Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-15
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juries, which are not very serious.
The Masonic school of instruction
closed last evening with . banquet in
honor of the visiting officers, given
by the ladies of the Eastern Star. II
was a pleasant affair in all respects.
The s-year-old son of j. j. Carnes
was operated on at St. Anthony's
hospital yesterday afternoon for APP
pendicitis by Drs. Bernhardi. Craig
and Carter. He is recovering nicely.
The management of the fight at
Davenport tonight denies the reports
circulated to the effect that people
attending would be interfered with
by the police. An orderly affair is
promised.
The concert being arranged by
Mrs. W. A. Ross to be presented at
Harper's theatre next Thursday for
the benefit of St. Anthony's hospital.
promises to be a rare treat for our
amusement-lovers.
The friends of ex-Ald. B. Winter
are making an active canvass in his
behalf for the democratic aldermanic
nomination in the Third ward to-
morrow night. MIR. Winter made an
A No. l alderman while in the coun-
Gil.
As to city attorney there is an
even fight between Haas and Kelly.
and for collector, Baker, Holland and
Hitler are all in it. The candidacy
for other nominations did not cut
much OF figure last night, but will
come up in the convention.
Mrs. Paul Hamilton and DR.. C. B.
Kinyon, representing the board Of
education; L. C. Dougherty. the
teachers. and E. B. McKeever, county
superintendent, went to Peoria this
morning to attend the meetings of
their respective bodies today.
Martin Coen, now of Oskaloosa. is
in the city visiting with his parents.
MIR. Coen is on his way to Chicago for
the purpose of purchasing a stock of
dry goods for the new firm of McIn-
tyre & Coen. who will open up for
business in Marshalltown.-Da
port Leader.
Hon. George W. Prince, of Gales
burg, republican candidate for con-
gress in the Tenth district, arrived
at the Harper last night and is put
ting in today becoming acquainted.
Like Mr.. Bastian. the democratic
nominee. be represents the Younger
progressive element, and likewise is
a man Of pleasant address and gen.
ial manners.
Rev. j. c. Duval, of Palisade. Neb.,
is in the city arranging for a mass
meeting at the Y. NJ. C. A. building
Sunday afternoon in the interests Of
the drouth stricken people of Ne
braska. Mr.. Duval saws the people
of Rock Island have done pobly by
the sufferers in Nebraska, but that
the half has not been told. He is
now in search of feed and seed, and
the Burlington road has agreed to
transport all donations free to Ne
braska. Mr.. Duval represents Hitch
cock and Hayes counties.
The trial of Joseph Stephan, the
photograph enlarger, has been con-
tinued until Saturday, the 23d. when
representatives of the Washington
Art Studio. of Chicago, will appear
against him on a charge of swind-
ling. A letter received by Chief
Sexton from the house this
morning states that Stephan left its
employ last January, and has since
been swindling the people through
out the state, but all attempts 10
locate him have proven fruitless.
Numerous people called at the sta
ton looking for money and pictures
they had given to Stephan.