Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-06
fenced men are in charge and only
careful drivers are furnished.

fenced men are in charge and only
careful drivers are furnished.
Bert C. Swayne, 1884 Thirteenth
avenue, who went to Colorado
Springs q short time ago for the ben
eft of his health. has returned home.
His condition is unimprovsd.
The funeral of NJ. W. Davis, the
former Rock Island citizen, who .us-
tanned fatal injuries in q wreck on
the IllinoiI Central railroad, will
occur tomorrow morning q. Boards
town.
Don't fail to take in the excursion
to Clinton next Tuesday. Tickets
for adults for the round trip 65 cents,
and for children from 6 to II years
of age 35 cents. The Tri-City band
will furnish the music.
Thomas Bledsoe and Clyde Ship
lpey, arrested last night on suspicion
of stealing a flag from Augustana
college, were discharged in the po-
lice court today. there being no evil
dence against the boys.
The populists of the Second con-
gressional district OF Iowa at Daven-
port yesterday nominated Charles A.
Lloyd, Of Muscatine, for congress
MIR. Lloyd was the populi,t candi-
date for the same Office two years
ago.
The Union OF this morning says
that Moline was declared insane on
Wednesday afternoon" Now look
out for a hornets mes. about the
ears Of the morning paper. especially
as the iufir,nity is ION Wednesday
afternoon"
| A horse attached to Volk & Co.'S
delivery wagon INDUCED in lively
squirt on Thir avenue this morning.,
colliding with the curbstoue on
Eighteenth street. The horse was
slightly injured, but the vehicle es-
capped damage.
The populists are holding their
house this afternoon. Delegates
to the senatorial and state con-
vention are to be chosen, but it is
not anticipated that they will put up
a county ticket.
William, James, Fred and George
a. Smith, Of Sears, were bound over
to the circuit court today by Magis-
trate Schroeder for riot, as COM
planned of by ID. B. Sears. The trial
lasted three days. Their bail was
fixed at 800 each, which they fur
nished.
Fay Halves trolley party which
was to have been given Wednesday
evening was postponed on account of
the storm which blew up. The com-
mittee will meet this evening to fix
the next date for the party, foe which
tickets for last evenings event will
be good.
Those from Rock Island leaving on
the Niagara Falls excursion via the
Rock Island & Peoria railway yester-
day were: MIR. and Mrs. j. e. Wal
ker, Mrs. d. f. wilson, Mrs. George
Lamont and son Ben, James aud
William Dunn. and William Moellel
and William Thoms.
One Of the new open motor cars
built by the Pullman company for
the Tri-Citv Railway company was
put on the Tower line today,
and another is to follow. The tran
SONS, however, should be changed
as they do not indicate anything OIL
this side Of the river as at present
lettered.
| The excursion which is being ar
ranged by the Y. NJ. c. A. for Tues
day, Aug. IL. promises to be th'
event OF the season. Every effort i!
being put forth to make the trip az
Joy able one for everyone attend.
ing. The Tri-City band has been en-
gagged for the day, and there will b.
music also by an orchestra.
Billy Cation has christened hi
Second avenue sample room 9Th,
White Seal" which is arti.tically in
scribed on the plate glass window
in glitteripg letters. The interior
arrangement of the place is yer,
: handsome. being entirely renovated
Billy has one of the SWEETEST sampl
rooms in these parts, and he say:
the quality of his goods is the fines,
The canvassers for Arti-Washboar
soap having completed their work i
D Rock Island. and in order that all VIII
e may not have been seen may have
I chance to avail themselves of the oil
fer made. the opportunity is extend
q ed until the 10Th to secure with ever
S IS cents worth of Anti-Washboar
: soap bar free Of Black Hawk Law
soap. Your grocer has authority t
comply with this condition.
Il William Mcclure was adjudged in
e sane in the county court yesterda
:. afternoon. Tho patient is an elderl
~ gentleman who has for q long tim
4 been engaged as fsgman for tn
~ Rock Island road near the Molin
>. line. He has been acting peculis
for few months. his hallucinatio
being that an attempt was bein
made to poison him, and for prote,
- ton he would hide knives in his bee
Il Andrew &. Peterson, 1882 Six,
avenue. died at 4:l5 yesterday afte