Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-28
COURT HOUSE DAY.
The Corner Stone Ceremonies
Next Tuesday.
THE PARADE AND PROGRAM.

et:tOn OF the COlu mn Large Attendance
Anticipated.
Next Tuesday, if the weather be
fair. will be an important occasion in
Rock Island county history, witness
ing, as it will, the laying OF the cor
ner stone of the new Rock Island
county court house. The event will
mark an epoch in the development OF
the county, in the abandonment of
the relics of the past and the adop-
ton of that which shall stand for en-
lighterment, pride and advanced
ideas OF our people.
The Procession.
The procession attending the exer-
cises will be a marked feature, it is
anticipated, and will be participated
in by representatives from all over
the county, and there will likewise
De a large number of people in the
city. The column will form under
direction of Chief Marshal H. c.
Cleaveland and move in the follow
ing order:
Chief MARSHAL and AiGs.
Rock Island PJlire Department.
Moline Police Department.
Moline Light Guard b nd.
Rcdman Rifles, Co A 6tl R, gt-, I. N G, Rock
Island.
Company F., 9th Re ct In. G Moline.
Mayors and tiy Corncls-of Rock Island and
Moline.
Board OF Supervisors.
County Others.
Rock Is and County Bar Association.
Representatives of the Press.
President Of the Day and President Of Rock Isl-
ind County Old Settlers Assoc alton j.
G.. Blythe, and orators E. D. Swee-
Icy, j. NJ. Gouli and G.
". III, asants.
Ofcers OF the Old Settlers Associations OF Scott
d Henry Counties
Oldest Settler in the Ccunty-Benjamin Goble.
Scott County o d Settlers Association
Rock Island County Old Settlers Associ ton.
Bleuer's Band.
Delegations from Townships: Andalu>ia, Black
Coc, Cordova, Coal Valley. I.rury, Kdg-
ington. Hampton. south Moline, Por.
Byron, South isock Island.
Rural and yuma.
Civic Societies and Lodges.
Trade and Labor examinations.
Fire Department.
Rock leland Citiz.ns in Carriages.
The Line of March.
The line of march will be east on
Third avenue TO Twentieth street,
north on Twentieth street to Second
avenue, west on Second avenue to
Twelfth street, south on Twelfth
street to Third avenue, east on Third
avenue to Fifteents street, north on
Fifteenth street to the northeast
corner of the new court house where
the corner stone will be laid.
The Program.
The program to be carried out
will be as follows:
Mrsic. ............... B'cuei's Rock Island Band
FRA. er...-.-.:... 1890. Rrv A Harper
Star span ,ied Banner sves Male CHI, r
Grafton. .........-. ....ED Sweenc,
Observation-Disclosures Moline Ii hi Gnsri nd
Laying Of Corner Stone
America .uonsoitaea BANGS, Svca Male
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Choir am audience
Salute OF IS Guns
Address. ..-............ Judge VI Gould
.ind:,: 1;cor, nS ~ P, Ssna
Music. Light Guard Ba, 4
B.netiction
Ben amin Goble, being the oldest
settler in the county, will perform
the ritual service of the laying of
the stone. assisted by President
Blythe, of the County Pioneers
society, and perhaps by James
Bellows. of Chicago. who will be here
and who laid the first brick on the
old court house.
The judges OF the supreme and
appellate courts and Judges Glenn
and Bigelow and also Judge Smith.
the latter formerly Of the circuit
court here, have been invited as spe-
cial guests OF the occasion.