Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-03

All persons holding bills against
the Ladies' Industrial Relief society
are requested to send them in at
once to the treasurer. Mrs. j. P. Wey-
erhauser.
The season opened at the Watch
Tower and Manhattan Beach yester.
day, but the attendance was slim at
both places owing to the disagree
able weather.
Twenty-seven members of the
Memorial Christian church COM
posed delightfully."- pleasant bicycle
party which toured the three cities
Saturday night.
Cleaning house time is here, and
the place to buy your wsll paper,
room nouldings and paints is at the
old reliable place-Sutcliffe's Prices
to suit yourselves.
A. B. Case has been appointed
postmaster at Prophetstown, sue
ceeding j. Q Paddock. who cheer
fully lies down the weighty respon-
abilities of the Office.
Miss Mary Roehr was given a
pleasant surprise on her 25th birth
day anniversary at her home on
Thirty-fifth street Saturday evening
1t proved pleasant occasion.
Once more across the turbulent sea
Of local republican politics comes
from a distant shore the refrain:
There never was a minute
When the corner wasn't in it.
Leave orders for Bryan's book.
"The First Battle" Containing his
biography and principal speeches.
ETC., with Miss Marie Kinney. the
agent. at 2s09 Eighth avenue.
Some tar and . barrel Of rosin
caught fire at Collins Bros. shop on
Fifteenth street this morning. The
blaze was extinguished by the chem
ical from the Central engine house.
II you want to save from 25 to so
per cent on wall paper call on A. A.
Skinner, 739 Fifteenth street, or
drop me q card and I will call at
your house and show you my SAM
Piles.
Col. W. r. King has leased the
Mayer Rosenfield residence on Sew.
enth avenue for two years, and
Stuart Harperis arranging to move
back into his suburban property a
soon as Col. King vacates it.
The May festival is proving a
trade winner. Singing canary birds
all over the store, special decorations
"a May pole among them). and espec-
tally the very handsome display of
new spring goods make the sale very
attractive. Come again tomorrow.
McCabe Bros.
John Ohlweiler has received dis
patch from his partner, Henry Carse,
who is in Baltimore, stating that the
Baltimore Grown Cork and Seal COM
pany is willing to adopt the union
scale. providing that the boycott at
present being waged by organized
labor is declared off.
Go the way the crowd goes and
that way is to SATELLITES wall paper
store. opposite new court house.
Wall paper, room mouldings and
mixed paints. marked at prices o
snit the buyer. If you notice prices
on paper in windows you will find
out that what we say Is true.
The Burlington's excursion for the
st. Louis turn fest departs Wednes-
day evening, and for which the ex-
traordinsry low rate OF 81 for the
round trip has been made. The
tickets are good returning to and in
GLIDING May IL. The Burlington Of
fers the advantage of through cars,
and first class service in every par
ticulsr.
Crop Correspondent Camp bells re-
port to the department of agricul-
ture for May places the average con.
dition OF meadows May l at 80,
spring pasture 80. with the proper
ton Of powing work already done
Is per cent. and the proportion usu.
ally done so. 1t is noted that there
is more ground being seeded to grass
and clover than usual.
Everything in the line of wall pa.
per Can be bought ut the sales nov
going on at SATELLITES. Please no.
tice the paper marked in the win.
dows. Every body invited to help
carry GO DIS away. as this is a gen.
eral cleaning out sale. Goods mus,
so and will be sold for almost moth.
lug. Remember the place. Sut
cliffs's. opposite new court house.
| Dan Mcleod, the wrestler, arrived
in town today. He says he is abou,
through training. No referee has
yet been picked. though according
TO the articles, il not mutually agreed
upon. the Police Gazette should ap
point one May 1. No one knows
when he is to be picked or in fact
anything much except the price Of
admission; and there you are.