Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-03

Is, owing to Tuesday being legal
holiday. Mrs. Mary Cary, oracle.
Mrs. Agnes Simpson, recorder.
Tonight occurs the boxing contests
between Quinn and Armstrong and
Harris and Hart at Saengerfest hall,
Davenport.
| John McCauley and Miss Winnie
West, both of Davenport, were mar
ried Saturday afternoon by Justice w.
H. Schroeder
The closing sale of Rock IslaLd
factory shoes continues all this week.
$3.50 now buys ano pair in the store
Open tonight.
Big celebration at Prospect park
July 4. Brass band all day and night.
Free attractions. Day and night fire
works, dancing, etc.
The Palace Cigar store front is or
| namented with handsome sign tell
ing the virtues of the goods put out
by the Stickney cigar people.
CashierP. Greenawalt's report of the
condition of the Rock Island Savings
bank in this issue shows the flourish
ing condition of that institution.
Call for and drink Carse & Orwell
er's bottled goods They are not only
made of the purest water but the best
material that the world produces.
Open until 10 O'Clock tonight to
serve our patrons. Low shoes for
this evening only S1.50 per pair.
Choice of any pair in the house. NJ.
K.
The Elm street, Paramount and
Prospect Park cars will not run west
of Nineteenth street tomorrow, this
arrangement being for the one day
only.
The most elaborate bar fixtures that
have been seen in the three cities
arrived today from the east and are
being placed in the new Harper house
bar room.
The German Evangelical church
and Sunday school will hold their
annual picnic on the Fourth in the
hopfeld grove next to Wittick's.
Friends are invited.
The Acme Packet company will sell
tickets to Clinton and all intervening
points July 4 at one fare for the
round trip. good to return July 5.
Bring your baskets and have pleas
ant time.
Indust, ial Home celebration at Man
ha titan beach tomorrow. Boats every
half hour from 10 n. m. until all arel
back at night. Good order maintained
and only 10 cents round trip.
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 z
II
II. Mitchell & Lynde building.
Can you use a long covered hack or
a 2-horse express wagon? For cash
or on time. If so, see Eastman. 17121
Second avenue. Both are at Stuhr's
wagon shop on Third avenue, between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
Internal revenue collections made
by Deputy l.. X. Eihl last week
amounted to So, 921.52. His collec-
tions for the year ending June so
aggregated 1928 .OO2. 20, as against
$47, 621.06 the preceding year.
The household goods of II. Bur-
COVER, consisting of carpets. cook,
oil and heating stoves, bedroom sets,
refrigerator, one extension table,
chairs, parlor set, etc. will be sold at
public auction, at 637 Seventeenth
street, Thursday, July ut 1:30 p.
m, by II. G. Harris, auctioneer.
The Fourteenth street M. Z. church.
of Davenport, will give an excursion
to Muscatine July on the steamer
Pilot and barge. Boat will leave Rock
Island at $50 a. m. and return at $3.50
p. IN. Good music by talented or
chestra. Lunch will be served at noon
and evening. Tickets, adults, 40
cents; childr N, 25 cents.
Ernest, the S-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. f. o. Applequist, els Ninth
street, was shooting of fireworks with
some companions Saturday night.
Ernest was investigating one of the
large crackers that had been lighted.
when it exploded in his hand blowing
off the small finger of the right hand
and decorating the second finger at
the first Joint. DIR. Sala attended the
unfortunate ladI
The big celebration will be ut the
Watch Powerfully 4. Many free outdoor
attractions, including sensational high
dive, startling feats on high wire,
marvellous and dexterous performance
on flying trapeze, big display of day
fireworks and Japanese bombs, large
display of night fireworks, brass band
all day and evening, dancing in both
pavilions, and many other attrac-
tons. The big crowd will be at the
Watch Tower. Performances in the
theatre by the Reming Stock COM
pany during the afternoon and even
ing. Ample street car ccomodations
for all. Go out to the Tower and have