Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-25
CITY CHAT.
This is grocers' day.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.

uy uo"C VI heiuy DrOS.
The shoe sale still continues a
Dolly Bros.
Mesdames A. Guyer and j. r
Kimball have gone to Colfax, Iowa
Two 4-acre lots in Webb's sub-di
vision for sale on easy terms b,
George F. Roth.
One fine building lot on Second
avenue in desirable neighborhood fol
sale by George +. Roth.
Free dance at Thomas Van Hecke':
Saturday evening, corner Fourth
street and Fourth avenue.
The First NJ. f. church of Milan
is to give grand excursion from Mi.
Ian to Muscatine and return Aug. /.
d. Roy Bowlby's pleasure launch
Lucretia, laden with a party of rela-
tives, got stuck on sandbar near
Andalusia last evening. The Hattie
Darling was summoned and lowed
the craft to Rock Island.
The meeting at Killers hall to.
night to discuss matters pertaining
to the Labor Day celebration should
be attended by every citizen who
would have this holiday eclipse anv
former one in the manner Of demon
stration.
st. Paul lodge. 10Y, X. p, at a
meeting last evening appointed j.
L. Kenworthy, j. +. Robinson and
II. G. Cleaveland committee to
make further investigation looking
to the location of the widows and
orphans home here.
Henry Deabelliehn, one of Moline's
old and wealthy settlers, d ed this
morning. aged "A. He was the father
OF - children. eight of whom, to-
gether with wife, survive. His
demise was caused by cholera-mor-
bus. after three days illness.
Two Of Yesterdays female excur-
sionists arrived at the Seventeenth
street landing in time to see the boat
leave the shore and hear the band
discourse the sweet notes of au re.
voir. G. o. ID. kilograms to pa for
railroad fare undoubtedly followed.
A limb from one of the large trees
being hewn down on Twentieth
street to admit of the erection of the
Hurst block, fell across street car
electric wire and broke it this morn
ing. interfering somewhat with traf-
fc, but otherwise causing slight
damage.
The business men of Moline have
united in call for a meeting at the
art rooms in that city Saturday even
ing to consider the location of the
proposed Western Insane hospital,
and the citizens Of Rock Island are
invited to attend and participate in
whatever action may be taken.
The Queen and Crescent route has
issued neat and attractive folder
under the head OF "Chickamaura- ir
view of the dedication of the Chicka-
manga and Chattanooga National
park at Chattanooga Sept. 1920.
Copies of the same may be had by
those interested at the X. l. e. 7.
offices.
At Mitchell & Lynde's bank are
samples of the crop which may be
expected in northeastern Nebraska
this year. sent by John Bahnsen, who
in letter says they represent the
general condition of cereals through
out the state which experienced such
a drouth last year. The oats stand
six feet and the wheat five feet.
Matthias Matthes, suffering with
pneumonia, was furnished with
transportation to the county farm by
Poormaster ladders this morning.
Matthes formerly conducted bar
Der shop here. His wife left him
some time ago on account of irregu-
lar habits. He has continued dissi-
pating until he is now u physical
wreck.
L. +. Laflin's celebrated pacing
canine, Don" was taken to Wyom-
ing on a little trip this morning.
"Don" is the animal which surprised
the natives OF Davenport recently by
his infatuation for the race track.
Mr.. Latin has not only a wonder,
but money-maker in this canine,
which is engaged to pace at several
OF the fall fairs.