Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-02
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Good skatiog at Hincher's Elm
street garden.
Try sack Of Cream -four. Fol
sale only at Longs.
Plenty Of fresh fish aud oysters al
the Rock Island meat market.
Tonight occurs the masquerade
given by Mis-, Trips dancing pupils
Twin-City club dance at Roche's
hall every Saturday night-25 cents.
Fine Columbia river salmon cod.
fish, whiteish and trout at Hess
Bros.
Tri-city young ladies give q leap
year party at the Standard rooms to-
night.
Deputy James Lannon'S collections
for the last week of December were
S913.6s
Messrs. j. A. and John Searle. OF
Yuma, made THE ARGUS pleasant
call today.
The ferry. Augusta, went into
winter quarters late Tuesday after
noon-none too soon.
The Rock Island Savings bank is
today paying its regular semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent.
Miss Emma Adams arri we'd from
Chicago Tuesday night for weeks
visit with friends in the city.
Certificates for English sparrows
have been issued to ,Abram Aahlke
for 20 heads and Harry Terry 10.
Good skating at the head of the
Hennepin canal. A through car will
Leave for this city every night at 10
o'clock.
Assisian. General Superintendent
G. A. Goodnow and Superintendent
-. II. Gable, of the Milwaukee, are in
the city, today.
The installation OF officers OF St
Paul lodge 107. X. r., to have
boon he'd last night. has been post
poned until Wednesday evening.
NJ. & X are invoicing-will finish
in a few days and then will begin
OF the celebrated January sales
M 81 X.
Two hundred of the city's poor
were fed by the Salvation Army at
the barracks yesterday. Ensign Fell
lows and wife. of springfield, were
present.
Anthony De Voc. OF ZIP Twelfth
street. an old gentleman euga geI in
the coal hauling business. in getting
off his wagon Tuesday afternoon fell
and frscturedAis eft leg below the
knee.
a number of the fellow workmen
OF John Gravel. who departed for
rsAleaannsia. Iu,- soiay. gathered at
his apartments in Moline Yesterday
and presented him with fitting tes-
timonial.
Prof., and Mrs. Richard Jcwett. Of
st. Paul. who hay. been spending
che holidays In Rock Island, left for
Chicago today They will return
before proceeding to their home in
Miunesota.
Misses Clare and Bessie Gilmore
ana ireno l;osoniicld and Floreuce
Dart kept open house ut the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs j. $. Gilmore,
1910 Second avenue, yesterday from
w ~
The abstracts Of titles to all the
lands about Watertow TO he taken
into consideration in connection with
the site for the new Western Insane
Hospital. were completed today bv
Sweeney g. Stafford.
The Epworth league of the First
nj. T.. church will hold its regular
meeting fridas evening in the sun
day school room. The election of
officers will occur followed bv a lit
erary and musical program. All are
invited.
The jolly Octavos were entertained
at ciuch by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Beardslcy New Years eve. The
prizes were won by Mrs. Joseph
Scherrcr ana George Su,cliire (first)
aud Miss Schneider and Joseph
seherrer (booby).
The funera! OF the late Mrs. Susan
W. Blackburn will occur from the
Central Presbyterian church at 10
O'Clock Saturday morning. instead of
Friday morning. as announced in
some of the churches last night,
other arrangements having since been
made.
The Christmas festivities OF the
South Park chapel occurred Tuesday
evening. The little edifice was
\ crowded To the doors. Santa Claus
twas there and the children's hearts
were gladaened by remerlbrauces in
TIE way OF games, books, candies
aud nuts.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Weyerhau.
ser and Rudolph Weyerhauser. of st.
Paul. and Charles eyerhauser, of
Little Falls, Mimi. who have been in
Rock Island during the holidays.
have returned north. Fred Viewer
hauser. Jr.. who has also been here,
goes back to Yale in few DAYS.
Con meucing tomorrow morning
the Tri-City Railway company will
run one car on the bridge line be-
tween this city and the island end Of
the Rock Island bridge. connecting
with all trains aud taking passen-
gers to IL and bringing them to the
business part Of the city, which will
1hxiat.s the pCcessttv nf .,o;n.. O., a..