Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13

dismissed by Magistrate johnson yes
terday.
Ernest Seton Thompson's lectures
yesterday afternoon and last evening
at Harper's theatre were heartily en-
| jOyed. The charm of his story tell
ing seems TO grow with age.
r. II. Cable, president of the board
of directors of the Rock Island road,
came to the city over the Peoria road
ON the private car 800 last night. The
car lay in the Peoria yards today.
The No. hose company this af-
ternoon was called upon to eXtin-
guish fire in the leaves near the
powder house of Henry Darts Sons
near Twenty-siXth street on the bluff.
Tomorrow morning at o o'clock
McCabe will sell five hundred potted
chrysanthemum plants in full bloom
at 10 cents, Is cents, 10 cents and %
cents, all colOrs. BE prompt with
orders.
| We have just unpacked a fine line
of black and gilt framed pictures
which we are going to sell from 10
cents apiece up. L. w. Brool1man,
Twentieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. \. Burton. of South
Rock Island, have issued invitations
to the wedding of their daughter,
Miss Ellen y. Burton, and Michael
BoIlman, which Will take place at
their home at p. m. Thanksgiving
day.
w. ii. Bowller has resigned his po-
sition as foreman of the Q freight
house and has been succeeded by j.
VI. Lamont. The position of receiv-
ing clerk vacated by Mr.. Lamont has
been filed by the promotion of VIII
Adams.
St. Paul's African NJ. f. church of
Moline, has a grand rally Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock, Nov. II. En-
tertainments viii be given four sue
cessive nights at the church, begin
ning Monday, Nov. IS. All are in
vited to come.
One of the unusual cargoes brought
by river to the city is a barge load
of ''ramrod" hay baled in the bot
toms of the lower end of the county
and shipped To a local feed house.
The scarcity of forage has given this
crop a market value.
y. Loewinger. the Elm street sa-
loon keeper, was arrested this morn
ing for selling liquor to minors, the
charge being preferred by Mrs.
Schultz. who lives in the neighbor-
hood. He is having hearing this af-
ternoon.
w. Z. Edison. c. +. Hatfield and
William Miller, of St. Louis, the com
mittee in charge of the erection of
the temple of fraternity for the St.
Louis exposition of 1908, were before
the board of Woodmen directors to-
day in the interests of the enterprise
they have in charge.
1t doesn't pay to send your laun-
dry work out of town or to some in
ferior wash house. If you want your
work done up in the best possible
manner and ready for you at the
time promised. send it to the Gem
laundry, the old reliable, at 1924
Third avenue. Prices as low as the
lowest, workmanship guaranteed.
Tri-city Presbyteriaps Will con-
time their union prayer meetings
this week, and this evening will meet
at the Central Presbyterian church.
llOCk 1SidHu. tNclilS lit
meeting will be held at the Second
Presbyterian church in Davenport, on
Fulton and College avenues, and Fri
day evening the union meeting will
again be held at Milan.
The monthly meeting of the
Rock Island Club last evening was de-
voted for the most part to routine
matters. The club committee on the
entertainment of Bishop Won Scheele,
who arrives next Sunday for n visit
at Augustana college, meets this af-
ternoon to plan a program. 1t was
first proposed that n banquet be Civ
en- in honor of the distinguished Wis
itor. but he is opposed to banquets,
and it is now decided that n recep-
ton be given for him instead. 1t will
occur at the club house next Wednes-
day evening.