Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-31

Three or four of them will be sent
tomorrow to homes that have been
found for them in the central part of
the state.
/ This evening occurs the first of the
two general receptions that will be
gwen at the Y. NJ. c. 4. building this
season. The affair is in charge of
the Il. Y. =. L. of the First Baptist
church and very nice program has
been arranged.
Rain or shine the person with The
Argus tickets will be on Second ave-
nue. next Saturday night. They will
be given to someone, just for the
asking. BE sure aud ask everyone
you meet between Sixteenth and
Eighteenth streets.
The Tri-City Transfer and Fuel
company of this city filed papers of
incorporation at Springfield yester-
day. The incorporators are Carsten
y. Peterson, George \. Darling and
Robert Bennett, Jr. The capital
stock is $4,000.
\ bill of divorce was filed yester-
day afternoon by G. w. McCaslIrin in
behalf of Norman Van Cleve, who
accuses his wife, Addie, TO whom he
was married five years ago, of de-
sertion. He asks the custody of
their 3-year-oid child.
Harvey Pollard today submitted to
the amputation of the index finger
of his left hand at the first joint as
the result of an accident which hap
pened last evening while he was en-
gagged in moving heavy stone in
premature celebration of Halloween.
The Plattdeuschen Breeder, of
Rock Island, will celebrate their 10th
anniversary Nov. End by giving an
entertainment and ball at Turner
hall, at which time the ladies will
present the society with flag. Adj
mission fifty cents couple, ladies'
tickets twenty-five cents.
\ shoe social will be given Friday
evening in the Parlors of the First
Methodist church, under the auspices
OF the Epworth League. The price
of admission will be the size of your
shoe multiplied by two. a novel
program will be carried out during
the evening, and n pleasant time is
assured.
Miss Byrnes is pleased To announce
to the ladies that she has secured the
services of Miss Campbell, lately of
/ ID. Il. Fisk & Co. Chicago, as an eX-
pert trimmer. Miss Campbell comes
/ highly recommended and we feel that
the ladies of this city and vicinity
will be we'll repaid by according us
call.
The hydraulic dredge that the Peo-
/ Mo -. ~,
deepening the channel in Sylvan wa
ter has been fitted up with electric
lights and a telephone and is now
working night and day. \ channel a
hundred yards or more in length has
been cut opposite the foot of Thir
tieth street and bar is being formed
near the south shore by the dirt that
is pumped through the pipes.
There has been considerable COM
plant of late IN regard to damage
done by boys with rubber sings or
"nigger shooters. The owning of
these forbidden weapons has appar-
emily become a fad among the boys
of the city. recently. Chief of Police
DarnelI announces that steps will be
taken at once to suppress their use.
Unless the warning is needed arrests
and prosecution will follow.
Two changes are announced by the
management of the Milwaukee road
taking effect tomorrow. G.. r. Nor
rison, now serving as division train
master. becomes superintendent of
the Chicago and Council Bluffs Illi-
nois and Racine and Southwestern
Illinois divisions. relieving Supcrin-
tendent j. +. Gibson in this territory.
the latter having had more ground
than he could cover with satisfaction
to himself He still has charge of
the Chicago and Milwaukee, the Wis
consin portion of the Racine and
Southwestern and other divisions. 1t
is rumored that the road has in view
higher position Tor Mr.. Gibson and
this late change is with view to
eventually relieving him. f. Il. Tuck
err, of the Kansas City division, sue
ceedS q II Morrison as trainmaStpr