Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-22

Eighteenth street. Rock Island Elec-
trio Construction company. Phone
l4572
$2s- so found trip to Denver. Colo
RADIO Springs or Pueblo, Col, Aug. s.,
6, z, via the C., &. 1. & p.
The finance committee of Woodmen
picnic day viii meet at the Woodmen
| building at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ling. All members are requested to be
present.
At the clearing sale of Rock Island
factory shoes $3.50 buys any pair in
| the store, mems or women's. Lots
\ of cheaper ones. too. Hurst, He Cuts
the Price.
Special home seekers excursion to
Kansas and Nebraska Tuesday, Aug.
1. over the c., b. & Q. For full par
ticulars call on Hull & Co., room 81,
Mitchell & Lynde building.
Don't forget US on house wiring
and bell work. Fans. All kinds of
electrical repair work done. Phone
1872. 119 Eighteenth street. Rock
Island Electric Construction company
Miss Elizabeth Allan, chief opera
tor at the Rock Island central tele-
phone office, was taken to st. An
thongs hospital last evening, the con-
dition of her health requiring the
skilled nursing.
Great closing out bargains in trim
med hats and bonnets. Hats worth
S. and Sc at g; 50 hats at 81; 81 hats
at so cents. Come early and make
your choice, at Tewkes bury's, 1909
Second avenue.
James McManus, son of p. w. Nc
Manus, and captain of Company b,
of Davenport, has received notice OF
his appointment as first lieutenant of
one of the newly organized regiments
assigned to the Philippines.
Nuggets of gold have been received
by Hons. William McEniry and f.
w. Hurst and ex-Mayor Medill, and
States Attorney Searle from DIR. G. f.
Merryman, formerly of Port Byron,
who is now located in Dawson City.
Two telephone linemen met on the
Burlington's Twentieth street depot
grounds last night to settle an old
score. They put up lively battle for
awhile, no one interfering. The
smaller man of the two appeared to
have n shade the best of it.
States Attorney Searle has been in
Cambridge two weeks assisting in the
prosecution in the circuit court of
William Silverman, alleged forger.
The jury acquitted Silverman, against
whom there are several other indict-
ments on which he will be tried.
Harper's Weekly contains in it's
current issue a splendid engraving of
Col. j. Franklin Bell, of this city,
among other newly advanced army
officers whose services in the Philip
pines has been rewarded by the rank
of colonies of new regiments being
formed for duty in the far east.
The Tri-City Carpenters union will
have their its excursion to Musca-
tine Sunday. July %. Boat leaves
Moline at 8 o'clock sharp, Rock Island
at $50 and Davenport at S:45. Tick
cts 80 cents for round trip. There
will be dancing on board. Music by
the Light Guard band. Everybody
invited.
All local riders who were entered for
the races at Rockford July 4, and
which were postponed and were to
have been run July 26, are hereby no.
titled that the date has been again
postponed until September. All de-
string can now enter the races here
July 26. Woodman picnic day. C. A
Spencer.
Wednesday, Aug. 2, occurs one of
the popular annual Niagara Falls ex-
cursions over the Rock Island & Peo-
ria and Lake Erie 81 Western routes,
Mt the low rate of S11.25 for the round
trip. These excursions have become
a feature of the summer business, and
the exceptional accommodations that
are provided, together with the excel
lent side trips arranged for this year
at very low rates. will no doubt prove
most attractive to those who want a
delightful trip. All information may
be had by application to the Rock ISL
and & Peoria, this city.
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