Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-27

1uUI6ub UlOCks CUkos C0un6l, narC
wood. hard coal at McKown's, cor.
ner Fifteenth street and First ave.
nue.. Phone 1198.
II you want to be strictly in it.
you will not miss it by getting one
Of those new striped suits made at
j. B. thinner & Co.'S.
Money to loan on real estate Sc
curity, terms reasonable. and no de-
LAY. Apply to George F. Roth at
jackson & Hurst's Office.
He got them in under the old tar.
i'll, but he had "bit of more than he
could chew" McCabe helped him
out Of his trouble. See ad.
A feature Of the great waterway
convention soon to be held in Daven-
port will be the banquet to be given
at the Tower Inn the night Of Oct. 5.
]. B. thinner & Co. have just re-
ceived beautiful selection of striped
suitings, the very latest, of the well
known wooden firm of E. H. Van
IDgan 6 Co., New York. Come and
see them.
Harry Carries, of New York. will
deliver q lecture on socialism, illus
trated with stereopticon views, at
Rock Island Turner hall this even
Ing ats p. m. Everybody invited.
Admission free.
Messrs. Neuburger, Heine & Cos.
sample pieces and factory end cuts o:
embroideries bought by NcCabe
Bros. at just one-third of from reg
ular price. You get them at same
price. No two pieces alike.
The bond OF T. H. Thomas in the
sum Of $25, 200, which was immed-
lately prepared and certified to on re-
ceipt OF the notification of his ap-
pointment as postmaster at Rock ISL
and, was sent to Washington Satur-
day night.
The Woodmen attorneys succeeded
Saturday In getting service on At
torney McCalmont Of the Fulton OBJ
structionists. and the motion to dis
solve injunction No. 6, which was
set for hearing before Judge Gest in
Rock Island next Thursday.
W. M. Chowning. during the past
year science instructor in the Rock
Island High school, left yesterday
morning to resume the study of med
icine, which he gave up temporarily
when he accepted the position in the
High school corps. at Johns Hopkins
university. Baltimore.
Invitations have been issued by
Mr.. and Mr. X. s. Montgomery to
the marriage Of their aughter, Miss
Annie Montgomery, aud Frank W.
bahnsen. which will occur at II
O'Clock Wednesday morning, Oct 6,
at the home Of the brides parents,
at the Grove, near Reynolds.
Miss Gusta Engvall, a young wom-
an employed in the household of
Peter N. Whetsal, of Moline, was ar.
rested Saturday night and turned
over to the Davenport authorities,
by whom she is wanted, being &C.
cused OF stealing $50 silk dress
over there.
Charles J. Munson has been ap-
pointed assistant postmaster at
Galesburg by Postmaster L. A.
Freer. Mr.. Munson has been con-
nected with the Burlington road for
upward Of twenty years. beginning
as Office boy. and being night train.
master at the time Of his appoint
meut.
X. w. Brookman, Of Central CITY,
Iowa. brother of Lou Brookman, of
this city, who recently broke the
Iowa 5-mile bicycle record. distin.
guished himself at Iowa City Satur-
day by winning first place in the
mile novice race in 2:1S4. the fastest
time ever made in tho state for q
mile novice.
The foot ball game between the
Moline and Clinton High school
elevens Saturday resulted in favor of
Moline by score of 4 to O. The
first and second elevens of the DAY.
export High school will play at the
fair grounds next Saturday after
noon. and a week from that day one
OF the elevens will play the Rock Isl
and boys. 1t is the intention of the
Davenport High school boys to play
Clinton in the near future.
DR.. F. d. Paul aud family have re-
turned from the east. Mrs. Paul
spent the summer at her old home in
Anson, Me-, the doctor joining her
six weeks ago. He also visited his
brother, DR.. w. A. Paul. for.
merly of this city. who now
has large. lucrative practice in
Boston. where he is also q professor
in medical university. DR.. Paul,
whose health had been impaired of
late, returns home greatly improved.
One OF the gentlemen in Davenport
interested in the Crescent bridge
offers to bet q liberal sum that
within short time, less time than
will be needed to take US to the mid.
die OF October, we will see a sturdy
resumption OF activities on the piers
OF that structure. 1t is rumored
that the money that has been lacking
for the pushing of this work is being
found. None OF this is official, how
ever.
Secretary James P. Donahue, of
the Davenport water works, will