Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-21

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park, at 2:3O p N. Sunday afternoon.
Admission ID cents, ladies free.
Have YOU seen the drainage canal:
If not, 90 with the merchants on their
Excursion to Joliet July 81. Ar
lrangements have been made to see
that as well as the penitentiary and
new water power.
The annual harness meet at the
Davenport Mile track was to have
been concluded yesterday. but on &C
count of wet grounds the races could
not be run and were postponed till
today.
The organization of the Seventh
Ward Central Republican club was
completed last night by the election
of the following officers: President,
Herman Doerring; secretary, j. G.
Lindholm; treasurer, Gottfried Ha-
gen.
There will be a moonlight excur-
sion, July &c, given by the young
people of the German Lutheran
church on the steamer Winona and
barge. Boat leaves Rock Island at
SIS and Davenport at $50. Admis-
sion, % cents.
The annual reunion of the Goth Illi-
nois infantry will be held during the
national encampment, q. A. K in
Chicago Aug. q to Sept. l. A bust
ness meeting will be held the 9th at
the hall of the Cook county democ-
racy, 122 La Sale street.
Parties in search of desirable build
ing lots in one of the choice locations
of the city will find it to their inter-
est to read the want column on an
other page. The lots are in Mem
iry's addition. E. j. Burns, room II.
Mitchell & Lynde building, is agent
for them.
Tom Stroehle and II. H. Holdorf
left today with stills and drums to
work some of the towns of northern
Illinois for E. T. Dolly. They will be
at Joliet on the 31st, when the excur-
sion from Rock Island is there. Mrs.
Holdorf accompanied them as far as
Geneseo.
George Nolan, aged years, fell off
sand barge at the foot of Nineteenth
street late this afternoon and narrowly
escaped being drowned. He was res
cued by a man named Hosterman,
whose home is in Davenport. and who
was standing on the ferry dock when
the boy fell into the water.
The trolley party arranged by the
ladies of the Sacred Heart church oc-
ours next Monday evening. The trip
will include a tour of the three cities
and to the Watch Tower. Cars will
leave Second avenue and Ninth street
at 7:3O, going direct to Davenport,
returning from that city and leaving
Market square at $3.50 for Moline. and
later going to the Tower.
The Rock Island district camp
meeting opens Aug. 81 at Tindall's
grove, south of Milan. 1t will close
the 24th. This will make the meet
ing shorter than usual. 1t is cut
short for the reason that the ministers
in the district dislike being absent
has been the custom in former years.
AS usual, the Yellow Fellow riders
got all the good prizes and left. the
balance to the tail enders. Five
Stearns riders started in the race, and
got four places and first time. One
rider, Mr.. Ridenour. was sick from
the effects of his fall in the Woodmen
race, and did not finish. As it was.
they got first time, first. third. fourth
and eleventh places. Ride Stearns
and be content
Simon Goldburg's new Peoples
laundry, in the rear of the Mitchell
& Lynde building, will be ready for
business Monday. Simon propos, 8
to make a specially OF family wash
ing, as well as general laundry work.
and has arranged for a reduction of
from % to 80 per cent to all custom
ers leaving and calling for their own
laundry packages. Wagon delivery
also. Telephone APP. Don't forget
the number