Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-08-18


grapes at Buncher's.
One more day of the reduction low
shoe sale at the NJ. Il X.
Read THE ARGUS and keep posted
on the current events of the dav.
75c buys a nice tan Oxford tie to-
morrow-reduction saIe-M. & X.
Tomorrow. Saturday. YOU can save
money in low shoes at the NJ. Il X.
A few more of our 81 Oxfords left.
at reduction sale-Sl.5 pair. NJ
& X.
James Mcmahon, formerly of this
city. but now OF Chicago. was in the
city today.
Mrs. Miles Burns, accompanied by
her nephew, left for her home in Chi
eago today.
Miss Bessie Battles has returned
from an extended visit to Peoria and
other cities.
You can buy nice patent leather
Oxford tomorrow at the NJ. N X. for
$50. Don't miss it.
Bert Sterling has resumed his po-
sition with the NJ. Il X. after about 10
days suffering with a sprained
wrist.
Tomorrow night will occur the
regular meeting of the Tri-City
Travelling Mems association. Bust
ness OF Importance.
Mr.. and Mrs +. ;. Brough lost
their infant son at $50 Yesterday
afternoon, and the interment oc-
CURED this morning. The parents
have much sympathy in their sor-
row
The orchestra concert given by
Otto's musicians at Hincher's Elm
street summer garden last evening
proved delightful in every sen Sc. and
was enjoyed by large number Of
people.
The c.nployes of II. Darts Sons
will play game of ball with the
employees OF Beiderbccke & Miller and
Van Patten Il Marks, of Davenport.
at the Hop field tomorrow afternoon
al $50
Judge George f. Waite and wife,
F. c. Taylor and wife. Mrs. D. L.
Machesney. Miss Laura TAYLOR. and
Messrs. 2. II. TAYLOR. Maurice Tav-
lor and Frank Taylor composed a
Geneseo party which visited the
Tower yesterday, and took tea at the
Harper.
William Powers, formerly of this
city, but for the last IA years located
in Kansas City and the west. is here
for a few days visiting the scenes of
his childhood. Mr.. Powers is trav-
cling auditor for the Wells Fargo En-
press Co., with headquarters at Kan
sas City.
An inventory OF the assets in the
assignment of Chas. A Meek, has
been filed in the district at Davenport
by the assignees, which shows that
the total assets are $50, 0,7SO.25. In
accordance with this showing the as
signecs, Messrs. NJ n Richardson
and Ira Tabor have filed a bond in
the sum of S62, 900.
Davenport Is to have next years
encampment of the Sons of Veterans. |
The matter was decided in that city's |
favor Thursday at Cincinnati where |
the annual grand cncnmpment of |
the United States j. being held. |
This will be Il national gathering. !
and it Will number many thousands |
OF sons and daughters of the men |
who won the victory for the Union |
Red-headed girls, Of Princeton.
have n society. and give an annual |
picnic in the woods. When the pic
ME Is ripe, they drop little red notes
10 their friends to look. on certain
day. for signs On the red-letter
day, red ribbons bloom here and |
there. on hedges. fences. trees. etc.
which the red eyed seekers follow to
a dell in the Druid temples. where n
red dinner and red lemonade is
served.
The Galesburg Mail says a report
Is current, and it comes from pretty
good authority. that the Adams En-
press company has tired of the IL.
d z. system. and will Withdraw
from the road October l. For this.
many reasons are assigned. 1t is
claimed that the venture has not
paid-the company has sunk about
S2OO,OOO During the past two
weeks the salaries of messengers
and clerks have been cut down. and
in many places wagons have been
taken off. The rumor further
states that the road is to pass into
the hands of the American company
again.
The Rock Island Industrial Home
association yesterday perfected a
lease with Henry Christensen, repre-
ienting the Rock Island branch of