Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-29

h IL of the delegation which he
headed.
There is half price reason on
| ladie, > muslin underwear at McCabe
Bros. Now it is chemise that go at
half and less.
Simon Burns, Of Pittsburg. presi-
dent OF the International Glass
Workers association, is in the city
on q visit TO old friends.
The fepublicans of the Second
Iowa congressional di-trict at Daven-
port renomina,ed Hon. George NJ.
Curtis. of Clinton. yesterday.
The Western Base Ball association
has passed out Of existence at last.
The disintegration began with the
dissolution of the Quincy team.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society Of the First NJ. E. church will
have their social to be held at Mrs.
&. ". Battles in the afternoon, in
stead Of evening.
Is your baby sick? II so use my
bottle milk. The best. No flies or
dirt. Delivered at your house every
morning and evening. John Evans,
Nineteenth street, between First and
Second avenues.
A meeting Of the health COM
mittee WAS called at the city hall
last night to receive the report OF
Health Commissioner Sala with ref
erence to the recent water tests, but
ad iournmert was taken until tomor-
row night.
The annual picnic of the Rock ISL
and Turner society occprs at Hu-
hers garden next saturdy evening.
Everything will be provided to make
it success and it is expected that
as in the past it will prove a de-
lightful event.
Sam McAdams. formerly assistant
ticket agent for the Rock Island
road here. is in the city en- route to
Nevada, Mo-, where he has accepted
a position as ticket agent for both
the NJ, X. & 7. and NJ. P. railways.
Sam reports for duty Thursday.
Charles Buford, William McEniry,
II. l.. Wheelan, A. ID. Huesing and
NJ. +. Murrin. of this city, and W. Il.
Moore and p. M. Kadel, Of Moline.
went down to Galva this morning as
delegates and spectators Of the Te Ath
congressional democratic conven-
ton.
The annual excursion via the l.. L.
& w. road to Cleveland, Chautauqua
Lake, Buffalo, Put-in-bay, Toronto
ard the Thousand Islands will leave
Peoria Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1896
The rate to Put-in-bav is s. for the
round trip; Niagara Falls 1915; cor
responding low rates to other points.
| The Omaha club. young people of
the United Presbyterian church, will
give an cXcursion ON the steamer
George Waters and barge next Tues.
day evening. Aug. 4. They have
arranged to have discussion OF the
silver question on board by two
prominent speakers, one from Rock
Island representing gold and the
other from Moline representing
silver.
A Anumber of the faithful of the
Seventh ward had meeting in the
, old school house on Forty-second
street last evening for the purpose OF
organizing Mckinley club. Com
, mittees were appointed 10 scare al
members and adjournment was taken
until next Friday evening when q
permanent organization will be ef
= fccted if enough promises are Sc
cured TO make the club 60.
Il The opera company was greeted b.
. an audience which well filled tn
summer theatre at the Watch Towe
last evening. 'Pinafore" was give
n with charming effect, the solo an
chorus singing being unusually fin
and receiving encore after encore fror
st the delighted auditors. The Miks
l. do" was given as matinee perform
auce this afternoon and "Pipafore
n, will be sung again tonight. ..Th
er Bohemian Girl" will follow and tt
company concludes its engagemer
g Saturday evening.
S. Charles Mcconnell was in frol
Bowling township yesterday. I
be SAYS that while the farmers neede
or rain, it came in such volume r
Gently as to do great injury to Il
~ crops, especially oats. Most
n, the farmers had their oats cut ar
: shocked and ready for the thrcsh'
when the series of rains set i
=! Mr.. Mcconnell says that farm VOL
rs has not only been delayed sever
weeks but that the rain b.
ut rotted a great deal Of the oats
&C. the shock. inilicting serious loss