Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-19

Rowell's American Newspaper Di-
rectory for 1896.
Hon. E. W. Hurst. of this city. and
Hon. W. C. Allen. of Erie. spoke to
an enthusiastic democratic meeting
at Milan Saturday night.
| Misses Ellen and Lizzie Kelleher,
of Orion, who have been visiting the
Misses Egan on Twenty-third street,
returned home this morning.
Don't forget the Fay HAYES camp
Il. N. A. sociable and dance at X. p.
hall Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. Ad-
mission 10 cents; refreshments extra.
The ladies of the Christian church
will give q supper at the Twenty,
ninth street chapel Tuesday, Oct. 20.
1rom z to 3 o'clock. Supper 25
cents
The w. c. T. U. will hold a meet
ing at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
at the Y. M. c. A. chapel when q re-
port of the state convention will be
heard.
John A. Forsyth, of Cordova, and
Miss Jennie F. Simpson, of Port By
ron, were married Thursday last BY
Rev. c. E. Taylor. of the First Bap.
fist church.
The Rock Island High school
second team defeated the Augustana
boys at foot ball on the college
campus Saturday afternoon BY .
score of 8 to 4.
Frank A. Flynn, formerly with the
Adams Wall Paper company, and an
artist in the line of decoration, will
hereafter be identified with r.
Champion & Co.
Bro. johnson should take q less
conspicuous seat at Harper's theatre
in reporting political gatherings. il
he desires to be spared the embar-
rassment of being "called down"
from the stage.
The city dads meet in semi-monthly
session tonight. Bids have been
asked for putting In q $50 horse pow
or boiler at the water works, to be
opened at this meeting. but thus far
no response to the Invitations has
come.
At the First Baptist church Thurs
day. Oct. %, the famous Laing Bros
phonograph concert will be given.
Not the ordinary talking machine.
but Edison's latest improved phono-
IPraph that can be heard distinctly
in the largest halls.
DR.. Clouser, the noted French
doctor, is located at 1901 Fourth av.
enue, where all are invited to call on
him for free consultation. All cures
done by simply laying on hands
Best Of recommendations and testi.
monials can be seen at his Office. AL
cordially invited.
| You'd think half Moline as vel
~ half Rock Island were in McCabe't
today. The great October sale thai
is in full swing this week is beating
the record even in McCabe Bros. es
Enlistment. It's q saving wortl
making to buy a winters supply a
the prices that this weeks sale in
augurates. Souvenirs every day.
A sample of the ballot to be votet
at the coming election has been re
, ceiyed at the county clerks Office. I
is about three feet wide and half a
} long, but when the names are set il
in enlarged type as required by law
the document which the American
voter will be obliged to handle ii
November will be in size equal TO
two sheet poster.
Republicans had rally in Soutl
Heights Saturday evening. J. L
Hass and B. ID. Connolly spoke.
couple Of dozen members of the Nc
Kinley club escorted the speakers t,
the top Of the hill. Joe Haas hal
Q been booked for . German speech
i but he said he guessed all of hi
fatherland friends could get onto hi
i curves all right. So they let it e
d at that.
When McCabe Bros. announce
/, big sale. people flock to it. They'v
J. learned that it means low prices
piles Of cheap goods, . hustle an,
crowd of bargain seekers and bar
: gain finders all over the store
That's the way it has been today
The great 26th anniversary sale ha
u jammed McCabe's, and will crow
the big-5-store front emporium ever
:. day this week. A souvenir ever
. day-but souvenirs are nothing {
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