Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-20

linois lines for the Burlington, was
to have been here today to confer
further as to the removal of the slut
| track on West Seventeenth street. but
was taken suddenly i'll last night and
was unable to leave his home in Gales
burg.
Through, wide vestibule chair cars
with smoking compartment between
Rock Island and Chicago via the D.,
Z. l. & n w. railroad and the G. &
n. W. railroad. The quickest and
best line. For particulars inquire al
city ticket office, 1903 Second avenue,
or passenger station foot of Twentieth
| street.
Fall Jackets, worth So, for 81. 80:
dressing sacques at half; summer
wrappers for 45 cents; IS silk waists,
So 81. 81 90; $3.50 feather pillows,
9S cents; $3.50 lawn mowers. $1.SS;
$l5 refrigerators. 50. and other
equally sharp drives at McCabe' 5
August clearing sale.
The weather prognosticator prom
Uses break in the hot spell tomorrow
night. He says it may come sooner.
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it does, but in order to play safe he
cannot agree to deliver the goods be-
fore shutdown Tuesday. The Their
mometer registered SO in the shade
yesterday.
Bigger crowds, sharper bargains at
McCabe's August clearing sale. Rem
nants of ingram carpets, 10 cents
per yard; 81 shirt waists, Is cents;
French Percales, worth 40 cents, at
124 cents; s % black silks, 60 cents,
are some of the reasons why the
crowd comes here.
1t is reported that W. l.. Velie, who
recently resigned as secretary of
Deere & Co., Moline, has been offered
the position of general manager Of the
Mccormick Harvester works, Chica-
go. The position carries a salary of
SIS, 900 to $25, 900. 1t had been held
for many years by F. K. Butler, who
resis ned in 1898, and has since been
filed by one of the McCormicks, who,
it is said, desires to retire.
j. Z. Herman, the state lecturer of
the Illinois Single Tax league, will
be here this week and begin series
of open air meetings. Mr.. Herman
bias been engaged in the work for the
past five years and has been all
through the Missouri valley. His
work has nothing to do with the
present political campaign, but will
he purely single tax. These meet |
iDgs have been very interesting |
Mr.. Herman has been, as
they precipitate lively discussion.
The Clinton. Iowa. grocers will
hold their annual picnic at Dri park, |
Aug. 80 There will be |
plenty of good music and outdoor
sports besides the many natural at
fractions Of the grounds. The D., r.
I. q \. w. railroad will sell tickets at
I5 cents good on regular train leav-
ng Rock Island at a. m, also good
N train from Davenport at II o.
noon), returning on train No. 5. ar
living at Rock Island at p. IN. For
PARTICULARS, inquire at city ticket
1iice, 1903 Second avenue, or passen-
Ter station, foot of Twentieth street.
The incautious lighting of match
n the presence Of escaping gas caused
IN explosion yesterday morning in the
general Office building of the Chicago,
Burlington q Quincy railroad compa-
" in Chicago, which resulted in the
injury of General Supt. j. ID.
}esler, of the company, and c. +.
ZEE, chief jauitor of the building. The
after was the more severely burned.
lis scalp was scorched by the flames,
md he also suffered severe burns
bout the face. hands and arms. Mr..
5esler was able to 60 to his residence,
1925 Ellis avenue, in q carriage, and
he burns on his face and hands were
reated at once. His condition is not
.eriOus.