Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-30

crn Base Ball association, has called
meeting of the league directory
Monday, at 10 a. m, at the Harper
| house.
The funeral of the late Capt. John
Peetz will occur from the family res
idence on Eighteenth street at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Union has evidently become
acquainted with the republican can
didate for alderman in the Second
ward. 1t refers TO him as '.little''
Albert johnson.
Gustav klotz will bury Schroeder
under an avalanche of votes next
Tuesday. The Third ward is on its
mcttle. and that means big demo-
cratic majority.
Matthes Buncher is making gal
LIANT fight in the First ward, and al
though the odds are against him.
there are those who confidently pre-
diet his victory.
Notwithstanding George Schnei-
der's great anxiety about the city's
finances. it is an almost absolute GER
taintv that he will not be allowed to
inspect them in an official capacity.
II you ore contemplating a trip to
California. now is the time to 60.
The c.. X. |. 4 p. railway offers
special advantages and very low
rates. For particulars telephone
1898.
We call YOUR attention to the Bos-
tons change of ad. 1t will pay to
read it. and you can post yourself
about spring shoes. if you see theirs.
The 81. 1926 and $3.50 shoes are
winners.
f. W. Boynton is a little late in
the field as candidate for assessor,
but his qualifications are so pro-
nounced, it will not take the voters
long TO decide between him and his
competitor.
Bumpus Kennedy is paving the
circumambient atmosphere up>in the
Sixth ward in his usuas>grotesque
fashion. He imagines he has cinch
on the aldermanic seat. notwith-
standing formidable opposition to
him has generated in his own party
One of the enthusiastic democrats
from the Fifth ward today remarked
that ".Junge was running faster than
Bullmont or Seal could pace" Only
one construction can be placed on
this-namely, that Schneider will
hardly get to the half mile post be-
fore Junge passes under the wire.
Why the voters OF the Seventh
ward should send A. F.. Nelson to
represent them in the council is 4
conundrum which no one has vet
been able to solve. The chances,
are. however. that he will be retired
this year and wide-awake and
competent representative chosen in
the person of Ferdinand Bein.
Billy" Cation. the Rock Island
billiardist. has written from Paris
that he expects to return to Rock
Island. accompanied by his wife
BILLY" has been giving lessons and
exhibitions across the.'creek" for the
past two years, and besides winning
new laurels for himself. he has real
lied quite sum from his abilities
a. tutor.
Aid. Dau Der is receiving fiatterinr
assurances of support from the bust
ness men of the Fourth ward. They
realize he is being opposed by the
land syndicate for his vote on tie
Seventeenth street paving ord-
nances. and also with the further OBJ
leci Of supplanting him with an al
derman who can be depended upon
to serve their selfish ends.
The democratic candidates for SUI
pervisor and assistant supervisors
are particularly strong. George La
mont is one of the pioneers of the
city. and his rugged honesty COM
mends him to all. Gustav Stenpel
and James L. Larkin are substantial
business men who can be depended
upon to look after the peoples inter-
ests with as close a scrutiny as they
would their own private affairs.