Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-08
thew are making prices on these sizes

As we understand the PACKING
house has shut down, and Schroeder
has full line of pork tenderloin.
spare ribs. pork loins. pork shoul
ders. etc.. at packing house prices.
For hat that is strictly in it. you
should visit Lloyd & Stewart. tn,
gentlemen's hatters. Their line hal
no equal in this section of the coun
try, and their prices are the lowest
The long agitated transfer involv-
ing /. 600 acres of land, situated be-
tween Moline and Port Byron juno
ton, for stock yards purposes,
is about to be .consummated, SO il
is rumored.
The Y. P. S. c. E., OF the Central
Presbyterian church, will entertain
the Tri-City Christian Endeavor
union tonight. A nice program has
been arranged. A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Mrs. S. Smith and Miss Leaf have
returned from the east, bringing
with them a full line of spring and
summer goods and novelties. Also,
the finest assortment of pattern hats
ever displayed in Rock Island. Wait
for the opening day.
W. J. Kerr says he will be ready
Saturday to show the largest number
and greatest variety of wheels and
sundries ever shown in the three
cities. Everyone is invited to call at
bicycle headquarters, one door north
of his stable Saturday.
The ARGUS is grieved to announce
that the illness Of DR.. Calvin Trues-
dale, who is visiting his daughter.
Mrs. Joseph Gaskell, at Minneapolis,
has assumed a most serious form,
and the gravest apprehensions are
now entertained as to his recovery.
Official notice has been received that
a new time card will go into effect
on the Rock Island Sunday, as here
tofore annouSzed in THE ARGUS. The
changes are as yet unknown, but the
supposition is that the fast mail and
No. will be affected, as indicated
before.
Collector Buford has the assess
hOhC AoAlS Aol thO SiuO ain hRAOsO
ments on First. Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh avenues and Sew
enth, Twelfth. Sixteenth, Nine
tenth, Twenty-first and Forty-sec-
ond streets. and the assessment will
be delinquent and additional costs
due after tomorrow.
The Rock Island county supervis-
crs whose terms expire this spring
are: j. B. Vanderburg, Cordova; j.
c. Swank, yuma; w. r. Carey,
Hampton; G. M. Ford, A. F. Vinton,
G. H. Mckinley, Moline; F. NJ. Sim
net. Charles Oberg. Rock Island; H.
S. Case. South Rock Island; T. h.
Lees, Coal Valley; j. A. Wilson. Ru-
raj; NJ. Schoonmaker. Edgington; j..
G. Powell. Drury.
Capt. S. H. Nimrick. of Nauvoo,
has been appointed steamboat in
spector of the Fifth Mississippi dis
trict. succeeding the late Capt.
Jaeger, of Dubuque. Capt. Nimrick
is we'll known experienced and
and competent steamboatman, and
his selection is an excellent one. due
to Hon. Ben T. Cables interest in
his candidacy. His headquarters
will be at Dubuque.
In letter to THE ARGUS, N. W.
Harris 4 Co., of Chicago, the pur-
chasers of the Rock Island court
house bond issue, the noted bankers
state that they regard the bonds as
especially choice. and that they are
well pleased with the purchase, as
we'll as with the manner the county
committee treated them. 1--WE only
wish the amount had been double
what it was" they say.
The officers of the Masonic
grand lodge of Illinois will open
a 3-days' school of instruction
at Masonic temple. beginning at
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning for
the purpose of exemplifying the
Masonic ritualistic swork for the
benefit of local members, as we'll as
those of the surrounding towns.
Thursday evening the Daughters OF
the Eastern Star will give a banquet
in honor of the distinguished visi-
tors.
Farmer Burns, the local champion
wrestler, defeated L. c. Comstock, OF
Grand Rapids. Mich. in a 5-bouI
wrestling match at Milwaukee last
evening, winning the second, third
and fifth falls. ComstOck wrestled s
draw with Evan Lewis, 1.-The strang
ler," three years ago. and Burns de
feat of Comstock makes him a candi
date for high honors. He has beer
matched to wrestle Lewis five bouts
catch-as-catch-can, in Milwaukee
April IL. The articles of agreement
for the Burns-Comstock match were
said to be that the winner take the
ent re purse of $500 and a side bet o.
$3.50. II this were the case. but II
to it wasn't, Burns was pretty wei
paid for his evenings exercise.