Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
BRIEF MENTION.
Free -four at McCabe's.
Free flour at McCabe's.

Free flour at McCabe's.
Oilcloth patterns at Holbrook's.
Flour given away at McCabe's to-
morrow.
Robert Aud is back from his Blue
Island visit.
Gen. Smith D. Atkins, of Freepor.,
is at the Harper.
Special bargain in blankets at
Young & McCombs'.
Otto Huber returned this morning
from mis- St. Louis ana Chicago visit.
Brighten your stoves by having
them nickel plated at the Rock Isl.
and Stove company's.
L. A. Galloway has gone to Car
thage, ILL.,, where he will spend sew
eral days with relatives.
James Griffin returned home to
Goodland. Kas., last evening, after
few days visit with his mother.
McCabe's quarter century sale
this week. Save every purchase
check if you wish to compete for pre-
miums.
The seat sale for Miss Alice
French's readings at Library hall,
Davenport. Oct. %, opens at Harri-
sons pharmacy tomorrow evening at
Z o'clock.
Engineer Frank Means new Rock
Island locomotive, the 654, is the
first to be rebuilt in the Davenport
shops. She is a beauty and Frank
is justly proud OF her.
The Woman's Improvement guild
of Trinity church will meet at the
residence of Mrs. Walter johnson, or
Eleventh and First avenue, Wednes.
day afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Col. c. W. Durham left this morn.
ing for Chicago to Join Gov. Altgeld
and staff, of which he is member,
and accompany him to Milwaukee's
semi-cen;ennial celebration.
DR.. John r. Hawthorne has opened
a dental Office in the rooms occupied
by DR.. S. b. Hall, over Hartz & lille.
meyers drug store in Sweeney block
Third avenue and Twentieth street
City Clerk Huesing has an inquiry
from A. A. Dorrance, of Cham Der.
lain, S. d., as to the whereabouts Of
Wallace Grenell, formerly of that
city, or any of his heirs, or James
Grenell, a one time resident o.
Davenport. Mr.. Dorrance is execu.
tor of an estate in which these par.
ties are interested.
Miss Jeanette Faxon, who formerly
taught in the public schools Of Rock
Island, died at Oskaloosa, Iowa, Sat
urday. She was q sister of Mrs. J
+. Everett, whose husband will be
remembered by many as S. S. KEN.
ble's predecessor as superintendent
OF the Rock Island schools. in which
position he served for over 20 wears
Miss FaXon had been in poor health
for many years. She was greatly he
loved by all who knew her.
Henry krell, of the firm of Krell {
Math, had the misfortune to lose hi:
wallet containing about 1925 of tn,
firms money on his way to his HON,
on Seventeenth street and Eighth
avenue last evening, between 8 anc
10 o'clock. MIR. krell discovered hi:
loss shortly after reaching home anc
quickly retraced his steps in hope.
of finding the lost parcel. also ratlfy
ing the police and offering suitable
reward. but so far has not recovered
the property.
Frank W. Harris, third basemar
for the Davenport team in the old
! Interstate leapue WAS sentenced n
be hanged at Freeport Saturday
The verdict of the jury. finding Har
ris guilty of murder in the first de
gree, was followed by a dramati,
scene, Harris falling in a swoon ano
being carried from the court room
about three-iuarters of an hour af
terward. He killed one Charles Ben
gel last May and the defense on tria
was emotional insanity.