Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-15
TOWN TOPICS.

H"usaS hOiit. lOtten music mouse.
Lees Little Gem is the bos, broom.
Pianos. organs. Totten's music
house.
Md. A. T.. Nelson has returned
from a visit 10 his old home at Mt.
Carroll.
| Postmaster Mckinley, of Moline,
attended the funeral Of his grand.
mother at Canton. Ohio. yesterday.
Mrs. T. Grady has returned from
Chicago after . months visit with
her daughter. Mrs. Edwin Barnard.
Tonight at 7:SO McCabe Bros. will
sell 50 large tl.25 colluloid albums
ai 80 cents each, one 70 o customer.
AL old soldiers and their families
arc urged to attend the kloudike so.
ciaSlc a. Memorial hall Thursday
evening.
The Rock Island Turner society
has issued invitations 20 a ball TO b.
given at Turner hall Friday evening,
Dec. 81.
The l.. a. S. and S. OF V. will be
pleased TO have your company in a
trip 70 the gold regions Thursday
evening.
\ Philip III. Thomas snd Miss alfrida
BsckstEom, both OF this city, were
married yesterday afternoon at the
county building BY Judge Adams.
/ Tho fest of the ante-nup,lal events
in connection with the Robinson.
Schmidt wedding occurred last even
ing in a theatre party at the Burtis
given By Fay Harper.
Call at Il. Champion & Co.'S. store
aud inspect their stock Of Christmas
cards and calendars from Prang.
Marcus Ward and other celebrated
art publishers. They are more beau
tiiul than ever.
Sale OF Bulgarian cushions aud fancy
aprons for Christmas gifts, refresh
mcnts and n literary and musical
program at Mrs. j. L. Murphy's, ca
Forty-iourth street. Thursday even
evening Dec. &c Come.
Proceedings for divorce have been
formally begun by A. X. Paul, Of
Davenport. against his wife. growing
on, Of the sensational episode Of last
week, in which W. W. Haley, the
Moline music teacher. participated.
Officer George Hanna and family
leit this morning for Orion 30 attend
the wedding OF Rev. George White
and Miss Carrie McCord, which was
celebrated ST noon today at the resi-
dence OF John NJ. Hanna. The bride
is cousin oi Officer Hanna.
StJrm king ulsters made from
splendid heavy chinchilla, cashmere
lining. al tailoring. price Is so, at
Simon * Mosenielder's big daylight
clothing store. Anywhere else they
would consider as giving bsrgaiz 10
sell such clothes At $40
Jochim Ehmke and family wish TO
publicly acknowledge the many acts
OF Kindness shown them in their re-
cent affection. aud to esp ecially
thsnk Carl Kuehl, who spoke ct the
funeral OF Mrs. Ehmke. and the
members OF the Rock Island Man
nerchoir. who ssng.
The young ladies OF Grace Lutheran
church will hold sale OF Bulgarian
pillows and other fancy articles to-
morrow afternoon and evening at
the home OF Rev. j. l.. Murphy. Re-
freshments will be served and a pro-
gram rendered during the evening.
Everybody interested Is welcome.
The reading room aud dispeusary
Of First Church OF Christ, Scientist.
rwenty-third street, between Sew
enih and Ninth avenues, are open
daily except Sunday from 2to 4,
and Sunday evening from to 9. All
Christian Science literature on sale,
and competent practitioner in at.
tendance for treatment OF the sick
who are able to pay little or nothing.
Representative Prince is. keeping
house here. and will put in Christ.
mas with his family at their resi-.
dence. Another matter which will
keep Mr.. Prince here during the holi'
day recess Is the candidacy of hi:
friend, Lawrence, to become q sue
cessor Of Interstate Commerce Com
missioner William x. Morrison
Chicago Tribune's Washington cor.
respondenee.
William +. Cook. the former Ful.
ton editor. who was boycotiei out oil
the place last summer because he
had the manhood and courage 20 I'D.
hold his convictions as TO ,he right.
> eons side Of the Woodmen removal
controversy. write. The Argus tha,
the persecution Of the Fulton peopl,
has been carried to Leland. Eli,
where he Is now situated. and thai
&c 10 beirg annoyed by the e.ec. o.
anonymous commuaica,iors 20 hi,
patrons there. There are plenty o
people in Rock Island who would B,
willing 10 iudo.se the character o
|, Mr.. Cook. IS shown BY his stand Ia
the woodmen fight. Ia anyway tbs
would oTse; the cowardly method
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