Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-23

iion. which meets in Toronto. Cam,
June 3.
G.. n. Horne. machinist in the Dav-
export shops on the Rock Island for
30 years. has been made foreman of
the machine shop in the roundhouse.
l.. B. Strayer, OF South Rock Island,
has been appoint tel by Gov. Yates as
delegate to the farmers national
congress at Sioux Falls. s. D., Oct. 1.
Do you want to know what it will
cost to have your house wired? Ask
us. No charge for estimates. Chan
deliers at reduced prices. Rock Island
Electric Construction company
Phone 1880.
Mrs. j. G. Baer, who is under quar-
antine at her home, 1924 Ninth-and-a
half avenue on account of having been
exposed to smallpox, is suffering from
a fall down cellar in which her hip
was injured.
/ Charles j. Hardin, of Moline. and
Miss Mary +. SCHNEIDER. of this city,
were married last evening by Rev. q.
b. Simons at the parsonage of the
First Baptist church. They have
gone to housekeeping at 1000 Fourth
avenue.
| A train Of cars gaily bedecked and
loaded with Avery threshing out fits
from Peoria came in over the X. /. x
p. road last night and went on to
IOmaha on the Rock Island today.
Trainmaster F. NJ. Jones went with ii
from here.
DR.. Emanuel Lasker, the champion
chess player, gave an exhibition OF
simultaneous playing at Turner hall,
Davenport. last night. against % local
experts. all of whom he defeated ex-
cept three, G. z Poster. K A. Row
ley and DIR. j. V. Streed, with whom
he drew games.
w. G f Seeboeck, in his recital al
the Rock Island Club last evening,
performed on Merrill Grand piano,
FURNISHED by Totten's music house.
lie expressed himself as highly
pleased with the instrument, and
commended particularly its easy &C.
ton, and the fulness of the tone pro.
duced.
: A class of 16 children will be con-
irmed at the Temple Emanuel. Dav.
! export. Sunday. The following viii
be received into the church. the first
three being from Davenport. and the
last three from Rock Island: Jennie
Deutsch, Selma Froelich. Fannie
Fleishman, Elsa Simon, Go,die Pells
, Blanche Mosenfelder.
The management of the local base
, ball association has extended the
courtesy of reserving section o.
seats for those of the Rock Island Clul
who will attend the opening game tc
! morrow. To that end the entertain
ment committee of the club requests
that members meet at the club mouse
!, at 3 O'Clock sharp. from which place
L they will 60 in a body.
Roadmaster Breckenridge. who wa
y a familiar figure on the Rock Island &
Peoria road for years. often remarked
upon q big boulder which stood neal
i the track three miles from Galva anC
n told his friends that he wanted it Il
mark his grave when he died. 1t ha'
s been moved to his last resting plact
: in Peoria, and on examination il ha
been found that the stone is the fTag
9 lment of a meteor landed from space
It In large tent all next week. corne,
of Fifth avenue and Twelfth street
= Will be the Peoples Comedy com
e pany with 80 performers, band ant
orchestra, presenting modern dramas
high class specialtiss and the lates
. refined vaudeville acts. Change o
program nightly, commencing Mon
lday, May %. Good wholesome amuse
Il ment suitable for ladies, gentlemel
i and children.