Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25

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Isaac Monk. of Peoria, was visit
ing his Rock Island friends Saturday.
He and his bride are visiting his
folks at Davenport.
Mrs. May s. Van Horne has been
appointed postmistress at Muscatine.
succeeding her husband, the late
George w. Van Horne.
The letter carrier force in Musca.
tine has been reduced from six to
five. Rock Island has recently been
given an additional carrier.
Two Thousand yards of crash tow
cling, 10 inches wide, all linen, 1871
cent quality, this week at 81 cents q
yard at Young & McCombs'.
Fine residence lots on Twentieth,
Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets for sale on easy terms. See
adv. NJ. NJ. Sturgeon, attorney at
law.
McIntyre-Reck Co. are offering val
ues in novelty Swisses during their
wash goods opening this week, which
cannot be duplicated later at the
prices.
Chamber suits, sideboards, dining
room tables and chairs. fancy and
plain rockers, book cases, parlor
sets. are being received daily at G. o.
Huckstaedt's. Call and see them.
There are more announcements in
store for the Union. the candidacy of
Charles Bladel for city clerk sand of
Harold A. Weld, Adair Peasants and
Frank Kelly for city attorney are
forthcoming.
The fourth entertainment in the
Lecture association series will be
given at Harper's theatre tomorrow
evening. by Maj. II. c. Dane, who
will lecture on up the Rhine and
Over the Alps"
George Sutcliffe has Just received
two carloads of wall paper from the
leading factory in the country. 1t
is one of the finest selections that
has ever been shown. Don't fail to
see the stock before buying.
c. l.. Walker, Thomas Camp
bell, W. H. Gest and W. J.
Entrikin are attending the Henry
county convention at Cambridge to-
ay, in the interests of Rock Island
cOunty's congressional candidate.
DR.. j. W. Scott, secretary of the
state board Of health, at Springfield.
and wife. arrived Saturday. to attend
the funeral of Miss Mabel Leonard.
DIR. Scott goes to Madison tonight,
where several small pox cases have
been reported.
The city of Muscatine has let its
contracts for the paving and sewer
building that it will do during the
year, and the Rockford Construction
company will lay the brick, while
Adams Bros, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
will build the sewers.
During the thaw yesterday after
noon the packed snow on the roof of
the No. school house became loos-
ened and came down with a loud
crash about 6 o'clock, doing consid-
cradle damage to the frame entrance
at the north side of the building.
The marriage Of Edward X. Has
son, Of Davenport, and Miss Loula
Mohr was solemnized at 8 O'Clock
Saturday evening at the home of the
brides mother, 40 Ninth street.
Rev. F. W. Merrell performing the
ceremony, as announced in The AR
GUS of that day.
For the republican congressional
convention to be held at Galva to-
morrow, the X. 1. & p. road offers a
fare and a third for the round
trip. Special coach will leave Rock
Island at sos a. m; returning, leave
Galva at 6:l5 p. m, reaching Rock
Island at ESQ p. m.
A larger stock of wall paper than
ever before can be seen at George
SATELLITES. who now has them ar
ranged to show you they are the
most beautiful designs ever selected
from the leading factories Of the
world, at prices that will suit every
body's pocket-book.
Allen, Myers & Co. will open their
new store in the Star block tomorrow
morning. where they will be pleased
to have their friends and the public
generally call and inspect their new
stock of stoves and house furnishings,
which is the most complete in the
three cities and announcement of
which will appear in these columns
later.
l.. F. Giles was agreeably sur
prised by a party of friends, whom
he found gathered at his home, 1929
Seventeenth street. on returning
from his daily duties Saturday even
ing. Several hours we're most pleas
antly whiled away. a nice supper be-
ing served by the hostess. Mr.. and
Mrs. Giles were presented with a
beautiful hall lamp.
Rev. James Read, whose bank-rob-
berry escapade at Portland, Ore. Gre
sted such a sensation q few weeks
ago. is probably insane. The states
attorney refused to prosecute him,
and the court has appointed a com
mission to inquire into his insanity.