Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-19


Mrs. Elizabeth krell. accompanied
by her SON Julius, left yesterday
afternoon for . months visit TO rela.
tives in West Virginia.
Miss Nellie Barnhart left for Knox.
vile yesterday afternoon to resume
her studies AT the musical conserva.
tory of St. Mary's seminary.
Payments on the T~entieth street
pavement from Ninth to Eighteenth
avenues are now due, and should be
made to Collector l.. NJ. Buford.
Lincoln J. Carter's Tornado" con.
tains some of the most sensational
and wonderfully realistic scenic
effects o; the modern drama. 1t will
be seen at Harper's theatre Friday
night.
All members of ST. Paul lodge are
requested TO be on hand Friday even
ing. Sept. 81. TO attend the musical
given by the Theodore Martin Con-
cert company. First class in every
respect.
August Sommers, formerly of this
city. but for the past few wears cash
Ter for the Adams Express company
at St. Louis, was married today to
Miss Sarah Green Wood, Of Car
thage. Mo.
The Rock Island Stove company is
prepared TO do all kinds of nickel
plating on short notice. Old stoves
made TO look as good as new. Do
not wait until cold weather, but send
your work 10 US At once.
Assistant Yardmaster G. W. Car
ter. Of the c.. R. l. & p, accom-
panied by his wife. left this morning
for Bloomington. where his wife will
visi; while he goes west for q
months stay for his health.
H. H. Havnie, formerly with Mar.
shall Fields dress goods department
OF Chicago. has accepted position
with Young & McComb's. Mr.. Haynie
will move his family here. He will
prove a valuable ac9 uistion to the
store.
The hired jokers Of Barnum &
Bailey's circus deserve special men
ton. One Of their witticisms really
struck the Union as sufficiently
funny for that sheet to reproduce it.
The Union. of course. chose the stall
est chestnut Of the batch for publica-
ton.
Thousands OF people are looking
Californiaward. They want to know
where TO 60 TO raise fruit and how to
travel cheaplv and comfortably. For
full information TO these questions
address. California Bureau of In
formation. lock box No. /. Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
One Of the realistic features of the
great Tornado scene in Lincoln j.
Carriers new play. The Tornado, =
is real lightning. which flashes and
illuminates the scene all through its
awful intensity. This is supplied by
a system of storage batteries, carried
by the company.
You will not see as fine a musical
production in 4 long time as will be
produced by cur home talent. Fill
the house. We can take care of YOU.
Minnie Ranson-Barker. Pearl Eber-
hart. Gert:e Wilcox. as the three lit
tie maids from school, will surely
bring down the house. They are
fine.
esquire" Underwood. Of Drurv.
called al THE ARGUS Office TODAY. to
say that Judge" Thorpe had mis-
represented him as 20 the toll road
being failure. and that it is q vas.
improvement over past means OF
travel in that vicinity. The Judge
has evidently been having fun with
the squire"
There will be a grand celebration
of the Emancipation Proclamation by
the colored citizens OF this city at j
Huber's garden on SATURDAY.. Sept
%. There will be speeches by Mai
j. NJ. Beardsley, c. J. Searle, j. NJ
Bussey and others. Speaking at II
O'Clock. A good old-fashioned south
ern dinner will be served on tn.
grounds.
| Twenty-four more men have beer
laid off at Rock Island arsenal-1-
mechanics, six blacksmiths and foul
moulders. The cause Of this is the
fact that the new appropriation i
not available vet. and while Col
Burlington is in daily expectation o
hearing from it. be will be obliged t.
cut down his forces Of workmen every
day until he does.
Conductor Cookie" Carrigsn. who
was recently given Barney McNan
ney's run on the c., NJ. 4 St. p, ha
been transferred to run between Be
lott and Milwaukee. and is succeeded
by Conductor j. Z. Baker While Mr.
Bakers friends are pleased to hear o
his promotion. Cookie" will b
missed, and The ARGUS. regrets t.
learn of transfer that will put al
end to his trips to Rock Island.