Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-12

Orrin Leonard in South Rock Island.
The trolley party to have been
given tonight by Arsenal Forum ~.
has been postponed until some night
next week owing to the state of the
weather.
Mrs. Helen Platt, formerly of
Rock Island and for years . resident
Of Chicago. has returned to this city
for permanent acknowledgement
Democrat.
The Island City Cycle club post
Poned the meeting it was to have
held last evening for the purpose of
deciding on headquarters uEtil Mon
day night.
Tri-City bricklayers are requested
to meet at the Industrial Home build.
ing at p. m. tomorrow to attend
the funeral Of their deceased brother,
John Perry.
Maj. ]. M. Beardsley, accompan-
led by William Atkinson. is 1T Dam
vile today in behalf Of Mrs. William
Mcclure. whose case comes up in the
court there.
Attend the entertainment and ice
cream sociable given by the Mystic
Workers Of the World at K. P. hall
Friday evening. Juae ~. A good time
is promised to all.
Rev. j. D. Little, d. D., formerly
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church At davenport, has acce pied a
call to the Presbyterian church at
Shenandoah, Iowa.
Excursion to Clinton. Lyons and
Fulton every Sunday morning at
O'Clock on the elegant steamer, 10
Long. Tickets for the round trip 81.
Agent, T. S. Dunniag.
The Salvationists will give an ice
cream social at their hall this even
ing. "A fee OF ten cents charged at
the door. and ice cream and cake
served free to those in attendance.
The verbatim report of the eighth
annual commencement of Augustana
Business college has been printed in
pamphlet form under the direction
of Principal j. e. Gustus, for general
distribution.
Ladies, remember we are head.
quarters for the Peaslee shoes aud
Oxfords. They are second to none for
tit. style and durability. Ask for
the Peaslee shoes. Fourth Avenue
Shoe store, 1901.
Chairman T. s. Silvis, of the dem.
ocratic county committee has ap-
pointed Henry Lemburg ward COM
mitteeman in the Fourth ward, and
Peter Beck mmitteeman in the
First ward to fill vacancies.
General Manager Lardner, of the
Tri-City Railway company, is equip
ping his cars with electric headlights.
Two OF the motors are already so
provided in Davenport. one of which
belongs on this side of the river.
G. A. Hurst, of the Peaslee Shoe
company. had plucky time subdu-
ing MI. Peaslee's horse on Second
avenue this morning. The animal
became obstreperous, but Hurst
brought it down of its high horse.
Much complaint is heard about the
boys lettering about the premises on
which H. B. Sudlow's block is being
erected on Twentieth street and
Fourth avenue. There will be some
arrests if the youngsters don't be
careful.
walter Giertsen returned to Chi
cagO in company with his employer,
A. J. Babcock. yesterday. Giertsen
will be with MS again when the grand
jury meets, when he will have to ex-
plain himself about shooting Bar
tender John Lane.
There will be lawn sociable at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John
:. Rude, on the corner of Forty-third
street and Fifth avenue, SATURDAY.
evening. June 18th. given BY the
Hand-in-Hand society. Ice cream
and cake will be served.
Housewives who value wholesome
foods can do nothing better to pro-
tect themselves than to insist on get
ting the products of the Hammond
Packing company. The National
Beef company Of this city handles
nothing but Hammond products.
Mrs. j. W.Walker, Of 528 Twenty
fourth street. entertained a number
Of little friends in honor of her
daughter Anna Sibbald's third birth
day, yesterday. Those present
were Lalls Burns. Carrie Walker,
Abbie Burns, Florence Wilcox, Lucia
Wilcox. Cora Wilcox, Harold Braw-
ley, Florence Foster, Blanche Len
ington. George apd Dale Bombeck.
Davenport is to have a new paper
called "The Outlook" Charles
Eugene Banks, late city editor of the
Republican. is to be editor and Mrs.
Banks associate. The company pub
fishing the paper which is to appear
weekly. will be known as the Out
look Publishing company. The Off
GERS are: A. W. Wander veer, presi-
dent; Mrs. W. F. Peck. vice-presi-
dent; DR.. Jennie McCowen, secre-
tary, and Charles Pasche, treasurer,
with Julius fischer. w. H. Martin,
Ed Borchert, J. P. Donahue and E.
H. Ryan rs the board OF directors.
The publication 10 to be devoted to
science. literature and society.