Rock Island Argus., 1894-10-29
The company passed through the
city In its special car this afternoon.

| citv In ltS special car this afternoon.
At Davenport Saturday evening oc.
Cured the marriage of Mrs. Eliza
beth Settle. of South Rock Island, to
Samuel Jamisen: Friends of this
city went over and gave the happy
couple . cordial greeting and ex-
tended their best wishes.
The Tri-City High school field day
exercises at Twin-City park Saturday
resulted in Gould Hill winning the
1OO-yard dash. and Ed Ramser the
bicycle race, the Rock Island High
school nine defeated a picked nine at
base ball and the Moline High school
vanquished the Davenport High
at foot ball.
A republican conference is being
held today at the Lincoln club rooms,
there being present in addition to the
county candidates. Congressman P.
s. Post aud F. A. Freer, of Gales
burg, Hon. II. v. Fisher, Of Geneseo,
Sister Payne, OF Zuma, etc. The
meeting is for the purpose Of levying
the final assessments.
In many Of the papers through
out the state the court news appears
under the head of "Under the Great
Dome of Justice" Rock Island coun-
ty would at the present time more
aptly allude to court happenings as
occurring 'down at the rattletrap. /"
The present structure is q mockery
of justice and decency.
The special services to be held at
the Central Presbyterian church will
begin this evening. Rev. ]. W.
Skinner. OF Morrison, will preach
every evening this week. except Sat
urday. The service this evening
will be held in the lecture room of the
church. Any persons who come to
these services will be cordially well
coined.
In honor Of their Goth wedding an
nivcrsary. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Han
sen royalty entertained about twen-
ty-five couples OF their friends at
their home in South Rock Island Sat-
urday night. Dancing was indulged
in and the evening appropriately
spent in celebrating the happy oc-
casion. Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen were
the recipients of many costly pres
ents.
A number of engineers on the Rock
Island left this morning for Des
Moines to attend the funeral OF Levi
Chaplin. c., X. l. & p. engineer,
who died there after six weeks illness
with typhoid fever. The deceased
was well known in this CITY, havirc o
run into Rock Island until three wears
ago, when he was transferred to a.
run between Brooklyn and Stuart,
Iowa.
The people of Rock Island county
point with pride to their churches
and school houses, but when it comes
to that institution which represent
their ideas OF morality as well as jus-
tice. they hang their heads. They
propose. however, to make a change
that will enable them to look with
the same dignity on their court house
that they do en- those other institu-
tions which mark them as people
Intending purchasers are invited
to jot Clemann & Salzmann's address
in their memorandum book for ready
reference when in need of bedroom
suite an assortment of AZ to select
from), sideboards, beautiful dis
play in all the new designs. china
cabinets. pretty writing desks and
book case combined. easy chairs,
couches, parlor furniture, q bewild-
ering array, in all these they offer
some excellent values.
No better advertisement can be af-
forded the Calhoun Opera company
than the story of its recent reception
at Davenport. Its uniform excel
lence is attested by all who witnessed
either ''Amorita" or ..Black Hussar >
last week. and the public will be
glad to know that Manager Mont
rose has arranged for ..Amorita" as
tomorrow nights bill. The superb
costuming and wonderful calcium
and electric effects will be the same.
and an especially pleasant evening
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