Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-12

II The lecture TO have been given Sun
: day evening at Turner hall by Mr.
Merker, is postponed indefinitely
owing to the lecturers detention il
Chicago.
A new time card is expected on the
Rock Island next month.
T. p. Latin and Lothar Harms
while hunting in the lower end of the
county Yesterday, shot a white quail
believed to be the first ever seen in
this section.
| Thirty beautiful homes have been
erected in Black Hawk within the past
two years. This alone assures a good
investment to purchasers of lots in
this addition.
If YOU were not pleased with your
last suit or overcoat call and give J..
B. thinner & Co. trial for your fall
or winter suit or overcoat, as he guar
antees all his work.
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.
While handling a bunch of bananas
Louis Kuehl, of Davenport. was bitten
by tarantula, but not seriously, the
immediate attendance of a physician
preventing evil results.
The w. c. +. L. will meet Monday
evening at $50, at the home of Miss
Taylor, 9Ot Nineteenth street. All
ladies interested in temperance are
cordially invited to attend.
VIII give you 9O-days' time on from
81 to 80 worth of goods-furniture
clocks, lamps, pictures. silverware.
etc.-at lowest prices al Robert Wallis,
401 Brady street, Davenport.
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 ladies of the Central Presbyter-
ian church Will hold their annual sale
of plum pudddings, mince pies. cakes
and other good things at Folsom 8
jewelry store, beginning Wednesday
morning at clock sharp.
Miss Lucy Wolever has accepted a
position as stenographer with Nc
Nevin x Gansert. Rowland Berry is
the new stenographer at the Peoples
National bank. Both have received
their training at the Gustus School of |
Business at Moline.
John Crubaugh, while out for his !
customary morning exercise yester- |
day, was thrown from his vehicle, |
on his head and being pain i
fully, but not seriously, hurt. as he |
was up town smiling as usual today.
He says that. although slightly dis !
figured he is still in the ring.
Mrs. Henry Peters was held to the !
grand jury at Cordova Yesterday, by
Justice Abbott, in $3.50 bonds. on a |
charge of bigamy preferred by c. +. |
Zank. who SAYS he was married to her
at Clinton. Iowa, Oct. IS. 1890. She !
was married to Peters at Port Byron ,
by Justice Albrecht July u last.
AXel Kohler, of Moline, prosecuted
Mrs. Peters at the preliminary hear
ing
Mrs. II. ID. Blakemore was operated |
on Yesterday at her home on Nine
teenth street by Drs. Z. Bradford. |
II. II. Chase and A. II. Arp, the latter
of Moline for an aiiliction with which !
she had been long a sufferer. She .
survived the ordeal nicely. and al /;
though not out of danger yet. is doing
so well that it is believed she will I!
recover rapidly.
Fifteen little tots have been enrolled
this week in the Rock Island free /
Fifteen little lives
have been made brighter. if not bet
ter. The free kindergarten is an !
open door through which the sun
shine of higher life irradiates many
little lives. The aim of /
the kindergarten Is to fulfill the |
sweetest OF all divine mandates.
Jndge W. ii. Gest and Court Re
porter ii. ID. Blakemore returned
from Cambridge last night to spend /
At home. Henry county has
a large batch of criminal business. in !
Guiding n murder case. to dispose of /
this term. and the Judge will Toe de-
tanned there about four weeks. He (.
will hold a short session of the cir
emit court here Monday morning TO
4 few prisoners
The executive committee of the
Farmers Institute met Al the court !
house today and rearranged the pro-
gram for this winter. The dates set
for the coming meetings are Port
Byron. Jan. 1919: Reynolds. Jan. rs
%: district congressional meetings.
Moline. Feb. $40. Oliver Wilson.
master of the State Grange. and Prof.
ID. &. Holgren of the State university. |
and other prominent men have been .
invited to he present at the last /
named meeting.