Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-14

rate 10 nearest Pacific coast point.
Call on Rock Island rouso ticket
agent for particulars.
J. A. McCloskey, formerly o.;
Rock Island, but now OF Clinton, Is
in the city. He will probably be one
ct the new shlit Of mechanics pat On
o, Rock Island arsenal.
The Grows will plsy The Priests
Coat st Harpers thes,re tonight.
The price Of admission for the re-
msiaesr Of their engagement will Be
10 cents 10 all parts Of the house.
DePa,y Sheriff 5. S. Hull left last
night for Independence. Iowa. He
10 On the trail Of Thomas Duffy,
wanted hero for larceny and arson.
Who escaped from en- s!ylum there.
The monthly meeting Of the Asso.
cis,ed Charities will be held at the
sociesy's rooms in Masonic Temple at
$50 this evening. Members and oil
others interested In the work are
urged 20 attend.
NJ. NJ. Briggs, formerly connected
With shc sh.rif's oftice. announces
himself IS o candidate for sheriff ia
another column. Mr.. Briggs thinks
II var records are 10 be qualifications
he will still be in evidence.
High Curry gave . delightful
birthday party TO 20 OF his young
friends on the occasion Of his 10th
anniversary last Fridsy at his home,
leOS Second avenue. He received
numerous handsome presents.
william Robb has come on. Is an
independent candidate for alderman
Ia the Seventh ward. lie is . repub.
lican, and may make 1t interesting
for Aid. A. Z. Nelson, who seems to
have cinch on the republican uom-
instiop.
Rev. L. W. Giaiton will address
the ". Q. r. U. meeting at the Y. III.
c. A. chapel tomorrow afternoon on
"Neal Dow rs Rsformer." Mrs.
Metzgsr, Of Moline, will also speak.
A good musical program has also
been arranged.
Don't fail to hear the wonderful
little black midgets tomorrow even.
ing at tho Y. NJ. G. A. chapel; the
only ones OF their kind before the
public. The League and Endeavor
societies will be benefited by the
concert. Prices 10. Is and IS cents.
As will DO seen by this afternoons
Associated Press dispatches. Editor
Thomas Diiler, Of the Sterling Stand.
ard. has been appointed postmaster
ct Sterling. This may 60 long way
toward settling the republican con.
gressionsl situation in whiteside
county.
The articles OF incorporation OF the
Andalusia Pearl Button company
were fled in the circuit clerks office
Saturday. Tho incorpcrstors are
Wayne Reynolds, Ira II. Buffum. j.
ID. Walton. j. c. Burgoyne and q. +.
spickler. The capital stock OF the
company is $500.
Elsewhere In today's ARGUs formal
sanosncement Is made OF the candi-
dscy OF Benton Davis. OF Moline. for
the democratic nomination for
sheriff. Mr. Davis is o citizen who
commands the respect o. all who
know him and Is worthy OF every
conf6ercc rePosed 10 him.
A cheap coat may not make q
oassp man tits true. but o cheap,
poorly made suit makes you look
very much like q cheap man. It's
che solid worth 10 the fabrics and
the pleasing fits that make thinner
s. Cos. work so prsiscworthy. A
grand assortment Of spring and sum
mer suitings.
60 the way the crowd goes. That
way Is 90 SATELLITES wall paper store.
opposite the court house. All the
newest things in wall paper carried
Of all the largest factories in the
country. Rom moulding in all
colors to suit colo-s OF paper. Mixed
paint In al, the newest shades OF
coiors that are made.
The shoe factory on Third avenue
and Fourth street, heretofore con-
Quoted by the Pessiee Shoe company,
will resume operations tomorrow
morning uD.st the style Of the Rock
Island shoe company. Stuart Hsr.
per will manage the concern. The
stockholders will hold o IN Getting in
q fes days ard elect officers.
The Kings Daughters wish TO ex.
press their thanks to The Argus ard
tho Union for the advertising which
they so literally gave for the Cuban
relief fund; also TO Clemauu & Sslz.
mann for the chairs they so kindly
loaned. and 20 all who assisted By
their generous contributions to raise
money for the suffering women and
children in Cuba.
". c. &sucker opened his hand
some new store on Fourth avenue
and Seventeenth street today to the
public. Large numbers OF people
have been attracted TO the store
which. aside from being avchi,ectpr'
ally attractive, hasa Hastily ranged
interior, and is stocked with q fine
line OF every shing to be found In {
hrss class grocery. The opening
Il horYs will he contipued f,ou, 7 "a