Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-13

| davenport lASt evening, anu the pa
Pers there contain fattering notices
Of the performance.
f. P. Hettiger, q representative OF
the coal and coke firm of Hull 4 Co.,
Of Louisville. KY, stopped of in the
city last evening. the guest of his
friend, T. F. LaVelle.
A few smart things in ladies' coats
just received at McCabe Bros.
Among them are the short Chin
chilla Pea jackets at $3.50. Will
cost you $14 elsewhere.
Hartshorn roller shades are the
best made. Mclntyre-Reck Co. are
selling one number at Is cents COM
plete with fixtures, and the lot of $50
will not last long at the price.
r. X. Bemis arrived in the city last
evening. and some new developments
are expected in the West Moline
stock yards movement and the pro-
posed carbon dioxide institution.
A prominent society event of
Christmas week will be the concert
Dec. 20, at the Burtis opera house ut
Davenport by the Princeton Univer-
sity Glee club. the entertainment be-
ing given under the patronage OF the
society ladies of the three cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Bowlby. Mr..
and Mrs. s. T. Bowlby and d. Roy
Bowlby left this morning for Prince
ton. ILL.,, to attend the marriage of
Miss Alta Messenkop and DIR. Steele.
of Buda. Ill, which occurs today.
Miss MessenkOp is sister of Mrs. S.
T. Bowlby.
Mrs. T. K. Harper, who has been
i'll with typhoid fever since the latter
part of September, but who until
few days ago. was convalescing
nicely, has suffered a relapse, and is
now very low, as the lady's many
friends in the three cities will be dis
tressed to know.
Breathes there man with a soul
so dead, who never to himself hath
said: "I'll pay before l go to bed,
that debt owe the printer?" Yes.
there are some we know quite well,
who never such tale can tell. but
they. we fear. will go towel, the
place where there's no winter.
A big brush fire about o'clock last
evening in the vicinity of Thirty
eighth street and Fourteenth avenue,
caused report to be spread to the
effect that some valuable residence
property in that locality had been
demolished. Upon Investigation,
happily, the rumor proved untrue.
A blrgain in soft coal ranges
only few at the price-could not
get any more. Never before have
you seen such a good range at the
price, and when these are gone, it
will be long time before you will
again. You can always depend on
getting bargains at John I. Noft-
sker's.
After disposing of its regular work
last evening, Noble Lodge, No. l, A.
q. U. w., spent few hours in gen.
eral sociability, the members having
invited their lady friends to partici-
pate in the evenings enjoyment. An
oyster supper prepared in the dining
room was partaken of, after which
music and games were INDUCED in.
An order issued by Gen. George j.
Oaks. commander-in-chief of the Z.
v. u. announces the appointment
OF Coils. l.. Nj. BufOrd and E. j.
Searle, of Rock Island. as aids-de-
camp on the general staff, and E. M.
Wilcox, of Shiloh command, No. 2,
as assistant chief mastering officer
on the commanders staff, with the
rank of colonel.
j. c. Rasmussen has arranged for
the sale of his photograph gallery to
NJ. Free, who will take possession
Nov. 90, Mr.. Rasmussen having de-
termined to devote himself hereafter
to Santa Clara, CAL, lands, in which
he has become interested. He is
recognized as one of the leading pho
, tographers in the three cities, and
his successor has the advantage of
, many years experience in his gal
lerv.
Walter Graham. 10 years of age,
son of Cornelius Graham, of South
Heights, was brought into the county
court this morning on complaint OF
his father, and tried as to his sanity
efOre jury composed of DR.. j. F.
Myers, H. c. Harris, F. H. Warren,
James Thompson, f. H. Wright and
w. j. Harold, which, after hearing
the evidence, ordered the young
mans removal to Jacksonville. Epi.
: lepsy had caused Graham's derange-
ment. Mr.. Graham will accompany
, his son to the asylum this evening.
: The Rock Island Lecture associa.
ton regrets very much to state that
so many pledges for season ticket.
for 1S94-95 are unredeemed, thai
the course for this year will have tt
= be abandoned unless these pledges
are fulfilled. If enough more arc
s sold by Thursday evening to justify
the association, the course will be
h given; if not, the money received
from subscribers will be refunded
and existing contracts cancelled
| Tickets are on sale at Harper hous,
. pharmacy. II you wish the course
: to succeed, call or telephone at one,