Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-26

with the opening day OF the big bar
gain sale. They always did have
original ideas and ask others to fol
low.
The pump house at Rio, on the Bur
lington. was burned last night. A
spark from a locomotive is supposed
to have started the fire. Loss about
800.
The man or woman that buys any
thing in our line before attending our
great clean up sale will be robbiDg
themselves. Read our ad. on page 8.
The London.
The Bee Hive. Davenport, has rent
ed the Wallace storeroom adjoining
its present store, in order to accom-
modate its growing business. Both
stores will be devoted exclusively 10
millinery.
| You know Misunderstanding every
body on everything. Everything in
our big store at bargain duriHg our
great clean up sale. Read ad. on page
Is. The London.
1t is said the Milwaukee road will
next Sunday withdraw from the St.
Paul-St. Louis service recently inaug-
urated by the Chicago & Alton. Rock
Island & Peoria and Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul roads.
1t is definitely announced that Eu-
gene V. Debs will be one of the speak
ers at the tri-city Labor day celebra-
ten at Moline Sept. 3. An effort will
also be made to have Gov. Tanner at
tend and deliver an address.
All persons having bills against the
Tenth Congressional District Wood.
mems Picnic association must have
them in the hands of Secretary Rosen-
| field by tomorrow, when the affairs
for the past year will be wound up.
Through, wide vestibule chair cars
with smoking compartment between
Rock Island and Chicago via the D.,
r. /. & N. W. railroad and the c. &
N w. railroad. The quickest and
best line. For particulars inquire at
| city ticket office, 1903 Second avenue,
or passenger station foot of Twentieth
street.
About 35 people left on the Nj
agara Falls excursion over the
Peoria road this morning. 20 being
from here and Is from Davenport.
Among those from this city were Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Elmer. Clifton H.
Smith. Bert Strayer, Fred Bleuer and
r. G. Ellinwood.
When the London clothing store
starts oat 10 do a thing they do it
with a vengeance. They have started
out to stir up things in clothing SELL
ing and if you will keep your eye on
the indicator. you will do yourself
some good. The indicator is a page
ad. in tonight's issue that is hum
mer for bargains.
The Aurora daily News sends The
ARGUS the following dispatch. The
races here will be held over one day
for your excursions. The association
has reserved the three best trotting
races and one pacing and one running
race for Saturday. Trains from here
to Chicago Immediately after the races
for those who desire to spend Satur-
day night and Sunday there"
The Bluff Inpr ovement association
is far from satisfied with the grade of
9 per cent decided upon by the city
council for the Improvement of Thir-
ty-eighth street. The people up that
way insist that the grade should not
be greater than s per cent, and say
that was the grade specified in the pc
tition to the council. The Improve
ment association will urge a reconsid-
Grafton of the matter.
Postmaster T. II. Thomas has a
letter from Annie E. Hodgdon, of
Paris Hill. Me-, inquiring for her
brother, Parker Gale, whom she saws
she has not heard from in years. He
formerly lived at Sears. His two
eldest children were Parker and Cora
Gale. Mrs. Hodgdon states she is
growing old and would be Thankful
TO anyone who would write to her
and inform her as to the present
Whereabouts of her brother or any
of his family.
A farmer, says an exchange. has
made q discovery that will be of vast
Importance to the farmers during q
dry season. He has found that by
planting onions aud potatoes in the
same field in alternate rows the onions
become so strong that they bring
tears to the eyes of tho potatoes in
such volumes that the roots of the
vine are kept moist and big crop is
raised in spite of the drouth. The
same farmer has q scheme for raising
custard pies by crossing the egg plant
with the milk weed.
The London clothing company,
whose motto is ''underselling every
body on everything" today inaugur-
ated its goth semi-annual clearance
sale. The simple announcement of
the beginning of this bargain-giving
festival was enough for the people.
who know what to expect when the
London makes such an announce
ment. The result is that the big
store has been filed with customers
all day. There has been a continuous
string of happy people leaving the es-
Enlistment, each laden down with
Blue Front" bundles. Every de-