Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-01

candidates spoken Of in addition to
those mentioned Saturday are c. w.
Negus in the Second, and Robert /
Lynn in the Sixth.
J. E. Montrose, Of Chicago. ar
rived at the Harper last evening for
short business visit. Mr.. Mon
trose IL now . member Of Of the
Rives 4 Montross company. Of Chi
cago, importers Of sponges. etc.
There is to be . tri-city cake walk
at the Rock Island roller rink Mon
day evening, March 8. for the bene-
fit OF the First Baptist church. Il
promises to be . genuine old fash |
Toned southern peoples cake walk.
J. T. Staftord's friends are making
An earnest canvass in his behalf for
the democratic nomination for police |
magistrate, and he will probably 90
before the convention for such Office,
instead of that Of justice Of the
peace.
Peter c. Nelson, of Sheffield. and
Miss Ida Carlson. of Moline, were
married Saturday afternoon at the
brides home by Rev. J. L. Murphy,
of Grace Lutheran church. The
groom is employed ut the Harper
house.
Once q Month, . st. Louis publ
cation, in its issue for March devotes
considerable space to an illustrated
write up of Rock Island and Moline
and Rock Island arsenal, together
with complimentary reference to
representative citizens here.
Miss Ella Wright, daughter of A.
J. Wright, 3106 Fifth avenue. enter
tanned IS young friends in honor Of
her 10th birthday. All had q very
enjoyable time. Refreshments were
served. Many tokens of remem-
brance were left. The little miss
proved herself model hostess.
Lieut.. Col. Francis w. Parker,
commanding officer of Allegheny
arsenal, Pittsburg, Pa, who died
Feb. %, served as assistant COM
manding officer Of Rock Island arse
nal from 1868 to 1869. Capt. M. J.
Greslish. formerly of Rock Island
arsenal. is now in command of Allie
/ gheny arsenal. and will remain so
| uutA SoA' L "a AoS S1OSoScoA -
r named.
Mayor Knox has letter from Seitz
& Manson, Of Dubuque, manuiac-
turers of overcoats, jackets. pants
and shirts, who ask what inducements
Rock Island would make for them to
remove their factory here. The
mayor answered that Rock Island
, always had q welcome hand for new
industries, and would use every
honorable means to secure them, and
{ suggested that seitz & Manson come
down and look the city over. explain
the merits of their enterprise, and il
. it is worthy he assures them that the
people Of this city will take the mat
. ter up.
John Kulpar, an old gentleman, in
moving from Davenport to Coal Val.
ley. had narrow escape at the Fiji.
, teenth street crossing. Moline. Satur.
day evening. One Of the gates be.
looming suddenly disabled refused to
work, and Mr.. Kulpar drove hi
team into switch engine, which
WAS coming down the track. The
engineer brought the locomotive to 8
standstill as soon as possible. The
horses were scratched up little and
: the harness disarranged, but further
than this there was no damage
Mr.. Kulpar jumped from his wager
when he realized the situation, bu,
, he was not hurt.
. Such splendid showings are Away
made in the annual statements Of thu
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
b. company, Of Hartford, that It il
, scarcely necessary to particulariz'
any one Of them above another. Th'
51st annual financial exhibit for 1896
. now published, is no exception to thu
4 rule. It demonstrates the company
/. prosperity, showing gain in income
assets and surplus, an increased divi
dend earned. and, taken altogeth or
: a development of strength that sur
. passes any increase in liabilities
:. More than this, there was decfeas
. in the cost ct insurance and the rati'
of expense to income that was an in
70 crease over the usual average o
ID about one-half Of per cent. Whe,
10 we look at the receipts, nearly 50,
IN 00O. 900. the expenditures, $7,715. 131
and the surplus. Jan. /, 1897. o
ID more than $7,15S.297. We see hoy
D splendidly the company's affair
Or have been managed. A glance q
z the figures in the statement wi
clearly show this.