Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-28

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theatre for two weeks. commencing
Sunday night, was Q caller ct TIE
ARGUS cffice todsy.
Hon. Bill Payne Is Is in town feel
ing bis constituents, and attempt
ing 20 ascertain hox they want him
10 vote on tnat '.iufernsl revenue
bill" down at Springfield.
Gen. Z NJ. Wilcox goes to Peoria
tonight TO formally Installed the
officers Of the new Union Veterans
Union command there. A banquet
will be given In his honor.
A sale OF household furniture will
be held At the home Of Eli Mosen-
fielder. 923 Twentieth street. begin
ming Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and continuing TO and including Sat-
urdsy.
Tomorrow ends the Peaslee shoe
stores cut price sale. In which they
offer you the choice Of any pair in
the store, either mems or women's
shoes, for 90 so Mems fine shoes as
low as sl.25.
News has been received In Daven.
port that George J. Ashton, q former
resident Of that city, had both his
eyeballs blown cut and one Of his
hands tom Of BY an explosion Of
powder recently in Denver, where he
has mining interests.
The Industrial Home association,
at its meeting last evening. approved
OF the report Of the entertainment:
committee. engaging the Carnival
City Ministries, Of Davenport, for .
performance in this city Feb. Is for
the benefit Of the home.
Representative William McEniry
returned this morning from Spring
field. where he went from Quincy.
after assisting the other Rock Island
hnstlers In the success OF the under
taking for which they went TO the
Gem City before she Court Of Honor
meeting.
The G. q. Turner'S. Of Moline. will
give masquerade at Wagner opera
house tomorrow evening, at which
will appear in Roman marble stat.
uary posing the celebrated Smith
brothers. who are matched for q con.
ties, Ct strength with johnson and
Lundeen.
les the broken lots we're anxious
20 sell. One. t~o and three suits Of
. kind--.hsts Whist We call broken
lots. Well sell them at q price tbs.
should make You anxious TO bay.
Suits worts si2. si3 80 sad SIS now
$3.50; suits worth 90 $40 aud Gil
now Is. TIE London.
Go TO Mrs. Benson's f5r fine
lunches aud short order meals. Fresh
homemade, old-iashioned mine !,
meat pies; also fine line OF nome
pastry and bread. Nothing but the
best. Hungry people are cordially
invited. Opoa from 6 a N. to II p.
m. 225 Twentieth street.
TIE too Smith orolhers, late oil
Ringing Bros circus. signed arii'
cles today a, Moline for q lifting c-n-
,e,t with Johnson and Linden. q
pair OF strong men, who have been
holding forth in this vicinity the
pas. few weeks. The contest Is 70.
$3.50 side. aud will take place in
Moline mex. Thursday night.
Louis =. BrismaG, employed il
toe fitting department at Deere
Cos. sustained a deep gash foui
inches long in the back OF che heat
while at work yesterday afternoon
lie was standing on an ascending
elevator and was peering over ths
edge when the guard gate descend
Ing struck him = fearful blow on tn
head.
Frederick A. Shsffer. Of Andalusia
and Miss Elizabeth j. Roberts. o
Buffalo Prairie. were married Wednes
day evening ct the home Of tn,
brides parents. Mr.. aud Mrs. Simeon
Z. Roberts. Rev. T. 4. johnson pei
formed the ceremony. Miss CARR
, Stacy Was bridesmaid, and Charlie
! Saafsr. the groom's brother, wa
: best man.
Tom Henderson has changed hi
: tune again. He now tells tn
, sheriff shat he will surely locat
Z that hidden stIea property
he 10 given Que more chance. Sheriff
!. Hsmenwsy thinks Henderson is try
|, ing to play horse and will not Civ
!. farther heed 10 him. Henderson
will be taken back to Pontiac ia
'es days. the sheriff SAYS.
Il S.P. a. Lindahi, Of this city. VS.
n elected p'esidsnt OF the Scandi
b usvian Mutual Aid association AZ il
annual meeting st Galesburg Wed nei
D day. Tie other Ulcers chosen ar
!. J C.itt. Galesbarg. vice president;
a Nels Nelson, Galesbury. .ecretsr,
|, Jonss A. johnson, Gsiesburg. trea
u-er; G q johnson, Gale.buIg. ne,
=. ical director. TIE association has
;. membership Of HOO.
= The Hsmp,on Literary and reb.
i ing society listened 10 50 int.res;;r
u debate or ihe Hawaiian arnfSstiC
= lgues,icn .; Filsehsr's hsll wednc
day eveuiug The subjest was n
solved. Tia: IL would be jus; IN
!, right snd the bes, Interests Of Il
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