Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-07

afternoon. another boy throwing 9
sled in 'front.' Of him.
Moline hss smother daily. IL il
the Daily Advocate. II comes out Ia
the morning. DR.. J. G.. Jahus ii
the editor and Il NJ. Mooreso1.e the
business m.usger.
Company A, I. n. G. gives its FIRST
semi-mon'hly dance o. Arnory hall
this evening. There will be q drill
sad eslis,heuics first. Bleuer will
furnish the music.
Surveyor o. Cas,ems J. X. John.
ston SAYS today that the commission
OF Rev. Z g. Ps.rce has arrived. but
that the transfer will rot be made
until nex, Monday.
Edgar DAizell hiss resigned his
position with the Rock Island Lum.
Der company 20 sccep: the position
of manager Of the Cioquet Lumber
company, Of Cloquet, MINI.
Rev. Ira W. Allen. Jr., Was seized
siih 9 fsip,ins spell in the midst Of
III: sermon 81 the Central Presby-
terisn church last evening. He vas
obliged 10 retire from the pulpit, tho
congregation being dismissed.
L. NJ. Allen. assistant general
passenger agent Of the Rock Island
road, Is the proucess and happiest
man In this locality. Il lisa boy,
which arrived to add sunshine to the
Allen home in Davenport yesterday.
One OF the suburban electric street
car lines at Chicago has jus, now sue
ceeded ia digging out from the late
snow storm. A fer hours were suili.
Gent Tor the tri-city Management, to
prove the mastery over the elements.
The Saturday paper containing
tho words, "The Winner" in dis
play I'D, has not yet been returned
10 this Office. Ia sno'her column will
be ioaad an explanation showing the
size type Ia which the " ords appear.
Motor car 81 OF the Bridge line
came out Of the shop. this morning
glisieuing with rev paint and bright
trimmings. The 81 Is q bird in ap
pearsneo. ard the contrast will make
the less favored cars on this line
hunt their holes pretty rapidly.
Capt. ID. G. Dsgget:. Of Mcline,
has given up his position with Deere
Il Mansur company 10 accept q better
one In New York lie will send In
his resignation 90 Gov. Tanner as
commander % the Illinois Naval Re
serves when hs leaves for the east
the middle of the present month.
Twin-City Typographical union
No. lO1, at its meeting at Industrial
home yesterday, adopted a resoln-
ton that members detected in buying
non union goods Of any kind be fined
IS Tot each ciTense; and merchants
wishing 1t Will be furnished a list Of
manufacturers using the union label
The FIRE department, was called out
q, midnight Saturday 10 extibguish
blsze ~ The Lewis Roofing COM
psny plant on Seventeenth street
TIE fire was the result Of one OF the
Norkmcn allowing . torch TO get too
close 70 q pipe from which tho con-
tents Of the siill we're leaking. The
damsge is sbouts els.
Robert Alexander, Sr., was sur
prised at his home OF Forty-fou-th
street Saturday evening BIZ a com.
psny % friends. who came TO Assist
in celebrating lis sci birthday ami
verssry. Toe hours were devoted
TO vocal and instrumental mu-
sic. dancing sad general socishil-
ity. MIR. Alexander entertained the
guests with several songs Of his ma
tive home. Sco,land. Refreshments
vsro served.
a number % Rock Island people
bought tickets last week for "charit.
able supp'r 10 be given Saturday
evcning Feb. 3. AZ the colored Bap-
list church 'or the benefit OF tie ex-
slaves home" The tickets were
signed "William Curtis" They cost
80 cents apiece. About $40 worth
we're sold. Rev. J. W. Washington,
pastor Of the Colored Baptist church.
Gays the man who sold the tickets is
m impos;or, and he is after him. and
declares he will prosecute him il he
succeeds 10 locating him.