Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-07

yesterday afternoon owing 10 An al.
legged discrimination against . MEM
Dor Of the union employed st the
shop.
The Davenport city council has
accepted I'll, 500 in settlement Of
the accounts Of ex-Cisy Treasurer
Louis II. Rleck, and thus the matter
has been adjusted without criminal
proceedings.
The Mignonette Card club met
With Mrs.. Henry Holdorf Wednes-
day evening. Mrs j. W. Van Arsdel
carried OF the honors Of the evening.
while the consolation prize went to
Mrs. John Ainsworth.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Twenty.ninth street chapel will give
. supper this evening 10 raise
funds 10 pay the ohspel's portion Of
the Seventh avenue paving. The
hours are from 5 until Q.
The Davenport Veteran Firemen's
association will have its first annual
parade tomorrow afternoon. The
old time Rock Island and Moline VOL
unteers have been invited to take
part. and will do %.
New yet, but has already won the
reputation Of being the chespe
Anyone will tell you 90. You can
save money BY buying your grocer.
ies at the Twin.City Cash grocery.
Fifth avenue and Elm street.
II you are looking for something
nice call .: Young 6 McCombs'
croctery department and see their
fine line Of Haviland china, bought
for the holiday trade. but was de.
lsyed In transit. Young 3 Nc
Combs.
The following shoe merchants have
agreed 70 close their stores at $50
every evening excepting Wednesday
and Saturday until April /: c. +.
Adams. tho Boston, George Schnei-
der. Pesslee shoe store, Dolly Bros.
and Wright & Barber.
Joha Buford post No. 2Is. and
tho Woman's Relief corps will hold 0
Joint Installation Of thtir officers.
elect st Memorial hall tomorrow
evening. Tho Sens OF Veterans,
Ladies' Aid society. and all old SOL
d!ers are invited to be present
The Epworth league OF the First
NJ. 3. church will meat In the Sun.
day school room this evening o. Z
O'Clock sharp. and adjourn In time to
attend the lecture. Every member
is urged TO be present, o. important
business demands immediate atten-
ton.
Tho ladies and friends Of the NJ. f.
church Of Milan will give q skating
party on the Hennepin canal Satuf.
day evening. Supper and refresh.
ments will be served In comfortable
quarters .loug the canal. The Peoria
train will stop at the crossing OF the
canal, returning abous 10 p. M.
Nuts TO crack free while you warm.
John Do Smet. Q lsborer at sas
Rock Islsrd plov works, had his
right foot badly crushed betxea, the
platform Of an elevator and the floor.
yesterday afternoon. He vas taken
20 his home in South Rock Island,
where DR.. j. X. Hollowbush, who 10
hopeful OF saving the foot, dressed
his injuries.
The Brown.Haywood Plate Glass
company. Of Davenport, has sold out
to the Pittsburg Plate Glass COM
pany, the largest Of its kind in the
world. The base Of operations across
the river will be enlarged, and the
commercial field extended to cover
Iowa and Nebraska as we'll % Rock
Island and Moline In Illinois.
Parents with children eligible to
the primary grades are requested by
Supt. 4. q. Young to defer starting
them TO school until the opening
Of the spring term in March. He
says beginning classes will be organ
lied then Ia ali the primary grades.
This arrangement, no says. will
greatly facilitate the work OF the
primary teachers and prove no draw