Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-01
TOWN TALK.

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principal and interest.
Buy home manufactured goods and
build up your town. Anti-Washb board
soap is by long odds the best.
Camp 1850, NJ. w. A, has issued
Invitations to a social dance to be
given Friday evening. April 21.
At Trinity church there will be
services at a. m. and 7:3O p. m.
Monday, and at 9 4. m. Tuesday. r
The stage of water at the bridge at
6 a. m was 2.30, and at noon it was
p.
| For a limited time the People
Power company will sell lump coke at
81 per ton, and crushed coke at 81. 40,
1T the works.
| The Ridgeway Concert company,
| one of the best attractions in the u.
Nj. G. A. course, appears ut Harper's
theatre tonight.
The county clerk,s office will he
open tonight for the convenience of
those who desire to procure their final
naturalization papers.
James Simser has succeeded F. W.
Wiesler, resigned, as local agent for
the Red Star Yeast company. Jim is
hustler and will continue to keep
his article on the rise.
The Rock Island Ministerial asso-
citation will hold its monthly meeting
next Monday at 1880 Il. m. in the Y.
NJ. c. A. chapel. Rev. L. w. Graf
ton will read paper on Pastoral
Work"
Clothing hung too close to stove
at the Chicago Brewing company's
building on First avenue caught fire
at 5 CLOCK yesterday afternoon. The
flames were eXtingulshed before any
serious damage occurred.
The ARGUS is in receipt of letter
from August Geiger and his compan-
ions who are on their way into Alaska,
dated ut Forty Mile, in which they
send greetings to Rock Island friends.
They are all well. =.
c. w. Robertson, for a number of
years employed by William Martin
dale, has now opened n horse shooting
shop in the west side of Paul THE
sens blacksmith shop, 443l Fifth
age of his friends.
The Eclipse Installment company
has changed hands and hereafter will
be conducted under the name of the
Hill Mercantile company, with head
quarters at 1913 Second avenue, as
heretofore. Patronage of old Eclipse
customers solicited.
LAS near as we have been able to
estimate fully two-thirds of the bust
ness men of Rock Island are heartily
in favor of electing William McCono-
chic mayor, and we look upon this as
the average public sentiment. -
Union April fool again.
The Rock Island has issued q neat
folder containing the program for the
annual meeting of the National Edu-
cational association at Los Angeles,
Cal, July lila. Passengers are to
be given special low rate and the
choice of three routes-via Omaha.
Lincoln and Colorado Springs; Kansas
City. Topeka and Colorado Springs,
or Wichita, Fort Worth and Ell Paso.
The ma jority OF candidates on both
the democratic and repub lican tickets
have answered affirmatively the ques-
tions propounded by the Legislative
committee of the Tri-City Labor con-
gress, pledging, in the event of their
election, to demand eight hours and
standard wages on all city contract
work, and to give preference to union
labor whenever possible.
At the meeting of the colored citi
zens last night ut the sheriff's office
to make further arrangements for he
reception of the tri-city members of
the Sth Illinois on their return: home, |
q oil 70 . t.s,l
train with two bands, one colored and |
one white, and give them a parade, |
and to later on have a public enter
tainment in their honor. Citizens |
will be asked to subscribe money to
help defra,r the expenses.
No one Will question the fact that !
A. ID. Huesing has made the most eff
ficient city clerk Rock Island has ever
had. Any information concerning |
municipal accounts is readily obtain
able on application at the city clerks |
office, where systematic and simple |
record has been introduced by Mr.. |
Huesing, whose accuracy and COM
pentency are above criticism. and for |
which he has been frequently compile |
mented by the finance committees of
the city council after an examina-
tion of his accounts.
1t would be folly for taxpayers to |
turn the municipal legal department |
over to inexperienced hands at any |
time, but especially disastrous would |
it be to do so now, on the eve of the |
trial of cases involving thousands of |
dollars, which different parties sre |
seeking to secure from the public |
funds, for alleged injuries, etc. Mr.. |
Marshall, the present city attorney. !
has had remarkable success in defeat !
ing litigants who proceeded against
the municipality in The courts. labor !
ing faithfully and earnestly to acquire |
the desired end and for which the voters |
of Rock Island will return their thanks |