Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-14

10 O'Clock last night to extinguish E;
blaze in = pile of logs near the ole
Peoria roundhouse on Fifteenth street
The damage was slight,
! The Rock Island Condensed Horse
Feed company expects to have it:
| plant on First avenue, between Fiji
| teenth and Sixteenth streets, in oper-
alton next week, all the necessary
machinery being about in now.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W. c. T. L. viii be held tomorrow at
3 p. II. in the Y. VI. c. 4. chapel.
Subjects Of the program to be pre-
scented, Mothers of the Bible and
Flower Mission
The Davenport and Cedar Rapids
High school elevens played a tie game
in the former city Saturday. Both
teams were in such perfect condition
and so evenly matched in science and
weight that neither side was able to
score.
All admirers of the manly art will
be interested in the match of Jim
OLeary and Walter Nolan that occurs
at Claus Groth hall Friday evening,
Nov. IS. Jimmy Barry and sammy
Harris. the former of worldwide rep
utation. viii spar preliminary bout
a 4 courtesy to Manager Jack Leon
ard.
There will be an eIocutionary and
musical recital at the First Baptist
church next Friday evening. given by
Mrs. Nellie Burger. assisted by local
talent. Mrs. Burger is an elocutionist
of repute and Is not entirely a strang-
er to Rock Island audience. The
admission will he % cents for adults
and Is cents for children, and the
public is cordially invited to be pres
ent.
John Hynes was taken desperately
sick at his place Of business on Tween
tieth street yesterday afterno on. He
had locked the door and it was neces-
sarv for those who had been called to
his aid to climb through the transom
in order to reach him. DR.. c. 7.
Foster said the attack was caused from
eating something that did not agree
with him. Mr.. Hynes was taken to
his home in South Rock Island in u
carriage. He is all right today.
The order of the Knights of the
Globe has invited propositions from
cities in Illinois having a population
of $4,000 or over for the permanent
location of its headquarters, which is
now at Freeport. Rock Island is al
ready the home of two great orders.
but she has room for more. and will
in all probability make an effort to Sc
cure the Knights of the Globe. And,
by the way, here i another tip for the
Rock Island Club.
The directors Of the Tri-Citv Rail
way company. at their meeting Sat
urday. again considered. among other
things, the propositions of the Moline
Central for the purchase by the Tri-
City Of that corporation. The offer
has been made in various forms. but
the negotiations are still pending.
General Manager Lardner, of the Tri-
City company. hopes to have a couple
of veStibules for the lines on this side
of the river ready in a few days. and
thereafter they will come pretty reg
ularly.
Jacob Bleuer. a carpenter, is laid
up at his home. 726 Thirteenth staeet,
with a broken right arm and other in
iuries. sustained by falling from a
building on Twentieth street, that viii
disable him for work for several
months. The accident was caused by
the giving away of a brace supporting
a scalTold on which Mr.. Bleuer was
standing. He fell two stories. strik-
ing an obstruction in the descent,
which badly bruised his side. and
when he alighted pile of lumber
came down on his right arm, fractur-
Il. II, A
Carter dressed his injuries.