Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-18

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morrow night for California. for 2
months visit.
George Bennett and children de-
sire to publicly express thanks to all
who SO kindly assisted them in their
late affection.
If Mrs. Bessie Patmore will call at
the c.. r. I. & P. depot, Rock Island,
H., she will hear of something to
her advantage.
Thomas Vietch. the hustling young
local manager for the Postal Tele-
graph company. visited his old home
at Tiskilwa yesterday.
Make sewing a pleasure and do it
in about half the time BY using q
Standard machine for which McIn-
tyre-Reck Co. are sole agents.
Fine residence lots on Twentieth,
Twenty-first and .Twenty-second
streets for sale on easy terms. See
adv. NJ. NJ. Sturgeon, attorney at
law.
"Creme De La Creme" toilet soap,
the great beautifier of the complex
len. Two gross to be used to intro
duce it at Z cents per cake at McCabe
Bros.
Absolutely the best, most easy
running and the cheapest are the
Standard sewing machines. for which
McIntyre-Reck Co. are exclusive
agents.
Carpets! Now is the time to Sc
lect. Clemann & Salzmann have the
biggest line ever shown in this Sec
ton Of the country, and their prices
are away down.
Frank Burger and Fred Hitler
have added their names to the Un-
ions announcements of candidates
fer the republican nomination for
township collector.
The building committee met be-
hind closed doors at the court house
this afternoon to open bids on the
new court house. There is num-
Der of contractors from abroad in the
city.
sleigh at the corner of Fourth ave-
nue. and Twentieth street yesterday
afternoon and dragged about a block
on his shirt front in the slush before
the animal could be stopped.
Don't try to get along with your
old sewing machine and ruin your
health when so little money will buy
absolutely the best-the Standard
for which McIntyre-Reck Co. have
the sole agency. Call and have it's
beauties explained. 1t is a pleasure
to show it.
Drs. G. G. Craig and E. NJ. Sala
were appointed a commission by the
county court this afternoon to in
quire into the insanity of Mrs. P. j.
Wagner. who has been attracting at
tention and causing q great deal of
trouble to her family of late by her
insane actions.
Mrs. Johnstone-Bishop renewed,
and, if possible, increased the favor
able impression she made on the
Pittsburg populace. She is one Of
the most cultivated and finished So
loists in the country. She sings
with an ease and grace that one can
but marvel at.-Pittsburg Leader.
The ladies of the United Presby-
terrain church will give a supper to-
morrow evening at the church from
8 to s o'clock; price 25 cents. Bust
ness men are especially invited to
meet their families there. The Ia
cies will also have for sale ut reason
able prices q number of serviceable
rugs which were made from the old
church carpet.
Miss Dorothy Usner. who took the
part of Margery Knox. the Chicago
girl, in the ..Men and Women" CON-
pany at Harper's theatre Saturday
night. is a former Peoria lady who
has been on the stage but a short
time and hence the impression she
made here was gratifying to numer-
Gus friends. Her future is particu-
larly promising.
The Tri-City High School Teachers
association met Saturday afternoon
at the NJ oline High School, and was
attended by about twenty-five teach.
ers. The subject was, "Science
Work in the High School," the prin-
cipal speakers being Prof. Leslie. OF
this city, and Supt. Slauson, of Mo-
line. the next meeting will be held
in Davenport some time in March.
Muscatine affords an example Of
what will inevitably come to a com.
munity that permits the croaker tc
gain the ascendency. Not long age
a meeting was held to protest against
further paving and sewer improve
ments. and the question of substsn
tial advancement is to be made an is
sue in the spring campaign. Now
they are complaining down there
about electric cars soaring thu
horses.
The Women's Relief Corps has pro
vided nice entertainment to bt
given in connection with the be,
social at G. A. r. hall tomorrow even
ing. There will be instruments
selections by Prof. Bowlby's plan
pupils. Prof Eckhart's violin pupils