Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-24


afternoon. Col. c. w. Durham has
been elected Official scorer.
Frits Ohlweilsr plead guilty to en-
bezzlement In the circuit court this
afternoon, and WAS sentenced to the
Psnitsntisry BY Judge Bigelow.
Only few responses have % far
been made to TIE Argus I'D contest.
These Who intend competing would
do well to get them up ct once.
Call At Byrnss 4 Co.. . and inspect
the beautiful line Of now ribbons
Just received from New York, suita-
BE for trimming organdy dresses.
Mrs. STAT Capt. Harris and Mrs.
Capt. Stetson will conduct special
meetings NJ Salvation Army barracks
tomorrow and Wednesday evenings.
You will get an idea Of what M. &
K. are doing in Davenport bv read
ing their al on page one. You will
know all about it by attending their
sale.
Henry Herdi. . young farm hand,
81 years Of age, living in Cleona
township, Scott county. Iowa, sui.
cidsd BY hanging Saturday after
noon.
To decorate your homes nicely and
oheaply see the Adams Wall Paper
company 1t their big spring sale that
10 still on. Paper cheaper than ever
before.
r. II. M-cMnllen. formerly Of Rock
Island, where he was identified with
the Brush Electric Light company. is
here from Cleveland, Ohio, calling
on old friends.
James Flynn and r. Fleming.
two Of the Lewis Roofing company's
new foremen, arrived from Chicago
Saturday. Their families will join
them later on.
NJ. s K. will open their new Day.
export store, 115-117 West Second
street, Davenport. Wednesday. As
Q uvenirs they will serve Simon's
dollars for 81 cents.
Owing to the absence Of Rev. 1.
w. Allen, Jr., Rev. j. w. Washing
ton, Of the African Baptist church
will preach at the Aiken street
chapel Tuesday evening.
Mrs. William Nixdorf, of Sher-
fard, who died last week, was not, as
heretofore stated in TIE ARGUS cor.
respondencs. a sister of the late Fred
kuschmann. the Bastian farm victim.
A deaf and dumb prisoner in the
Cam bridge Jail succeeded in kicking
up quite racket yeste day, giving
the jsilor considerable of . tussle,
and upsetting things generally be-
fore he was finally overpowered.
Hon. and Mrs. E. w. Hurst de-
parted this morning for New York,
where they will be Joined by Mrs.
Morris Rosen6eld and children, the
party to sail Thursday on the
steamer. First Bismarck for kurope
to spend the summer.
w. r Bettendorf, the Davenport
man ufa"turer, is to submit to the
Business Mems association there
the plans Of an immense manufac.
turers' building to be used in the &C.
commodation Of present industries
and the encouragement Of others.
A horse belonging to T. E. Scnind-
Ter. while turning the corner of N ne
teenth street and Second avenue on
mad dash Saturday evening, was
brought to . standstill in q novel
manner BY Warren Rsck. He Jumped
out In front Of the animal and opened
up IN umbrella. That did the bust.
ness.
By mistake. William Bleuer. an
attache OF McNevin & Gansert's
wholesale house, took . mouthful of
oArbolic acid from . bottle which he
thought contained q fluid which he
used IS q gargle. His mouth was
badly burned. Fortunately he did
not swallow any Of the acid.
Jack Martin has opened saloon
on Front street. Davenport. He has
Transferred his license to Charles
Wulf. who opens . saloon on Fourth
avenue and Fifteenth street. Mar
tins old stand on Third avenue and
Seventeeth street will be condu
temporarily rs billiard parlor.
4uo icEIN 0uCA CTcke fIOh ItS
mosrings yesterday morning and was
taken out into the stream by the
wind The Augusta. with . load 81
passengers aboard. struggled with
the dock about an hour before sue
ceeding in landing it. Quite an ex.
citing time was had of it. and was
particularly enjoyed BY those who
were in u hurry.
Reports are prevalent Of negotia-
lions between the c., B. & Q and the
Fri City Railway company for the
purchase by the former Of the site of
electric power station In order to
give it more yard room, and of the
removal Of the power plant either to
Rock river or Moline. but these
rumors have not yet been verified by
reliable sources and ere probably