Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-04


Miss Denton, expert palmist, now
located at 124 West Third street.
Davenport. She invites all the peo-
pie to call and see her. Her only
recommendation is absolute truth.
If you are paying house rent call on
Eastman, Godfrey & Co. and let them
show you a house that can be bought
on the monthly payment plan. They
have one at $1,000 and several at
81. 200.
1t is stated that simultaneous with
the withdrawal Of the Rock Islands
Denver limited will come an order
for the discontinuance of the Peoria's
Rocky Mountain limited, train that
was put on this summer to connect
with the Rock Islands service.
The Moline city council last night
voted 20-year franchise to the East
Moline and WATERFOWL railway COM
pany. 1t is provided that there be
10-cent fare to and from East Moline,
but that at the end of two years 1t be
reduced to cents.
Several Rock Island riders took part
in the Labor day bicycle races ut Mus
catine. Al. Rounds won first prize
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race; Fred Doeckel took third in the
mile open and fourth in the smile.
and Frank Ridenour captured second
prize in the half mile.
Ex-Mayor Gustav Swensson. of Nc
line, has asked the press of that city
tt deny his reported engagement to
Mrs. Johnson, of Hampton. He states
he has simply been acting as her agent
in the management of her estate and
that this has probably led to the re-
port that they were to be married.
Joseph Shelley. who is a prisoner
at the county Jail, awaiting the action
of the grand jury on the charge of
as ,ault with intent to kill aga INST
HIM, has another charge, that of
lfiourishing a deadly weapon. to
Ianswer to. The information was filed
in the county court by the states at
torney and Shelley's bond fixed at
$500.
i Don b Shaw was called to Chics &c
Saturday by the serious illness of hi.
father. Marshall Shaw, formerly oil
this city, who had been taken with 8
paralytic attack. A letter that came
to the city yesterday, however, stated
that the patient was recovering and
, there was hope of his ultimate restor-
alton to health, as his many friends
here will be glad to know.
Il The Sterling Standard says: "a
} street fakir who sold root and herl
medicine on the street Thursday even
ing is veritable walking gold mine
For buttons on his coat he uses 81
gold pieces. The buttons on his Goa
sleeves are s. gold pieces. He ha
$50 gold pieces on the back of hi
coat, and in all the gold which is upor
his person in the form of button
n amounts to 1870. He attracted
< great deal of attention"
1t is not probable that work on tn
T new Chicago station for the LAX
d Shore and Rock Island roads will b
4 started before January. The archi
tects' working plans are about fin
f ished, and a meeting of the executiv
Iofficers of the two roads will be hel
: in Chicago probably one day mex
week to agree on how the bids for tn
, construction of the big depot will
let. Officers of the two roads say the
. will make the job rush" one an
will exact fast work from the builC
ers. During the construction of til
y new station the Rock Island, Lal
g. Shore and Nickel Plate lines will u:
7 the Grand Central station of the tie
minal company, Fifth avenue an
q HARRISON street.