Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-11


eTening at the Rock Island Chess clu
rooms over Adams shoe store A.
lovers OF the game should arrange t
be there.
Joseph II. Montgomery was toda,
removed 70 his home, 1901 Seventh
avenue, from St. Anthony's hospital
q convalescent after 8 severe aItacl
of typhoid fever.
G. f. BiddisOn. a former Rock Isl
ander, is mentioned in this morning
IChicago papers as one of the poss,
that killed two train robbers in ,
pitched battle yesterday morning
near GoodIand. Kas.
A gasoline stove exploded at tn,
residence of William Stuart, in Molint
yesterday. but fortunately no one va
near it aud no damage of any couse
| quence resulted from the fire.
P. Kemmerling, an employe of The
Channel Ice company, Of Moline, wa:
arrested this morning for violating
the tandem ordinance. He was given
hearing before Magistrate Stafford,
and placed under bond pending 8
trial.
Moonlight excursion given by the
young ladies of ST Mary's church on
the steamer City of Winona and
barge Wednesday evening, Aug II.
Good music. Tickets 25 cents. Boat
leaves at 7:30 sharp from foot of
Nineteenth street.
An order has been issued discon-
tinuing the postoffice at Gilbert, the
East Davenport suburb. and the place
will now get its mail by the rural de-
livery system. Formerly the place
had four mails day over the D., K.
|. & y W. but now it will have but
one delivery a day.
The boarding house of Mrs. Charles
Peale, of Moline, was burglarized
Thursday night and a number of
boarders are losers. Three watches
and about $40 in cash were reported
TO the Rock Island police as stolen
and other minor valuables were taken.
The thieves have not been caught.
Through, wide vestibule chair cars
with smoking compartment between
Rock Island and Chicago via the D.,
r. I. IL \ w. railroad and the c. u
\. w. railroad. The quickest and
best line. For particulars inquire at
city ticket Office, 1903 Second avenue.
or passenger station foot OF Twentieth
street.
You are cordially invited by the
Hinrichs Crockery company to in
sPect a special ex hibit.of hand-painted
china, Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 13
and Ii. This exhibit comes from the
Edgerton Art studios. comprises over
800 pieces. beautiful in design and |
color q. and will be rare treat TO !
al lovers of art china. Monday and |
tuesday only.
The Iron Moulders' Union $50 will |
rive an excursion and basket picnic at |
Dri park, by way Of the D., r. |. d
Y. w. raitGoad, Aug 10. Refresh
nents of all kinds and plenty of ice
water on the grounds. Good music,
rec dancing and amusements of all
,inds during the day. Special train
caves Moline at $3.50 a. NJ, Rock ISL
nd at 9 and Davenport at 9:15, re-
urning ct $3.50 p. m. Tickets will be
Z. |. & n. W. office, 1903 Second ave-
luc.
Theatre Canvasser John b. Arthurs
continues his energetic work. and
cells that in rounding up such severe
week as the past one, he has done
veil, when it is not only a great
xertion for the committee men,
'ers to get out but to people who
re generally comfOrtless at this sea-
on and can not be expected to view
hings as they would were the wealth
T more invigorating and less debili-
ating.
Henry G. George, young man
bout "a years of age whose home is
n Toulon. died at o'clock this
morning at St. Anthony's hospital of
PinaI meningitis. For some time
,rior to his illness he was employed
I the c., Z. l. & p. round house and
,oarded with his brother-in-law. J. a.
Vest, at j17 Thirtieth street. Under
aker Knox took charge of the re-
mains and PREF AIRED them for ship
nent this evening to Toulon for
urial.