Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-27


to work. according to present ar
engagements, Monday morning.
You will save $40 in car fares
and about SIS in tuition IL you take
course at Browns business college.
Rock Island National bank building
Think this over now.
County Supt. Ferguson attended
u eetIug in Carbon Cliff last evening
at which it was decided to expand the
school at that place into a broom at
fair and to introduce a system q
grading as far as possible.
Hellpenstell & Lowe. the furniture
dealers, are now moved in their new
quarters on Second avenue, having
taken the store f"rmerly occupied by
II F. Cordes, who moved to Daven-
port.
A course in Gregg shorthand and
touch typewriting at Browns Rock
Island business college can be COM
ip'eted in from four to five months.
Why throw away your time and
money on some old system that re-
quires twice as much time to master?
The retail merchants last evening
confined their business to routine
matters and affairs of the organiza-
ton. The next meeting to be held
two weeks hence promises to be
| most important. one, as several vital
questions preached last night will be
up for action.
If you pay tuition in advance for
three terms. Browns business college
offers a very attractive discount.
Cheap tuition c ms cheap teachers,
cheap teachers are failures and so
will their students be. Browns bus
mess college charges moderate rate
Mrs. Bridget German, who has
lived for the pastfew years in shack
on Fifth avenue between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, was sent to the
county infirmary yesterday. She had
been sent there some time ago and
came back for her personal effects,
becoming sick while hsre.
/ Some of the residents of upper
Twenty-first street are making COM
plants concerning carelessness on
the part of owners of cattle in driv-
ing them back aud forth to and from
the pasture. 1t is claimed they are
allowed to trespass on the lawns and
the latter suffer thereby.
The first grand moonlight excur-
sion of the A. . H, of Davenport,
will be given on the elegant new
lsteamer j. ). this evening, leaving
Davenport at $50 and Rock Island al
lS:45 O'Clock. A fine musical program
will be given and other entertain.
ment to assure delightful evening.
i The objections to Hthe paving Of
ITwenty-fir street made by property
holders living north of Third avenue
were heard in the county court today
by Judge Adams. S. 4. Kenworthy
J represented the property owners and
ICity Attorney Scott the municipality
, The Judge took the case under advise
menr.
Invitations have been received by
friends announcing the approaching
marriage of Anthony Schuyler, o
Davenport, general storekeePer a
Rock Island arsenal. to Miss Mary
lOberteuffer, of New York City. Tn,
, ceremony will occur at o'clocl
|. Thursday afternoon, Sept. 8, at tn,
church of the Holy Communion, New
York City.
The engagement of Mrs. Nina Fran
ces Barnard, of Moline, and William
. H. Price, of Pittsburg, is announced
Mr.. Price was formerly resident @
Indianapolis. The marriage will tax
J place some time in October, and tn
happy couple will live in Pittsburg
! Mrs. Barnard returned last week fror
q Chicago, where she had been visit
d ling.
The new Woodman hall at Water
town will be dedicated Friday ever
ing. Sept. 6 The speakers for tn
K Occasion are DIR. Z. l.. Kerns and Wi
y liam A Meese, of Moline, and DR.. "
e E. Taylor. of the Watertown asylum
s The music9 ii numbers of the program
include singing by male quartet
d Moline Woodmen and musical spec
J, ialties by Zisgner, Swanson and CHI
= ton Firkins.