Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-10

tured right leg. which he sustained
while hanging on the rear Of .
wagon, his limb being caught in the
wheel.
| Now is the opportunity to see the
most complete assortment of wall
paper ever shown in the city. Hubble
& Anderson.
S. Witherell, electrician of Fort
Madison, Iowa, is putting his bank
protection 81 stem 10 the kock Island
National bank.
| Knox's undertaking establishment
has just received q consignment Of
metallic flowers and designs that are
something artistic.
Sweet milk, cream. buttermilk,
skim milk and whipped cream for
sale on Nineteenth street between
FRS. and Second avenues.
Sutcliffe says he is satisfied with
his past weeks business, and that it
won't take long to clean out the en-
tire stock. il it still keeps up the
same pace.
Alfred Yates. accompanied by his
brother, Thomas Yates, left Satur-
day night for st. Louis, where he
will embark in the plumbing and
heating business.
Look out for paint, also good quail.
ity and reasonable prices. Huboe &
Anderson can supply you. They
also handle large line Of wall pa
per and room mouldings.
Business has been rushing at SUIT
cliffe's wall paper store the past
week, and it won't take long to un-
load. Come and do your buying
while you have a good chance.
Seventy saloon licenses for the en-
suing six months have thus far been
issued. The latest renewals are
Henry Kale. Henry Geisler, H.
Schmacht, P. P. Pfaff. NJ. Mckinney
S. Mcmahon. DR., Harper house.
The congregation of Trinity church
worshipped in its reirescoed edifice
again yesterday. the church walls
having been handsomely decorated.
The new Castleman altar, it is ex-
pected, will be in place by next Sun
day.
Herman Hansen and Mike Mintz
have formed partnership under the
firm name OF Hansen & Mintz and
have gone into the bicycle manufac-
turing and repair business. having
rented quarters in the Y. M. c. A.
building.
Mrs. John Burns, better known
/ "a Id -
cago at the Adams house. She went
to bed and turned on the gas. She
was a character about Rock Island
for about q year, going to Chicago
several months ago.
Brakeman O'Donpal, OF the Bur-
lington, has been called to Vermont,
H.. by the distressing news of an
accident which befell his father at
Beardstown Saturday, when he was
run down by switch engine, having
both his legs severed.
The organizers Of the new order
OF Fraternal Tribunes announce that
the 500 applications for member
ship necessary to obtain the charter
have been obtained. The Rock ISL
aud Home Tribunal will be insti-
tuted May IL. when the degrees will
be exempliiied.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
commenced in the circuit court
against John Korb, Of Pleasant VAL
ley the plaintiff being +. j. Evans. a
neigh boring farmer. Korb alleges
that while returning home one sum
day night in a road cart he was run
down by Evans, who was in a buggy,
was thrown out and sustained two
broken ribs and had tooth knocked
out.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Industrial Relief society was held
Saturday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. A. M. Blakesley. The officers
reports were received. A nomina.
ton committee. composed of Miss
Carrie Gregg, Mrs. H. B Sudlow and
Mrs. W. B. Ferguson, was appointed
to submit q new list of officers to be
elected at the September meeting,
the old officers to serve until that
time.
Rev. H. c. Marshall received q
, dispatch this morning from Grove
City. Pa, announcing the death OF
his father. Hugh Marshall. As he
had had no word Of his illness, his
death must have been sudden. He
! had just passed his SD birthday. and
7 leaves q wife and eight children
Owing to the approaching genera
I assembly OF the Presbyterian church
D in Rock Island, which is now engag
0 ing his attention constantly, Mr.
Marshall fears he will not be able t.
b 60 to Grove City.