Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-08

excursion to Clinton en- the City Of
Winopa and barge. Little Verne.
Sunday. Aug. lG, the rate being 80
cents for the round trip.
BY patronizing Cralle & Co.'S liv-
cry you get the best Of turnouts at
the most reasonable prices. Exper-
fenced men are in charge and only
careful drivers are furnished.
.The Y. p S c. F.. of the Chris
tian church gives avn social ut the
residence OF Virgil Warren on Second
avenue next Tuesday evening. Ice
cream and cake served. Every body
/ invited.
The Rock Island Merchants Pro-
tective association has an invitation
to attend the annual celebration Of
merchants day at SchuetZen Park in
Davenport Aug. Il, arranged by the
Davenport association.
The beautiful new steamer City Of
Winona and barge. Little Verne. will
take an excursion to Clinton Sunday,
Aug. 9. Boat leaves Rock Island at
1:35 a. M. and Davenport at 1880 a.
m. Tickets so cents for the round
trip.
The Tower Opera company will
conclude its engagement tonight.
1.-The Chimes Of Normandy" will be
sung. Last evenings performance
attracted good siz I'd audieuce and
the charming opera was cleverly
given.
Irving G. White. an employee Of
the Rock Island Buggy company. and
residing at AS Fifteenth street, and
Miss Theresa O'Connell. of Moline,
were married Thursday evening at
the parsonage Of the First Methodist
church by Rev. F. W. Merrell.
Coroner Halves with u jury COM
posed Of II. A. Weld. II. NJ. McCos-
krin. j. j. Roach. Harry Wickman
and Frank Kluge. held an inquest
over the remains OF Charles Newberg
yesterday afternoon and returned a
verdict that death was due to acct
dental drowning.
Drs. j. P. Comegys, j. X. Hollow
bush and +. NJ. Sala were chosen
committee at the meeting OF st.
Anthony's medical corps last even
ing to cooperate with the Woman's
Christian Temperance union in the
movement to induce the city to pur-
chase an ambulance.
One of Undertaken b. +. Knox's
teams attached to a carriage beca ME
frightened near the Rock Island de-
pot this morning and took a squirt
up the avenue. colliding with tele-
graph pole and demolishing the
tongue and dashboard of the carriage.
Then the animals were caught.
It's the talk of the town. Erery-
one seems delighted with the pros
poets Of weekday excursion to
Clinton on the steamer City of Wi
mona and barge, Little Verne. The
Y. NJ. &. A. boys will be delighted
to see all their friends on this COM
ing excursion. Tuesday, Aug. II.
The Chicago Brewing company has
placed on sale today one of the pur-
CT and best malt foods ever pro-
duced for invalids, loss of appetite
or lanquid feeling. 1t works like q
charm and as an invigorator it can
not be equaled. The directions for
using are on each bottle. The malt
food can be had of any druggist or
direct from the company. The COM
pany has also placed on the market
its bottle beer in pints and quarts.
Telephone SOC, Rock Island.
"I'll go with my family, for they
need an outing" is what one man
remarked when solicited to take in
the excursion to Clinton Tuesday,
Aug. IL. The Tri-City band will
discourse delightful music during
the day. and a 1OO-mi e ride on the
river will prove pleasure to all at
tending the excursion given under
the auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. A. Don't
miss this delightful ride and visit
with friends on the steamer and
barge.
George T. Gosling, Ernest Wen
zell. q man named Ingwcrsen, Of Clin-
ton. and another will have a swim.
ming race from the Rock leland
bridge to Manhattan Beach Monday
at Up. m. William Haaee has gen.
ersl charge Of the match and Ed
Usher is starter. Oswald Schmidt
will he tiagmau. Otto's band will
furnish the music, and a number
OF boats will keep near the swim
mers to guard against accidents. 1.
will be a companion event for the
race across the river last summer
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