Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-18

manns, Buy now and save money
Have you investigated the specia
sales at the NJ. & K? II not, max,
il point to do SO at once. 1t mean!
a decided saving, which is quite n
item to economical buyers nova
days.
The social to be given by the B. Y
r. u. will be held on the lawn Of j.
w. Welch, No. 1888 Twenty-firs'
street, Tuesday evening, June -
Ice cream and strawberries will be
served.
Rev. l.. A. Johnston, of Rockford,
preached in the First Lutheran
church yesterday morning. He will
attend the meeting of the board OF
directors Of Augustana college TO-
morrow.
At d meeting of the vestry Of Trim.
ity church held Saturday evening il
was decided to make extensive i'm.
provements on the vestry, and Rev.
X. +. Sweet was voted two months
vacation.
Mrs. Henry Archer is reported
more comfortable at the hospital to-
day. but is still very low. Mrs. Hen
~ Scott, the other colored woman.
is much worse. her temperature be-
ing 1O5. today.
The friends OF spiritualism will
hold grove meeting on the farm OF
A. A. Buifum, west of Milan, on Sat.
urday evening and Sunday afternoon
and evening. June 90 and 80. q. H.
Brooks will lecture.
w. II. johnson, the defaulting au-
ditor of Muscatine county, under
date of Philadelphia, June -, ha.
sent his resignation to the Muscatin,
county board, and Bert Benham ha:
been elected in his place.
..Coonic" Schneider received s
crate of Strawberries this morning
which in size beat his boom fOl
sheriff, and broke the berry record a:
we'll, for some of the lucious frui,
had circumference of 81 inches
"Coonie" knows where the fruit
growers are, If he don't always locate
the candidate makers.
Jacob Shryar died at his home in
Rural at l o'clock yesterday morn
ing. aged ~ years and months
Deceased was born in Germany, and
came to this country in the sos
and settled near his present home.
He leaves four sons and three daugh
tiers. The funeral will be held from
the home, and services concluded a
ChiPpiannock, tomorrow at s O'Clock
Henry Zeis met with a painful
accident near the corner of Fourth
street and Eleventh avenue last eve
ming and rs result his left leg wa.
fractured below the knee. Mr.. lei:
and his wife had accompanied som,
visitors home and when returning
there were some children playing or
the corner and MIR. Zeis joined then
in the games and while running he
stumbled and fell with the above re
suit.
The change of time table on the
90" which went into effect yesterda,
noon has but little effect here. The St
Louis express which formerly left al
Mt 6:i5 a. M, leaves at 6:IO. Tn,
st. Louis express will leave at $40 4
m. instead Of 6:35 as formerly. Tn,
st. Paul passenger will leave at Gal
p. m. instead of 6:25. The Boards
town passenger leaves at $40 p. m.
instead of S:15. and the Sterling pas
senger will leave at Gas p. M, in
stead of 6:25 as before.
The rousing trousing sale which
opened at the NJ. & X. last Saturday
is, without doubt, one of the mos
successful sales ever inaugurated il
Rock Island. 1t clearly demonstrate,
the result Of truthful advertising fol
which the NJ. & X. are noted, and o
which they are now rea ping the har
vest. Many who are attending thi
sale are so delighted with the style
and prices that they are buying TIVE
and three pairs at time, as the raw
material cannot be bought at tn
price Of first-class, well made trous
ers.