Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-19


of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sauerman, to Charles
E. Battles. the well known prescription
clerk in Thomas drug store, is to occur
at the German Lutheran church Wednes
day evening. Sept. z. THE ARGUS ex-
tends congratulations.
L T. Genung formerly a resilient of
Coe. but nov located at Hastings, Iowa.
was in the city yesterday, being here in
attendance at the state convention at
Davenport. MIR. Genung is the demo-
Ninth congressiona al district of Iowa. He
is democrat from the ground up and
will make hustiing congressman.
THE ARGUS acknowledges receipt of
| the courteses of the Warren County
Agricultural board. whose forty-arst an
nual fair will be hell, at Monmouth Sept.
1915 Nearly 800 valuable special pre-
miums are offered to exhibitors. A new
regulation mile track has been con-
| structed. together with new amphirhe-
stre. judges stand. etc.. and A acres
added to the grounds.
Printing establishments will no longer
be compelled to compete with the govern
ment in the stamped and printed envel-
ope business. A bill making it unlawful
for the government to furnish envelopes
of this description has passed congress.
and the business will therefore be discon
tinued. 1t was scheme thbt took
thousands of dollars out Of the pockets
of the printers of the land. and should
have been repealed long ago.
Rev. P. A. Cool. president of the Wi
ley university of Marshall. Tex. who re-
Gently lectured here, came up from Alexis
yesterday and spent last night in the
city. While here he engaged Miss Net
tie Coyne as an instructor in the musical
department Of that institution, and she
will leave for Texas about the middle of
September to assume her position. Miss
Coyne is graduate of the High school,
and has many friends who will wish her
success.
John Bogue the well known janitor at
Building No. Q is an artist of no mean
ability. From samples of his handiwork
with the crayon it is evident that he poss-
esses natural talents. the cultivation Of
which would have brought him fame. no
d 'ubt. The sketches alluded to were made |
by Mr.. Bogne this week and include
drawings from memory of Hudson river
steamers. the Mary Powell. United States |
and America, all of which MIR. Bogne was
accustomed to seeing il his youth.
The Twin-Clty Cycling club. at its
meeting at the rooms of the Rock Island |
Citizens Improvement association last |
evening, decided upon dark gray uni-
forms with black caps, over the peak of |
which will appear the emblem OF the
club. consisting of a wheel with clasped |
b snds, in the colors of the club-old gold
and navy blue. The Rock Island mem
bers wheeled up to Thirty eighth street.
where they met their Moline friends and
them down to the rooms of the
Rock Island Improvement association,
where the business session was held.
The report of the Illinois weather SER
uice for the month OF July shows the
mean temperture to have been "a 8 de-
grees. The monthly rainfall was $3.50
inches. The highest temperature was
l07 on the 25th the lowest A on the 1st.
The mean maximum temperature 962;
the mean minim am SO 8. The average
number of days upon which .O1 inch or
more of rain fell 8; average cloudy days,
7; fair days. II; clear days, IS; dates on
which hail fell. 18Th, 10Th. 18th GOTH
There were % thunder storms. 3 rain
BOWS and days of fog. There were
auroras on the 18Th. 18th. 18Th and Goth.
Named the Winners