Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-30

Flemmipg Furniture company must
have room.
There will be meeting Of the W.
IC. T. U. at the Y. NJ. C. A. chapel to-
morrow afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge this morning was 2 40
and falling; the temperature II.
| Mark J. Mcnamara returned home
to Chicago last evening after short
visit with Second avenue friends.
Mrs. A. B.. Rough and little dsugh-
ter. Florence. returned home to Blue
Island today after q visit to relatives.
The regular quarterly statement
Of Cashier Greenawalt, of the Rock
Island Savings bank, appears else
where.
Fort Armstrong Garrison 80,
Knights of the Globe. has issued in
vitations to a dancing party to be
given at Industrial hall Friday even
ing. Dec. IL.
The Lincoln club is planning to
permanently organize. A meeting
was held Saturday night a. which .
committee was appointed to revise
the constitution.
The Delmonico restaurant on Sec
ond avenue has changed hands,
Louis Allars taking charge of the
business which was heretofore con-
Quoted by his son s. L. Affairs.
The first of the attractions in the
Y. M. G. A. course will be Mrs. Char
lotte Allen Scott, of Chicago, who
will appear in the monologue, ..In
Switzerland" Thursday evening.
Surveyor Of the Port J. r. John
ston moved his Office to the new
postoffice building TODAY. The post
Office and Col. Kings forces will be
moved Is soon as the furniture ar
rives.
Beldin Hill, who held down the
third sack for Rock Island-Moline's
pennant-winning Western association
team in 1894, has been engaged to
manage the Cedar Rapids club this
season.
The river is frozen over at St. Paul
and is full Of floating ice nearly all
the way from there to Rock Island.
The river bulletin is discontinued
until the opening of navigation next
spring.
| Don't forget to get your seats for
the Y. Nj. C. A. entertainment course
reserved tomorrow. The seat sale
will open at 8 O'Clock at the associa-
ton building, where tickets can also
be procured.
The Schnell Social and Literary
clubs annual ball occurs tomorrow
evening. The club will receive in
its new quarters in the Industrial
Home building, while the dancing
will take place on the third floor.
As an inducement to the public,
the Eastern Fair will give one.hall
dozen first class photographs Of any
memb er Of your family free with
every IS purchase for the month OF
December only. 2l07 and 21O9
Fourth avenue.
| Miss Jennie Kvhns, of Reynolds,
is having her mental condition in.
lquired into in the county court this
afternoon. She is 81 years old and
was sent to Jacksonville in NAV.
1891. but was subsequently dis.
charged as cured.
i Mrs. Ho nay, wife Of Lieut.. o. C
Horney, of Rock Island arsenal, wa.
thrown from her buggy at the corner
of Third avenue and Twentieth street
Saturday afternoon. but escaped
with severe shaking up. The bug.
gy was badly damaged.
/ The American Arithmomste-, an
automatic adding machine, the in
, ventiop of st. Louisan, is being
tested at the bank Of Mitchell &
Lynde and the Rock Island Savingl
bank. 1t is one of the most ipgeniul
contrivances o; the age.
People from the Illinois side of the
river who attended the MERRY
World" performance at the Burtil
last night. should feel grateful Il
Manager Kindt for his efforts in in
ducing the Ferry company, which
had announced its Intention of tie
ing up at 10 o'clock, to run . boa
l after the show.
, Widdel Bros. have abandoned thei
meat markets. on Twelfth and Fifth
e streets, and beginning with tomor
( row will run but one market, which
will be located on Seventh avenu
4 and Seventh street. where they have
bought q suitable building, ant
where they will be pleased TO see al
q, Of their old patrons.
Z The ladies OF the First NJ.
church will have q sale of needle
work at the residence of Mrs. E. d
Sweeney Tuesday afternoon an,
evening. Dec. l. Gentlemen are es
pecially invited in the evening
q Refreshments will be served. and
cordial invitation is extended to al
to call and buy their Christmas pres
d ents.