Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29

| route makes one hOuf ana ~ min
utes quicker time to St. Paul thai
any other route from the tri-cities
The Broadway church and Sunday
school will hold their annual picnic
on the bluff near Thirteenth avenue
and Twenty ninth street next Tues
day.
Hess Bros. Just received late this
afternoon 200 baskets OF fine Mich.
gan peaches which must go tonight.
Your choice of two baskets for 25
cents.
Daniei.k Kelly leaves this evening to
| attend the national convention of the
Stationary Engineers ut Buffalo, N.
Y, rs a delegate Of Moline associa-
ton II.
Mrs. H. c. Ashbaugh and daugh-
ter have returned home to Eau
Glare. Wis. after a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. j. Il. Wells, in South
Heights.
Young men and ladies desiring q
thorough business or shorthand edu-
| cation will do we'll to enroll at the
Augustana Business college Wednes-
day. Sept. 2.
The corner stone ceremonies OF
the new hospital for the insane &C.
ours one week from today, when
Gov. Altgeld and his military staff
will ofliciate.
BY patronizing Cralle & Co.'s liv.
cry you get the best Of turnouts at
the most reasonable prices. Exper.
fenced men are in charge and only
careful drivers are furnished.
The Dickens players open a weeks
engagement at Hsrper's theatre to.
morrow evening in dramatization oil
The Cricket on the Hearth" Other
dramas from the works of the great
novelist will follow.
For the Grand Army encampment
ut st. Paul Sept. to 1 the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway will
sell round trip excursion tickets at
very low rates. For particulars in
quire OF ticket agents.
Mrs. Harroon. . resident of thu
Seventh ward, had Edward Young, {
foreman OF one OF the arsenal labor
ing gangs, fined $3 and costs for &
breach OF the peace in the polio,
court today. Young lives in Moline
The beautiful new steamer City o
Winona and barge, Little Verne. viii
take an excursion to Clinton Sunday
Aug. 80. Boat leaves Rock Island a
a. N. and Davenport at 1880 o. m
Tickets SO cents for the round trip
1t was announced last Sunday thai
there would be no preaching at tn,
Broadway Presbyterian church to
morrow, but DIR. j. &. Taggart. o
East Liverpool, o., who is visiting II
the city over Sunday, will preach TO-
morrow morning.
| }. G. Taggart. d. d.. of East Liver
pool. o.. is the guest OF DIR. ant
Mrs. Plummer. DIR. Taggart is ,
brother-in-law Of Mrs. Plummer. anC
is on his way home from the annua
institute OF the Young Peoples
Christian union at Omaha. ..
William McEniry, OF this city
and f. ii. Kempster, Of Whitesid,
county. made addresses at this morn
ing's meeting Of the Tenth congress
sional district silver men at Pros
pect park. The meeting conclude.
with procession and speaking OF
Market square in Moline this even
ing.
Band concert tomorrow afternoo,
and evening at the Watch Tower
Schubert Symphony club and lad
lquartet Monday and Tuesday. Crane
musical treat. Comic and serious
recitations. Vocal and Instruments
solos. Mirth and music. Master
Tommy Purcell, the boy violinis
and musical wonder.
| Harvest excursions via the Chi
cago. Milwaukee Il st. Paul railwa,
Sept. ! to South and North Dakot:
and to other states In the west
northwest and southwest. at one far
(plus S2) for the round trip. Ticket
will be good for return any Tuesd
or Friday within 81 days from dat
OF sale. For further particulars ap
ply to any ticket agent Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
Mr.. Hurst, one Of the Peaslee Sho,
company's travelling representatives
went to Chicago this morning accom-
panied by his sample case. Mr.
Hurst says business on the road i
unusually slow in his line, especiall
at this season Of the year, when mer
chants generally purchase their win
ter stock. He says it's an off yea,
Mr.. Hurst says the factory is KEEP
busy. however.
The woodmen Transact IN.
While the transfer has been mad