Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-05
All are cordially

iuNitcU.
kilograms Of acceptance have been
received from K. G. Young. the new
superintendent of schools. and W.
NJ. Chowning. the newly elected
science teacher. Prof Young's SAL
FRY is $4,000 per annum.
The eleventh annual reunion of the
10th Illinois Infantry will be held at
LoviDgton. Aug. 10 aud 90. 1896.
Department Commander W. G.
Co 1hran will be present the second
day to address the meeting.
l.. Bel 'eville. of Davenport, was ar
rested in this city last evening,
charged by his wife with bigamy,
she having Just discovered that be
has another wife living in Davenport
spouse No. will assist spouse No.
in the prosecution.
Prof. Clendenin will be on the Mary
Morton at the Davenport levee from
10 a. IN. until 9 p. IN. Thursday to
reserve state rooms and make other
assignments for all DESTROYS of going
to st. Paul on the excursion starting
Saturday-s2O for the round trip.
The boiler OF q steam thresher be-
ing operated On George L'pman's
farm near Presumption blew up yes
terday. throwing one Of the work.
men, James Snyder. about twenty
feet heayenward. But he returned to
terra firma without serious injury.
Fay Halves Camp 2sl. Il. n. OF A.,
will give trolley party Wednesday
evening. Aug. 5. Everybody come.
Tickets 25 cents. For sale by neigh
bors. Cars leave barn at 7:S0; stop
at Thirtieth, Twenty,hird, Twen-
tietb and Fourth avenues, and Seven
tenth and Nineteenth streets.
Secretary J.P Bailey, OF the Y.
NJ. c. A., is in Clinton today making
arrangements for the entertainment
of those taking in the excursion to
be given on the City OF Winona and
barge. next Tuesday. under the
spices of the Rock Island and Dav-
export associations. Tickets for the
trip 65 cents; children 80 cents.
Owing to the fact that all trolley
trains will be otherwise engaged
there will be but one trolley train
for the Tower this evening for the
hospital benefit and it will leave
Market Square at o'clock, and hence
the tickets which have been pur-
chased in the interest OF the hospital
will be accepted on all Tower line
cars.
The line of the Twenty-fourth
street storm drain was moved about
fifteen feet nearer the east side OF the
viaduct so as to avoid short turn
south of the railroad tracks as a re.
suit of conference between Col. A.
X. Burlington, of Rock Island arsenal,
Mayor Knox. Superintendent Nevins,
Contractor Mulherne and Surveyor
Paddock held yesterday.
The canvassers for i-Washboard
soap having completed their work in
Rock Island, and in order that all who
may not have been seen may have s
chance to avail themselves of the Of
fer made. the opportunity is extend
ed until the 10Th to secure with every
% cents worth of Anti-Washboarc
soap bar free Of Black Hawk law
soap. Your grocer has authority tt
comply with this condition.
Manager huntoon, of the Contra
Union Telephone company. is ad
vised by Supt. Matlock Of a fax
which has been PEI petrated in man,
: other cities by irresponsible peopa
who go about getting up advertise
meuts for telephone directory, col
J lectiDg in advance in the name o
the company and then skip out, ant
: the public is warned of all enter
r prises of this nature that do not bea
: the Endorsement of the company.
The resignation of Postmaster Joh
Paddock. Of Prophetstown. has bee
asked for by the department a
;, Washington. A letter addressed t
!, Tracy & Lewis was put in the box @
e Paddock & Field, predecessors of tn
il FIRST named firm. 1t was put ther
d for purpose. it was alleged, ther
being an attempt to do up the net
Y lumber firm, one of whose member
II was n brother OF the postmaster
v whom the authorities were told wa
). in the conspiracy. uence the resis
d nation.
Mrs. Rebecca Colemerc and daugl
r ter, Mrs. +. Ryer, Of ST. Paul. al
q visiting at the home of Dick Col,
D. mere. A reunion OF Mrs. Colemer
lie and her sisters was held today
q which the fact that they were :
light in weight was con
+; mented upon. Mrs. Colemere, who:
,e age is ~. tips the beam at SO pound
~ her sister, Mrs John Farber, Of Hill
N dale. age &c, weighs 9s; another 81
A. ter Mrs John Cook, Of Rock Islam
aged "a, weighs 102.
n Observer +. J. Walz has complete
Of his meteorological summary for tt
at month of July. showing the mes
&C atmospheric pressure to have be-
A 20 80; the highest So. % on the 1t
IT. and lowest 1896 on the Goth. II
Il mean temperature was 80; the hig
est bpiny OF m tho 18th and lowe