Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-03

tlon held lis nrst meeting last evening
and awarded seven. loans. sggregating
$1,000 ct premium of % cents per
share.
. DR. Suleeba. Turko Assyrian. will
give an illustrated lecture on Pale slime,
Syria and Turkey. in the Baptist church,
Monday evening July 6. Admission csc
and 15c.
The committee on arrangements for
the KING hts Templar division encamp.
ment, which meets at Black Hawks tow
er July 0, has let the contract to Henry
Lamp and F. G Young TO furnish meals
during the encampment.
John Koch, the gunsmith, has large
supply Of Fourth of July explosives.
which he is !disposing of almost at cost.
One OF the latest novelties is a breech-
loading firecrscker cannon, which is the
safest of all Firearms
The Davenpo TT ball club defeated the
Peoria club at the latter city in an exhibit
ton game yesterday, by score of to 8.
Nicol and Sage constituted the Daven.
port battery, Cedar Rapids is play
ing at Davenport today and will play two
games tomorrow.
The carpet entertainment given by the
Woman's Relief Corps at Buford post
rooms last evening was success in every
way, a large number being present and
enjoying themselves immensely. Ice
cream and cake was served after which
general social and dance was INDUCED
in, The carpet was awarded to Mrs.
Thomas.
The Tri~city Ministerial union will hold
its next meeting at Black Hawks tower
Monday at 10 q. m. The topics will be
'Denominational Organic atoms of the
Young People, and True Inter- demons
instionslism," Rev. T z Gilmer; Amer
icsnism for America" Rev. W. s. Mar
quis.
1t is in the air the great Adam Fore>
paugh shows will soon be here. TIE
great shows are equipped this season
better than eyer before. They are tr IL s.
ported over the railroads, on their trans.
continental tour, in four trains of their
ow cars. and each car is over SO feet in
length
The regular semisannual meeting Of the
Iowa and Illinois Central District Medical
association will be held in the rooms of
the Davenport Business Mems association
Thursday, July 8. Papers to be read
will be the presidents annual address by
DR.. L. French. of Davenport, and one on
Infant Feeding" by DR.. G. G. Craig
of this city. The election of officers
will occur.
At MelleD, Wis. on Tuesday last &C
Cured the marriage of G. NJ. Gray, OF
this CITY, to Miss Mollie Phinnot, Rev.
Verwiiz officiating, the ceremony being
performed at the residence OF the brides
sister, Mrs. c. A. Poundstone. The
groom is the well-known travelling
salesman representing Wsrnock 6
Ralston. asd the bride popular
school teacher in the public schools
at Ashland, Wis.
Edwards s. Walsh threw open the frs,
block of their Fourth avenue pavemen,
to travel this morning, and by tonigh,
will have two blocks completed. The
contractors propose to rush things this
summer, and in addition to the brick
and curbing now distributed, have lO4
cars of brick and41 of curbing on the
track here. At the intersection of TWEEN
ty-hTst street the pavement has been pu,
in in herring bone fashion, after the plan
adopted in Davenport, and appears to be
a great Improvement over the ordinary
plan followed heretofore.
While Charles Kite and wife, who re-
side near Milan, were driving on Ninth
street this morning their horse took
fright at a steam whistle, and dashed
madly down Ninth street and up Third
avenue. the occupants of the buggy be.
ing thrown out, and as Mrs. Kite was
apparently badly Injured she was at once
taken to the home of Miss Anna Kirk.
patrick on Third avenue, and DR.. Truss
dale was Immediately summoned, who
| found that she had sustained some severe
bruises besides a fracture of the collar
bone. Mr.. Kite was not injured excep,
receiving few scratches, but the buggy
was badly smashed, the horse being final
ly caught on the front porch of Miss
Kirkpstrick's residence.
Albert Erwin, editor of the Leonsrd
Texas, Graphic, says: For the cure OF