Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-24

featc for the lady minstrels. the sale
wiz open prompt at 9 .. NJ. Thurs
/ day, Feb. IS. Tickets IS, so and IS
cents. Box seats 81. ss
FredArick Bfuchmann desires Is sx-
press his sincere thanks fohis neigh
bors and friends for their thought
fulness and kindly sympathy during
his late bereavement.
The. young people Of Trinity
church meet ut the Office of Francis
Lasher in the 7. n. G. A. building
tomorrow evening for thesPurposs Of
forming . social clnb.~ d
Camp %, n. W. A., desires 10 ex.
tend IN invitation to all nei9hbsrs
and Royal Neighbors to attend and
assist st the beneft ball, to be given
at the Industrial Home Friday, even
ing. Feb. s.
Row. Macy MCGEE Waters. sof Du.
buque, will lecture at the First NJ. E.
Ichurch Tuesday evening next. son
"Bsked Beans and Brown Bread, or
a Virginia Worshiper 1t New Tag
l,ud Shrines."
Rev. +. F. Sweet. rector Of Trinity
church, WAS present at Trinity
church Monmouth yesterday partici-
pating with others of the clergy of the
Quincy diocese. Bishop Burgess adj
ministered the rite of confirmation.
G. W. Brown. Of Moline, fell three
stories into the basement of the Corn
planter works and fractured his
kht leg in three places. Mr..
Brown. who Is nearly 20 years of
age, is suffering greatly from his in
juries.
The meeting of business men and
other citizens at the Harper to con-
slider such Inducements as NAV be
offered for the bringing of new in
dustry to Rock Island will be held
this evening. A large attendance is
desired.
A suit for 800 has been begun in
the circuit court here against Rock
Island county by Mercer county.
The suit is to recover money for the
keeping Of Mrs. Maria Helfrich,
who it is claimed il q Rock Island
county charge.
There are numerous surprises in
store for Rock Island citizens in the
lady minstrels March 1, which are
worth the price Of admission alone
Get your seats early il you do not
want to stand. Tomorrow morning
opens the sale of reserved seats At
Bisuef's.
lsHS le4 a4en xes down town yes
terd4y shsaah4 handT Wifi nc
friends. It WAS his first venture out
in four months, which time he has
epent in tussle with typhoid fever.
He is we'll considering the duration
and severity of his illness. He is
carving lovely crop of lilacs. too.
"Taere'n Come q Time," I'm a
Hot Potato" ..Elsie from Chi,sa. -
mo Room for Me-" 1.-The New
Bully" and many late and popular
songs are sung during the great con:
cert hall scene in Halls spectacular
comedy drama, Chicago" which
will be at Harper's theatre this even
ing.
II. s. Spencer, son of Mrs. Delilah
Spencer, 2S07 Fifth avenue, was sd-
judged insane yesterday by Drs. s.
G. Plummer and G. E. Barth, who
were delegated by the county court
to make an examination of his men.
tai faculties. He is 20 years of age.
He will probably be sent to Jackson.
Vile.
The Sheridan Club has been pre-
sented with fine picture of Gen.
Phil H. Sheridan by L. v. Eckhart,
who Was . member of the disting-
'uished soldiers regiment in the late
conflict. The picture is greatly
treasured by the members of the
club. which has adopted appropriate
resolutions thanking the donor.
E. Luchmann, manager of Turner
hall, entertained large company Of
friends last evening in honor of his
52d birthday anniversary. Fahr-
ner's either orchestra discoursed en-
chanting airs on the second floor,
while in the Turner hall the young
folks danced to the strains Of Ernest
Bieuer's orchestra. Supper was
served at midnight.
i j. P. Weyerhauser, Of the Rock
Island Lumber & Manufacturing
company. the employees of which
nave been subjected to q reduction
IN salaries, says he is hopeful of the
company being soon able to restore
the wages OF the men to where they
have been until now. He claims
that business has been such that a
cut was necessary and that goods
are now being sold below cost. The
, company has been carrying the bur-
den three years, he further states.
and the men are now asked to helm
carry part Of it until the prices Of
goods advance. The SSH factory is
!, running only . half force at present.
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