Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-08


A. Rosen6eId, head of the company,
made the presentation speech.
The 44th annual fair of the Henry
County Agricultural board will be
held on the fair grounds in CAM
bridge Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day aud Friday, August 10 20, 81, %
and 81, 1901.
LAST evening at Turner hall, Daven-
port. the Tri-City Chess club held a
meeting for the purpose of making
arrangements for the visit of Harry
N. Pillsbury Jan. IA and Is, Monday
and Tuesday next.
William r Benkert, of Davenport,
chairman of the national executive
committee of the united christian
party, has issued call for national
mass convention of the party to be
held in Chicago, May L. 1901.
The Burlington viii have on sale
January 1st and 18TH, and February
5th and 10Th, home seekers excursion
tickets at one fare plus two dollars
/ $50 for the round trip to various
points in the north, south and west.
Mems $3.50 and 81 shoes at 81 50.
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in the city to choose from. Twenty
at $1.9S. They must 60. Sale will
continue for two weeks. The Leader
shoe store.
The Office of the Red Cross Medical
association room 5, at sanitarium, will
be open until p. m. every evening
| this month, and we invite the public
! to call and we will explain the merits
of the association. Robert Bennett,
Jr., manager
Sheriff K. o. McGaughey and City
Marshal, Charles BalluH. of Musca-
tine, were here today to testify before
the grand Jury in the case of Frank
Howard and Charles Weaver, who are
charged with the theft of horse from
John Lorenz, of Big Island.
1t is unnecessary for M. & X. to
dwell upon the quality of their mer-
chandise. There is a touch, chic, a
style about suits bearing an NJ & X.
label which distinguishes them from
all other makes-the greatly reduced
prices make this sale doubly attrac-
tive.
Owing to an error in the serving of
the notice upon the Henry county
parties in the MeEniry-Andrews legis :
lative contest, the dispositions which
were to have been taken before Mas
ter in Chancery Parmenter, will be
postponed 10 days.
A bona fde 20 per cent discount on
all overcoats and listers is not an
everyday affair, and people are not
slow to appreciate q genuine bargain.
Examine the reduced prices on all
winter clothing and then Judge for
yourself at Simon 81 Mosenfelder's.
The committee on public expendi-
ture of the county board and commit
| tees from the city councils of Rock
Island and Moline are holding con-
ference at the court house this after
noon in regard to the disposition OF
! the rock pulverized at the county
workhouse.
/ The people know what M. & K.
clothing is-they also know the mean
irg of an M. & X. special sale. Is il
/ a wonder, thes, to find their store
crowded with eager bargain seekers
during this greater bargain sale
which is, decidedly. the greatest
great sale ever held in Rock Island
| Miss Mary Lancashire. of Moline
who is employed at the Rock Islane
IShoe company. has gone to New Yorl
to Join her sister, Miss Amy Ian
cashire. who has been sick at tb'
Grapd Union hotel since her arriva
from Europe. G. S. Peaslee yesterda.
interested himself in the case and tele
graphed the manager of the Gran'
Union hotel, who replied saying Mis-
Lancashire was too sick to travel.
The congregation of st. Mary
church, Moline, has purchased 70
acre tract of land on the southeas
bluffs of The city for burial ground
paying 81, 200 therefor. Parishoner
: of st. Mary's have in the past burie
their dead in Calvary cemetery, j
Rock Island. 1t has been decided
Idisinter many of the bodies Resin
e there and take them to the Molir
cemetery.