Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-16
CITY CHAT.


Remember the name-Kinship.
Lees Little Gem is the best broom.
Raisins. six pounds for 20 cents, at
Maucker's.
Eberhart's music house headquar-
tiers for sheet music.
Summers Il Co. for the Novelty
Blue Flame oil stove.
Nice Strawberries, three boxes for
Is cents at Wheelan's.
The city council holds its semi
monthly session this evening.
Davenport and Rock Island sweet
corn 8 cents per can at Maucker's.
Fresh eggs 10 cents per dozen, good
butter 10 cents per pound, at Mauck-
er's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heffernan are
the proud parentsof a new son-their
first born.
Now let someone get the weather
man and the ball club together and let
them arbitrate it.
The internal revenue collections of
Deputy j. H. Lamont for last week
aggregated 1888. 20.
Miss Mabel Croker. Of Galesburg,
IL visiting at the home of j. ID. Taylor
on Nineteenth street.
Tonight, grand pool contest at the
Gem Billiard Parlor, 305 Twentieth
street. All are invited.
Agent NJ. j. Young, of the Bur-
liugton, arrived home this morning
from trip to st. Louis.
A flag staff is being placed on Ma
sonic Temple today from which old
glory will hereafter float.
A class of SO children received their
first holy communion at st. Joseph's
church yesterday morning.
The Coal Valley schools closed last
Friday, owing to the prevalence OF
measles among the children.
Dried apricots, three pounds for
70 cents. Peaches and prunes, four
pounds rs cents at Maucker's.
You should see that beautiful line
Of Peoria stoves and ranges at Sum-
riers & Co.'S, Twentieth street.
Head Attorney j. &. johnson, of the
Woodmen order, left Saturday night
for visit with his family at Peabody,
Kns.
A special train of two cars of gun
carriages from Rock Island arsena
left over the Burlington last night fol-
Fort Myers. Va.
A local statistician has discovered
that one-half Of the new ball team AZ,
still without sweethearts. Come
girls; this won't do.
The Wofhan's Improvement guile
Of Trinity church will meet at thu
home Of Mrs. G. G. Carter Wednesday
afternoon ut 2 o'clock.
Miss Grace Dewey. of Geneseo, is :
relative Of Admiral Dewey. He
great grandfather and Admira
Dewey's grandfather were brothers.
Don't smile in derision when you
see the iceman these cool mornings
He'll give you good long run TO
your money before the end of mex
October.
Fred w. Krell. mailing clerk in tn
pastofiice, has been quite sick will
Ia grippe. his place being filled Satur
day by Will II. Dixon. of the Peori;
mail route.
Auction sale of houses. 431 Forty
fourth street and 446 Forty-sixt
street, postponed to Saturday at !
IN. Cash required 500. For MONTH
payment terms on balance. call on +
H. Guyer.
At the Baptist church last evenin
the usual sermon was dispensed wit
and nicely arranged temperan.
program was carried out, consistin
Of brief papers, short talks. songs an
recitations.
Frank Rite and Miss Emma Ne
son, both of this city, were Marie
at the home of the bride. 1921 Mint
avenue, at 8 O'Clock Saturday ever
ing, Rev. T. w. Grafton performir
the ceremony.
The village election in Port ByrC
last week resulted as follows. the
being but one ticket in the fiel'
A. A. DIN, president; X. l.. Care.
Henry Toner. +. b. Stone, trustee
W. ID. Hall. clerk.
b. B. Ray, formerly connected wi
the Rock Island road in this city, al
who is now secretary of the state raj
road and warehouse commission.
said to be slated for an appointme
in one Of the volunteer brigades. Sc