Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-01
the lowest possible prices. Also .
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the lowest possible prices. Also .
foil line Of flags.
The Sons OF Veterans Of Daven-
port assisted by the Woodmen OF
Rock Island. will run an excursion to
Clinton July on the steamer Mary
Norton. fo md trip so cents.
Peter H ,nson, . lad employed on
the farm OF Judge j. W. Drury. near
Milan. was seriously injured by
va gon containing q load Of machinery
oser,urniDg on him yesterday.
Excursion to Muscatine July 4 on
the steamer George Waters. Brass
band. dancing and all kinds o; re-
freshmenis. Leaves Rock Island at
$50 q. m. Round trip SO cents.
The concert to have been given in
Spencer square last evening by the
Tri-Ciiy band was postponed on &C
count OF death in the family Of one
Of the musicians. G. W. Gustafson.
J. P. Weyerhauser. DR.. A. n.
McCandless, W. B. Mcintyre and S.
s. Davis. accompanied by their FAM
lilies. left this morning for Geneva
Lake. Wis. to escape q month of the
city's heat.
The lawn party given at the home
OF Mrs. Walter johnson on FIRST av-
enue last evening by the Trinity I'M
provement guild. was literally pat
ronized and also successful from a
social standpoint.
City Clerk Huesing says that par
ties having bills against the city
must have them in by tomorrow
noon If they desire them acted upon
at the next council meeting, as the
Office will be closed Saturday.
The school election returns should
by all means be sent to the writers
Of those letters which Mrs. Norris
furnished yesterdays Union. al
though it must be confessed it is q
trifie late to acknowledge those same
letters.
Mrs. C. H. Stoddard and Mrs. j.
NJ. Montgomery and daughter. Miss
Anna Montgomery, and c. L. Walker
composed party leaving last even
ing for Hot Springs. South Dakota.
Mrs. Walker has been at the springs
for some time.
Persons desiring to attend the cell
bration at Sherrard July Fourth can
leave Rock Island at 5 q. m. or $40
a. m. arriving at Sherrard at 6:20 q.
m. and 1920 q. m. respectively. Re-
turning leave Sherrard at 4 p. m.
Fare for the round trip CLIO.
Rasmussen & Free will make cabi.
net photos at $1.5O per dozen for 80
days, ending July ID; any style;
nothing extra for groups, and will
make two sittings. We have NO
agents representing us. We give our
customers the benefit of the commits.
sion that other photographers give
their agents.
Fire broke out on the roof of the
Davis building on Seventeeth street,
occupied by the Lewis Roofing com
pany, this morning, but was extin.
guished before any serious damage
was done. The blaze started around
the smokestack. The fire depart
ment turned out and soaked the
building TO prevent spread of the
flames.
Charles McHugh, J. T. Stafford
j. p. Sexton, Eugene Burns. jaime,
Larkin, Gustav Stengle, Johf
Snitzer, David Fitzgerald, M. j. Nc
Entry. Miles O'Reilley, H. l.
Wheelan and j. &. Britton, compos'
ing the Rock Island county delega
tion, are attending the convention
Of the Thirty-third district at Cam
bridge today. William McEniry il
also on hand.
Mrs. Daniel Smith, of Soutl
Heights. died at 1890 today at St
Anthony's hospital from the effects
OF an operation for tumor, which
she underwent Monday. She was 2:
years of age and had been ailing fol
eight months. The funeral will oc
cur Friday afternoon at o'clocl
from the home of the deceased's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mannheim
in South Heights.
The Central Union TELEPHONY
company is filing copies o
a mortgage representing $1,000,
900 in all of the countie
where 1t has lines, which include.
this county. The mortgage is il
favor Of the Illinois Trust and Saw
ings company of Chicago and is or
the telephone company's instru
meuts, lands. building. etc. Tn
mortgage is made payable in gol'
with 6 per cent interest.
There are some people-but YER
few indeed-who have expresse
wonder that the Union should hav
been so decidedly of in the schoc
fight. Not so much Of q wonder
when you come to think of tn
bridge railway. the present park sys
tenn. the paid fire department. and
few other public enterprises ths
might be mentioned. The Union i
always opposed to the ARGUS.