Rock Island Argus., 1900-09-01
TOWN TALK.

The Rock Islam Ministerial associ-
alton meets next Monday morning at
1890 at the Y. IL. G. A.
The meeting of the Mission Kinder
garten association will be postponed
from Monday. the regular day, to
Wednesday, Sept. 5. 1t will be held
at 1880 a. NJ, at the day nursery,
1000 Third avenue.
The fall term of our city schools
commences Tuesday, Sept. 4. The
board OF education has arranged for
an exchange of the Barnes readers,
Biographies and histories now in use.
K. Champion & Co., booksellers. 1919
Second avenue. are prepared to effect
the changes in school books.
II. W. Reynolds, superintendent of
the Fuller Manufacturing company at
East Moline, was bitten in the hand
by a snake today. He was removed
to the city hos pital. the physicians
fearing that blood poisoning would
set in.
Beginning tomorrow the Y. nj. c.
A. resumes its $50 o'clock men s
gospel meeting with fall rally. II.
n. Hansen, general secretary at Sterl-
ing and former member of the as
sociation here, will have charge of the
service and speak. Prof. Philbrook's $
male quartet will sing.
A tent fete and supper will be given
by the ladies of the Sacred Heart
church on the grounds at Twenty
eighth street and Fifth avenue,
Monday evening. Sept. 8. from to 9
O'Clock. The Labor day crowds will
fill the city eating houses. SO you can
step off the street car there and get
a fine supper.
The funeral of Peter Curnyn was
held from St. Joseph's church at 9
o'clock this morning with interment
at Calvary cemetery. Rev. Father
Thomas Mackin conducted the SER
vices. The pallbearers were James
McQuaid, John Oswald, William
Roche. Patrick Feeley, Patrick Nc
Hugh and Thomas o Conuor.
Take your baskets and attend the
M. w. A. and r N. A. picnic Sept. 3,
at Jens' grove, on Milan street car
line There will be drills by foresters
and Royal Neig bor teams at o. clock.
Music and dancing afternoon and
evening. Refreshments of all kinds
on the grounds. About one block
south of Center station, near street
car track.
One of the most prominent and best
known ladies in this city is today re-
ceivipg congratulations from her
many friends, it being her birthday
She was born in Shang-
hot
Since she came here she has learned
to talk and sing our language fluent
ly. but her husband and two children
cannot speak word in the Chinese
language.-Davenport Leader.
The Davenport library board at i s
last meeting selected the southeast
corner of Fourth and Main streets as
1 he most desirable site for the new Car
negie public library building. 1t was
agreed by the mem bers of the board |
that the above site should be pur-
chased, providing that about 81 900
could be raised to add to the amount |
to be realized by the tax levy. The |
following committee was appointed to
solicit subscriptions: Judge G. NJ.
Waterman. S. F. Smith. Charles Bel
derbecke and Mrs. j. j. Richardson.
The Associated Press dispatches an
nounce the killing ia action in the
Island of Pansy, Philippine islands,
Aug. %, of Henry W. Erickson. of
Moline, a private in Company A. 10Th
United States infantry. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. j. Erickson. of Moline. parents OF
The soldier, have no official word of
their sons death, and are yet hopeful
that the report may be proven untrue.
Private Erickson enlisted at Daven
port May 81. 1899. for three years.
He was then 20 years of age. Only
yesterday the father received letter
rom his son, written June Is at San
lose de Buena Vista, Panay, P. 1.