Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-29

speak at the meeting for young men
in the Y. NJ. C. A. at $50 p. M to-
morrow, subject, Goods l VIII to
U.s." Special music also.
Don't be deluded by inferior goods
at low prices, when you can get the
the best brands of canned goods on
the market at reasonable prices.
Special sale every day in the week,
and every week in the year at Longs.
Anyone wishing to purchase a car
pet will find it their interest to call
on Clemann & Saizmann. They have
the largest assortment and the low
est prices. latest designs and can
show YOU from 500 to 600 rolls to Sc
lect from.
The Rock Island Savings bank,
Mitchell & Lvnde's bank, The Peo-
pies National bank and the Rock
island National bank will all be
closed on Monday, May /. the gov
ernor having declared that day
legal holiday.
Monday, May day observance at
McCabe Bros A big job of printed
| China dress silks. our Sic quality
| (others ask SIC to 45c for them) for
this one day 239c. On the same day
and occasion all of Cheney Bros ,
celebrated makes of printed China
dress silks at 75c per yard. Festival
prices and for this festival day only.
The men engaged on some peice
work on the hay loader manufactured
at the Rock Island pillow works, gave
Notice of strike last night on ac-
count of a cut. The men were to
quit this morning unless the price
was put back. but as no strike has
been reported today it is presumed
that the proposed cut was not made.
| Il. Schwecke is arranging to move
his sample rooms from 81 to 31S
| Twentieth street-his new building,
| and henceforth his place will be
| known as the Pickwick. In honor of
his new surroundings Mr.. Schwecke
will spread a grand lunch Monday
evening to which he invites his
| friends.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Y. Nj.
lC. A will give an ice cream and
straw berry festival at the Y. NJ {.
A. rooms on Monday evening, May
18th. There will be an interesting
literary and musical programme.
| Admission 10 cents. Refreshments
% cents. The Philodai French quar-
tette from Augustana college will as
| Sist.
A report has been prevalent for
several days that the Tri-City Blade
was about to suspend publication,
and to-day it was rumored that the
last issue had appeared. Mr.. Ben
nett the business manager OF the
paper. when seen on the subject this
afternoon secuted at the idea and
said that the paper would continue to
issue as heretofore.
F. F. Helpenstell met with an acct
dent this morning that might easily
have been much more serious. While
working near the elevator shaft on
the second floor at @. Q. Huck-
staedt's store he in some way lost
his footing and fell to the first floor.
Fortunately Mr.. Helpensten did not
receive any very serious injuries,
though he was considerably bruised
and shocked by the fall. He was at
tended by DR.. Bernhard.
John A Botzen. young newspa-
per man from Akron, o.. is in
Davenport for day or so. Mr.. Bot
zen i on the home stretch. from Il
walking tour around the world. He
left New York a little over two years
ago. and has been pegging away
since He has visited Europe, Pales-
: tine. India, China and Japan and is
direct from san Francisco. He
seems to be enjoying himself first
rate and is in no particular hurry to
get home.