Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

ried last Thursday by Rev. C. o. Nc
Culloch, of the First Methodist
church.
Owing to the fact that the new So
cial and commercial club meets to-
night the meeting of the Lincoln
club has been postponed until Thurs
day evening.
Albert W. letter, of Davenport,
and Miss Lizzie E. Fox, of Buffalo
Prairie, were married last Wednes-
day by Rev. C. O. McCulloch, of the
First Methodist church.
Rock Island lodge Is. I. o. O. F.,
and the members Of the Canton Is
escort, there being about forty in the
party, paid q social visit to Swedish
Olive lodge 58S. of Moline, last even
ing. A very pleasant evening was
spent.
As an i1ducement to the public,
the Eastern Fair will give one.half
dozen first class photographs of any
mem Der of your family free with
every IS purchase for the month OF
December only. 2107 and 21O9
Fourth avenue.
Remember the seats for the Y. NJ.
c. A. lecture course are now on sale.
Reserve your seats this evening and
tomorrow. FRS. entertainment
Thursday evening. Mrs. Charlotte
Allen Scott, Of Chicago, in the mono
logue, "In Switzerland"
The name of Robert Kuschmann
was unintentionaily omitted from
the list Of premium winners at the
Western Illinois Poultry and Pet
Stock association exhibit. Mr..
Kuschmann's pouter pigeons took
first and second premiuma.
'.Slicky" Thomas, who was knitted
at Murray's saloon by "Rsstus''
White last wevk. is getting a'ong
nicely at st. Anthony's hospital,
and it is thought will be able to ap-
pear at the preliminary hearing of
his assailant Saturday morning.
In q subsequent letter to the one
written yesterday E. J. Alberton, OF
Cuba, N. T., says that he would
be willing to wrestle Farmer Burns
Dec. 81, %. or 20 and not confine the
date to the oath, as Chr istmas eve. the
time first proposed, might not prove
an advantageous evening to have the
match.
w. +. Zimmerman will attend tc
tuning and deal in pianos only, and
he will sell all copyrighted sheet
music in stock at two-thirds off pub.
lisher's prices. This makes q piece o.
sheet music worth 60 cents cost only
20 cents, 10 sheet music three copie;
for 10 cents. 209 West Second street
Davenport.
| A quiet wedding occurred in Rocl
Island. the interested parties o
which were Paul b. Albrecht and
Miss Jennie E. Martin. They are
both from highly respected families
in Davenport. the young lady being
a daughter Of Louis j. Martin. anc
the young man son of Otto AL
brecht.-Davenport Democrat.
| Ob.erve F. j. Walz has prepared
data concerning the month of De
cember for a period Of Is years, dur
ing which time the normal tempera
ture was 2S, the warmest month be.
ing that of 1877, with an average o
AZ; the coolest that of 1876. with al
average of Is. The highest tempera
ture was IS on the oath. 1889; thu
lowest 90 below on the 9th, 1886
The average number of clear day
was z; partly cloudy. IL; cloud.
days, II.
Crop Correspondent Campbell'
report to the department Of agricul
ture for November shows the corl
product compared with last year t
have a percentage Of no, the aver
age price per bushel being II cents
The rye product is 100 percentage o
last years crop. with an averag
price of 50 cents per bushel. Tn
oats product is rated at 40 per cen
of last years with an average pric
Of II cents per bushel. The barle,
D product compared with last yea
8 shows a percentage of 100. the aver
age price being 25 cents per bushe