Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-04
own experience. The admission will
be 25 cents.

own experience. The admission will
be rs cents.
Charles Wonder Bruck arrived yes
terday morning from Memphis.
Tenn, to attend the last rites of Al
bert Braun. Messrs. Haas and Von-
der Bruck are today settling up the
affairs of Braun.
The regular meeting of the w. C.
T. U. will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2:3O O'Clock at the Y. NJ. &. A.
Every member is urged to attend
this meeting, as business of import
ance is to be attended to.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Muse, of OF
tumwa, passed through the city Sat-
urdav, on their way to Milan.
whittier they were summoned BY the
death of George Ryder, infant son of
George Ryder. of Anaconda, Mont.
Miss Dora. 16-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frank, died at
11:30 yesterday morning of rheuma-
tism of the heart. The funeral will
be held at o'clock tomorrow after
noon from :he home in South Rock
Island.
Mrs. c. c. Hodges and Miss Lottie
Rosenfield have returned from the
east where they completed the pur-
chase of the stock of millinery and
novelties for Mrs. Hodges new store,
which will be opened in Hurst block
March Is.
The canvass for Stones Rock ISL
and city directory has been COM
menced. You should give the can
vassers your personal attention and
see that they get your name and adj
dress correctly. 1t will only take
few minutes of your time and you
will find that it will avoid errors.
The outcome of the meeting of the
Tenth district county clerks at the
Harper Saturday afternoon was the
drafting of a circular to the coming
election judges, instructing them to
provide separate boxes fer the town
and congressional candidate ballots,
the voting of which must be sepa-
rate.
Observer j. F. Walz' meteorologi-
cal summary of the month of Febru-
airy places the mean barometer at
1921; the highest being 30.62 on the
18th and the lowest 1880 on the goth.
The mean temperature was Is; the
highest Ga on the 2Sth and the lowest
20 below on the Sth. The total pre-
cipitation was SO inches. There were
II clear days, 9 partly cloudy days
and z cloudy days.
Slater Montrose has completed ar
engagements to open in the storeroom
occupied by McHugh's ticket Office
first class stock and brokerage eX-
change, which will be formally
opened as soon as MIR. Montrose can
have the wire put in and other
necessary plans made. Market re-
ports are to be received by tele-
graph. Slater is an Unborn hustler.
He understands the business in which
he is to engage thoroughly, and THE
ARGUS predicts abundant success in
his venture.
In order to secure the confirmation
of the McConochie slate published
Saturday, l.. V. Eckhart, who is
down for chief of police. has been
working up a family aldermanic
ticket to operate in case all things
work together to meet the desired
end. 1t includes. for aldermen, w.
Fl. Sehnert, a cousin Of Eckhart, in
the First ward: l.. V. Eckhart, Jr..
son of Eckhart in the Second, and
Prof. Frank Eckhart, a brother of
Eckhart. in the Third. Relatives of
Eckhart in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh wards will please an
nounce themselves.
A very pleasant affair took place
at the home of ii. W. Wood Satur-
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
were invited out to spend the even
ing. and upon their return about 9
O'Clock found their home in great
confusion. and the walls and pic
lures beautifully decorated with
flags and bunting. As soon as Mr..
and Mrs. Wood had gone out about
forty of their friends took possession,
bringing with them we'll filled bas-
kets. plenty of music and an elegant
chair. Dancing was INDUCED in I'M
til IL O'Clock, when refreshments
were served. and all wished Mr..
" God many happy birthdays.