Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-08
CITY CHAT.

Emmett Reeves is in Chicago.
Plenty of fireworks at Eckhart's.
The best broom-Lee's Little Gem.
Buy your red torches at Eckhart's.
Mrs. C. E. Adams is visiting in
Chicago.
Buy your red torches and fireworks
at Eckhart's.
Pound sweet apples, pears, ounces
and caulifower at Horizons.
Col. c. w. Durham and John Cru.
baugh are fishing at Boston bay.
Get in line for the grand republi-
q excursion to Canton, Ohio, Oct. o.
Dressmaking will continue at 32O1
Twentieth street. Satisfaet on guar
anteed.
When ordering carriages remem-
Der Cralle & Co. Careful drivers and
moderate charges.
Charcoal, hard and soft coal. coke,
hard wood and kindling at Nc
Kown's. Phone 1898.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Baumbach.
S3l Twenty-first street, are the proud
parents Of an s3-pound son.
Apply at the c., r. 1. & P. ticket
Office for full particulars regarding
the excursion to Canton, Ohio, Oct. 9.
Mrs. Jane Johnston, 73s Fifteenth
street, and daughter. Susie, have
gone to Pasadena, Cal, on a visit.
An important meeting of the Alt
geld club will be held Friday even
ing. All members are urged to be
present.
Crushed Java coffee 12I cents q
pound, Rio coffee IL! cents a pound.
good rice 8 pounds for 25 cents at
Horizons.
Only $40 to Canton, Ohio, and
return Oct. 9 via the c.. X. l. & r.
and b. & y. railways. Special train
of chair cars and sleepers.
The South Rock Island Bryan club
will have a meeting at the town hall
Friday evening. There will be ad-
dresses by prominent speakers.
Fred Whistler was able to be down
town today and his many friends
were glad to greet him in view of
his recovery from his recent acct
dent.
l. s. White, of the firm of Hartz &
Bahnsen company, and Miss Mar
garet Clary. daughter of Ralph
Dupay Lacoe. will be married at
West Pittson, Pa, Wednesday,
Oct. 81.
The Gordon Comedy company gave
a portrayal Of "Alone in London
at the theatre last night. This even
ing East Lynne" will be given.
Ladies will be admitted free to this
performance.
The ladies' of the First Methodist
church will hold a social Friday
evening, Oct. g., at the residence of
j. H. Wilson, 1926 Fifth avenue.
Everybody invited to come and meet
the new minister aud wife.
Louis Hetter, son of Mrs. Avis, SOP
Twelfth street, died at 5 O'Clock this
morning of typhoid fever and COM
Plications. aged IL years. The fun
eral will occur at the residence at
2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The family Of the late Charles Gre
der wish to express their sincere
thanks to those who SO kindly as
sisted in their late affliction, espe-
cially to the teachers and sisters and
for the beautiful floral tributes.
Charles Ferguson and Frank
Mielke, the boys who have been an
noying Motorman St. Vrain, of the
Elm street line, were fined s. and
costs in the police court yesterday
afternoon for disorderly conduct.
Bibles-The American Bible so.
ciety repository at the Y. NJ. c. A.
building. Bibles cheap, good and
fine at lowest prices, to be had in
the English. German and Swedish
languages. Call and see before you
buy elsewhere.
Phil Mitchell returned this morn
ing from a trip owe the B., C. K. &
N. road in company with H. H,
Griggs, G. W. Cable and A. Kimball,
Of Davenport, as the guests of Presi-
dent X. r. Cable. of the Rock Island,
in his private car.
w. W. Bradford, 1924 Forty-sixth
street, sustained q paralytic stroke
while enroute to Coal Valley yester-
day and was unable to proceed far
Their. A neighboring farmer came to
his rescue and took the disabled man
to his home in this city.
The republican clans start for Can
ton tomorrow noon. l.. II. Greer, Nj. J.
Young. w. S. Fulmer and ". H.
Stocks will 60 as the representatives
OF the Railway Mems sound Money
club; S. Lewis for the Hebrew club;
while representatives of the various
other republican organizations aud
shops will 60. Sam Arndt will have
charge of the provision car.
When DR.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Pearcs
boarded the sleeper at the Fifth ave.