Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-23

Moline and Davenport, is called at the
Rock Island house Wednesday evening,
April 25, to consider business of i'm
portance.
If you are looking for bargains in
wall paper. you can find them at SUIT
cliHess- He has the stock and is de-
termined to unload. This means all
grades of paper at the lowest prices.
Fifteenth street and Second avenue.
A special train of 20 cars laden with
threshers. the product of the Avery.
Manufacturing company of Peoria.
came in over the r. 1. & Z. today and
was transferred to the Rock Island, by
which it will be taken on through the
west for advertising purposes.
Sky high, sky high Crescent bicy-
cles, don't ride the common grade. Ss ;
the sky high Crescent at $25. $50
$35 for the chain models, and $50 and
$50 for chainless. Seventy-three new
Crescent riders this year to date in
Rock Island. See them at David
Don's.
Nav Smith Robbins and her Little
Trixie'' company proved a good draw
| ing card at Harper's theatre last night.
The house was filled The play is of
the rollicking and musical order. with
Just enough plot to hold the interest,
and please the audience.
Daisie Matson has commenced suit
for divorce in the circuit court, al
leging her husband, Ernest Mats9n, Is
IL or,A a len m "a :
They were married Sept. %, 1894.
The complainant also asks the restora-
ton of her maiden name, Daisie
Young.
Saturday in Moline a president of
the board of education and three di-
rectors were elected as follows: A.
NJ. Beal, president, 1,44S; directors.
Mrs. Mary X Entrikin. 1.430; j. F.
Lindahl. l $40; Fred Cooper 1.14S;
j. NJ. Farnham received 2S7 votes and
there were scattering votes for other
candidates.
The Rock Island officials are still at
work on the new time card that is
soon to go into effect on their road.
Supt. w. NJ. Hobbs, who spent San
day at his home in Davenport. when
interviewed, said he time would not
be greatly changed so far as the trains
here are are concerned. The only
changes, he said, would be on Nos. IA,
and 20.
F. Roger Imhof, of this city. has
accepted the management of the sum-
mer theatre at Fort Sheridan park,
Chicago. He takes charge June l. Mr..
Imhof, through individual effort. is
making his way rapidly in the thea
trical world. He has the experience
and native push that will eventually
bring him the success that he de-
serves.
The letter Of resignation of Rev. I.
w. Grafton as pastor of Memorial
Christian church was read to the con-
gregation at the morning service yes
terday. By a unanimous vote the
congregation asked the pastor to re-
consider his action. Mr., Grafton
will probably leave, however.
and asks to be relieved by June l,
having accepted n call to Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Articles of incorporation of the Rock
Island Regalia company have been
filed at the circuit clerks office. The
incorporators are Joseph NJ. Rosen-
field, Lily Eichelsdorfer, William A.
Andersen and Walter A. Rosentield.
The company. the capital stock of
which is SO 900 is organized for the
purpose of manufacturing. buying
and selling costumes, uniforms, and
regalias and all paraphernalia for So
cieties, and for the manufacture, pur-
chase and rental of theatrical and
fancy dresses and masquerade cos
tunes and materials for the same.