Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-31
in her official capacity as member OF
the state board Of charities.

OF tie weather the Watch
Tower opera company will present
1.-The Bohemian Girl" at Harper's
theatre this evening instead OF at the
Tower.
The South Rock Island Mckinley
club was formed at a meeting Of the
faithful Of that locality at the town
hail last evening. Anothor meeting
will be held Aug. 10 to perfect the
organization.
Is your baby sick? II so use my
bottle milk. The best. No flies or
dirt. Delivered at your house every
morning and evening. John Evans.
Nineteenth street, between First and
Second avenues.
When the Union commences to
mix politics with public improve
ments. it is pretty good evidence
that those improvements are going
to 90 through. Hence the brighter
prospects for the levee.
The will Of Nathan Boyer, made
May 90 last, was probated in the
county court yesterday. The tesla
wife, Selma J. Boyer. who is ap-
pointed executriX without bond.
Roy Franklin, the 1-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helmka, sos
Second street. died a, 1l:lO this
morning of brain trouble. The fu-
neral will be held from the residence
81 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The coroner's jury was unable to
establish the identity Of the body
found under raft a. the foot OF
Ripley street. Davenport. yesterday
morning. and the remains were III
tered at the expense OF the county.
The beautiful new steamer CT v Of
Wiuona with barge. Little Verne,
win take al excursion to Clin' o o
Sunday, Aug. 2. Boat leaves Rock
Island at 7:l5 a. m. and Davenport q!
1850 q. III. Tickets 50 cents for the
round trip.
Thirtcen-year-ol Eddie McQuaid
is lying at his home on Twenty
eighth street suffering with pair
Of badly burned feet which he sus.
tanned while playing in the Rock Isl
and railroad yards, where he stepped
into pile OF live cinders.
The meeting of the Iowa State Ba,
association ut Davenport closed las:
evening. George +. Henry, OF Des
Moines. formerly of Davenport, was
reelected president and f. NJ. Sharon,
of Davenport. was elected membsr
Of the executive committee.
General Manager w. j. Brown,
General Freight Agent Thomas Mil.
Ter, and SUPERB ntendent Of Illinois.
Lines +. e. Rice. Of the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy road, came in
on private car today to inspect tn
roads property in this locality.
John w. Bailey. of Rural. and
Miss Margaret Walker, of Wakeeney
Kas., were married Wednesday even.
ing at the residence of Robert Hu
ieatt in Bowling township. Rev. L
K. johnson, of Edgington. ofiiciated
The couple will reside in Rural.
1t is becoming quite a fad TO
ladies to ride on the front platform
OF street cars-a refreshing localit,
on these kind Of days. Most an!
, morning you can see car sail
ing up or down Fifth avenue with
fair face Illuminating the forwar,
> deck.
Alvy Hally, Of Lincoln, Net.. al
rived yesterday on his wheel 10 visi
his aunt. Mrs. j. NJ. Beardslev. II
, rode from Marion, Iowa, to Rock Isl
aud between sun rise and noon. II
proposes going on to Peoria and Chi
cago for short stays before returnin
J. home
y Divition Agent Mack, of the c., L
- & O., announces a special rate owe
his road to Salt Lake City on accour
% OF the firemen's tournament there, {
II $50 for the round trip, good goin
4 from Aug. 6 and and with return
ing stopovcr privileges west of Del
O. yer good until Aug. 81.
TT Fay Halves Camp 2sl. r. n. of A
~ will give trolley party Wednesd:
evening, Aug. 5. Everybody com
y, Tickets % cents. For sale by neig
= bors. Cars leave barn at 1850; ste
ar at Thirtieth, Twenty-third, Tive
tieth and Fourth avenues, and SIEVE
is teenth and Nineteenth streets.
I'd Now the Union had better be car
&C. full how it handles that levee il
g. provement. 1t has had time enou.
on to consider where it ought to be, a
ee it should guard itself that it do
Mt not get on the wrong side Of this
ed in all other matters OF public CO
Germ in which it has taken issue.
on Excursion on the steamer Geor
to Waters Tuesday evening, Aug.
he under the auspices Of the Oma
he club. Beside music and refre,
ments speeches will be made
-s- Adair Peasants. Esq and DR.. j.
he Morgan, of Moline. the former
"a gold. the latter for silver. Y
don't want IN mise HEARING fhis Il