Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
shows the eject Of It's new environ

shows the eject Of its new environ
ments.
Andrew Siebsrt, Of South Rock Isl
and. was surprised By about thirty
OF his friends last evening, the oe-
casion being the 21st anniversary of
his birth. A most enjoyable time
was had.
The young people Of the Unitsd
Presbyterian church viii give an Zoe
cream social at the home of E. B.
Mckown. corner Of Fourth avenue
and Sixth street, this evening. A
cordial invitation to all.
Runge & Bennett deliver Black
Aawk spring and artesian water
daily. At moderate rates families
may have these pure waters instead
OF taking their drinks from the city
mains. Telephone 1913.
Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Mennicke,
Hickory Grove. H.; Miss Minnie
Weber and Paul Luekens, Clsve-
land, Ohio; John Schillinger, Eden.
Iowa. and Fred Eckermsnn. of Gill
christ, ILL.,, attended the Moeller-
Strecker wedding.
Capt. Jim Boland. one of the best
steamboat men on the river, has been
succeeded a. master Of the packet,
Dubuque, OF the Diamond 10 line, by
Mike Murphy. the first mate on the
best. He has been with the 10 line
"a years, working up from deck
sweep.
Christian Endeavorers bound for
San Francisco are passing through
the city by the hundreds. A special
OF ten coaches went through over
the Rock Island at O'Clock this
morning, while there were two Sec
lions to passenger trains Nos. 5
and 8.
Rev. ]. W. Washington left yester-
day afternoon on the steamer w. j.
Young, Jr. for Burlington, where he
Will meet Rev. Booker T. Washing.
ton. the distinguished eolored divine,
and try to induce him to come to
Rock Island and give q lecture for
the benefit Of Mckinley chapel.
The families Of Frank Mixter. c.
A. Rose, DR.. A. H. McCandlass and 8.
J. Keator, accompanied by Miss Nancy
Stewart and Miss Dorrance, left
this morning for . months outing
at Belviders Park, Wis. Most of the
gentlemen will return after the party
Is comfortably domiciled for the
heated term.
The Burlington Gazette has vexed
the Davenport Democrat by an
nouncing that q curfew law has gone
into effect across the river. The
blunder 10 quite natural. People
even no further away than Burling-
ton never think Of Davenport except
In connection with Rock Island.
which city it is known to be oppo-
site.
The closing out sale of the Shields
dry goods stock started out with
boom. The doors had to be locked
several times. The prices asked for
the goods are way down and the
pleased buyers will surely send their
friends. The 16 clerks were KEEP.
busy from the minute the doors
opened at O'Clock to the hour of
going to press. This sale is bound
to be . grand success. It will pay
the reader to look over the stock.
The national. or gold money demo-
Gratis. OF Davenport, met Yesterday
afternoon at Turner hall and selected
. doable delegation to the state con-
vention. each delegate having half
vote. The delegation 10 headed BY
w. .. Schmidt. Judge Nathaniel
French, j. c. Bills, Fred Heinz and
Henry vollmer. Resolutions were
adopted condemning protective tar
III and free silver, and claiming adj
herence to the principles Of Jefferson,
Jackson, Tilden and Cleveland.
Crop Correspondent Campbell's
report to the department of agricul-
ture places the acreage of corn com.
pared with last year at 90, the aver
age condition July l being 80 per
cent, with normal yield per acre in
the county Of 40 bushels. The yield
per acre now indicated is rs bushels.
The average condition of oats il
shown to be 80 per cent, the normal
yield SO bushels per acre. with pros
pcct Of rs bushels to the acre. The
average condition of potatoes com.
pared with last year il Is per cent.
the average condition July 1, 60; the
normal yield 100 bushels per acre
with indications Of Is bushels. Po-
tato bugs are reported unusually
bad.