Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-12
CITY CHAT.


E. G. Frazer is in Chicago.
Saw your neck-see fifth page.
Mrs. Il. Champion is visiting in
Chicago.
Mrs. J. F. Robinson il visiting in
Pekin, Ill.
Rev. +. W. Merrell went to Prince.
vile today.
Drink Carse & Ohweiler's ginger
ale and be healthy.
Crushed Java coffee only 12} cents
per pound at Shields.
II you don't smoke Sweet Moments
cigarettes you don't get the best.
The banks are all closed today in
honor Of Lincoln's Birthday ma
tional holiday in Illinois.
Avoid q mean fitting collar in the
future by reading Rock Island Steam
Laundry's al on fifth page.
Miss Mildred Iglehart 10 back
from an extended visit with friends
in Chicago and other cities.
The stage Of water at the Rock ISL
tionary; the temperature 2e.
No more scratched necks from fat
neck on shirts. See id Of Rock
Island Steam Laundry, fifth page.
DIR. S. c. Plummer goes to Chicago
this evening to attend . meeting
there tomorrow Of the Loyal Legion.
The Nordens club is issuing invi-
tstions to q valentine ball to be
given at Turner hall Friday evening.
As comforting as q clear con science
"a shirt ironed at the Rock Island
Steam Laundry. See ad on fifth
page.
Send in your name and have The
ARGUS at your home every evening.
The paper with all the news on the
day it happens.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation basket ball club plays a re-
turn game with the State University
club at Iowa City Saturday evening.
Homeseekers' excursion to Texas;
Oklahoma and the south via e.. K.
& p. railway Feb. II and March 10.
Only ~ added to one fare for the
round trip.
Ex-Aid. Daniel Corken is planning
the erection OF . handsome 2-story
frame dwelling on his property at
the corner of Fifteenth street an d
Seventh avenue.
The First NJ. E. church cengrega =
tion is contemplating the putting in
Of new pipe organ. and committee
has been delegated to provide the
same at an early date.
Rock Island has a namesake down
in Texas on the Rock Island. 1t is
booming, too, an excursion having
been run to it yesterday from st.
Louis and other points in Missouri.
Attend the dance at Stodd's hall
Thursday evening Feb. IS, now un-
der the management of G. H. Stisser.
Nice crowd and good time guaran-
teed. Music by Wehling's orchestra.
John E. Lane, Of Geneseo, and
Miss Ellen Blanche Hubbard were
united in marriage this morning at
the home Of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Hubbard, in Taylor
Ridge.
Don't lose sight of the fact that
display advertisements are put in
The ARGUS for you to read. II you
pay higher price than your neigh
Dor pays it's because you don't read
the advertisements.
You can purchase tickets and
check baggage to all points on or via
the c., X. l. & P. railway at the Rock
Island & Peoria depot, foot of Twen-
tieth street. Dummy train runs to
and from upper depot for all trains.
Ticket Office open at all hours.
Blanche Lamont and Bessie Daley,
inmates Of Lou Bishops disreputa.
BILE joint in Moline. were arrested
yesterday on complaint Of the Bishop
woman, who charges the theft Of
$106. They were bound over to the
circuit court and went to Jail in de-
fault of bail.
The Stoltz two-story frame board
ing house, located opposite Sechler'a
carriage works in Moline, was fred
for the fifth time in as many days
boiD tuOIuIuks 4uie Slm0 Suc uoAuke
was confined to one bed room. It Is
0 sure case Of incendiarism and the
police are conducting an investiga.
ton.
John Stafford carries evidence OF
too much basket ball game in q
sticking plaster which ELIMINATES
his protocols. Mr.. Stafford is quite
an enthusiast and whils playing with
the business mems club at the Y. NJ.
c. A. gymnasium yesterday after
noon caught . radiator instead Of
the ball.
Today's blow and bluster, accom-
panied by q continuous snowfall, has
caused scarcely any interference &c
street railway traffice. and the rail
roads have not suffered in conse.
queace as yet. II the snow contin-
ues coming down until evening the
weather prognosticator across the
river says it will beat any previous
fall this winter.
The following shining liphts II