Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-20
CITY CHAT.
Excursion Sunday May %.
Order carriages Of Cralle 4 Co.

Excursion to Muscatine May "a.
Read Young 4 McCombs' ad. on
fourth page.
Finest turnoats and reliable driv.
ers. Cralle &c Co.
Special sale Of sun umbrellas and
fans at Young & McCom os'.
"0ur Country" matinee Saturday
afternoon at 2:30. Admission Il
cents.
Go to Muscatine Sunday. Msy "a,
on the Mary Morton. A good tiH1
for all.
Trimmed hats ut 81, 81 so and up
ward all this week at Mrs. G. &.
Hodges.
Are you looking for something
nobby in blazer suits? Try Young
Il McCombs.
Plattdutschen Bruder excursion to
Muscatine sunday May "a. Go and
enjoy fine ride.
Drop in while down town and make
Young d MeCombs' your headquar.
tiers. All are welcome.
Go with tho crowd and hear the
Edison photograph. See ad.. fourth
page. Young Il McCombs.
"Our Country" matinee at Har-
per's theatre at 2:3O Saturday after
noon. Admission 10 cents.
The Moline city council last even
ing adoped the ordinance insuring to
that city n paid fire department.
All goods at G. o. Huckstaedt's at
cost and below-goipg ont Of bust
ness TO embark in the manufacturing
line.
The Iowa State Health association,
in session at Davenport, has a BAN
quet at the Watch Tower this eve.
ming.
Mayor Knox and Health Commits
sioner Sala go to Springfield tomor-
row to attend n meeting Of the State
Health association.
Hundreds have visited Young &
McCombs' big store and listened to
Edison's improved phonograph. Why
not you? All the week.
Billy Ament's show is drawing
good crowds and giving excellent
satisfaction. Billy knows what the
people want for little money.
Carpets, furniture. stoves, ETC.,
the entire stock Of q. o. Huckstaedt,
must be closed out by July 1. on ac-
count OF going into the manufactur-
ing business.
The stereopticon show on Market
square drew an immense crowd last
night. The views arc first class. No
show will be given tonight on ac-
count OF the circus.
Rock Island Court of Honor 81
gives n lawn social at the residence
% j. II. Kerr. 3S0J Eighteenth ave-
nue.. Friday evening. All are in
vited. Take the Elm street line.
g. y. Huckstaedt has arranged to
go into tho manufacturing business
in Rock Island by July !. and there
fore offers his entire stock Of furni-
ture. carpets, stoves, ETC., at cost
and below.
Don't forget, II you want your foot
fitted In n tan shoe or oxford white
hid slippers, we carry the widths the
same ms ID all our black shoes. No
fit. no sale. FIT guaranteed. Open
until 9p. m. Dolly Bros.
The board Of supervisors in special
session today granted the American
Telephone and Telegraph company n
franchise to run its long distance line
through Rock Island county on con-
dition that work be begun within q
year.
There were few complaints Of
missing pocketbooks today-so differ
ent from the usual show day. One
man claiming Moline rs his home and
giving his name rs Thomas Shannon
was arrested charged with pocket-
picking.
Those in attendance at the dress
rehearsal last evening for "Our
Country" cannot say too much in
praise Of the manner in which the
children executed their work, which
shows careful study and training Of
their director.
Every citizen In Rock Island
should buy ticket for the Industrial
home benefit entertainment, Thurs
day and Friday evenings of this
week. No better home talent enter.
tainnent has ever been given in this
city. aud our citizens should pack
the house both nights. Admission
IS cents.
The Nonpareil Glee club. consist
ing OF X. V. Downcy, first tenor;
Messrs. Widney and Extadt. second
tenor; c. L. Lands. baritone; Messrs.
Mitch aud Lemon. basso. and II. Is.
Lemon. manager. will sing on the
excursion of the 2sth under the aus
Pices of the metropolitan Mandolin
club of this city.
60 TO the supper and entertain
ment Friday evening in the Sunday