Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-12
TOWN TOPICS.

Lees L1tel0 60m 10 she 000t broom.
A good time at the Turner hall to-
night.
Did you see that hump! The White
Palace Of Sweets caused IL.
Now for q nobby top overcoat. Do
not buy before visiting n. & K.
Tomorrow the coursing meet
opens at the Davenport Mile Track.
Senator william B. Allison 10 to
speak in Davenport in the near fu-
ture.
The dancing school of the Excel
sior club will be held at the Turner
hall tonight.
Clarence s. Spaulding is studying
for the Baptist ministry at the Chi
cago university.
The 14th annual session of the
great council Of Iowa Red Men 10
on in Davenport.
See that beautiful window Of Ale
gretti chocolates at the White Palace
of Sweets, 1905 Second avenue.
Money to loan on real estate So
.ay. Apply to George F. Roth st
Jackson & Hurst's Office.
Original Allegretti chocolates from
one-half to 5-pound boxes. See our
window full Of them. The White
Palace Of Sweets, 1706 Second avenue.
A grand ball will be given by
the Nashville club at Tur ner hall
Saturday evening next. Music by
Bleuer's. Tickets Is cents; ladies
free.
II you have any doubt about where
you can get Allegretti chocolates.
look at our window. They are fresh
every day at the White Palace Of
Sweets, 1905 Second avenue.
Rev. T. w. Grafton is visiting in
St. Louis. From there he goes to
attend q convention of the Christian
church at Indianapolis, and at which
he delivers . missionary address.
The steamer Bart E. Linehsn, we'll
known in these waters, struck some
thing near Dubuque Friday after
noon, and sank in feet Of water.
1t is supposed that she can and will
be raised.
On account of st. Louis exposition
at st. Louis, c., B. & Q. will sell
round trip tickets at one and one
third fare on Sept. 80. Oct: 5, IL,
IA, 19 and p. limited good for re-
turn Eve days from date Of sale.
Louis Rick, ex-city treasurer OF
Davenport, was indicted by the Scott
county grand jury yesterday for en-.
bezzling public funds. He was ad-
nitted to bail in the sum of $4,000.
The amount of his shortage is tlS,.
900.
Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Scott bid
adieu to Book Island tonight, when
they leave for New York, where they
board the steamer Bretsgne for Zu.
rick, Switzerland, where Mr.. Scott
will serve as assistant United States
consul.
The Davenport and Gilchrist base
ball mines played their last game OF
the season Sunday at the Davenport
fair grounds, and it resulted in an.
other victory for the Gilchrist nine.
l ShC 6OOA0 OCAok ~ \. 4u0 koWC
was stopped BY the umpire at the
end Of the fifth inning. The Daven.
port nine has reserved all its players
for next year. It has won seven ont
Of the IL games it played this year
and has proved to be one of the best
amateur base ball mines in this Sec
ton of the country.
The first of the .'Tour Through
England" entertainments was given
last evening at the Broadway Pres
byterian church, and greatly enjoyed
BY the young people. for whose spe'
cial benefit the series has been ar.
ranged. They we're taken "Aorosl
the Scotch Border" last evening.
Papers descriptive of the country
and its people were read as follows:
"The Roman Wall and Scotch Bor.
der. Mrs. w. B. Mcintyre; durham
Cathedral and the Tomb of st. Cuth.
bert" Miss Carrie Mixter, and
"Old York and Her Minister" pre-.
pared by Mrs. T. B. Davis and read
by Miss Fannie Cleland. Rev. Mar
quis illustrated the scenes Will
stereopticop views. Mrs. j. K
Scott, Mr.. Carlstedt and John Stew
art sang vocal numbers. The next
entertainment will be given Oct. rs