Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-09
BRIEF MENTION.
Watch The ARGUS wants.

atCu he AkGUs wants.
Merrill pianos. Tosten music house.
The best broom-Lee's Little Gem.
Candies, fruits and nuts at GIG
Seventeenth street
Howard mandolins and guitars
Totten's music house.
Prof. A. p. Bodfors' concert at the
First n. E. church occurs Friday
evening.
Agent L. II. Greer, OF the Milwsu-
kee, is visiting his brother at Lewis
ton, MINI.
The best aud pures. candies on
sale tomorrow at Young & McCombs'
their own manufacture.
The ladies o: st. Mary's church.
Moline. give bazaar aud festival in
the Fisk building. Fifteenth street.
tonight and tomorrow evening.
William j. Scinwerth. western
passenger agent. and Carl Hove.
travelling freight agent, Of the Michi.
gan Central. called ON local railway
officials yesterday.
Tickets for the organ recital of the
First NJ. l.. church Friday even
ing are on sale at To;ten's ,nusi.
honsc. the N. =. Bshnscn. Won koeck-
ritz drug stores and the Y. m. G. A.
The ladies' auxiliary Of The Inter.
national Association Of Machinists
will hold its regular meeting to,nor.
row afternoon al the home of Mrs.
Homer Ti,ton, 2sc9 Seventh avenue.
Moline.
The regular monthly meeting of
tie Ladies' Industrial Relief society
will be held at o'clock Saturday
afternoon 1T the old No. s school
building. A full att. ndance 4. de.
sired. as business OF importance
must be transacted.
Button. button; who has the but.
ionp Rasmussen 4 Free have the
buttons. You can secure one al
yourself. wife baby or sweetheart by
having your picture taken. We arc
giving one with every dozen cabino,
photos as holiday indueemcnt.
Lillian, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Burton, $50 Fifth And-s-hali
avenue, entertained about forty little
friends In honor Of her 10th birthday
anniversary last evening. The
guests were royalty entertained by
their little hostess, who received
numerous presents.
William Drury, n resident of Mer.
Ger county since 1884, and one of the
widest known pioneers Of this sec
tion. is lead at the age of sc years.
He was q native OF Milton. Ind. and
leaves vast fortune. the sole heis
to which, IL is said, is Hon. Calet
Lewis. his father-in-lsw.
c. ID. Gordon and Thomas Con
veil. IL Cabte. have gone to Colo
rsdo on tour Of inspection of the
Spring Gulch Gold Mining com.
pany's property there. The com.
psny, in which several Rock 1slasd.
ers are interested, has valuable
property in Colorado. including the
famous Banty mine.
The small boy Is after the English
sparrow. City Clerk Huesipg has e.
sued orders for the payment Of :
cents q head for this many ALREADY:
Walter Todd. 81; John Behci. I6;
Rob rt Hoffman, 80; Bcnnic CundiG,
l6; Elmer Johnson, IL; Amos Skin.
ner. &c; Harry Long. 81; Blame Bied.
soc. is: Guy Leech, 81; Frank Car
roll. So; Anthony Fassnacbt. 90; Joe
Deisenrotk, SO; Joseph Forsberg. 81 /;
Harry Holdorf. Sc; Parker Gale. IL
The annual EPworth league con
vention OF the Rock Island distric,
Is TO be held in the Methodist church
At Orion Dec. IS. % and 30. Among
those who are on the program arc
Rev. G. q McCu.loch and Miss Dol.
lie Cool. Rock Island; Rev. r. W.
Thompson. Port Byron; Rev. J. A.
Afford. Hampton; Miss Nellie Has
kell. Reynolds; Miss Mary Chadwic
Miss Carrie Altz. Rev. J. 7. Robin
son. Moline; Rev. w. j. ward. Col
ona; Rev. j. B Huttcr. Milan; Miss
Bessie Head. Galva.