Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-01

Miss Clara Meese wishes all schol-
ars of the Trinity Industrial school
to attend the opening. at O'Clock,
Saturday afternoon. Oct. 5. ut the
corner Of Fourth avenue and Seventh
street.
A full line OF stone jars at the
Eastern Fair, just the thing for pick
les and preserves. All sizes from
one quart to Is gallons, ranging in
price from 5 to 8 ceuts per gallon.
Eastern Fair.
All members of the Bryan club are
requested to meet ss the headquar-
ters at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow even
ing to take part in the flag raising
at Seventh avenue and Fourteenth
and-a-half street.
John Schafer. Jr., John Schall, c.
G. Coyne and w. ID. Hall. Of Port
Byron. were in the city yesterday to
attend the Altgeld meeting. as were
j. G. Britton. of Andalusia, and j.
H. Foster. of Foster.
The concert that should have been
given Wednesday evening at the
Swedish Lutheran church by Miss
Edla Lund and the Apollo quartet 10
postponed and will be given Satur-
day evening at 8 O'Clock.
Miss Jennie NJ Warrick. formerly
stenographer for the Z. l. & p. road
in this city. was married to w. l..
Wright at Davenport last evening by
Rev. Roland Williams. The couple
will reside in Davenport.
The citizens adjacent to the vicin-
ity of Fourtrenth-and-a-half street
and Seventh avenue will raise o
Bryan and Sewall flag tomorrow
evening. which will be participated
in by the Bryan and Altgeld clubs.
Burglars entered the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs W. b. Taylor. on Ninth
avenue last evening. while Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor were absent, and ran
sacked the house. carrying off two
pair Of trousers. 81 ia money, a gold
watch, etc.
Should you not be able to call dur
ing the day NJ. & X. will be open
every evening until 9 o'clock and
will be pleased to show you the
nobby new styles. It's the best
lighted store at night or day in Rock
Island.
The fire department was called to
subdue q blaze caused by q defective
fiue in house owned by Mrs Collins
on Twentieth street, south of Fifth
avenue, this morning. A portio1 OF
tae kitchen was destroyed, entailing
loss of 500.
Otis Skinner presents "The Mer-
chant of Venice" aud katherine
and Petruchio" in complete produc-
tion with elegant special scenery at
the Burtis Monday evening. The
sale of seats opens at Fluke's, Daven-
port, tomorrow morning.
DR.. Clouser, the noted French doc.
tor, is located at 1901 Fourth av-
enue, where all are invited to call on
him for free consultation. All cures
done by simply laying on of hands.
Best Of recommendations and testi-
monials can be seen at his office. All
cordially invited.
The man who carried the eagle
for the Lincoln club in last
nights procession either lost his
equilibrium, or the bird of freedom
attempted to fly, for the man got out
Of line down nea- Hsrper's theatre
when the parade was starting and
did not get in again. He was evil
IDENTIFY too much fired with the spiri.
Of the occasion.
The Rock Island delegates to the
convention of State Liquor Dealers
! association at Streator have returned
home. John Ohlweiler was unani-
mously reelected vice president at
large, and an effort was made to have
the convention come to Rock Island
next year, and while Danville landed
it, Rock Island is practically certain
OF having it two years hence.
In the circuit court this afternoon
Ed Cubits. an Is year old lad Of Mo-
line. is being tried. He is charged
with stealing a cash register from an
unoccupied building there and sell.
ing it in Davenport. The lad testi.
ties in his own behalf, and though
unable tosprove an alibi, insists that
he is innocent. 1t may prove q very
interesting case.
For the occasion of the grand ex
hibition in the way of the head end
collision between locomotives neal
Peoria Heights Sunday, Oct. 4, tn,
J K. l. & P. will offer . rate of q TO,
the round trip. Train leaves Rocl
Island at 8 a. m. and returning start
| from Peoria at 1925. Il will be .
thrilling spectacle. the locomotive
} starting q mile apart and rushin,
4 into each others EN- brace ut tn,
highest speed attainable.
II Crop Correspondent Campbell's re
> port to the department Of agricul
: ture for September. places the aver
e age yield OF oats at 20 bushels to tn,
: acre with an average quality of s.
per cent. The average condition o
corn is ITO per cent, the norms
yield in the county shelled being 8
bushels per acre, while the vial,