Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-26
TOWN TOPICS.

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Police Judge J. 7. Stafford 10 visit.
Ing at Morgan Park. Ill.
Miss Jones' dancing school for
adults Ut Standard club rooms &c.
night.
The McCaskrin boys give another
opsn air performance In Moline to.
night
DO not neglect to pay personal
taxes. The books close Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Henderson and
children have gone to Chicago to
visit over Sunday.
Edmund r. Popham, Of Maryville,
No., and Miss Rosa l.. Wiggids. Of
Hillsda!c. we're married last Wednes.
day by Rev. E. w. Thompson, Of
Port Byron.
Ex-Mayor William McCon ochie de-
parts for Alpha. Okla. tonight. He
has the contract for the stone and
brick work Of normal school there
for which John Volk 6 Co. have the
general contract.
Permit me to extend q cordial in.
vitation TO visit our fine millinery
tablishment-many Rock leland
ladies think hig bly, OF it. and call on
rs every season. Ottesen, 222 Yves,
Second street. Davenport.
Nyou were offered two glasses Of
water, one clear and pure, the other
thick and muddy. which would YOU
take? The first you can get from q
Crystal filter, the other from any
faucet furnishing city water. Davis
company will supply the filter, the
city will furnish the other.
Sutton played q remarkable game
OF cushion caroms at Green's acad.
envy. Chicago. yesterday. in . game
Of 40 points. defeating his opponent,
Spinks, ~ points. Ives attempted
to play Cation leo to IS at balk line
and managed to get I2l. Shaefez
played remarkable three-cushioni
and won his bAlk- line game from Gal
laghsr. Ives in practice made . per.
feet run Of 26l.
A dispatch from Long Branch, N.
j.. telling of the contest for the Low.
ing cup in the z md American hand.
leap shoot, which was won BY Full.
ford, says: 1T. r. Latin, Of Roch
Island, drew . hard bird in the
seventh round. 1t was screaming
right quarterer. and there was NJ
fault in the shooters markmsnship
as he hit IL hard with the second bar.
rel. bat it dropped dead out Of the
boundary"
The ARGUS received Q dispatch
this morning from E. +. Field, chair
man OF the boatd OF managers Of the
Jenkins Orphanage at Charleston,
s. c.. stating that President Jenk'nl
and 4. A. Clssk, . witness, left there
last evening OF $50 for Rock Island,
to be present at the habeas corpul
proceedings Monday instituted by
II. A. Weld and Mrs. w. B. Fergu.
son to keep the Alexander children
from being returned to the institu'
ton.
SET preservation is the first law o
nature. When . woman can Just al
easily have her hand soft and Whit
40 rough aud red. She owes it t
herself to make . change in tn,
cause. which is generally q liberia
use Of cheap soaps and cheaper WISH
ing powders. Both are in jurious tt
tho akin and the clothes. China,
Borated Soap Flakes. used % directed
will preserve the clothes, soften tn
hands. and make work much easier
A we'll made soap shaker with eaol
package. At your groosrs.
A telegram from Washington state
that the committee on commerce ha
recommended that $25. 900, or o.
much thereof as may be necessary
DO placed at the disposal Of the SEQ
Rotary Of war to recompense the cit,
OF Moline for the removal or rebuild
ing Of her bridge over Rock river
The bridge, which was oonstructe'
before the river was considered
navigsble stream. has no draw, an
will b IN obstruction to navigation
when the Hennepin canal is com
pleted. AZ the river 10 now rattle
high, the bridge has already been
source Of inconvenience to the Goa
miners mp the river, and there 10 NO
room for boats and barges for carry