Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-24
association In Davenport numbers

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the lights in the front door OF Jonas
Bear q Cos. store vas broken In
some manner. but Just how remains
so far . mystery. Nothing 10 miss
iae In the store.
The congressional delegation on
river and harbor improvements came
no further west than Bureau yestes-
day. In the Inspection Of the Henpepin
canal. Msj W. l. Marshall sas In
charge OF the party.
The muslin underwear selling Of
McCabe Bros. is attracting the keen
discrimin ailng buyers from every
direction. Special new things viii
be added for Friday and Saturday
With mos, unusually attractive prices.
z. II Bowmsn has received Q telc-
gram fr m his sister. Miss Annette
stating that she would reach
here from Moscow. Idaho. Saturday
morning. having been called to the
bedside OF her mother at Andalusis.
Miss Annie Ransom pleasantly en-
sertsired company Of her hierd,
o, her home, 1877 Third avenue. las
evening. The occasion was the cele.
brstion Of her birthday, the evening
being spent In games and other pas
times.
In order TO prove to the ladies who
have freckles, pimples, black heads.
oily skins, etc, that my skin 70 ID 10
oil that claim for IL, I will give to
every caller . trial box free. Mrs.
Maxwell, 1873 Second avenue, up.
stairs.
Three boys. Bonnie . years Of age,
Oscar ~ and Frank Is, sons OF Mrs.
McPeck, 3l& Twenty-second street.
were sent 10 the state industrial
school Ut Glendale BY order Of Judge
Adams In the county court today.
Me-. McPeck deserted his family,
leaving them In destitute circum-
stances.
Many anxious inquiries have been
made BY friends Of Hon. Ben. 7.
Cable. as to the possibility Of his be-
ing o passenger on the ocean steam.
or, Ia Champagne. now four days
overdue in New York. Il 10 reliably
sscertained. however. that Mr.. Cable
is now In Now YORK. and will be
home the 6rst Of the month.
The woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society Of the Broadway
Presby terrain church will hold its
annual meeting at the residence Of
Mrs. r. Y. Harrington, 2517 Seventh
avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock. All the ladies Of the con.
gregstion are cordially invited to
attend.
L. =. Crallo has been chosen one OF
the four delegates from kaaba TEN.
pie. Of Davenport, Knights Of the
Mystic Shrine, to the meeting OF the
imperial council which will be held
at Dallas. Tex, June 1915. The
other delegates are Cyrus T. Darling
and GEORGE L. Osborne. both Of Dav-
enpors. and Joseph W. Els, Of Mus
cstine.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes. wife Of Ed.
ward Hayes, Of South Heights. died
ct her home there o. 3 o'clock
this morning Of . complication
OF troubles, aged 50 years. DE.
ceased who had been sick for some
time is survived by three sons and q
daughter. Edward. Walter and
Daisy at home. and William, Of Can.
ton, Ohio. Notice Of the funeral will
be made later.
1 Somebody has sprung the report
that the Daily Times. Of this city. ID
about 70 be purchased and absorbed
By the Republican. Il 10 all news tc
the Times people. and good deal Of
surprise TO the rest Of the commu
|. nifty. A report that the Times IL &c
absorb the Republican would bt
, much more easily credited % . thing
'hs; nigh, happen Davenport Dem
ocrat
The women's Relief Coaps OF Johr
Bu'ord post we're pleasantly sur
prised yesterday afternoon wher
J they met In Memorial hall BY find
ing . handsome range bearing . care
Informing them that Il wss . gii
from the friends OF John Buford pos
and John Morris camp. s. Of v. I
. Was very acceptable gift, inssmucl
a. the ladies OF the Relief Corps hst
about made arrangements to buy one
The Union gives helsted publics
, ton 20 . scurrilous attack on Hon
: Ben T. Cable. on the pert Of Molin'
a paper. the article being one Of
4 number Of similar outbreaks tha
. the same paper has made Of late
The assaults are not warranted BY
!. condition OF facts or circumstances
Q aud II the paper which has thus beel
!. gratifying the spleen that has .
Q suddenly seized II. had done .
!. when Mr.. Cable was here to defen'
hinself-vere he 90 disposed - NOR
!. decent spirit Of journalism woul
= have been shown.
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