Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-19


tri-city exchange, has been transferred to
Des Moiues. Mr. Bartlett is very popu-
lsr In the three cities, and many will be
the regrets at his removal from the COM
nunity.
High prizes have dropped down to bed
rock at Clemann s. Salzmann's furniture
and carpet store. Do not pay exoroi-
tant profits when you can save money by
giving them trial. The latest styles OF
bedroom suits just received at Clemann
s. Sslzuann's, the peoples money saw ers.
A pile of telegraph poles on First ave-
nue. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
caught fire from a spark from locomo-
tive at 10 o'clock this morn ing. and a
still alarm brought the Centrals to the
scene and the flames were subdued before
serious damage was done.
DIR. E. W. Bartholomew, of Augustans
College, will deliver his lecture on Christ
in Literature" at the First Baptist church
on Monday evening at 7;3o o'clock. He
has been invited to do so by the Minis
teriaI association and no ad Emission will
he charged Everyone is invited.
Anything new in furniture and carpets
is question daily asked US. We are
receiving new goods daily and can not
enumerste them Call and see them for
yourself. Lowest prices guaranteed on
anything purchased from US. One trial
will convince you that Clemsnn & Salz~
mann are the peoples money savers.
Deputy Sheriff u. NJ. Briggs has re-
turned from his sad mission to Coun Gil
Grove. Kan, to the death bed of his
father, Thomas Briggs. The venerable
gentleman was Sc years of age and forms
erly lived in Mercer county near the Reck
Island county line where he settled in
1912. He died on Tuesday and his
funeral occurred Thursday afternoon.
DR.. W. 4. Paul and Fl. W. Dusin.
berre have purchased from Capt. Robin
son, Frederick Weyerhauser and others,
for consideration of IS 900. triangu-
lar strip of ground bounded by Eigh-
teenth avenue and Seventeenth and Twen-
tieth streets. upon which they will each
erect fine residence. The ground will
be laid out in lots, which Will be put up>
on the market. 1t will make desirable
residence addition.
The Rock Island Travelling Men S asso-
citation las secured fine rooms directly
over those occupied by the Citiz ems In
provemont association in the Mitchell i
Lynde building. They are fine rooms II
an excellent location aud will be used by
the knights of the grip as place of rest
when in The city. The rooms will be
thrown open this evening, and will be
open to members at all times hereafter.
The series of services that have been
in progress at the Aiken street school
house in South Rock Island closed last
evening. The building committee Of the
proposed church held q meeting at the
residence of Henry Case on Thursday
evening, at which it was decided to go
ahead with the building on the lots on
Aiken street. About 500 has already
been secured, and it is Il ought the church
will cost about $3.50.
There has been some inquiry as tc
what the township of Rock Island would
summer months should the circus caudi-
date Mott. be elected. for the latter will
in all probability make his annual SUM-
mer visit to Long Branch for the purpose
of shaving the swells, as is his customary
practice. Motz is q little bit particular
about whose mug he fathers, but when it
comes to getting votes-thats different.
The Rock Island Lecture association
has been fortunate in securing the dis
tinguished traveller and lecturer II. II.
Raglan, of New York. to give one of his
illustrated lectures at Harper's theatre
next Thursday evening. March "a SUBJ
ject, "a Trip TO Alaska This is Mr..
Rsgan's latest lecture and considered by
him his best, where he appears for the
first time. Reserved seats so cents at
Harper house pharmacy Tuesday morn
ing at &c. Holders of season tickets,
on presenting the same, may reserve
seats at % cents each, Or. o. B. VIII,
a prominent citizen of Peoria, writes to
member of the association: Allow me
to say have naught but words of COM
mendation for Il. Ii. Hagan whose illus
trated lectures were presented here last
season, and gave universal satisfaction.
! had the pleasure of attending two of
them and found them highly entertaining
and profitable"
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