Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-22

ance in his carriage for the first time
since his recent illness.
Mansill's almanac of planetary
meteorology for 1895 has been issued
and as usual is a pamphlet OF useful
and Instructive information.
The revival meetings at the First
NJ. Z. church continue to grow in in
terest. and many are added to the
number of conversions nightly.
Mrs. DIR. c. c. Carter leaves to-
night for Pawtucket. r. l., where she
has been summoned by the serious
illness of her father, DIR. Whitney.
Fine residence lots on Twentieth,
Twenty-iirst and Twenty-second
streets for sale on easy terms. See
adv. NJ. NJ. Sturgeon, attorney at
law
Hon. Ben T. Cable returned from
St. Louis this morning. Mrs. Mary
Cable, Judge and Mrs. G. A. Castle
man and Miss Margot Postlewaite
have gone to San Antonio to spend
the winter.
Fresh ginger snaps, frosted creams,
oatmeal crackers, cream biscuits,
stage planks, molasses cookies, or
sugar cookies in small half boxes,
only 81 cents per pound at Nissen's
South Park grocery and feed store.
Francis. 3Sear-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Nelson, died
this morning of diphtheria. The
funeral will be held from the resi-
dence on Fourth avenue between
Third and Fourth streets tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock.
The revival services now being
conducted at the Christian church
by Rev. H. A. Northcutt are already
awakening deep religious interest.
Mr.. Northcutt has a wonderful,
pleasing manner, which quickly wins
the sympathy of all who hear him.
The subject this evening is What is
the Heart? and How Does God Purify
it,"
The Harper house bell and elevator
boys have donned handsome uni
forms which evince a metropolitan
spirit on the part of Manager Mont
rose. Hi Stocum, the porter. is out
in regulation uniform. too, consist
ing of blue shirt, dude belt and kew
ring. The dining room girls, too.
are now attired alike in blue with
white cuffs and collars.
At last nights meeting of the city
council Aid. Kuschmann, of the
street and alley committee, reported
favorably on a plan of street signs
providing for serviceable and attrac-
tive brass signs with aluminium let
tiers. The mayor reported a propo-
sition to pave ali alleys in the bust
ness districts. Both subjects were
properly referred for action at the
next meeting.
Miss Colling, a graduate of Mrs.
Rorer's Philadelphia Cooking school,
will give free demonstration lesson
at the First Presbyterian church, of
Davenport, on Thursday afternoon,
Jan. "a, at 8 o'clock. All are cor
daily invited to be present. Miss
Coiling intends to give course OF
lessons in the Home Cooking COM
pany's building, and will be at their
store all this week, where she can be
seen with regard to forming classes.
and will gladly answer any question
concerning the school.
Ex-Policcman Schaab met with a
serious accident at his home on Ninth
street about 6 o'clock last evening.
He was found lying in the yard in an
unconscious condition by his wife,
the supposition being that he fell
from shed which he had been re-
pairing. The unfortunate man was
carried into the house and DIR. Eys-
ter summoned. who found Mr.. Schaab
suffering with conclusion of the
brain. The family physician, DIR.
Carter, was afterward called. and
does not think anything fatal will re-