Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-23
THE FnANKLlNS FAIR.
1t Opens Grandly at Turner Hall
Last Evening.
A Great Success 20 Crown the Efforts
OF the Enterprising Company Tho
Exhibits.

The three nights fair of the progressive
and gallant Franklin hose company at
Turner hall. opened auspiciousIy last
evening. The large attendance present.
as well as the great number of contribut-
ed exhibits. all testified to the fact that
public approval attends the efforts Of
this young and popular company to lead
vice that Rock Island has been so wo-
fully lacking in all these years. The
object of the fair is to raise funds
TO relieve in part. or in bulk
II possible. the $50 debt the com.
pany has assumed in furnishing it,
self with four wheeled cart Of modern
design, with which. with the assistance of
the company's good and we'll trained
"Unser Fritz, it will be able to get
there swifter" when its services are in
demand. The handsome new cart. which
is thing OF beauty and carriage of
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the hall. 1t has already been described
in the ARGUS. but the more one gazes
upon it the more are its advantages
realized. 1t is capable of carry
ing safely five men and 800 feet
of hose, besides other equipments which
are essential TO the success of a well reg
ulated company. 1t naturally attracted
much attention last evening and the more
IL was examined the more admiration and
praise it excited for the boys in the
lower end who have had the snap and
enterprise to provide themselves with it .
But to the fair! 1t has been said the
exhibits are abundant. 1t may be said
with as much truth thot they are attrac-
tive in appearance and arrangement
Chief among the displays, all OF which
have been donated, are these:
Two thousand shingles, Fred c Denk>
man; LOCAL views, Hakeier, the photo
grapher; fur cap. Lloyd & Stewart; pair of
slippers. Chas Turner & Co. accordion,
ID Roy Bowlby; pair of shoes, Carse &
Co.; pair of shoes. NJ Peterson; toilet
articles, Marshall & Fisher; plush dress
ing case, T H Thomas; plush collar and
cuff box, Frank Nader; hassock, Miss
Hodges; steel engraving, Il Champion;
silver syrup pitcher and tray, Will r.
johnson: pickle castor, Mrs Roth; frost-
ed cake. John Aster; statuary, Mrs
Mitsch; album, etc, Hartz & Bahnsen;
two boxes cigars. Emil Jacobsen; box
cigars, Jos Geiger; box cigars, J
II Beselin; box cigars. Emil Koch
Ter; lamp. Sharp Bros; glass ware.
Thos Smart; lamp, Olson & Peter
son; single harness, Phil Mitchell; tin
chamber set. David Don; -four can.
Willard Baker SC Co; sled, B
Birkenfeld; brooms, NJ Beardsley No
2; cans of fruit, Geo A Fleming Il Co;
soap. Warnock & Ralston hams, ] S
Gilmore; carpet sweeper. J T Noftsker;
bride. F Hil1nger; crackers, J NJ Christy
picture, c G Taylor; coat and vest, F c
Hoppe; cloak, McIutire Bros; suit of
boys clothing. Mosenfelder & Kobn;
comforter, McCabe Bros; lamp, August
Huesing; one years subscription for the
Daily ARGUS, J w Potter; one wears
subscription for the daily Union, the
Union Printing Co; pair of gloves. Geo
Bennett; pillow, Rock Island Plow Co;
easy chair, F G A Denkman: easy chair,
Fred Weyerhauser; bronze and willo*
chair, Clemann & Salzmann; chair. Kann
81 Fleming; stove, Rock Island Stove
Works; pair bob sleds, NJ Rosenfeld;
ginger ale, Carse & Ohlweiler; wine,
Peter Fries IS Co: fifty feet linen garden
hose, Davis & Co; reel, N Yerbury;
wine, Tegeler & Co: wine, NJ Levy; cash,
John Volk; brass torch, American Fire
Hose Co; willow chair Rock Island
Children's Carriage Co
In addition TO these contributions.
were flour. vegetables. apples, etc. from
Henry Darts Sons, Wheelau Bros Dan
guard & Browner Plow Shop store, F G
Young. Mill store, l. Kramer. VIM Rinck,
G G Truesdale, Louis May, Henry Lid
ders G j Long, J ID Beecher. Fred En-
leo, Chas. Hansgen. Z. Burrill, F Ges
nung, John Streckfus, and w B Petit.
All these articles are to be ratified of.
chance books having been placed In the
hands of little girls. who are distin-
guished by white caps The opening
angers well for a successful exhibit.
Hail FrankIinsi