Rock Island Argus., 1898-11-01

Smiths studio. Rapid working in
struments and a light built for the
purpose overcomes the difficulty
Opposite Harper house.
Mrs. J. Frank Starkey desires tc
thank her neighbors and friends fo1
sympathy and kindness shown in the
death of her husband. and especially
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men for their assistance.
Miss Ethel Robinson. the 10-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. E.
Robinson, 1921 Third avenue. is re-
covering nicely from injuries sus-
tained by falling from box in the
rear of the yard last Saturday.
1t is barely possible that City Clerk
Huesing has incurred The emnity of
the Unions latest anonymous CORE
spondent by depriving him of the
city water privileges because of fail
ure on his part to pay his water rent.
The special items in McCabe's dress
goods department for tomorrow, We'd
nesday, is as follows: All wool black
figured dress goods, best German make.
worth so cents q yard, one dress to a
customer. % cents a yard-25 cents.
ID. ID. Pottiger yesterday disposed
of his merchants dining hall to G. G.
Boother. who will conduct it hereaf-
ter. Mr.. Pottiger was given a fare
well party by a number of friends
last nj ght. He goes to Harrisburg,
Pa, in a few days for an extended
visit.
The Moline Central Railway COM
pany made proposition to the Tri-
City Railway co mpany yesterday to
purchase its franchise and stock.
The Tri-City directory made a tour
over the Moline road yesterday, but
the negotiations have not yet been
closed.
Frank P. Blair is quoted by the
Davenport Times as stating emphati-
cally that the tri-cities is included in
the proposed route of the St. Louis.
Peoria & Northern railway, despite
the conflicting reports to the contrary
that have been published by the news
papers the past few weeks.
The will of the late Mrs. Frances
Sutcliffe has been admitted to probate
in the county court. 1t bears date of
Dec. 6, 1887, and provides for the
equal division of all the testatrix's s
property among her children, Charles,
Annie E, Mary, Sarah, George L. and
Frederick. Charles is named as exec
utor.
Mrs. L. S. McCabe submitted to a
serious surgical operation this morn
ing at St. Ahthony's hospital at the
hands of DR.. G. l.. Eyster, assisted by
Drs. Christian Fenger, of Chicago,
and G. G. Carter, G. Bernhardi and j.
p. Comegys, of this city. The oper-
alton gave promise of being in every
way successful.
The Diamond 10 line folks have
filed a suit for injunction in the
district court at Davenport SAX
ing that the Davenport. Rock
Island & Northwestern Railway
company be restrained from building
tracks across the plaintiffs property |
along the river front between Brady |
and Perry streets.
Col. G. w. Durham states that in !
all probability the next event on the |
Marlin Rifle clubs program will be a |
turkey shoot. the marksmen being
about tired of the duck as a target. |
The club now has 60 members and is |
in flourishing condition. 1t has a |
fine range at the Elm street garden, |
and an enclosure to protect the shoot
ers from the cold blasts during the
winter months.
In his report for the month of Oc-
tober to the agricultural department |
at Washington Crop Correspondent |
Thomas Campbell estimates the aver |
age yield of corn in Rock Island coun-
ty at 80 bushels (shelled) to the acre,
or an average quality of 20 per cent;
potatoes at 100 bushels per acre, and |
hay at two tons to the acre. The |
quality of the potatoes and hay is
placed at 100 per cent. Apples show
a very poor yield, the production
with full crop being esti- !,
mated at 10 per cent, while that of !
grapes is placed at 80 per cent.
Reformation Concert.
Augustana college chapel resounded