Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-02


: popular prices, at c. E Smiths stu
: dio, opposite Harper house.
1t has been suggested by football
enthusiast that game be arranged il
Rock Island between the teams of tn
Illinois and Iowa universities
First annual ball of Federal Labol
union 7051 at Armory hall Thursda,
evening. Nov 3. Music by Bleuer':
band. George Stroehle. prompter.
This article of weather is great fol
the levee Improvement contractors,
who are working with all their might
and making hay while the sun shines
Popular prices on all photo work
lat c. E Smiths studio. A beautiful
land ornamental souvenir with each
dozen cabinets. Opposite Harper
house.
Be not deceived by an incompetent
firm. Only furrier can sell you hon
est furs besides saving you dollars
Davenport.
| Gentlemen in need of a good winter
shoe should consult their best inter-
ests and call on Adams, as his 80 and
s.. 80 tan and box calf are not equaled
for the price.
Bring the babies and children to
Smiths studio for their pictures be-
fore anything happens them. You
will always be glad that you did. OPP
posite Harper house.
Four new Engineers have been
added to the Rock Islands list of
trainmen. ). Ulrieh, j. Devlne. W.
II Hanswalt and w. Wright are the
new men at the throttle.
Ladies. clean your kid gloves with
Miller's Glovine. 1t is not a liquid,
leaves no odor and can be used while
the glove is on the hand. For sale
only at Harper house pharmacy.
The Rock Island Fuel company is
erecting a new coal shed on Second
avenue and Twenty-third street. 1t
is 100 bv 20 feet and of frame, SINH
lar to the one recently destroyed by
| fire.
All Souls day was observed by SER
vices in the three Roman Catholic
churches of the city this morning. 1t
is the custom of the church on this
occasion to celebrate the memory of
the dead.
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branch of the Rock Island & Peoria,
the Cable and Sherrard accommoda-
ton leaving hereafter at instead of
> a. M, and arriving at $50 instead
of 4:5O p. IN.
PAY no attention to cloudy days
when wishing TO pose for portraits at
Smiths studio. Rapid working in
struments and light built for the
purpose overcomes the difficulty.
Opposite Harper house.
The oldest baggageman on the Bur-
lington route-William Galloway
died in Kewanee Sunday. This leaves
I. j. Love, of Peoria, the oldest bag
gageman now in the employ of that
road, so the Peoria Herald claims.
f. H. Bowman has received con-
signment of luscious Persimmons of a
variety grown on his Kansas farm.
If the remainder of the crop is like
the samples, the trees on Mr.. Bow
mans land bear something worth
knocking of.
Phil S. Wilcher has opened his new
hardware and stove store at 303 Tween
tieth street. He expects by upright
business methods and serving the
public promptly and well to merit q
share of its patronage. His adver-
tisement appears in another column.
In an exhibition game at Green's
academy, in Chicago, Monday, Billy
Cation, of this CITY, defeated Jake
Schaefer at 1S-inch balk line 90 to Is.
Jake was playing for 100 points, but
his opponent went out in three in
nings, averaging 20, and making a
high run of 80.
DIR. A. II. McCandless was operated
on at St. Anthony's hospital this
morning for appendicitis by DR.. c. C.
Carter, assisted by Drs. q. l.. Eyster,
c. Bernhard, J. X. Hollowbush and
j. p. Comegys, of this city, and W.
ID. Middleton. of Davenport. The pa
tient survived the ordeal nicely, and
is doing as well as could be expected.
John I. Noftsker is now in his new
place of business. 1911 Second avenue,
where he is showing the best line of
steel ranges in the city at prices that
make them sell. Honestly made
goods-made by union labor. He in
yites comparison with other much
advertised goods. You will then know
that he is now, as he always has
been. showing honest goods. 1t pays
TO buy good goods
Observer. NJ. Sherier's meteorolog-
ical sum mary for the month of Octo-
Der shows the mean atmospheric pres
sure to have been 29.99. the highest
pressure being 3O.35. on the 9th, and
the lowest 20 SO, on the 18th The
mean temperature was so, the highest
IS. on the 3rd, and the lowest 20, on
the 10Th. The prevailing direction of
the wind was southeast There was
a killing frost on the 23rd- There
were p cloudy days, 5 partly cloudy