Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-22

Peninsula. and Peerless, fer sale by
Summers & Woodin.
Attend the grand mask ball of the
S-inch stranders of the Sylvan Steel
works Saturday night at Arm ory hall.
Three grand prizes given.
Another independent telephone line
connecting Milan with Taylor Ridge.
by way of Turkey Hollow, has been
started with II subscribers.
A conference of bishops is being
held at Davenport to recommend to
the pope successor to the late Arch
bishop Hennessy, OF Dubuque.
Twenty-second street property hold
ers are requested to meet with the
street and alley mmittee at the city
council room at o'clock this even
ing.
Black Hawk Tent No. 146. of the
Maccabees, is to give benefit con-
cert at the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium
next Tuesday evening. The program
includes the best of local talent and
the degree team of the order will give
drill.
Tax Collector Paul Gerhardt, of
Hampton, turned in his books to
County Treasurer Cox today. The
total amount charged was SO, 1896;
delinquent, $1,085.01; collected.
IS. 4O6.35; collectors commission,
$16S.12.
Dora Krack, widow of Henry Krack.
who was killed New Years eve by an
Explosion at the glucose plant in Dav-
export, has brought suit for $50. 900
damages in the district court at Dav-
export against the Glucose Sugar
Refining company.
Spring house cleaning at your home
should remind you that your watch.
or clock would serve you much better
if given the same kind of attention. |
Don't blame the timepiece for your
own neglect Take it to Brookman |
and get the most reliable workman
ship.
The arsenal trains on the Tri-City |
railway line are now designated by |
a label on the corner of the vestibule, |
as well as in the transom. A detach- |
able device operating in the same |
manner as the removable discs on the |
two Moline lines is used.
Mrs. James Maxwell, an insane
woman whose home is in Hampton.
visited Moline last night, going into a
millinery store, and driving out the
clerks. Mrs. Maxwell was taken in
charge by the police. The county
court will inquire into her mental
The river is clear above the Rock
Island bridge, but the gorge at the
Crescent bridge still prevents In ove-
ment of the ice at that point. 1t can
not hold out much longer, however,
against such weather as we have had
today. The stage of the water at
a. M. was go, and at noon it was
1.55.
William Wenks and George Harris,
-wo prominent Edgington horesemen,
anne in this morning from Colfax.
iowa, where they purchased two fine
imported horses. One of the animals
S Shire and the other is a Norman,
md they were bought through the
Igency of Rice & Bradley. of Aledo.
Is it possible that the Union is so
acking in knowledge of the situation
Il the Fourth ward as to entertain
loubt about who is to be elected
alderman in that ward? Mr.. Aster
II
las his rival so far distanced that the
after is now trying to find an excuse
or being on the ticket. 1t is all over
'ut the counting of the majority, and
10 flimsy pretext will change the pop
ii arity of Aid. George.
Oscar Apple has been induced by
he republican city-township commit
ee to stand as one of the nominees
or assistant supervisor in place of
Charles Engel, who kicked over the
races after the honor had been thrust
lPon him by his party convention.
)scari is resident of the Second ward.
lie is supposed to help carry the lower
nd of the city for the township ticket.
oscar has figured it out that he's got
contract on his hands that appears
anger every time he looks over the
'olitical map.