Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-28

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licity or removal. Eastman & Co.,
17124 Second avenue. Office open
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
nights only.
The city clerks Office will be open
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings until 9 o'clock for the
accommodation of those wishing to
pay water rent. All water rents not
paid by Dec. will be turned off with
out further notice.
You will not make q mistake by or
dering your poultry. celery, mince
meat, oysters, and in fact everything
that goes to make up a tirst-class
Thanksgiving dinner, at Maucker &
Toms store, corner Fourth avenue
and Seventeenth street.
Invitations have ben issued for the
Iron holders union ball which oc-
ours at Industrial hall Thanks giving
eve. Preparations have been made
which insures it being Il success in
every way. A stove will be dispo ed
of during the evening.
A. F. Timme. &. A. Scott, c. H.
Hubbell and II. Giljohan, represent
ing the insurance department of the
state of Wisconsin, are at the Harper.
They come to examine the records
and methods of the Modern Woodmen
order, so far as insurance is con-
cerned.
j. A. Campbell. the young man held
for failing to turn over moneys col
lected for the Scranton School of Cor
respondence, went into the county
court yesterday afternoon and enter
ed a plea of guilty to information
filed charging him with embezlement.
, Judge Adams fined him SO and costs.
j. A. McElherne, loaded to the
guards with booze. was taken under
Officer Barney McCabe's protecting
wing on Twentieth street and Fourth
avenue this morning and piloted to
police headquarters, where he has
! been since sleeping of his jag. Nc
| Elherne had Just arrived from Wis
consin. He had SIS in his pockets.
The closing arguments to the jury
N the case of Ardie Bradford VS.. the
city of Rock Island were made in the
circuit court this afternoon. Brad
ford asks $500 for alleged personal in
juries and damages to his rig as the
| result of running into a pile of sand
| hat obstructed Nineteenth street
at Fourth avenue on the night of Oct.
| 20, 1896.
K. kuschmann, the grocer, is this
year better than ever before prepared
to serve his patrons with everything
necessary with which to prepare IA
good Thanksgiving dinner. He has
lots of plump turkeys, fat geese aud
ducks and chickens. Plenty of cram
berries, celery, oysters, apples, mixed
nuts and an entirely new stock of
choice canned goods. Your order
will receive prompt attention. No.
| 2217 Fourth avenue.
Davenport is holding a special elec-
ton today to determine as to whether
Il franchise shall be granted to the
Peoples Light company on that side
of the river The. same spirit that
prevented the contract for the light
ing of the city being awarded to the
| lowest bidder few years ago because
of Rock Island and Moline capital
and enterprise being interested, has
been shown in the campaign. What
| still exists of this narrow prejudice
and clanishness which all of the
three cities should have properly
o1tgrown, ought to be stamped out.
The first symphony concert will be
given by Strasser's orchestra at Tur-
ner Grand opera house on the even
ing of Dec. ). w. G. f Seeboeck.
the noted pianist and composer, oil
Chicago. will appear in several selec-
ti0ns. One will be his own concerto
for piano and orchestra especially
written for and dedicated to Theodore
Thomas. The ticket and seat sale will
open Thursday, Nov. so, at Klenze
Bros. pharmacy, corner Third and
Scott streets, Davenport. Those wish
ing to subscribe for the season car
also obtain the subscription tickets al
Klenze Bros. Rudolph Toll, man