Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-27
CITY CHAT.

Smoke F. B. Q.
Buy one-a Kinship cigar.
The best shoes at Dolly Bros
Buy a home of Reidy Bros
F. b. Q. finest beyond question.
Remember Eberhart's piano sale.
Plenty of Siberian crabs at Passig's.
Patent flour 81 per sack at Passig's
800 saved on piano at Eberhart':
sale.
Ounces and sweet apples at Pas
sig's.
For reliable fire insurance call on
E. j. Burns
Children's good school shoes in fine
calf and dongola at Dolly Bros,
Mr.. and Mrs John Ehlers have
christened their new son Dewey.
Sweet milk, cream, buttermilk and
ice cream at Ill and 113 Nineteenth
street.
E. c. Eberhart left last evening for
Chicago to select a Chase Bros. piano
for parties here.
Business property, residence prop
erty and lots for sale in all parts of
the city by f. j. Burns
The cheapest place to get second
hand stoves and have tin and copper
repairing done is at 1925 Second ave
nue..
Trinity Improvement guild will
meet at the residence of Mrs. De
Soland tomorrow afternoon at =
O'Clock.
Miss Christie Ekman, a young lady
who was injured in runaway in May,
1897, died at the Moline city hospital
last night.
Jack Leonard, of Chicago. proposes
to conduct at Davenport a series of
tri-city sporting events this fall and
winter on a scale that will merit con-
fidence and thereby justify patronage.
The banquet to the active members
of the Y. NJ. G.. A. last evening was a
delightful affair. There were adj
dresses and music. following the
spread. which was served by the
ladies.
The sisters of St. Anthony's hospi-
tai have received the $50 donated to
the hospital by the State Liquor Deal
ers' Protective association, and they
desire to publicly thank that organ
ization for its generosity
1t is reported that Charles La Porte, |
formerly fireman on the Rock Island |
road, was killed in a wreck on the |
Iowa Central yesterday. During his |
residence here he was member of |
Rock Island lodge, 1. o. o. +.
Thies Herzog, the old gentleman
who attempted to commit suicide at |
Davenport about ten DAYS ago, died |
yesterday afternoon at Mercy hospital.
His wounds had entirely healed, but |
he was sufferer from asthma, which |
combined with paralysis, was the
cause of his death.
An old history frame building on |
the Beecher property, south of the |
Roche flats, was destroyed by fire at l |
O'Clock this morning. The house was
formerly occupied by an aged lady
known as AUNT Nellie Chief |
COLLEEN thinks the house was set |
on fire. The loss is nominal.
AL bowen. who offered his services
tofhe government as soldier at the
time company A was recruiting after |
departure for Washington. and gave |
up his position at William Stewards
furnishing store to 90 to the front, is
back at his old place, and attending
to business just as if nothing had
happened.
Gen. f. NJ. Wilcox, department
commander of the Illinois u. V. T..
has received an order converting the
Illinois state encampment at McCoy's
European hotel. Chicago, Oct. Is, at
which time President Mckinley Will
be in Chicago. and Gen. Wilcox says
he will make an effort to secure his
presence
c. 5. LaFollette, of the Big Four. at
Peoria. wires K. Stockhouse, general
agent of the Il. /. ~ p: For the
of the battleship Illinois
at Old Point Comfort. we viii make a
rate of one fare for the round trip on
all trains of Oct. ?. Can't you get
us n nice party from Rock Island and
along the X. l. & P?'
A dispatch came to Mrs. j. w. Van
Arsdel today announcing the sudden
death at Cairo, At l O'Clock this morn
ing, from paralysis, of her mother,
Mrs. Francis Sutcliffe, of this city.
The deceased lady went to Cairo re-
Gently 10 visit. and while there was
stricken. Mrs. Sutcliffe was about
&c years of age and leaves the follow
ing children: George Sutcliffe, Mrs.