Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-16

nurse. will receive calls at 815 Twep-
ty-third street. Telephone 1917.
Satisfactory references.
The Rock Island Turngemeinde
has issued invitations to q social
dance to be given at Turner hall
Monday evening, Dec. 2S.
George Olson and Miss Rosina L.
Klum, of Moline. were married at
the county clerks Office yesterday
aftf rnoon by Judge Lucian Adams.
Tonight, z to 9, in the book de-
partment. $50 finely illustrated chill
dren's story books. worth Is cents,
at cents each. McIntyre-Reck Co.
Fred Mueller, 2sOs Sixth avenue.
dislocated his left foot yesterday.
DR.. c. c. Carter attended him. The
lad will be laid up about three weeks.
Charles Aufenkamp. Of Louisville,
| Ky., and Miss Emma Day were mar
riel at the brides home in Moline
yesterday. They will live in Louis
Vile.
Louis Lun dquist was held to the
circ1it court in bonds OF $500 in Mo-
line yestei day. He is charged with
bastardv, his accuser being Miss
Wiese.
Another very special Offering in
SILKS at McCabe's, beginning today.
See change advertisement, fifth page.
Silks worth up to sl.50 for so cents
per ytrd.
Buy the kranich & Bach, the plan o
Of excellency, the only one made in
| the world which don't suff-r from
atmospheric changes, at STEMS, 307
Brady street. Davenport.
The Carpenters and Joiners'
union 166 will give ball at Indus
trial hall Friday evening, Dec. IS.
Arrangements have been made for a
grand good time for all who attend.
To more fully emphasize that their
store will be open evenings until
Christmas McCabs Bros. will give a
souvenir tonight to all purchasers
when amounts are so cents or over
Tramps fired outbuildings on the
Fejevary farm northwest of Daven-
port yesterday morning, and the
lessee, Henry Harms, who conducts a
dairy on the premises, suffered loss
of $500.
Mike .Yeargin, formerly of Rock
Island. ann now publisher of the
Oakland Ledger. has commenced
the publication of daily edition of
his journal. 1t is bright and enter
prising.
Supervisors Joseph Fitzpatrick, J.
H. Thornton and Byron Kendall.
composing the bridge committee OF
the county board, are in Drury to.
day inspecting the new Copperas
creek bridge.
The evangelistic meetings still
continue at the United Presby ian
church. Evangelist Nesbit has
gained the confidence and good will
of the people who are much pleased
with his preaching. Services begin
at 1880.
The word che" occurs but three
times in the holiday book contest
!quotation. There was no word to be
counted last evening. Two word.
Iappear in two different ads tonight
The last word will be printed Satur-
day evening.
! Mayor Knox has had the Fourth
avenue sewer flushed between TWEEN
ty-ffth and Twenty-sixth streets
A stencil, which has been circulating
in that neighborhood for severa
} days, is found to have emanateC
from the sewer, which was cloggeC
Il .&t "a l.
etc.
A dispatch from Fremont, Neb.
J announces the accidental killing OF
: Thomas j. Starkey. formerly o
Rock Island, while adjusting
a belt on a mill wheel Mon
day. The man referred to is, i
is believed. Thomas j. Starkey, VIII,
until few years ago, when h'
moved his family west, run a biz
, fruit farm in Bowling township.
According to Chicago dipatches. ,
franchise has been granted by The rom
missioners of the Illinois & Michigan
3 canal, for an electric railroad to us
, the tow path between Joliet and l.
Sale. distance of 62 miles. Tn
, projectors are said to be Warren c
Riale and Vincent j. Duncan. OF OF
tawa, who represent a capital invest
ment in the enterprise of $1,000. 600
!. and the state is to receive $22 80,
for the privilege accorded, or abou
$1,000 year. 1t can hardly be be
lieved the commissioners hav,
granted such franchise. as its lie
gality is doubted from any point
may be viewed.