Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-04

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season.
A finished performance Of '.Master
and Man 10 what the Paiges guaran.
tee TO produce ct Hsrpcr's thestrs
tonight
Davenport is sgisating the aboli-
zion CT the poll tax. 1t WAS supposed
Davenport had cut of that village
idea long ago.
O-Sau-Kes Tribe. No. Is. I. o. X.
n, holds its annual ball at its
vigwam on Second avenue Tuesday
evening. Feb. ~.
Fresh bread, three leaves for 10
cents; best table buster Is cents .
pound. and fresh eggs L.. cents .
dozen Ut Beecher's.
New s-room residence on Seventh
avenue near Elm street. for sale Ut Q
bargain by Rsidy Bros.
Some rafting good chances for
buyers ia The Twin-C.ty cash gro.
cery's I'd tonight. Page FIVE.
It's your golden opportunity to
boy the highest class OF clothing for
. mere song. Suits worth 50. 80
and Gil Gov t5. The London.
You arc sure Of getting o periec. 6t
when you let US make your shirt to
measure. New spring samples Just
resolved. Stewart, the halter.
We are selling mems suits so low
shs, you would be ashamed to take
one for nothing. els. els so and $l2
suits now 1850. The London.
The relief committee OF the As.o.
ciatod Charities meets at the ssso-
cations rooms in Masonic Temple
at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Harry Pos,en and Tom Wynn had
. wrestling match at Pipp's hall, Mo.
line. last night Posten won, taking
the two first falls In s and 9 minutes.
II you are going TO Alaska take the
Roct Island route. Through tourist
sleeper. No change OF cars from the
'ri-ciliss to steamer dock on Puget
sound.
John Stengel entertained his fell
low carriers and others OF the at
taches Of the Rock Island postoflice
PLEASANTLY at his home on Twelfth
street las, evening.
The Mseldoit Imperial Mandolin
orchestra will give q concert a. Har-
per's ,hes,re Friday evening. Feb.
Is. under the auspices OF ST. Paul
lodge, Knights Of Py,hiss.
Jack Beatty, Of Rock Island, saw
the Moline papers. was bitten In that
city BY dog belonging 70 Charles
Wheeler. The deg set his teeth al.
most through Beatiy's thumb. A
law suit may follow. 3
Thomas Smart Is back from Cali.
fornia. where he has been sojorrn-
ing for several months. He has pur.
chased fruit farm In San Bernar-
dino county. Cal. and will soon re-
turn and take up permanent resi-
dence there.
Observer Hunts meteorological
summary for January shows the
mean temperature to have been 26;
the highest. IS on the 9Th. and the
lowest Z. on the 3lst. There were
during the month 10 clear days, 6
partly cloudy aad is cloudy days.
The stock OF the washburn-Halli-
gan Coffee company, Davenport,
recently damaged by fire. is being
sorted, part Of Is in Davenport and
part in Rock Island. The company's
building is being rebuilt in a manner
that !, Is hoped will prove fire.proo,
hereafter.
IL is said the Rock Island Railroad
company has purchased q block Of
ground from the French estate ad.
joining its present depot property in
Davenport. II IL also claimed on
The other side Of the river that the
company proposes the erection OF q
new depot.
The D;ndinger property at the
northwest corner OF Fourth avenue
and Nineteenth street. has been pur-
chased by DR.. T. NJ Sals. the cousid-
Grafton being $1,000. There are Two
houses on the lot. One will be
remodeled and will be occupied as q
residence by DIR. Sala.
Daring the year 1897 there wero 20
FORMATIONS at the DAVENPORT crema-
forum; only one short Of two q
month. For the er,ire time since
the crenatorium WAS opened. March
l, 1891, there have been sc c.ema.
lions. or these 81 have been the
bodies OF males. % OF females; e5
have been these OF adults and IL Of
children.
Col. Hughes. the government in.
specior. sec, here % investigate the
wage troubles at Rock Island arse
1sl. is now making q tour OF tho
shops ~ the three cities, getting in
formation on hours Of labor. skill,
wages, character Of the work. etc.
70 assist him in making his repor, -
TO the arsenal question.
Have you talked 10 your neighbor
about base ball clab? lie would
iike 10 have one here? OF course; so
~oald you. That's business. Now