Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08

sll orders in the line of baking at .
days notice. Telephone So. H
Korn & Sons, 317-319 Harrison street
Davenport.
Ladies are invited to attend q spe
cial display and sale of Renaissance
lace work in center pieces. sideboard
scarfs. doylies, ETC., at McCabe'i
fancy goods department. Don't fail
to come tomorrow.
1t may be difficult for you to make
selection because their assortment
OF neckwear 10 so enormous-but thil
much is certain; you cannot make q
poor selection. for they are all beau.
tiful. NJ. & X. for neckwear.
Tomorrow "wednesday a large
eastern importer will have his entire
line of Renaissance lace, center
pieces, doylies, ETC., on display at
McCabe's fancy goods department.
Every article marked at special low
price.
The new Rock Island postoffice. it
is planned now, will be opened to
the public for inspection tomorrow
evening. and the postoffice will be
moved the following day. Col. W.
B. King expects to move his forces
tomorrow.
Frank Mahoney, who has been
stopping at police headquarters the
past few days suffering from rheu-
matism, was furnished Transports
ton to Cambridge today by Poor
master Lidders. Mshoney wants to
20 to Peoria.
The Moline Mail is authority for
the statement that Rev. j. C. H.
Read and Mrs. Mary L. Ryder, both
formerly of that city. have been mar
ried recently without the knowledge
of their friends, and are now living
in Galesburg.
The Edwards & Walsh Construc-
ton Company has been aw arded the
contract for plastering the admins
tration. ward A and central buildings
Of the Western Illinois hospital for
the insane at WATERFOWL. Their
price is $2.876
The Rock Island Brewing company
has let contract with the j. P. Mil
Ter company. of Chicago. for the bor-
ing Of an artesian we'll at the Huber
brewery on Elm street, the water to
be used to supply the company's ice
making apparatus. The we'll will be
about 1900 feet deep.
In the estimates of Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle. submitted to
congress yesterday, are the follow
ing items for the fiscal year: For
machinery and shop fixtures at Rock
Island arsenal. 1000; general care
and preservation of the buildings
and fences. sewers. grading. ETC.,
1000; for operating and care and
protection of the government bridge,
$l5,25O.
The final testament of L. B. Piper,
OF Moline. was admitted to probate
in the county court yesterday after
noon. Lysander B. and SyIvander
Piper, sons, are left 500 each, as is
Mrs. Sevilla Lewis, q daughter,
while Mrs. Celestia Hathaway,
another daughter, is left $50. Mrs.
Annette Carlton, of Moline. is named
executrix, and she is left his bal
ance of the testatrix's belongings.
The Moline Guatemala colonists
have decided to send four members
down to the southern country. The
men to make the trip are: w. N.
Packard. of the East Moline Engine
and Tool company, A. w. Wismer,
William and Henry Lee. They start
Thursday morning OF this week. go
ing by rail to New Orleans, and from
there to Guatamsla by steamer.
They will correspond with the rest
of the colonists when they arrive. II
the country is found as good as it
has been cracked up to be, the
others. consisting Of about q hun
dred. will make start for the coun-
try and form a colony.
The Bible Institute Colportage as.
ISOLATION, Of Chicago, is anxious to
find some one who will mate it q
mission to carry out d. L. Moody 3
plan Of looking after the spiritual
welfare Of the prisoners in the jails
and penitentiaries by receiving and
placing testament in the hands of
the prisoners of the Rock Island
county Jail and talk and pray with
them as to their spiritual welfare.
The association has q fund from
which Mr.. Moody. its president,
draws to place . book or q new tes-
tlment In the possession of each of
the prisoner class in the United
States. and Secretary Gaylord. whose
address is 80 Institute Place, Chi.
cago, would like some godly per-
son, man or woman, in Rock Island
to undertake the service here.
Cigar Makers Elect.