Rock Island Argus., 1901-06-01
TOWN TALK.

Certainly we're going to Milwau-
kee jane 8. We were there last year
and had a fine time" This is the
general expression of those who were
on the excursion last year. Don't
I rget the date-June S.
j. I. Stafford has turned the major
digit on his left pedal appendage out
to grass. The reason of the necessity
for the above course is ascribed to the
operation of gravity upon a spherical
section of lignum vitae in bowling
alley.
Tickets for the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul excursion are now on sale
and may be purchased at the passenger
station at foot of Seventeenth street,
at the freight office on Twentieth
street or from members of the Comus
club. The round trip fare is only
81 SO.
Charles w. jackson and Miss Islander
Harrison, both of Moline, were mar
ried last evening by Rev. ID l.. Nc
Nary. the ceremony being performed
at the latter's home. 1912 Fourth ave-
rue. The couple will reside in Mo-
line.
A black smoke arising from the
yard of the Peoples Power company.
on Seventeenth street, this morning
drew a crowd in search CT the fire.
The smudge came from a stack of
copper wire from which the insulation
was being burned.
Those wishing to secure a good To-
cation in sleeping cars on the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul excursion
TO Milwaukee june 8. should make
early application for berths to w. w.
Breckenridge, agent at the Twentieth
street depot. telephone 1861. The
coping car rate will be 81 in each
direction for double berth.
The High School Athlete associa-
tion is presenting to each of the memi
bers who took part in three games of
basket, foot or baseball, or won in an
interclass meet or scored point in a
dual meet. with a neat badge consist
Jog of the letters "R l." in the school
colors. red and gold, on a blue bach
ground. Thirty five of these will be
distributed.
Miss Martha Heidemann, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Heidemann.
was the hostess at a pleasant party
evening, the guests being those with
whom she graduated from the eighth
grade at Hawthorne school and othsr T
friends. The evening was spent iu
rames and music. the latter furnished
on the piano by Mrs. M. q. Matson
and Miss Blanche Sutclilre. Refresh
ments were served.
The Kewanee Athletic club of the
Y. Nj. e. A is completing arrange
ments for an important feature of the
big celebration to be held there the
Fourth of July. One of the largest
athletic meets ever held in this part
of the state will take place at the fair
grounds in the afternoon, beginning
at o'clock. The contest will be open
to all amateurs and n beautiful gold
medal will be awarded the winner of
the first prize in each event. and a
silver medal for the second prize.
Sixty-eight arrests were made by
the police during the month of May.
according to the first report of Chief
James Darnell. The offenses were as
follows: Disturbing the peace 8. as
sault and battery 4. disorderly con-
duct 10, breach of the peace 2, drunk
and disorderly 4, vsgrancy 10. drunk
5. mayhem 1, forgery L, larceny Is.
cruelty to animals 1. peddling with
out license 2. driving on sidewalk
1. The Jail bill was 81. There were
81 ambulance calls and 163 miles were
travelled. There were 50 patrol calls
aud so miles Travelled. Eight lights
were reported out for 80 hours.