Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-03

street or from members OF the Comus
club. The round trip fare is only
50 so.
The third anniversary dance of
Dewey camp, z N. A. will be held
at Watch Tower Inn Monday evening.
June 3 All W.odmen and Royal
Neighbors are invited.
The 4-year-old daughter of Adolph
Schmidt. who lives on West Fourth
street. Davenport. died last night
from the effects of drinking brandy,
to which she had access.
Telesforo Arroyo, young Porto
Rican. who came to this country with
the 9th regiment, has just grad
uated from the eighth grade in the
public schools of Sterling
| William Baker, of this city, clerk
for the live stock commission at
springfield, has lost out in the shuttle
ATTENDING the change of administra-
ton. Perry Jayne has been given his
place.
Mayor Knox has appointed Emil
FISHERMAN. of the First ward, special
collector for the city clerk. He will
be vested with police power. His
work will be collecting water rents,
saloon license money, dog taxes. etc.
Commodore Charles McHugh enter
tanned party of friends in his launch.
the Mary Nc, yesterday afternoon in
honor of DIR. II. NJ Hayes and j.
Slater Montrose, of Peoria. A trip
was taken up the Hennepin canal.
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. Gottlieb Dierolf and family
wish to express their gratitude to
neighbor and friends for the kind
otfices shown them; also to Rev. f.
FREEZER and choir for services rem
ldered during their bereavement.
William Coyne. aged 20. a well
known Black Hawk farmer, and Mrs.
Bessie Foster, aged 62, of Preemp-
tion, were married this afternoon by
Rev c. o. McCulloch. The cert =
m ny was performed at the parsonage
of the First Methodist church.
Those wishing to secure good To-
cation in sleeping cars on the Chi
cago, Milw ~ zee & St Paul excursion
10 milwaukee, June 8. should make
Iearly application for berths to w. w.
Breckenridge. agent at the Twentieth
street depot. telephone 1861. The
$ eeping car rate will be 81 in each
direction Tor a double berth.
Modern Jerusalem" will be to-
nights topic in the Tour Through
Palestine" series a. the Broadway
Presbyterian church There will
be papers by Mrs. Paul Hamilton,
Miss Vera Fisher and w. b. Mcintyre
The entertain ent will close with
stereopticon view, which will be ex-
lplained by Prof. Jewett. of St. Paul.
No admission will be chs rged.
The report of Crop Correspondent
Thomas Campbell to the agricultural
department places the acreage condi-
tion June / of winter and spring rye
at 100 per cent, and the acreage COM
pared with that sown last year 100
Iper cent. The average condition OF
oats is so per cent, the acreage 100
per cent; condition of clover 80 acre
age 100; condition of spring pasture
$50. apples 30 and peaches 100 per
cent
The monthly meteorological sum
mary prepared by Observer j. M.
: Sherier shows the mean atmospheric
pressure for May to have been %. IS.
rhe highest pressure was so So on the
25th and the lowest 1886 on the Esd
The mean tempera ure was 81, the
highest So on the I'd, and the lowest
40 on the 26rh The total precipits-
lion was 1 81 inches. The mum Der
of clear days was II. partly cloudy
and cloudy 8 There were thunder
storms on the 5th and 10th.