Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-30

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Lunch. White Seal tonight.
Hynes sells Gymnasium shoes.
G. A. Rose IL home from Ohio.
Lees Little Gem 10 ~ beet broom.
4 lovely lunch ct the White Seal
tonight
Eberhart tunes, regulates and re-
pairs pianos.
Carnations ~, cents and roses IS
cents . dozen st Eckhart's.
Don't forget the grand prise ball
at Turner hall this evening. Tick
cts IS cents.
Don't miss the great FIRE scene in
''Inside Track" ct Harper's theatre
Sunday night.
The alleged presence of Mrs. Luet-
grit in Davenport has been found BY
the police to be . fake.
Tho W. c. T. q. will hold its reg
ular meeting in the 7. NJ. c. A.
chapel Tuesday. Nov. 2. at Sp m.
First class and up-to-date second
hand store directly across the street
from The ARGUS Office. Johnny
Jones.
A lady cyclist fell from her wheel
at the arsenal approach of the Rock
Island vladuct yesterday and was
severely injured.
Remember doors open for business
Thursday, Nov. 4. Grand opening
Saturday, Nov. 6. at Liepsld's, Klug-
Hasler building. Davenport, Iowa.
Monday. All Saints day, there will
be celebrated and reading of the Dip
tpchs at Trinity church at 10 .. m.
with monthly meeting at 1880 p. m l..
Two delightful nutting parties
we're given this week. one by Mrs.
F. c. A. Denkmann, and the other
by Ed Denkmann, the parties going
down the river on . steamboat.
The il dustrial fair was largely at
teudt d last evening. The manner.
choir sang, and the lady and gentle.
men Turner's gave q fine exhibition.
The coiored folks will entertain to-
night.
Fred C. Schmid left this morning
for Colorado Springs, where he will
remain in hopes of recovering his
health. which has been very poor the
past year, but which has more re.
Gently showed signs Of Improvement.
H. D. Sears. a travelling salesman
for Rockford house, registered at
the Hotel Allemania. Front and Main
streets. Davenport, Thursday. He
retired last night at 1880 after play
ing cards in the hotel bar room. At
9 O'Clock this morning he was found
dead in bed. 1t is q supposed case
Of suicide.
With the first of the month some
changes are to be made in the work.
Ing force Of the postoffice. Night
Mailing Clerk d. F. Krell is to be-
come day mailing clerk, and John
Lafkin, who has been assistant day
mailing clerk. assumes the duties OF
night mailing clerk. Assistant Post
master @. r. Olson will, in the dis
charge Of his duties as chief clerk, as
sist the day mailing clerk.
Observer G. E. Hunt, of the wealth.
or bureau, has compiled from his
records data concerning the month
Of November, and covering . period
Of 26 years. The mean or normal
temperature was 81; the warmest
month was that OF 1873, with an Az.
erage Of ~; the coolest that of 1880
with an average of 81. The highest
temperature was 20 on the LIST. 1888;
the lowest 10 below on the 29th,
1891. The average number of clear
days was 8; partly cloudy. 10; cloudy
days IL.
John Rentx, of this city, has been
appointed engineer at the Illinois
Western hospital for the insane ct
Watertown by Supt. Taylor. Tie
salary is 200 per year. The ap-
pointment 10 popular one. MI.
Rentz 10 IN excellent mechanic. be-
ing alike an engineer and machinist,
and has of late been working at the
latter trade at Rock Island arsenal.
He had the endorsement of several
labor organisations, including Ma.
chinists' Union No. SS8, OF which he