Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12
company from going in has been dis

company from going in has been dis
solved.
H. H. Sievers, formerly Of Dsven-
port, now in charge Of the sdvertis-
ing department Of the Post-D Dispatch
at st. Louis, is visiting old friends
In the tri-cities.
Judge Gest has not yet rendered
his decision on the master In chan
Gerry inJunctions against the Wood
men. but ruling is hoped for before
the end OF the week.
John A. Taylor, Of Castleton, ILL.,,
and Miss Harriet Hendricks, of La
Fayette. ILL.,, were married by Rev.
c. o. McCulloch yesterday afternooa
at the First Methodist parsonage.
Among the excursionists who came
to town from Cedar Rapids today
was w. c. Albright, formerly man
ager Of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany's Office here, with his wife and
children.
The retreat Of the clergy of the
Catholic diocese Of Davenport at ST.
Ambrose college, under the charge
OF Father Elliott, of New York. ends
tomorrow morning. 1t has been
largely attended.
Special sale of high grade bicy-
cles. &25 to $S5 each. Saturday. Aug.
IA and evening, at Baker & Knox's
store, 1901 Second avenue. Best OPP
Portunity ever offered 20 buyers to
get good wheel cheap.
H. N. Stone has his forces actively
at work on the canvass for his forth
coming directory Of Rock Island.
The same painstaking care is used
As in the former undertakings by
Mr.. Stone, and the result will be as
before, q thorough and reliable direc-
tory.
Miss Josephine v. Williams, for
merly Of the Rock Island High school
instruction corps, visited friends
here today while on her way home to
Des Moines from Chicago. Miss
Williams is now connected with the
Des Moines High school.
In publishing the names Of pupils
who we're neither absent nor tardy for
the school year, the name of Master
Leon Lift, Of Grade 4, No. 4, was
through an oversight omitted. Leon
Is justly proud of his record, havin q
been perfect in attendance and pune
tuality for two years.
The Columbis club has issued in
vitations to a moonlight excursion
to be given on the Winona aud barge
Thursday evening, Aug. 10. The
invitation committee is composed of
F. Neufeld. A. Engel. c. Naab, A..
Klotz, V. Peter, N. Bredar, f. Vo-
gel, F. Erhart, A Kick.
Mrs. w. L. Ludolph. who has been
desperately i'll at St. Anthony's hos
pital for the past month, is reported
very low this afternoon, and there
is little hope for her recovery. Her
father and two sisters have been
summoned to her bedside from their
home at Rock Valley, Iowa.
All objections. II there were any,
to the Improvement Of Seventh ave-
nue. from Twelfth to Seventeenth
street, should have been filed in the
county court this morning. But
none were registered. as was the case
with the several other paving i'm
Provements which the city contem-
plates making this season.
Joseph NJ. Kell. of Edgington town
ship, was before Justice Reynolds at
Andalusia yesterday on a charge OF
selling diseased meat. His trial was
continued q week. A COW which
Mr.. Kell recently disposed Of to John
Vandeveer. the Andalusia butcher.
is alleged to have been suffering
from lumpy jaw at the time. 1t i.
said that the butcher has lit out.
The beaming countenance of Isaac
Rothschild. Davenport's veteran
clothier. will hereafter be seen be.
hind the counters OF M. & KS. store
in that city. 1t was feared by Mr..
Rothschild's many friends that hil
recent misfortune would mean hi.
permanent retirement, but he and
the clothing business have been 81
closely acquainted for so long that i,
was impossible for him to longer
remain in the background.
S. j. Maxwell, supervisor from
Fort Byron, has been heard from il
Colorado, whittier he went q few
months ago for the purpose of en-.
gaging In mining pursuits. He ha.
taken up claim near Alma. He is
away up in the air. being LOCO fee
above the timber line. Mr.. Maxwell
states that he has found gold quart,
on the surface Of his claimant
there is no telling how rich he ma,
strike it after he begins digging.