Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-29

dist church. Their medleys. glees
and college songs. as well as artistic
selections, will please every one
Tickets 30 cents.
William Pratt, Jr., was successfully
operated upon at st. Anthonys hos
pital this morning for appendicitis by
DIR. G. g. Craig. assisted by Drs. w
d. Middleton. C. c. Carter, j. P. Com
eggs and 6. G. Craig Jr.
Delightful trolley party by the Broad
way young people to Black Hawks
Tower and picturesque Japanese car
nival at the inn Friday (tomorrow)
evening. One ticket covers it all and
a royal good time as well.
G. c. Marshall, New York travel
ing man, was taken suddenly i'll today
at the Harper house, where he is stop
ping. DIR. C. Bernhard, who was
called to attend him, said he was suf
fering from a nervous attack
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
per cent. Apply to E. j. Burns, room
II, Mitchell & Lynde building.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Rock Island Mutual
Building, Loan and Savings associa-
ton will be held July 5, 1899, at 7:30
p. m, at the Office of the secretary.
room IS, Mitchell & Lynde building,
Rock Island. E. H. Guyer.
Nelson & Lundquist are moving
their stock of groceries into the store
room formerly occupied by Henry l..
Wheelan. No. 1928 Fourth avenue,
and tomorrow will he glad to greet
their customers at the new quarters,
where courtesy and honest dealing
will be shown to all.
The National Volunteer is a new
paper published in Chicago in the in
terest of the Illinois National Guard.
1t is to contain letters from the COM
panies, army news, etc. Col. ID. j.
Foster is editor in chief, and Frank w.
Barber managing editor. The first
number will soon be out.
The jury in the case of j. p. Ament,
charged with conspiracy, at 2 o'clock
this afternoon returned a verdict of
guilty. 1t is claimed Mr.. Ament de-
frauded number of people by selling
pawn tickets through agents, the tick
cts when returned proving to be on
articles of less value than it was rep
resented they were. A new trial Will
be asked for.
of her granddaughter. Mrs. Henry
Jones, in Moline, yesterday, She was
SO years of age and is survived by
three children: Robert E., of Mon
mouth; Adolph, of WATERFOWL, and
Mrs. Bertha Beck. of Moline. The
funeral will take place from The Jones
residence, in Moline, at o'clock Fri
day afternoon.
Engineers Mead, Tanning and Ben
zen berg, who have been employed to
recommend plan of completing the
Rock Island reservoir, are in Dubuque
as witnesses in n controversy between
the Dubuque Water company and the
city They appear for the company.
The Telegraph roasts Mr.. Tanning,
saying he is there at $50 much per
day in the interest of the water COM
pany."
The big celebration will be at the
Watch Powerfully 4. Many free outdoor
attractions, including sensational high |
dive, startling feats on high wire, |
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-
lions. 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 accom- odations |
for all. Go out to the Tower and have |
a good time.
At O'Clock this afternoon a deci- |
sion had not been reached in the mat
ter OF the appointment of a secretary |
for the local board of the State Board |
Of Underwriters, the executive COM
mittee of which has been in session |
at the Harper three days. So sharp
has the rivalry for the position become |
that at one lime il seemed as if an |
outsider would receive the appoint
ment, but it is thought a compromise |
will vet be reached on one of the local |
w. b. Mcintyre and F. A. |
Welch have been recommended to the |
board. Later it was announced w. |
F. johnson had come out for the posi-
ton.
No Right to UgIiness.