Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-18

international convention to be held II
Detroit in August j. w. Muller
was CHOSEN alternate.
The reserved seats for the astrono
mical lecture to be given tomorrow
at the Y. M c. A Office tomorrow
morning at O'Clock
r. T. Norton, general superintend
lent of construction for the st. Loui:
& Northern Short line, was in tn,
city last night. comforting with Con
tractor J. n. Huntoon, who is to bic
on n portion of the excavation in thi:
vicinity.
To parties having money to invest
800, $3.50. 5000. $3.50, $500 to $500
and up-can place same in an invest
ment absolutely secured and paying
per cent. Apply to f. j. Burns, room
y, Mitchell Il Lynde building.
Get a Stearns ball-bearing lawn
mower at Spencer's. Take it any
where, compare it with any other
make. and if it don't dc better work,
and run easier than any other, bring
it back and get your money. Spen-
Ger.
| The annual congregational meeting
of the Broad way Presbyterian church
was held last night. Capt. A. NJ.
Blakesley, D. +. Cramer, and L. S.
McCabe were elected trustees for
three years. and Capt. A. NJ. Blakes-
ley was elected elder.
Carpenters union No. 241, of Mo-
line. gives a trolley party to The
Watch Tower and return Saturday
evening, May 20. Arrangements are
being made to make it particularly
attractive. Members of the Rock ISL
and union are especially invited.
F. X. Eberhart. of this city, is the
author of the NJ. w. A. march, .'dedi-
Gated to the head officers of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America" and bear
ing likeness of the officers and the
orders headquarters building on the
title page. The music is tuneful and
catchy.
Miss Matilda Liphardt will receive
a limited mum Der of piano pupils.
Miss Liphardt has had considerable
experience as a teacher and comes
highly recommended. Anyone wish
ing to consult her in regard to in
structions may call at 400 Fourth
avenue.
Miss Yeager will sing AVA Maria"
at the Fraternal Tribunes' free social
tomorrow evening, and Mr.. Boydston
will sing Some body's Pride" There
will be several people on the pro-
gram. Mr.. Rexdale will give origi-
nal readings, illustrated by Mr..
Shank's pictures.
DIR. j. B. Wheelock. formerly of
Moline. died Yesterday at Grand
Thunder, Mimi. He had been ailing
for some time with Bright's disease.
He was 81 years of age. He is sur
vived by his wife. The funeral oc-
Cured this afternoon from the Uni
tartan church. Moline.
There are all sorts of interesting
possibilities in connection with the
construction of the St. Louis & North
ern short line, which is 10 connect
with Rock Island. One of the most
of these is the sugges-
ton that the Santa Fe system is
likely to enter these towns over that
line.
The Moline Pillow company has con-
tracted with Allen, Myers Il Co. to
erect mechanical Ventllatlng system
in their immense blacksmith shops
to remove the smoke, gas and heat
from all the furnaces and FORCES. 1t
will be the largest piece of work of
its class ever erected in the tri- cities.
and its installation will be duly ap-
preciated by the men empl ,yed there.
Cation and Sutton played the first
block of $50 points of their 3O0-point
match at Green's academy. Chicago,
last night. For academy purposes
Cation received odds of % points and
in the end lacked five of carrying
away the purse. During the day Cat
ton and Saylor met twice at Is inch
balk line. Cation conceding odds of
10 in 60 In the first game Cation ran
81, but Saylor won 80 to 45. In the
second game Cation ran Sc and won,
60 to 10.