Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-26

evening. Instrumental and vocal
music, readings, tabieauxs, etc.
Ali for ten cents. Come and have o
good time.
Ben OFT, one Of the newspaper fra
ternity Of Geneseo, was in the city
yesterday and made THE ARGUS q
pleasant call. Besides being a hus-
tier. Ben has pleasing way that is
all his own.
The board of supervisors is in ses.
sion this afternoon to dispose of the
court house furniture question and
TO probably consider an appropria-
ton to defer the expense of an inves.
tigation Of the Bastian premises.
A party Of Rock Island young peo-
pie surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Bert.
Brockett at their beautiful new home
on Grand avenue. Davenport,
Tuesday evening. 1t was complete
surprise and jolly occasion.-Dav-
export Democrat.
At Gus Englin's, the tailor. at %
Seventeenth street, children's, bows
and youths trousers, coats and
shirts from patterns for any size OF
age. These patterns are gotten up
from proportionate measuring and
will sustain any test that may be ap-
piled.
A delightful dancing party was
given at Turner hall last evening by
the Damen Turnverein. Some fifty
couples were in attendance aud the
hours were whiled away in the
merry dance to the strains Of Bleuer's
orchestra. At midnight supper was
served.
Fred Woltmann. the jeweler, has
moved into his new storeroom next
door to his former location at 1907
Second avenue. The new room is
finished up handsomely and gives its
proprietor q better scope in display
ing his line of goods that is in itself
a feature.
No action was taken at the meet
ing of ladies interested in relief work
at the Association chapel this morn
ing. The question as to how this
line OF work will be followed the
coming year will be decided at the
April meeting of the Industrial Re-
lief society.
The Hearty Star club was en-
tertained last evening at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Krell on
Seventeenth street. The winners
OF head prizes were Joseph Scherrer
and Mrs. Robert Reuth and the con.
solutions were taken by Chris Gaet-
jer and Mrs. DIR. +. NJ. Sala.
The third piano recital of the Con.
servatory of Music was given last
Tuesday night by Miss Louise KEEL.
logg. Miss Kellogg possesses rare
aud magnificent ability. Her con.
ception is fine. her execution always
superior and powerful. her memory
unusually good.-Chicago Inter.
Ocean.
Reynolds republicans have placed
this ticket in nominations: Clerk.
James Sperling; assessor. Charles
Iitterington; collector, Matthew Cut
Ter; commissioner. William Miller
school trustee, W. II. Doonan. A
township C mmittee composed of T.
Z. Lewis. DR.. Cozad and j. l.. Harris
was named.
Telephone information from Nor.
rison today is that the case is pro.
ceeding slowing. although the city
seems TO have the upper hand, the
objection raised by Col. Curtis being
overruled, while those made by the
city are sustained as n rule. The
first witness for the city was placed
on the stand yesterday.
This evening at the Rock Island
High school occurs the entertainment
for the benefit of the High school
library, given under the direction OF
Miss HellpenstelI. the instructor in
German at the High school. An en-
ceedingly entertaining program has
been prepared and will be presented.
The affair is deserving OF large at.
tenc auce.
Mrs. Thomas j. MedilI, the aged
mother of ex-Mayor Il. j. Medill, fell
down stairway at her home in
Milan Tuesday evening and received
severe shaking up. Happily all
fears ut first entertained that the &C.
cident might prove serious owing tc
Mrs. Medill's advanced years have
vanished and it is now thought she
will get along all right.
James Mccormick had a thrilling
experience Tuesday while in the
course of his duties as a workman or
the Rock Island bridge construction.
He was stationed on the trestle work
below which is the large turn table
| on which the draw revolves, when he
was deprived of his balance through
an accidental collision with anothe.
employe. He descended headfore
most and but for his presence Of
mind would have probably met death
by striking the iron work about
twenty feet below. Half way down
Mccormick caught hold of a rope
and when his fellow workmen wen,
looking for what they feared would