Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-17
assisted BY Horace Huron. the

banjoist.
Steve Murphy. Of the B. 1. & P,
has been transferred to the main
line from the Cable and Sherrard
branch again. and consequently has
moved back to Peoria.
Mrs. T. W. Grafton and daughter.
Allena, left this morning for Oska.
loosa. Iowa. where they will spend
the summer with Mrs. Grafton'a
mother, Mrs. E. B. johnson.
The great stir in wall paper lines
this last week has been at the Adams
Wall Paper compsny's. There has
been q stampede for their papers
since they cut their prices down 60
low.
Thomas Nicholson has opened q
SUNNI garden In connection with
his saloon on Railroad avenue and
Eleventh street. Moline. He has
fitted it up in . neat and inviting
manner.
Thurston Osborn. of Davenport,
fell from the roof of Gaylord's groc.
cry. at Moline, which he was tarring
Saturday evening, fracturing his
collar bone He was taken home
in the ambulance.
Loihor Harms is making some
neat improvements in the way of
repainting. ETC.. of his restaurant
anu summer garden, and Gottlieb
Zwicker is consequently the most
contented man on earth.
General Manager John T. Baker
and Supts Hall and Mcfarland, of
the Iowa Telephone company, who. Q
offices have heretofore been in Daven-
port, will move to Des Moines this
week. to which city they have been
transferred.
Tonight occurs the installation of
the new order Of Fraternal Tribunes,
Drs w. D. Craig and A. L. Craig, of
Aledo. are in the city to attend the
ceremonies, sLd G. w. Galloway, OF
Aledo, supreme tribune, is expected
this evening.
Grace E.. daughter Of Mrs. Cora
Telton. corner OF Twentieth street
and With avenue, died this morn
Ing Of cholera infantum, aged s years
sud two mon hs. The remains viii
be shiPp-d to Clinton, Iowa, tomor-
r'w for interment
A memorial service will be con.
Quoted at M mortal Christian chut oh
Sunday. May 80. Rev. T. W.
Grafton. who will deliver an appro.
printe address. has invited the G. A
K. U V u, Woman's Relief Corps.
Sons OF Veterans, and all kindred or.
to attend.
A c. Dart has received from his
br"ther-in-law. Spencer Gregg
formerly OF Rock Island. and now of
Fort Davis. Texas. three pair of
beautiful paradise quail. otherwise
known as Messina quail. They are
beautiful birds, and have been placed
in Harms summer garden.
In the destruction by fire of the
home Of Charles Stillman at James.
town, near Buffalo across the river,
last friday nigh. two of the family
were seriously burned. ORGY Still
man died Saturday from the effects
and young lady member OF the
family is in precarious condition.
Go the way the crowd goes and
that way is to SATELLITES wall paper
store, opposite the court house.
Wall paper. room mouldipgs and
mixed paints marked at prices to
suit buyers. II you notice prices of
paper in windows you will find out
that what Sutcliffe says is true.
Everything in the line of wall
paper can be bought at the sale now
going on at SATELLITES. Please notice
the papers marked in the windows.
Every body is invited to help carry
goods away, as this is q general
cleaning out sale. Goods must 90
and will be sold for almost nothing.
Remem Der the place-Sutcliffe's op-
pos,te court house.
Sheriff Jones, Of Scott county. sold
the Davenport Mile track at auction
Saturday. The property embr- aces
40 acres improved with buildings,
etc. Col. G. w. French's bid Of
$4,000 was accepted. The only
other bid was that of the German Saw
ings bank, which holds a mortgage
amounting to $5.156 The future Of
the properly is unknown at present.
The Stemple fire extinguisher was
tested by Chief Collier and the fire
department Saturday evening and
proved very satisfactory. Fire was
set to a temporary wooden affair
eight feet high and eight feet square.
at the corner Of Twelfth street and
First avenue, it being saturated with
several gallons OF kerosene. Chief
Collier then called the department.
One OF the extinguishers was used.
In less than one minute the fire was
out.
Orders have como from r OK Isl.
and arsenal to the guards at Moline
bridge to shut off the remaining flow
of water into the tailrace. till for
Their orders. This shuts off the only
means Moline had of clearing the
tailrace OF sewage. Mayor S~ens-
son SAWS the order was inspired by
the Moline Water Power company to