Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-26
CITY CHAT.


Buy one-a Kinship cigar.
F. b. Q. finest beyond question.
800 saved on a piano at Eberhart' s
sale.
For reliable fire insurance call on
f. j. Burns
Nanny Goldsmith has taken a posi-
ton at the London clothing store.
DIR. William Sterling, the osteopath,
Gil West Sixteenth street, Davenport.
Sweet milk, cream, buttermilk and
lee cream at Ill and 113 Nineteenth
street.
Fresh eggs 121 cents a dozen, fresh
butter 10 and 17l cents pound, at
Beecher's.
Travel to the state fair via the r.
i. & p. next hursday-$2 for the
round trip.
Business property, residence prop
erty and lots for sale in all parts of
the city by f. j. Burns.
For the state fair at Springfield the
K. i. e p. offers n special rate of 81
for the round trip Thursday.
Nice apples % cents peck. sweet
potatoes 20 cents peck, and potatoes
10 cents a peck at Beecher's-
The football elevens' of Augustana
college and the Moline High school
will play practice game Saturday.
The Farley Stock company ended its
engagement at Harper's theatre last
night and left today for Cedar Rapids
The Flemming Furniture company
have Just received a nice new line of
iron bedsteads. Come and see them.
The cheapest place to get second
hand stoves and have tin and copper
repairing done is at 1925 Second ave
nue..
The Van Dyke q Eaton Co., enroute
for Galena. and the Holden Comedy
company, enroute for Sterling, passed
through the city today.
Charles Wheeler, a prisoner at the
county Jail, was taken to WATERFOWL
today in charge of Baliff Nicholson, to
see the remains of his father, who
died Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Anderson wish to
publicly express their sincere thanks
To neigh ors and friends for loving
Kindness and assistance rendered in
the loss of their little one.
Several shots were heard in the
neigh bOrhood of Twenty-second street
and Fifth avenue Saturday night.
The police are unable to ascertain the
occasion for the shooting or who
did it.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Memorial Christian church will
give an informal reception Tuesday
evening, Sept. %, in honor of the
soldiers who are members of the socie-
" and their friends.
The Scott county democrats have
nominated A. =. McGuirk for county
attorney and George Stewart for
county clerk in place of Smith and
North. the regular nominees, who de-
clined after the Marshalltown conven-
ton.
The fire and light committee of the
city council. Aids. Charles Bleuer, L.
\. Fender and G. w. Aster, resumes
its light inspection jaunt tonight,
leaving for visits ut Omaha, Kansas
City, St. Joe and Sioux City. Mayor
Medin will not accompany the COM
mittee.
The Rock Island Gun club post
poned its semi-monthly shoot, to have
been held at the park yesterday, out
of consideration for Ed Schroeder, n
member of Company b, Davenport,
who is lying i'll at the home of his
sister. Mrs. ii. n. Lienhard, on
Twelfth street and Eighteenth avenue.
Arrangements have been completed
for the presentation of "A Modern
Woodman" at Harper's theatre Tues
day evening, Oct. II, by home talent
The production is a dramatization
which deals in an entertaining man
ner with the great order which has
brought its home to Rock Island, and
the proceeds are to be devoted to the
clearing up of what remains in con-
nection with the expenditures of the
removal committee.
Buford Post No. 243, G.. A. r., at
its meeting Saturday evening passed
a resolution setting apart one of the
cabinets in Memorial hall ut the court
house to be used by the soldiers of the
Spanish-Americau war for the Pur-
pose of placing any relics. Any boys
having the same should have them
properly labeled. and for any other in
formation are directed TO call upon
either c. b. Knox or W j. Ransom.
Two young fellows had a desperate