Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-15

WoAAe al kluu8 Oh Btyle6. VIII
Moore, employed at the Rock Island
depot. will prove to his friends that
he knows something about round
dancing.
At rag and wing dancing. John
Wilson, Bud Allen, Moses De Bar
and Ben Lilly will make an exciting
contest. The friends Of Ike Hart are
anxious to see him execute his style
Of Raging.
Attend the grand cake walk Thure-
day evening q Armory hall. Seats
will be arranged in order to accom-
modate all who care to attend. Ad-
mission, gents, so cents; ladies, Is
cents. Secure tickets now.
Weyman Roberts and lady, of Jol-
let; Oscar Jones, of Clinton, and
Mrs. Emma Merchant, of Minneapo.
lis; Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Thomas, Of
Davenport. graceful walkists all.
will contest for the cake.
Moses De Bar, of Davenport, and
George PAIL. of Des Moines, will
walk the old time southern style.
Moses and George say all can walk
and put on their new tangled airs.
but they believe in pacing their own
natural plantation gait.
Tho great lace curtain stock of
William H. Fletcher & Co., owing to
the death Of Mr.. Fletcher, was forced
to sale at 60 cents on the dollar.
McC abe Bros. secured large share,
as their curtain department will
demonstrate this week.
Alfred Nicholas left for his home
at Emporia. Kas.. Saturday after q
short visit here. He and his brother,
Herman Nicholas, of this city. re-
turned last week from Pen Argyll.
Pa. where they were called by the
death Of their aged father.
Everts Commaudery 10, knights
Templar, is to confer the red cross
degree on 81 candidates next Monday.
The ceremony will begin at 1850
O'Clock in the afternoon, and be fol-
lowed by banquet in the evening.
It may require part of Tuesday to
complete the work.
w. H. Munger, whose home has
has been near Princeton for the past
five years, where he has had the
direction of an extensive stock farm,
is greeting old friends in the city.
Mr.. Munger may 80 arrange his
affairs as to remove to Rock Island,
Circumstance which his friends
would rejoice in.
Representatives of the Moline Odd
Fellow lodges held meeting Satur.
day evening with reference to offer
ing site for the location of the state
home which the grand lodge pro-
poses erecting. 1t was determined
to have another meeting Thursday
night and invite the attendance Of
all Odd Fellow lodges Of the county.
The Union is particularly elated at
the opportunity to announce the
candidacy Of Harold A. Weld. j. P.
for the republican nomination for
city attorney. and takes it for
granted that Harold is now all but
on the ticket. The fond aspiration
of what is now of four years. standing,
the Union says, is to be gratifed.
The tribute on the part Of the organ,
too. is quite as fulsomc as any Of a
political nature to which it has yet
given itself up.
The February issue of Augustana
takes fall out of Gov. Tanner for
sidetrscking DR.. Josua Lindahl, who
was an applicant for the position of
state geologist. for ''person whose
reputation Is Is obscure as that of
the man in the moon. This kind of
favor to the Swedes is the biggest in
suit that the governor could give to
the Thousands Of Swedes that worked
and voted for his election" The
Swedish-American republicans of the
entire state in fact, are very much
wrought up over Gov. Tanners
treatment Of them. The Swedish re-
publican club of Moline has decided
not to send delegates to the republi-
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