Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-17

/ higgins ana 0eughtefs May, LETT to-
day for visit to Chicago relatives.
Now for straw hats. Boy Us cent
quality Is cents; SO cent quality, 70
cents; 30 cent quality. 20 cents. M.
& K.
Summer underwear Of every de-
scription; prices the lowest. Stew
art, the halter. See our 50-cent
goods
Get into one Of those crash suits
and be cool and comfortable; Stew.
art, the halter, has them at all
prices.
Mrs. d. La Frenz 10 Offering great
bargains in trimmed hats this week.
Come one, come all. 1924 Third
avenue.
Miss Edna Gilman, of Davenport,
entertained rs of her friends at the
Tower Inn last night in honor of her
birthday.
The Moline Plattdeutschen society
gives . grand picnic at Huber's gar
den Saturday. June 10. All the So
cieties OF the three cities will parti-
cspate.
Watch Tower camp 1927. NJ. w.
A., gives q dance at Black Hawk Inn
Thursday evening, June II. Tickets
rs cents. Music by Standard or
chestrs.
Mrs johanna Anderson and Mrs.
Gus Smith and children left last
night for q visit to relatives at Kear-
ney. Neb.
Sergeant Francis Toucey, Of Rock
Island arsenal. who was overcome
by the heat yesterday. is reported
out Of danger.
Mrs. 4. Grady has returned from
Chicago, where she went to witness
the marriage Of her daughter. Miss
Margaret Grady, to Edwin Bernard.
The condition of Mrs. Ellen Weber
is reported unchanged today.
Charles Weber, Of Minneapolis. has
come to be present at his mothers
bedside.
The great fire sale Of tho Daven.
port Furniture & Carpet company's
stock opens tomorrow at 9 q. m.
Tremendous slash in prices to make
the goods 60.
As chief mastering officer of the
state Of Illinois, E. NJ. Wilcox. of
this city. last evening installed a
command of the Union Veterans
Union at Peoria.
Reidy Bros. are offering a bargain
in fruit farm three blocks from city
limits; will take some city property
in trade as part payment. Room 4
Mitchell & Lynde building.
The proof Of the pudding is in the
eating. You have often eaten M. &
X. buildings. You know what they
are. They are serving straw hat
pudding now. Sample it.
Reidy Bros. are Offering bargain
in fruit farm three blocks from city
limits; will take some city property
in trade As part payment. Room 4
Mitchell & Lynde building.
Charles Fiebig Is soon to lead the
annual exodus from Rock Island
toward Vandruff's island. A num-
Der Of families have already arranged
to pitch tents there this season.
Runge & Bennett deliver Black
Hawk spring and artesian water
daily. At moderate rates families
may have these pure waters instead
Of taking their drinks from the city
mains. Telephone 1918.
Reidy Bros. are Offering q bargain
in a fruit farm three blocks from
city limits; will take some city prop
erty in trade ss part pay ment. Room
Mitchell & Lynde building.
The excursion to have been made
on the river tonight under the aus
pices Of the U. v. U. has been post
poned. Those having purchased
tickets will find them honored when
the excursion takes place.
Prof. Tompkins. Of the state uni
versity at Champaign, received dis
patch from the institution today
stating that lightning had struck
the building used for the pedagogical
department and destroyed it.
Henry Sackett and Frank Strand,
Of Moline, were fined go and coets
each in the county court yesterday
for malicious mischief, to which
offense they plead guilty. and for
which they were indicted by the
grand jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Thompson, of
Mansfield. Ohio. are visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Kane,
7lS Eighteenth street. Mrs. Thomp.
son being q sister Of Mrs. Kane. Mr..
Thompson had not been in Rock Isl.
and before since 1871.
The health authorities of Daven.
port have found that the waters oil
Duck creek emptying into the Mis-.
sissippi river above Davenport are
badly polluted from the sewage Of
Mercy hospital and the Orphans
home back Of Davenport.
John Fall, aged IS, charged with
assaulting and attempting to com
NIT rape on Edna Matthews. aged ;
years, was tried before Police Magis.