitt's Moline.$1.100.
Timothy Dutton to L. D. Mudse, wi
lots 5, 6, and 7, block 1, Taylor Ridge,
$1.
Samuel Atwater to J. A. Newton, part
lot 13, block 2, W. H. Edward's Moline.
$800.
Mira Porter to Thos. S. Silvis, south 50
a ej ej 7, 17n, lw, wA sw8 and e nej 18,
7n, lw. If 500.
C. A. Whitridge to E. D. W. Holmes.
part lot 4, block 2, Spencer's Rock Island,
$1,000.
H. Daebellichn to Jacob Pfeifer. lot 13.
block 3, Daebellichn's Moline, $1,135.
H. Daebellichn to August Steinor, lot
16. block 2, Daebellichn's Moline, $530.
Moline Water Power Company to Ausr.
Miedke. lot 5, block P. Moline Water Pow
er Co's Moline, $500.
Bailey Davenport to John Amberg. ej
ots 5, block 1, B, Davenport's 2d Rock
Island, $375. .
A BE PLY-
The members of Strausser's orchestra of
Davenport, have challenged Biehl's band
of this city, and the challenge brought
forth the following reply:
Rock Islakd, HI., Aug. 23, 1882.
Ii seems as though the popularity of
Biehl's Band is troubling the minds of soma
of the members of the organization known
as the Union Band, to such an extent as to
call forth a challenge from them "that we
cannot play their music with two weeks.
rehearsing." That may be true, for they
know too well, if they know anything,
that we have engagements for almost every
night and day in the year and cannot tool
away time rehearsing music that they have
been trying to play for years without suc
cess. . As to playing our music at first
sight, we have done that and do it right
along. But they can't play their own at
first sight, and that is what is troubling
them. In case any more satisfaction . is
desired they can get it by calling on us
personally. j
BfEHis Rock Island Orchestra.
MOLIIE DEPABTUEIT.
E. G. Judd is lying ill at his lodgini
Ann street.
Adam . Dick is expected home from the
south this evening.
It is reported that John Heck has
himself conspicuous for his absence.
There is a disreputable house not far
f -om Main street that needs looking into
Mrs. Wm. Lee. of Pullman, III. h jD
the city, the guest of Mrs. Eugene v,H
Miss Belle Mathews, of Galesbur ia
visiting Mrs. Albert Dick.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Deere are rejj
PgfterH
at the Palmer House, Chicago.
Marshal Henderson leaves
for the east on business
neu week
Miss May Williams, of Galesburg. i i0
the city the guest of Miss May Dick.
Officer Williams went to Jacksonville
last night w ith Herman John, the lunatic
who has been in town the past few diV,
If theboatd of health would take a toilr
through the city they might find sum
thing worth investigating.
The booksellers are beginning to lav id
their fall supply of school books prepay
tory to the commencement of school.
It turns out to be a mistake. It was the
Union local in Rock Island that was crazy
instead of Mr Stevens.
Company F. are jubilant over the idea
of having a drill hall, which they will have
as soon as it can be built.
R. H. Wilson leaves this week for a
three week 8 trip in the interest ofihe
Moline Wagon Co.
Morris and Simon Hirsch are in
daily
consultation. Birds of a feather
tWk
together. To be continued.
It has been said by many, that
Smith would make a good supervisor 1,1
take Mr. Grout's place.
Andrew Hannah will do the brick on It.
McKinney's new building on- R.i)iiim
avenue.
John Brumbaugh has started a black
smith shop on the bluff. John was fur
merly foreman of the grinding shop at thr
Moline Plow Co.
Mine gracious vouldn't I like to have dr
Zity Council abboint me Sujiervisor in
blace of Grout, den some one vould hang
on to my goat dail. SiMjrte Simon.
Henry Margraf left for Denver, Col..
last evening. He expects to make that
place his fikture home.
Several Moline eople attended the band
concert at Rock Island last evening.
Moline ought to have something f that
kind to get all the people on the streets
once in a while.
Haley & Caverly have got out the
neatest two wheeled cart that has been
seen on the streets. The above firm have
evidently struck a bonanza on their new
gig.
The C. B. & Q. road have purchased
Mrs. Mary E. Abbott's property in west
Moline for the sum of $2, 1(K). It is sur
mised that the railroad company intend to
run a switch across from the property into
the Corn Planter Works yard.
The Moline editor of the Union wants
someone to devise a scheme for sprinkling
Moline avenue in "dry summer weather."
It possibly might be done by means of the
ordinary sprinkling cart. Let the experi
ment be tried. It need not be used in wet
summer weather.
THE POLICE A) BOXERS. ,
Meeting Marshal Henderson on the street
this morning, the Arous reporter asked
him for news, but news ,he had none, ei-
cept that he was going to Chicago next
week, and before he got : back was going
to get a set of boxing gloves for the police
to practice with. Marshal Henderson gave
the reporter a very good item. Now wont
that be splendid to have our police prac
tice with the gloves; In fact they need it.
They are daily in terror of being paralyzed.
Now there is Tom Williams. Tom is a
good fellow, nothing bad about .him, but
some way or anotner ne nas got me
gentler sex down on him, as the Mrs.
Bunker affair illustrates, and Tom need
practice with the gloves to whip any wo
man, tor they are bad when they are started,
they scratch, they, bite, they claw and spit.
Tom knows it and the practice of gloves
is a happy solution to the fighting woman
iroblem. Then whenever a free fight on
the street occurs and the minions ot
the law, are" required to preserve peaee.
knowledge of the gloves will help them
immensely, but won't it be rare sport to
see our cons when thev practice. They
will probably get a ten-acre lot and pair
off. Hendersan and Kittleson will get
there together. Then Tom Cralle and
Tom Williams will endeavor to plant an
imitation of a beef steak on each others'
countenances, but the most fun of all will
be Kelsey and Malcom. It will be a cir
cm that a man won't forget in a lifetime
if he sees it. Oh, oh, oh! won't they go
it. Geo. Lee will be referee so that every
thing will be done up a la Sullivan style.
The Tug Wilson will be Kelsey Williams
and Cralle. The remainder will be the Sul
livans. Sam Kennedy and Guy will be
there to get pointers for their next bout.
The affair may occur in the pound, and if
it does, the cops may be sure of a good
attendance at their first meeting. The
city will of course pay for the gloves. Dr
Cook will attend the wounded, and Mor
ris will do the sitting, so one and all look
out.