Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-10

home Is on Thirty 6rst street and
Fifteenth avenue. is laid up with his
left leg broken as the result of fall
from fence Saturday.
For the next Is days Summers &
Co. will make special price of $25
on their Peoria Mascot steel range.
This stove hss six 8 rch holes, a 19-
inch oven and pouch feed.
1t you are paying house rent you
should see Eastman. Godfrey & Co.,
who have several houses that they
can sell on monthly payments, not
very much greater than rent.
Don't forget that the Modern
Woodmen excursion from the t'i-
cities to &c lar Rapids will be held on
Thursday, Sept. 19. over the G nj q
St. p. road. Tickets $3.50 round
trip.
We are now located in our new
building at 1916 Third avenue and
have complete stock of gas and cleo
trio chandeliers and electric supplies.
Cali a I'd see US r 1 Electric Con-
struction Co. Phone 1880.
Several special trains from Texas,
Kansas and Iowa passed through the
city yesterday on the Rock Island
road loaded with delegates enroute to
the national G. A E. encampment at
Cleveland, Ohio.
Otto Friebel, Jr., manager of the
Peoria Social Athletic club football
team, writes The ARGUS that he
would he pleased to hear from man
ayers of elevens here for the purpose
of arranging a game.
The Peoria road yesterday moved
it's depot from Bishop Hill. which is
no longer on the line, to a point
three-quarters of a mile south, the
course of the road having been altered
to avoid steep grade.
| Announcement is made by Rev.
j. F Robinson, of the First Methodist
church OF Moline, that he will not be
candidate for reappointment to that
passionate by the Central Illinois con-
ference, which meets Sept. Is at Ke-
vance.
Rev. d L. McNary and f. B. Nc
Kown will represent the local United
Pres byterian church at the annual
pre- sbYtery of the Rock Island district
which opens this eTening at ZION
church near Savanna for a plays
session.
The membership contest at the Y.
NJ. e.. A. between the Reds and Blues
grows more and more exciting as time
goes on. The Reds have several times
been ahead. but each time their oppo.
nents have caught up with them and
last evening the two sides were even.
The movement for the forming of 8
county Sons of Veterans organization
is progressing nicely. Members are
bsing enrolled from all. parts OF the
county with the prospect that q
strong organization will have been
launched before next years encamp'
ment.
/ Joseph Freund, well known resi-
, dent of Davenport, dropped dead yes
, terday afternoon shortly after
O'Clock. He was taken i'll without 8
, moments warning and before he could
reach his bed fell 10 the floor and ex
, lpired. The cause of death is-sup
posed to be heart failure.
, The enrolment of the city school
l Yesterday was as follows: Hawthorn
, l615, Washington $50 Kemble 2l3
Lincoln AL. Eugene Field S63. Irving
O'O, LODSiellO" oZo' hOhaOo houi
|, 272, Grant 119. total of 2 S23 Th
high school enrolment was 275 Tn
enrolment in the city was 5000, al
increase of 100 over last year.
C. r Stephens. of Moline, vic,
Z resident of the Illinois State Sports
mems association, is working q
what will be the biggest live bir
shoot ever held in this county if b
Z succeeds in Puttiog it through. Ii
4 will hold it at Watson's park, Chicago
aud the entrance will be 500. eac
T man to have 100 birds. He expect
4 that 100 shooters will enter and a
t ready knows of 60 All of the cham
pions will participate and with tn
g 100 entries there will be 10. 900 pig
: cons needed in the contest withou
Y any of the tie shoots. The SIC, 90
J. money will all go to the winners.