Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-23

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mission free. An Offering will be
taken up after the entertainment.
Dan Stuart's great veriscope of
the Cor oett-Fitz simmons fight will
be seen at Harper's theatre Thurs.
dav, Friday. Saturday and Sunday
| next.
The first tally no party leaves Dav-
export at 4 O'Clock this afternoon for
the Watch Tower. It is given by
Messrs. Litt'g and Roberts, of that
city.
A stranger rented q as wheel at
W. j. kerr's livery Saturday after
noon-and up to the present writing
neisher man nor wheel has been
heard from.
Mrs. Silas Sprague has gone to
Colorado for the benefit of her
health. She is accompanied by her
son. Silas. and daughter. Mrs. J. A.
Bender, and son.
Larry Fender. who is yardmaster
for the Pittsburg. Fl. Wayne & Chi.
cago road at Chicago. Sundayed in
the city with ais wife and children.
who are visiting relatives.
Phil Mitchell was quite severely
bruised in being thrown from his
wheel on Eighteenth street Saturday
afternoon "a q result of collision
with DR.. F. d Paul's buggy.
The new court house at Clinton,
Iowa. will be dedicated Thursday Of
his week. and a special invitation
has been extended to the Rock leland
board Of supervisors to be present.
Four great days of racing opens
tomorrow at Davenport. Rock ISL
and trains to carry you. Vehicles
free. Tuesday and Wednesday. la
dies days. when the fair sex are free.
Rev. DR.. George W. Gains. of Chi
csgo. presiding elder of the African
Methodist church of this district,
breaches at the A. M. E. church. cor
ner of Fourteenth street and Fourth
avenue, this evening.
Camp Black Hawk. which has
been holding forth east of the Tower
for several weeks. broke up yester-
day. the boys all returning to their
homes 10 the city with tanned faces
and sharpened appeti.es.
The frat annual outing of the bar
hers If the three cities was he at
Black Hawk grove. in Davenport.
yesterday. The tonsorialists took
along their families and we'll filled
bs.kets. and had an old fashioned,
royal good time.
A team belonging to Dr. H. j.
Huyett, OF Milan. INDUCED in q
lively little runaway on Eighteenth
street between First and Second ave-
nues yesterday morning. but beyond
the smashing Of a wagon tongue no
damage was done.
Tomorrow the meeting opens at
the DsVenp,rt Mile Track W I'll three
good races-the 2:40 trot. 2:35 pace
aud 2:17 trot The latter will be q
b INNER. Don't fail to be in attend
auce. Tuesday and Wednesday, Ia
dies days, ladies free.
Charl les, son OF Mr.. and Mrs A. j.
rsy lor, Of Nineteenth street. was
knocked down by a bicyclist Satur-
day, and received q cut in the face
and was bruised about the body. Dr.
q Z. Barth attended the little fel.
low. whose injuries are not OF q seri-
Gus nature.
George +. Roth has a letter from
Hon f. w Hurst, dated Geneva, In
which he states that he will sa,l
f'om Liverpool IN the Campanis
g.
reach home about the 10th. The
bicy Gle tour of France, in which Mr..
Hurst accompanied Hon. B. r. Cable,
has proven enjoy able in the highes,
sense.
| Invitations have been issued to
the marriage of Simon Lewis. junior
m. m Der Of the firm of Morris &
LIE Wis, Of this city. aud Miss Thresa
Furste" berg. which will take place
Sunday. Aug. 20, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sol
Fursten berg. 4l2 East Second street,
Ottumws. Iowa. Rabbi COPELAND, oil
Chicago. officiating.
i DR.. Elizabeth Ford Moran. Of Chi.
cayo. deputy high chief ranger and
/ UAulht oA VI 'u0 W.
Catholic Order Of Forresters. 10 in The
city for the purpose OF instituting 9
court here. She addressed q meet
ing Of ladies at St. Joseph's schoo
yesterday. Another meeting for al
the Catholic women Of the city will
be held at the school tonight at 8
O'Clock.
| The Salvation army is arranging
to give a picnic at Rodman's grove
next Wednesday to the poor childr-I
Of Rock Island. and has made the
necessary arrangements in the mat
ter Of street Car accom- modations
ETC., but il still IN need, not only Of
provi-ions. but OF proper clothing
for some Of the children. who cauno,
otherwise 60. 1t is expected tina,
100 children will attend. aud geo pie
having either pr. visions or clothing
to contribute to the noble undertak
ing should notify Capt. Bernard, o
the local Salvation Army corps, a