Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-04

| apie. hoOIns corner second avenue
and Nineteenth street, opposite Har-
per house.
All Photographic work guaranteed
at Smiths new studio. Our motto,
1--WE study to please Corner Sec
ond avenue and Nineteenth street, op-
Posite Harper House.
We make specially of babies and
children's pictures at Smiths gallery.
Bring them in. Entrance opposite
Harper house, corner Second avenue
and Nineteenth street.
Martin II. Danielson leaves tomor-
row light for Chicago to enlist in the
18th infantry of the regulars in the
recruiting office there, and 90 to the
Philippines with them.
The school children of room 4,
Hawthorne school. with their teacher,
Miss Jesse h. Frick, enjoyed their first
holiday together Friday at the Watch
Tower, which the little folks enjoyed
immensely.
Hon. William Jackson left this
afternoon for Pontiac, where he adj
dresses the boys in the reformatOry,
for which he is one of the state COM
missiOners, tomorrow.
See Johnson and Lundin. the
Swedish athletes. at the Watch
Tower Sunday, June 5, in their
marvellous feats of strength. Free
performances afternoon and evening
Don't miss this great show,
Commencing this week band con-
certs at the Watch Tower every Tues
day, Friday and Sunday afternoon and
evening by Petersen's Watch Tower
band. Fine selections of popular mu-
sic. Free dancing party every Satur-
day night.
Mrs. $. b. Edison and the Misses
Charlotte, Blanche and Lucy Buford
and Mrs. Chandler and baby arrived
from Europe last Saturday. Mrs.
Chandler has gone to Providence. Il.
H., the others remaining for visit in
New York.
Miss Belle Rice, of McCabe's fancy
work department, has on display at
the store a sample of her artistic tai
ents in the form of patriotic pillow,
the American flag and liberty cap be-
ing worked in white satin with beau
| tiful effect.
W. j. Cox has been elected super
intendent of the Moline public
schools, succeeding II. NJ. Slauson,
resigned. His salary has been fixed
at 81 800 per annum. Mr.. Slauso n
becomes superintendent of the Ann
Arbor schools.
The contract was let by President
Blair, of the Bridge 4 Terminal Co.
this morning to the LIE Claire Stone
company for the riprapping of the fill
between Eleventh and Seventeenth
streets. There are 1000 yards of
filling to be put in.
! Among the promotions in the regu.
lar army recommended by the presi
+, dent yesterday was that of Col II. p.
Hughes, inspector general, U. S. A.,
who made the inspection of Rock Isl.
land arsenal last winter, to be brigd-
der general of volunteers
| One of the prettiest sights to be
seen on n fine summer day is a whit,
dressed girl with one of those dand,
American sailors on her head. Otte.
sens popular millinery emporium,
222 West Second street. Davenport,
has those sailors at all prices.
! DR.. and Mrs. S. c. Plummer, Dr.
and Mrs. &. l.. Eyster and DIR. an,
Mrs. j. X. Hollowbush, of this city
and DIR. and Mrs. ID. w. Middleton
of Davenport. leave tomorrow nigh
over the Rock Island for Denver t.
attend the annual convention of the
American Medical society.
In compliance with orders from
national headquarters, the w. X. G.
of this city will give social after
noon and evening,of June ID at Mem
orial hall. The proceeds are to estab
fish a fund for the relief of the sol
diers of the present war and their de
pendent ones. A good program will
a he furnished both afternoon and even
ing.
Judge Myers. in the Mclean count,
circuit court, in the suit of j. H
e Rowell to resist heavy increase o
assessments recently made by tn,
: Covenant Mutual Insurance company
f held that the policy holder had mt
remedy in the courts. There is an
, other suit still pending, all thus fal
! having been decided in the company
favor.
1t is understood that unless add
tional orders come or further allot
ment of money is made. Capt. Blum
will need no more men than he now
h has at the arsenal except harness
makers. Capt. Blunt is certainly t,
he congratulated in the way in which
:, he has given the three cities the full
: advantage of the opportunity he ha,
for increasing his forces.
y; Elder Joseph Smith, of Lamont
Iowa, the president of the Reorgan
lied Church of Jesus Christ of Latte,