Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-27

/ lou viii MISS the best musical even
of recent years if you don't attend
The Messiah at the NJ. Z. churcl
tonight. A grand production is as
sured
Sutcliffe has decided to give hi
patrons the benefit of a carload o
wall paper that has Just arrived. HI
will save you money. Call and sc,
for yourselves.
| Clinton and return any time during
the season of 1899 for the return Il
US of $50 Anti-Wash board soap wrap
pers. Begin to save them now. War
mock & Ralston.
Charles Peterson. a sash works EN-.
ploye, got his left hand caught in 6
planer yesterday. The little finger
was severely lacerated, but DIR. j. DE
Silva hopes to save it.
Parties desiring amusement priv
leges at the Watch Tower for the sea-
son of 1899 can arrange for the same
by addressing or calling George w.
Boswell. Harper house.
The Workmen, of Rock Island will
meet tonight at A o. U. w. hall to
| make final arrangements for the en-
of the order here next week.
Make every purchase count. A
purchase of Rock Island soap of any
brand counts three times: Once for
good work, once for premiums and
once for the good of our town.
Drop into Dorn's and see the superb
spring and summer suitings, from
which he is making up suits that
make the wearers proud of them
selves and look well dressed to others.
Correct style al correct prices are
the leading features of our millinery.
We want your trade and are deter
mined to deserve it. Ottesen's mil
linery, 222 West Second street, Day
export.
The relatives of the late John Col
Inns desire to publicly express their
sincere appreciation of the many
kindly acts of. sympathizing friends
and neighbors during their late be-
reavement-
Moline has Sunday closing ordi-
nance for her saloons, and last Sun
day it went into effect with vigor. 1t
is declared by the papers that there
was not saloon in the city that was
open, front or back.
Those of the machinists who con-
tinue at work at the arsenal were sum-
moned before Capt. A. Ii. Russell at
the postoflice building last night and
Intercepted with reference to shop
conditions, wages, etc.
The music-loving public should not
let threatening weather interfere with
the grand production of
The Messiah" at the M. f.. church
this evening, which gives promise of
being the musical event of recent
years.
At its meeting last evening the
Handel Oratorioy society passed a
vote of thanks to the
Amateur Musical club for its gift of
$50 10 assist in the production OF
The Messiah" which occurs this
evening at the NJ. f. church.
Tri-City Broommaker's union No.
25 has arranged for an excursion to
Clinton next Sunday on the steamer
City of Winona. which should be
liberably patronized as the proceeds are
to 90 toward the benefit of the strik-
ing broOmmakers of Davenport.
Tonight the immense concert by the
Handel society will be held in the
First Methodist church. The chorus
of % voices, Strasser's orchestra and
soloists specially engaged for the oc-
casion will present Handel's Mes
siah." Tickets at all music stores
and ut the door.
You are going to clean your house
this spring, and of course you can't
clean without putting on some nice
new wall paper, and the best place TO
get this paper is from a firm which
has the best paper hangers to do the
work and where you can save about |
and that is at SATELLITES.
1t seems. after all, the Illinois Ma
val Reserves will not have the steamer |
Frolic for their use. Governor Tanner |
has been notified by the navy depart
ment that the Michigan will be at |
Chicago Aug z. to give the state re-
serves eight days practice. This is
The only opportunity for sea practice |
hey will have during the year.
S. F. Smith. of Davenport, has
entered suit against the Tri-City |
company. publishers of the |
Davenport Republican-to recover IS.
$50 ~, alleged to be due upon four
notes executed by the |
to the plaintiff. These notes
we're executed during space of six |
and while the company was |
by S. ID. Cook.
Strasser's orchestra has been en-
gagged to assist the Handel chorus in |
he presentation of The Messiah" to-
hight. Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson.
he noted soprano of Chicago. will
sing the soprano solos; Mrs. James
aawson Kimball. well known in the
ocal musical circles, viii sing the
Ito solos. and Wallace f. Moody. the
enor. of DayeL port. and g. Rawson