Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-27
TOWN TALK.
Muscatine muskmelons at Hess
Bros.

Muscatine muskmelons at Hess
Bros
The comic opera, Fra Diavolo, -"
will be sung for the last time tonight
by the Marie Bell Opera company at
| the Watch Tower theatre. Tomorrow
evening "Olivette'' will he presented.
About one hundred singers were
present at the first rehearsal for the
L. V. L. war concert at Carse hall last
evening. This evening flag drill
will be held at the hall, and all ladies'
desiring to take part are requested to
be present.
The St. Louis singing societies which
are to participate in the great saen-
gerfest ut Davenport leave st. Louis
tonight at 1880 by special trains and
will arrive in Rock Island at IL
o clock tomorrow morning via the
Rock Island Il Peoria.
Active operations are once more in
progress at the reseryoir. Mayor Me-
dill visited the site this morning aud
was greatly relieved over the fact
that the difficulties which have beset
the undertaking from the first seem
now to be finally overcome.
Ralph, the little son or T. j. Me
Manus. of Fortieth street, met with a
painful accident yesterday afternoon,
and is nursing severe scalp wounds
and a badly bruised body. Ralph was
riding on truck wagon. from which
he fell, one of the wheels passing over
his head. DR.. F. II. First was sum-
moned and dressed the little sufferers
| wounds.
j. Higgins, of Davenport, employed
in the equipment department at Rock
Island arsenal, who few weeks ago
lost two fingers of his right hand
through an accident in operating a
machine, had another finger crushed
last night, making amputation neces-
sary. The unfortunate man has but
the thumb and small finger left on the
right hand.
Ernest Held, aged 20, suffering from
typhoid fever, was sent to ST. An
thongs hospital yesterday afternoon
for treatment by Poormaster ladders,
to whom he appealed for assistance.
He said his home was in Chicago
and that he came to work for the
| Flick Il johnson Construction compa-
ny, at Davenport, and a few days ago
was taken sick, and being without
funds applied tothe Davenport author
tiles for aid, but they refused it and
told him to go back to Illinois.
The Rock Island postoiiice has been
notified by the Washington author
tiles of the establishment of United
States postal station at Santiago de
Cuba, the rates being as follows: Mail
matter per half ounce, ) cents; single
postals, cents: double postals. 4
| cents; second and third.class matter, |
cent per TIVE ounces; fourth class, cent
per ounce; registration fee, s cents.
Ii postage is not paid in full, double
the amount of the deficient postage at
above rates shall be collected on de-
livery. 1t is supposed these rates
will apply TO Porto Rico.
Gustav Stengel has letter from
Rampant City, Alaska, written last
March, stating that his son, William
f. Stengel. was desperately i'll. and
fearing for his recovery on account of
the absence of medical attendance,
there being no physicians in the
town. The letter is from 4 friend of
William. The report has occasioned
much anxiety on the part Of Mr..
Stengels Rock Island folks. vet they
feel satisfied that if he really was
sick, he has recovered, or they would
have heard something later-all will
hope that such is the ease, ut least.