Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-08
CITY CHAT.
Stearns' bicycles.
Leaf lard NJ Gilmore's.

Adams for up to date footwear.
X. X. Cable, Of Chicago. is in the
city.
Did you see the summer girls"
shoe at Adams?
Did you see the new lady's boot at
Adams for %? They are all right.
Wait. The Monmouth College Glee
club will be here Thursday Of next
week.
A barber shop that advertises it.
self At 1925 Second avenue. Louis
Schmidt.
Buy the Majestic bicycle and sun.
dries Ut wulfY's gunsmith shop. Re
pairing done promptly.
Coming-the finest musical treat
Of the season-at the United Presby-
terrain church. April l6.
The stage OF water at the Rock ISL
and bridge this morning was 40 and
stationary; the temperature 35.
Down In the Third ward they evil
IDENTIFY wanted it to b. Winter yester-
day-and they got what they de-
sired.
Work on the Rock Island bridge
and federal and county buildings was
suspended today on account OF the
disagreeable weather.
For nice table drink every family
should have Black Hawk spring
water. carbonated or plain, as fur.
nished by Carse & Ohlweiler.
Boats passing up the river today
were the T.. +. Rutledge, Silas,
Brockman and Verne Swain. which
came down on her daily trip.
Five inches Of snow fell last night,
which. had the atmosphere been suf-
iiciently cold. would have caused con.
siderable more Inconvenience than it
did.
The bill placing the Hennepin ca
nal under the contract system aud
fixing the expense OF completing it
at s5.735. 900 has passed the house in
Washington.
Leaky roofs Of all kinds repaired
promptly and cheap. by experienced
mechanics. by the Lewis Roofing
company. Seventeenth street and
First avenue.
Miss Trips evening class will
meet this week at the Standard club
rooms Thursday evening instead Of
Friday evening. The children's class
will meet Saturday evening.
Lewis NJ. Curry, Of Chicago, archi-
tect Of the Rock Island hospital. is at
the Harper. Accompanied by CON-
missioner Mcdill. he visited the
Watertown site this afternoon.
The adjutant general OF the state
militia has granted permission to the
Boys Brigade OF the First NJ. +.
church to drill and parade with
arms, but without ammunition, until
Dec. 81. next.
Fifteen dollars cash given away
That's what you do when you put
800 into any wheel with the Majes-
tic 1t e3s. Sold by Charles Wolf.
Eighteenth street. Repairing and
bicycle sundries.
Daveupost nursery. corner OF
Fourth and Perry streets, opposite
the new postoflice. large stock Of
fruit. shade and ornamental trees,
shrubs. roses, etc. Come and see
us. Nichols * Lorton. East Locust
street.
Capt. Walter Blair has purchased
the little steamer Matt Allen, which
was the in Burlington and Keokuk
trade last season. and will put her
in the excursion business the coming
summer. He has her undergoing re-
pairs at Kahlke Bros. yards.
The Bastian sensation is now be-
ginning to attract the attention Of
the metropolitan papers. number
of Chicago representatives having
visited the scene,and today lady rep
resentativc. Of the New York Journal.
accompanied by n staff artist, is on
the ground.
Probably the most elaborate So
cicty event in tri-city history is in
progress at the Rosentield mansion
Mt the head Of Nineteenth street this
afternoon and will continue this
evening when Miss Irene Roseniield
makes her debut. This morning
kinsley's corps arrived from Chicago
to take charge OF the service.
Schmidt's Twentieth street grocery
barely escaped tussle with the
flames yesterday while the voting Of
the second precinct OF the Fifth ward
was in progress there. The gasoline
heating stove was accidentally cap
sized. The ignited oil rolled along
the floor making quite an ugly blaze.
but quick hauds soon had IL subdued
before the assistance of the depart.
ment was needed and before any
damage resulted.
Expert johnson has completed his
examination OF the accounts Of for
mer Rock Island city clerks. but the
finance committee has failed thus far