Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-02

Don't fail to attend the grand opsn-
ing of the Watch Tower theatre by the
OrPheus Star Speciality company San
day, matinee and night, June 8.
Special prices, Is, 25 and 35 cents
Installmeut guaranty bonds of Chi.
cago Cattle company equal advan-
tageous to those having small am cunts
as well as large to invest. Absolutely
safe. Address A. w. Frey, agent.
Sixth avenue, in Moline. is to be
improved with asphalt. The street
railway tracks are to remain on that
thoroughfare and not be moved to
Fifth avenue, as previously contem-
plated.
The hit of the past seasons, the
popular favorites at the grand opening
of the Watch Tower theatre by the
ever popular Orpheus Star Specially
company. Prices. Is, 25 and So
csnts.
An excursion of 200 people from
Waukegon, Ill, came to Rock Island
over the c., r. l. & 2. this afternoon.
The visitors will remain over Sunday.
The excursion was run by the Wood
men of Waukegan.
In replevin suit at Davenport. the
plaintiff gave his name as C. A. Tit
mann ana the defendant gave his as
William Dittman. The plaintiff is
the defendants father. The suit was
over a horse. The father got the
horse.
South Rock Island young men have
organized social and athletic club
They have christened it the South
Rock Island Stag club. A ball team
has been formed, and the idea now
under consideration is to erect club
room.
Steamboat excursion to Muscatine
and return, Sunday, June II. on the
steamer Pilot and barge. Round trip
ticket 80 cents. children % cents.
Tickets now on sale at c. H. Seidel,
George Durham and l.. Kramer's gro
oeries.
The Tri-City Street Railway compa-
ny takes pleasure in announcing as
the opening attraction for the
Watch Tower theatre Sunday, matinee
and night only, the Orpheus Star
Specially company. Spe -ial prices. 10,
% and So cents.
Fay Halves Camp PSI, K. n. A
will hold a social and dance at it's
next regular meeting Tuesday even
i g, June 3, at Carse's hail. to which
all MEMBERS of said camp are entitled
to invite one or more friends Ad-
mission ID cents.
The regular summer concerts are
now running at the Watch Tower,
every Tuesday. Friday and Sunday,
afternoons and evenings. Tuesday
and Friday concerts from 2:3O to 10
O'Clock p IN. and on Sunday, from
$50 to 10 o'clock p. NJ.
Parties in search of desirable build
ing lots in one of the choice locations
of the city viii find it to their inter-
est to read the want column on an
other page. The lots are in Mem
iry's addition. Z. j. Burns, room II.
Mitchell IL Lynde building, is agent
for them.
The chess games played by tele-
graph between the Davenport and
Chicago clubs were very interesting.
Inc result of the contest will not be
known till five of the games can be ad-
Indicated by Walter Penn Shipley, of
Philadelphia. Chicago, of course,
will get the best of it, although the
Davenport players did very well, ev
considered.
The seasons opening of the Watch !
rower theatre tomorrow promises to !
De a big event for that popular resort, |
md the Tri-City railway company |
axes pleasure in announcing as the
opening attraction the Orpheus Star
Speciality company. This company
= enroute TO the Pacific coast.
Two performances will be given to-
morrow afternoon aud evening.
The monthly meteorological sum-
nary of observer j. NJ. Sherier shows
he mean temperature for Nav to
ave been Ga. The highest tempera-
ure was SO on the 9th, and the low
st 81 on the Sd. The total precipi-
alton was 4.6S inches There were
b understorms on the 9Th, Sth, 18th.
7ere 9 clear days, . partly cloudy
nd Is cloudy days. I
Teamster Sam Luckenbihl's span
f horses hitched to Il heavy wagon
OF excited at First avenue and EigL-
zenith street at 5 O'Clock yesterday
fternoon and dashed up Eighteenth,
lrniDg west on Second avenue,
here they ran into a Bridge line car.
1d next into a surrey owned by Mrs.
heodore Stenger. of Moline. which
As tied in front of Folsom's jewelry
ore. Mrs. Stenger's rig was badly
lmaged. At Seventeenth street one of
lie runaway horses fell to the pave
ent. and before it had time to regain
5 feet the team was corralled by Mat