Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-20

cOmpanied by appropriate views and
papers.
Toe W. T. Davis Granitoid COM
p any today began the laying OF the
concI etc walk around the mort beast
corner of the court house, as ordered |
at the last mtetiDg of the board of /
supervisors.
The cut at Ulah hill near Cambri &c |
on the Peoria road has been finish ed, |
and the crew moved to Coal Valley |
today and began an extension of the
cut there, which is known in railroad |
psrlance as kim balls Canyon"
Tri-City Regalia company for the
shirt waists for the Rock Island letter
carriers. It is hoped that when the
shirts are ready the carriers will have
the regulation helmets that 60 with
them.
j. Anderson, of this city, is a MEM
Der OF the grand executive committee
of the United Commercial Travellers of
} this state, having been elected at the
I convention at Peoria. The travellers
. will hold next years convention in
Litcbfieid.
; Arrangements will be made so that
teachers from outside the city in at
| tendance at the county teachers insti-
tute, which will be held at Augustana
] in August this year. can secure board
and rooms at moderate cost in the col
'lege dormitory.
Miss drummer, of Omaha, is to adj
dress a missionary meeting ut Trinity
D. - 81 Go do
noon. Miss drummer has recently
returned from China, where she was
engagei in missionary work. The
meeting is to be followed by recep-
ton at the rectory.
Four burglars entered the residence
of Michael Hefferon, S12 Case street,
Davenport. at o'clock Saturday
morning, found Mr.. Hef1eron in bed.
gagged him by stuffing a handker-
chief in his mouth, took SO out of q
chest which they broke open. and de-
parted after beating their victim un'
mercifully with their fists.
w H Reck. L + La Velle and l.
NJ. Totten, the entertainment com
mittee of the Rock Island Club. are
sending out invitations for the piano
recital to be given at the club the
evening of May % by w. c. f. See
boeck, of Chicago. To partly pay the
. expense of this special engagement {
l fee of so cents will be charged.
Moline club members WILL vote or
. a proposition at their meeting iomor
= row night for the sale of liquors in the
rooms of the organization, but pro
g hibiIiug treating among the members
2 This step is said to be the forerunnel
of another plan to extend the priv
!leSes of the club to all business mer
2 and to unite the business interests o.
the city by the consolidation of TIL
, Business Mems association and Retail
: Merchants association with the Mo
line club.
The United States civil service com
, mission. through d f Krell, secre
tary of the local board, announces
thst on June % next an examination
will be held IN this city for the posi-
tions Of clerk and carrier in the post
n Office service. All persons who hav
: been examined for either of these posi-
ltions within the past year and faile,
f to pass may be reexamined upon films
r new applications in due time. Thi
= denomination offers an excellent OPP
portunity for entering the fedora
v service to bright, energetic youni
= persons who are not AFRAID of bar
d work, and the nmmission hopes tina
a sufficient number of intelligent
q active persons will present themselVe
:, for this examination. The nature n
y the examination is q test of practical
4 general intelligence, and of adapta
biIity in Postoffice work. The az
Limitations are: Clerk, not less tina
i Is years; carrier, between 20 and 4
n years. Applications must be on FL
with Secretary Krell before the hou
o of closing business at the Postoffic
June Is.