Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-07
be known as Sullivan & LaughHn.

be known as Sullivan & LaughAn
union lsthers.
Fay, 2-months-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Jacobs. 2601 FIFTH
avenue, died yesterday. The funer
al occurred this morning, intermenl
being made at Chippiannock.
w. H. Edwards. of the Edwards &
Walsh Construction company. which
has the contract for the Illinois
Western hospital for the insane. sayt
the building will be under cover in
about eight days.
Another cloak maker anxious to
unload found McCabe Bros. were
buyers. II they could name theft
own figures. and that's just what
they did. 1t will pay you to &c
early this week and see.
Twin-City Typographical union
107 yesterday elected B. W. Newton
president to succeed C. w. Phillips.
John Schlemmer was elected vice
president in place of Newton. who
has hitherto occupied that office.
AS an inducement 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. 21C7 and 2109
Fourth avenue.
Button. button; who has the but
ton? Rasmussen & Free have the
buttons. You can secure one OF
yourself. vile baby or sweetheart BY
having your picture taken. We are
giving one with every dozen cabinet
photos as a holiday inducement.
Charles H. Yales' Twelve Temp
tations" company. which held the
boards at the Turner Grand opera
house, Davenport, last night. had q
special car over the Milwaukee to
Clinton this morning. There are Al
people in The company.
c. A. Steele, assistant in the Office
of F. M. Day. freight agent of the c.,
r. l. & P. was brought home from
Burlington Saturday with a broken
leg that he has had since alighting
hurriedly from a train in that city a
fortnight ago.-Davenport Demo.
crat.
1.-THE Westerner" was given al
Harper's theatre last evening by The
Players, q well balanced, popular
priced organization. The piece Wal
well handled and rome very clever
specialties we're introduced. The
company will remain three nights
longer.
The symphony Mandolin club il
the name OF new musical organiza.
ton Of which Luke E. Hemenway is
manager. The club is composed OF
Luke E. Hemenwsy and Carl Mueller,
first mandolin; William Killmer, sec.
ond mandolin; and Ed Killmer,
guitar.
c. II. Smith, q former attache OF
The ARGUS. but who now represents
the Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufac.
turing company. Of Chicago, is in
the city. MIR. Smiths house has bid
on the rubber hose contract, pro.
posal for which the council will look
into tonight.
States Attorney Searle and Circuit
Clerk Gamble today entered upon
the duties of the offices to which
they were reelected last month.
l. V. Eckhart and w. A. Darling,
the new coroner and county sur.
veyor, also assumed the reins OF
their respective Offices.
Edward Bealer, q young man who
says he resides on Second avenue
and Twenty-second street, was fiued
$25 and costs in the police court to.
day on . charge Of carrying con
cealed weapons. He was arrested in
the lower end Of the city last nigh,
by Officer Simmons.
Saturday evening between 8 and
O'Clock fire destroyed barn and sew
eral sheds on the premises of Pete,
Copeman, of Sears. A wagon, cult
vator and few other implement
were burned. The fire did no dam
age to any other property and wa
soon put out. The barn is q tota
wreck and is not insured.
John Voss this morning deposited
with The ARGUS &25 as a forfeit t,
accept the handicap challenge issue'
BY +. j. Atherton, of New York, T.
throw an amateur wrestler five time
in an hour. Mr.. Voss wants tn
match made for $50, the condition.
to be two points down, flying fall
barred. The other $25 is to be pu
up the night OF the match.
In the upper end Of Rock Islsn,
county the farmers are talking abou
George Genung's hog cholora cure
he has been making some expert
ments with a powder said to be
sure preventive. the chief ingredien
OF which was small portion of al
senic: Mr.. Genung substitutes
strychnine by mistake, and it did tn
business quicker and surer thai
the cholera would.