Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-19
CITY CHAT.

Ash Wednesday.
Leaf lard 1t Gilmore's.
Buy . homo Of Rsidy Bros.
Insure your property with Reidy
Bros.
Shoe sale for 80 days at N. F. Pc
terson & Co.'S.
Drink Carse q Ohweiler's ginger
ale and be healthy.
Smokers will find Sweet Moments
cigarettes to be the best. Sold every.
where.
Go and be presented to Queen
Elizabeth next Friday evening u the
Christian church.
Supper from 6 to 8 at the Wash.
ington reception Friday evening at
the Christian church.
bettuce, spinach. oyster plant.
and tomatoes ct Hess Bros.
Dance ut Stodd's hall Saturday
Feb. 20. Admission IS cents. Music
by q. 4. Bleuer's orchestra.
The stage Of water at the Rock lei.
and bridge at noon was 1.35 and
declining; the temperature s above.
Rabbi Maurice Thorner. Of Daven-
port. will lecture at Y. n. c. A. hall
Friday evening at 7:S0 on 1.-THE Re-
ligion OF Heroism."
The organization Of the Daughters
OF the Globe In Rock Island 10 being
agitated. This is an auxiliary Of the
knights Of the Globe.
The body Of Charles Ege, the boy
drowned mt Cordova Monday. was
recovered this afternoon and Deputy
Coroner E.khart went up this after
noon to hold an inquest.
The cold snap has hindered the
progress of work on the draw span Of
the new bridge today. but Supt. Tay-
lor and his work men are . plucky
lot and are doing as much rs posi-
BILE under the circumstances.
Marc. the magician, will be &C.
companied on his visit to Associn-
ton hall on the occasion Of the Y. NJ.
G. A. lecture course entertainment
Thursday evening by the eminent
mandolin soloist, w. Eugene Page.
and the Riverside whistler, William
A. Mccormick. who appeared at the
Watch Tower last summer.
The funeral Of Mrs. G. s. Brayton.
whose death occurred ut Reynolds
Sunday was held this morning
from her late residence. Mrs. Bray
xoc b.A hoou III &hroo -aoL. ,.,;s l.
typhoid fever. She was 80 years Of
age and with the afflicted husband
leaves three small children. the
youngest OF which is but month
old.
Fort Armstrong chapter Of Rock
Island Of the DauY hters Of the Amer
lean Rev Tuition Is to celebrate WASH
ington's birthday at the home Of the
president, Mrs. j. X. Kimball, on
Nineteenth street, Saturday after
noon. when o program including
music and other appropriate exer-
cises will be presented, followed by .
colonial tea.
The fire department was called to
the residence Of Joseph Huber. S508
Fifth avenue. this afternoon to sx-
tinguish . blaze which had gained
considerable Roadway In . par
tition. where IL caught from q
lamp being used in fixing .
water pipe. The fire was subdued
with the extinguishers and before
any serious damage ensued.
The head officers Of the Modern
woodmen Of America. W. A. North.
colt, head consul; Maj. G. W. Halves.
head clerk; j. p. johnson, head At
torney. and Directors A. X. Talbot.
j. w. White. h. T. Smith, M. Quack-
enbush and J. N. Reece are in Moline
today. They visited the arsenal and
factories this afternoon and will be
rendered banquet tonight.
The Gordon & Gibney company.
supporting the romantic actor,
Frank Lindon, will open an 8-night
engagement ut Harper's theatre Sun
day evening. This company Is with
out doubt the strongest and best re-
pertoire company on the road. 1t
carries its own band and orchestra
Of nine musicians. The plays are
tho best standard romantic and COM
edy dramas. Prices right-l0, 20 and
80 cents.
The funeral OF Nicholas Wirig &C.
CURED ut D o'clock this morning
from st. Mary's church, where re-
QUEEN mas was celebrated BY Rev.
u Nask. Sc. Johns branch Of the
Western Catholic Union, St. An.
thony'. society aud the Columbia
club attended the services Of their
dead brother In u body. The edifice
was filed with sympathizipg friends
who came to psy tribute to the one
who enjoyed the esteem Of all. The
interment was made ut Calvary.
This increase in the past few days
overcom.s any impression that Roch
Islands population isn't also boom
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Hermann.
1909 Thirty-frst street. . boy; Mr..
and Mrs. b. Remley. 81 First ave-
nue., n boy; Mr.. and Mrs. william
Heverling. First avenue, . girl; Mr..
and Mrs. p. l.. Brown, 507 Seventh
a.