Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-15

evening. The Santa Maria society
served the supper in Workmen hall.
Mrs. H. b. Sudlow, president of
the Rock Island Industrial Relief So
cietv, has taken the children of the
industrial school out to Cable this
afternoon on their annual pleasure
jaunt.
Charles A. Wing. one of the princes
of advance men. is in the city ar
ranging for the appearance of Robert
Mantel at Harper's theatre iii the
Face in the Moonlight" next Friday
evening.
Hess Bros. of the Arnold grocery.
have added an Improvement to their
business by purchasing fountain to
moisten their green vegetables, and
guarantee to keep fresh all goods in
that line.
Contractors and mechanics should
carry all the stock in the Rock ISL
and Building. association they can
the coming season as the Building
association is n source whence comes
| the money that pays for the new
buildings being put up.
The Young Man in Society will
he given at the Y. Nj. c. A. at $50 p.
m. tomorrow by Rev. c. Z. Taylor.
This is the fifth in the series and will
be interesting. The Wave male quar-
| tet will be present from Moline, and
render several selections. All men
are welcome
There was an attempt again yes
terday to get the directors OF the
Tri- City Improvement league togeth
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this side of the river, but only the
Davenport members were present.
Adjournment was taken until next
Thursday evening, and if there is any
life in the movement then is the time
to show it.-1Davenport Democrat.
Miss Poodle Ross, Davenport's
gifted soprano. viii repeat her selec-
ton ..Lackme, " with which she made
such charming impression before
the Harmonic society recently at
Turner hall, Davenport, Monday
evening. April Il. The entertain
ment will be given under the direc-
ton OF NJ. V. Binzer. of Kemper hall,
and the new orchestra, glee club and
mannolin club will assist. An invi-
tation dance Will follow the enter
tainment.
We have received from MeSsrs.
Spalding Brothers Il copy of their
Base Ball Guide for 1898. and even
brief glance at its contents shows
that it is a book which, as compen-
dunn of the last years history of the
national game, easily takes prece-
dence of every work of the kind yet
issued. 1t is not only an official rec
ord OF the championship campaign of
the National league for 1892. but it is
a work specially interesting as book
of reference, and instructive in all
the points of the game.
The Fire Patrol" which will be
presented at the Burtis opera house
tomorrow afternoon and evening. is
said to abound in realistic and thrill
ing situations and to have made a
success In the play there is fire
patrol wagon drawn by two magniti
cent horses. and a view is given of
the interior of the Homestake stamp
mill at Deadwood, 5. D., with the
big ore crushers in actual operation.
The plot is said to be intensely in
teresting and the scenery excellent.
Ben Hur" was given another sue
cessful rendition by home talent at
the Burtis Opera house at Davenport
last evening. The Democrat speak
ing of the production says: Mrs.
Phil. Mitchell OF Rock Island read
the account of the chariot race again
last evening and lent it an express
sion that held the intense attention
of her audience. There are. by the
way. some attendants upon the per-
Torrance who go every evening just
to hear that part of the story read.
and it is. indeed, something viii bear
repetition good many times before
it would lose its attraction