Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-29

! laundry. Ask those who have tried
it. Phone 1886.
Go to the supper Oct 80 and stay
to learn your fate from the witch in
her den, and to be otherwise amused
during the evening.
The latest information from DR.. and
Mrs. G. E. Merryman is that they will
probably remain through the winter
at Dawson City, Alaska.
Some elegant black crepons were
from 81. rs to $3.50 per yard. On sale
at $3.50 each afternoon at McCabe's,
only SO cents yard while they last.
Forty per cent discount on Promo,
POGO, Ray and Cyclone cameras. j.
B. Hostetler, 800 Brady street. Daven-
port.
Don't fail to attend the opening at
the Blakslee studio. The hours are
from 2 TO 6, and 7:30 to Top. m. To-
morrow is the day.
Miss Olga Brandenburg has gone to
Chicago in order to study fashionable
headgear as it will be created for the
smart set that will attend the horse
show.
The polling place in the second pre-
cinct of the Sixth ward is the Twenty
ninth street chapel. instead of 270O
Seventh avenue, as heretofore an
nounced.
William Anderson was taken from
his home at Ninth street and Ninth
avenue TO S.. Anthony's hospital
yesterday, suffering with nervous
prostration.
Mrs. Jennie Coopman, of Sears.
who was tried for forging a receipt
from G. II. Dibbern & Son, of Milan,
for 1873, was acquitted by jury in
the circuit court Saturday afternoon.
The Rock Island republican fam
beau clubs going to Sherrard tonight.
They will get together at headquarters
at $50. Capt. ID. B. Shaw expects to
cut a wide swath in the mining town
with his bunch.
A notice posted on the door of the
Office of the Rock Island Republican
announces the sale Nov. of the type,
press and other paraphernalia to sat
isfy the chattel mortgage held by the
A. ID. Farmer & Co. Type Founding
company.
Rock Island relatives have received
the sad information that Miss Bessie
Lowrey, formerly of this city, is dan
gerously Ill in New York. While at
tending school in Boston she suffered
a paralytic stroke and was taken to
New York and placed in hospital.
The subscription concert and ball
given by Gifen's orchestra under the
auspices OF the head office degree team
Independence Camp No. 20, Nj. w. A,
occurs Tuesday evening, Oct. so. |
lists are in the hands of
at the door except to subscribers. If |
you want to 60. see that your name is
on the list.
Great interest is taken in the case
of John White, principally because Of |
the deplOrable accident which has |
brought him almost to the point of /
death. Yesterday it was feared that |
the end could not be very far off, as |
the patient was very much weaker. |
This morning at the hour of going to |
press the stricken man is resting
easily, and he has taken nourishment /
again. He has regained some strength, |
and sleeps in an apparently restful |
Journal.
H. Leo, who is claimed to be the |
champion long distance road rider |
and long distance home trainer rider |
of the world, is to try to lower the |
worlds record in Rock Island. He |
will ride "a hours each day for six |
1ays-a total of la hours-on home |
trainer in the window of o. l.. Smiths |
bicycle store, at 1909 Second avenue. |
He is to start next Wednesday even
ing at s o'clock and ride steadily until |
of next week. Leo announces |
he will leave Rock Island on Nov. 10i
and ride his wheel to New York City. |
Abou: 30 members of the Daven-
port and Rock Island Retail |
Clerks union were yesterday passing
cards in Davenport, asking the people |
10 patrOnize only those stores that had
signed the Sunday closing agreement, |
and naming Silberstein Bros. as the |
only establis hment that had refused |
to 90 in on the agreement. Silber- |
stein Bros. Summoned the police and !
had the distribution of the cards |
stopped. Tonight the clerks unions !
Of Rock Island and Davenport are to |
have a joint meeting at the Industrial
Home building in this city.
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