Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-14


redeemed ladies' solid gold watches
warranted. Here is chance to get
a fine watch at half price,. w.
Jones second hand store. 1922 Sec
ond avenue.
There was a pleasant surprise par
~ on Miss Annie Anthony at her
parents home Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Anthony. 1928 Sixth avenue, on Sat
urday evening. The evening was
spent pleasantly in dancing. Twenty
couple were present.
The paper mills and the cotton
mills at Sears shut down Saturday
night, the former for repairs lasting
so DAYS, upon which all the employees
will be engaged; while the cotton
mill suspended because of dull
times. Sixty-fve men VIC e employed
at the latter mill.
Manager Hun toon, of the Central
Union Telephone company, states
that many have been confused
through typographical error, as to
the shutting down of the night ser
vice of the WesIe Union Telegraph
company here. The night telephone
office is open as usual.
Oscar Appelquist has resigned his
place as prescription clerk at
Thomas drug store because of fail
ing health, and will go to Colorado
in hopes of beneficial results. He
is succeeded by Eugene Moffitt, of
Chillicothe, III, who entered upon
his duties this morning.
Camp IdlewiId, across from the
Watch Tower, pulled up stakes today.
| The camp was chaperoned by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Schnell and was
composed of the Misses Horn, Camp.
Atkinson. Hopke, Aggie and Mamie
kehoe and Nett.e and Annie Dav and
Mesdames Ed Silks, c. Frishes. Ed
Rainier, Charles erik and Grant Nut
ting.
Clemann Il Salzmann the furniture
dealers are at home in their new Of
flee and reception department which
is also the entrance to their man.
moth establishment. They will be
| pleased to have their friends give
them a visit and inspect the improve
ments lately made-and not forget
the immense stock of fall goods that
awaits the caller in the different de-
partments. " 90
George F. Schmale, the young and
genial proprietor OF the Fourth ave-
nue. shoe store, sol Fourth avenue.
! is Offering all this week. ending Sat
urday, to all customers that pur-
chase $500 worth OF shoes, one pair
OF childs fine black dongola shoes
free. and besides this his prices are
at least % per cent. lower than any
place in the city, reduction sales in
Guided.
Freddie, the 5-year-old son OF City
Clerk Albert Huesing, fell from a
! picket fence in such a manner Satur-
! day afternoon a to cause a fracture
| OF the left arm near the shoulder
DIR. Carter was summoned and re-
! duced the fracture, and while the
little man suffered much pain. he
bore the operation bravely and is now
getting along a nicely as could be
expected.
The petitions praying the secre-
tary OF war to grant the substitution
of electric power for horses on the
bridge line have been much more
numerously signed than was thought
! possible in two days time. fully TO-
600 signatures having been appended.
in addition to Which the Davenport
" Rock Island Railway company has
received numerous letters from Deo-
! pie who have not been reached by
the petitions. stating that not hav-.
ing had an opportunity to sign, they
desire to add their endorsement to
the change, in the interest of public
convenience. public policy and mod
ern progress.
There : a new policeman on the
Davenport force who has not vet re
ceived his blue clothes. although he
wears the star and carries the club
with much dignity. SAYS the Tribune
Yesterday he was walking by one of
our large busine,S blocks and rs he
neared the entrance two inoffensive
young fellows, who were standing
there talking, happened to laugh. In
authoritative tones the policeman
saidto them: What be vouse fellers
latiing at?' He vas informed that it
was none of his business, and an ar
rest was threaten ed, but didn't come
to pass. Those two fellows have a
suspicion that Mayor VoHmer has
sent over to Russia for some police
| regulations"