Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-27

Decoration day the steamer Winona
Will run an excursion to Clinton. leav
ing at 7:1O a. m. Round trip so
cents.
The first annual yellow fellow
road race is to be given here June 90.
The time prize will be '9S Stearns
wheel.
A sacred concert is to be given at
st. Joseph's church Sunday evening,
IJune 5.
A county meeting to organize an
auXiliary association to the Illinois
Army and Navy league'is soon to be
lcalled.
| Police Magistrate Stafford this
morning discharged Lena Roberts, the
icolOred woman arrested for disorderly
conduct.
| The Parker laundry will be closed
lall day Monday, Memorial day. Mon
days wash will be collected Tuesday
morning.
| Free dancing at the Watch Tower
Inn every Saturday night. unless rain
ling. Fine music provided. Every
body invited.
Mayor Carter II. Harrison. of Chi
cago, will speak at the funniest of the
central Illinois bezirk in Moline Sun
day, June 10.
Brakeman Richard Rowland. of the
&C., NJ. d st. Paul, is off on a vacation.
W. J. Miller, of Milwaukee, is run
ming in his place.
Some good Rock Island real estate
to trade for eastern Nebraska, north
ern Iowa or southern Dakota prairie
land. Reidy Bros.
Come and place your order this
week and get the price of paper and
hanging at Second avenue and Fiji
teenth street. Sutcliffe
The baccalaureate sermon for the
class of '9S, Rock Island High school.
will be preached next Sunday evening
by Rev. G. o. McCulloch at the First
Methodist church.
Pat Kelly's familiar face and voice
are again in evidence at the Harper
house, he having returned to the po-
sition of porter, which he held for
many years previous to his Eesigna-
ton few years ago.
All the newest fads in straw and
crash hats and caps, medium weight
and summer underwear. bicycle hose,
suits and belts. serge coats and vests
land crash suits, all new and up-to
date, at Stewards, the halter.
| If you are looking for snap, now
is the time to 30 and get it. Sutclire
is going to let you have paper for one
week cheaper than you can get white
wash, and will hang same for 10 cents
per roll. Sutcliffe.
John Warner has decided, after II
years residence in st. Paul, to move
back to Rock Island. his home love.
His family will be here from st. Paul
the first OF the month. Mr.. Warner
will take up his residence in the War
ner homestead on Moline avenue.
There is going to be great time
down on the corner of Second avenue
4 ""' ii'N'ibh stlttt. tllH tbtl.tt
and continuing all the week one-third
off. All paper and all orders given
this week will be hanged for 10 cents
per roll. Sutcliffe.
The clerks at the Woodmen office
have organized a baseball team and
want a game. Manager Mcfarland
says he and his fellows are in excel
lent condition and able to give anv
amateur organization in this neck of
the woods run for its money.
! The will of the late Mrs. Agnes
Murdoch was probated in the county
court today. The document bears
date of April 1, 1875. and in it the
testatriX leaves all her property to
her husband, Thomas 5. Murdoch.
who is also appointed executor of the
will.
The annual field day exercises of
the High schools of the three cities
viii he held at the fair grounds in
Davenport tomorrow afternoon. A
fine program of events has been ar
ranged. and no doubt the Rock island
boys will carry off n share of the
honors, as they have done in the
past.
The waterworks committee of the
city council. composed of Aids. b.
Winter, j. c. Surman and G. A. john
son. accompanied by Engineer j. A.
Harmon and Supt. of Waterworks
Murrin. leaves tomorrow nirht to in
spect natural sand iiltering plants in
operation at st. Paul, Ashland and
other cities.
Il. kuschmann will start a flock of
homing pigeons from the roof ST his
store on Fourth avenue June |. the
weather being favorable The birds
belong to {. ii. Whiteman. of Rogers
Park, who has made wager that
they will find their way home from
Rock Island, to which place they will
be forwarded in Il box, in stipulated