Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-18
BRIEF MENTION.

Oh women OF every creed,
oh maids and mothers ana wives
II THE AkGUs sds you do not read
You're Aissing half your livss.
Stearns' bicycles.
Hard coal at McKown's.
Money to loan at Reidy Bros.
The best broom-Lee's Little Gem.
Fresh fish tomorrow at Browner &
Co.'S.
Mrs. r. G. Willerton went down to
Peoria this morning.
Splendid skating at Davis park on
the river above viaduct.
William Humphrey, Of Cordova,,
was in the city yesterday.
Six special lots 75-cent dress goods
(see ADJ at McCabe's this week.
Choice 50 cents.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge at noon was stationary at
1.50; the temperature q.
When you want to buy corn, oats.
hay. straw or chopped feed go to
Beecher's and save money.
Maj. Malcomb Mcdowell. of Chi
cago. accompanied by his son, Ham
SON Mcdowell, is at the Harper.
Capt. w. IL. Pierce. the former
Rock Islander who has been making
his home at Gilchrist. was calling on
friends in the city yesterday.
The stockholders of the Tri-City
Packing and Provision company
have decided by unanimous vote to
rebuild the Lately destroyed plant.
In the obituary notice yesterday of
the late Freeman Graham, Of Rock
ford. the name Of his daughter in this
city was given rs Mrs. II, S. Graham
instead of Mrs. Ii. S. Warner.
NJ. E. Blayney has resigned his
position as day operator at the Chi
cago, Burlington s. Quincy Office.
His successor is G. l.. Elwell, who
comes from Barstow, where he was
operator for the same company.
F. ID. Lindley. superintendent of
the car service department of the
Burlington system, was in the city
today inspecting the equipment here.
He found everything in good order
at this end of the line. rs usual.
The>>6oline city council last eve
nipe provided for three miles OF tile
sidewalk and also adopted the ordi-
nance taking advantage of the state
law and levied tax OF per cent on
insurance companies for fire depart
ment support. The latter ordinance
will be vetoed by the mayor.
1 I'll
Muscatine & Southwestern railway
have decided to prepare a compre-
hensive prospectus of their enter
prise and it is probable that G. H.
Pope, who made such an excellent
success of the one for the East Mo-
line improvement company and also
of the WATERFOWL tract for the In
sane hospital commission, will be en-
gagged to do it.
Quite number of people were at
tracted to the First Methodist church
yesterday by the lectures of Miss
Wintringer. whose talks were given
under the auspices of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. Miss
Wint-inger conducted three meet
ings-one for mothers. one for chill
dren and in the evening a mass meet
ing-all of which were interesting
and fruitful of much good in the en-
nobling work which the lady is
championing-patriotism and educa-
ton.
A reunion OF all who ut auy time
have been scholars of Hedding col
lege is to be held at Hedding the 10th
OF next June. President Evans, of
the college, who was in Rock Island
yesterday, is desirious of imparting
this fact to all the people scattered
about the country. SO that young and
old may come together on this joy
Gus occasion. Former scholars are
requested to send their addresses to
Prof. Ida Evans Haines, Abingdon.
ILL.,, who will return a program and
statement of plans. Ladies who
have since their collegiate days en-
barkei on the matrimonial sea are
supposed to give their maiden names.