Rock Island Argus., 1901-05-24
TOWN TALK.

quarrel with her brother, left home
last Friday night and nothing has
been heard from her since.
Today was generally observed by
the Jewish people as a holiday, be-
cost. Services were held in the
churches.
Principal j. f Darby announces
that high school pupils may obtain
their report cards by calling at Lin
coin building, next Friday morning at
o'clock.
Do you want to know what il will
cost to have your house wired? Ask
US. No charge for estimates. Chan
deliers at reduced prices. Rock Island
Electric Construction company
Phone 1880.
The Apollo club. of Davenport, led
is to give a song service Sunday after
lawn. There will be short address
by Rev. w. F. Barclay.
Theatre Promoter George H. John
ston returned to his home in St.
Louis last night. His superintendent
of construction. II. H. Button. re-
mained. and today began advertising
for bids for work on the new Illinois
theatre. He hopes to begin excavat-
ing next week.
So far the police of this city have
recovered about 20 of the watches
stolen from w. II Webb, the Dayen-
port pawnbroker. The greater part
of them had been sold or traded to
different parties. Mr.. Webb claims
to have lost about so timepieces and
the disposition of the remainder of
them is still mystery.
There was insufficient evidence to
hold Glady Poliss and McWilliams on
a charge of robbing Paul Cowenburg,
and Squire Mapes, of Moline, dis
missed the case. The complainant
was out for time and he seems to
have had it, even though it did prove
expensive, but he was unable to es-
tablish who took his roll of money.
Drs. c. G. Carter, &. l.. Eyster, z.
NJ. Sala and s. B. Hall have returned
from Peoria, where they were dele
gates to the annual convention of the
Illinois State Medical society. They
made bid for next year's meeting in
behalf of Rock Island, but it seemed
TO have been agreed among many of
the towns that Quincy was entitled to
the meeting. And Quincy got it.
1D the big tent one week, commence
ing Monday, May 27. corner of Fifth
avenue and Twelfth street, will be the
Peoples Comedy company of 80 per-
formers, band and orchestra, present.
ing farce comedies, refined and high
class specialties with change of pro-
gram nightly during the week. Ad-
mission, adults, Is cents; all under
Is years, 10 cents.
"Restful Retreats for Pleasure Out
ing" is the title of a nicely arranged
and attractiveIy illustrai ed little pub
lication of the Tri-City Railway com
pany. 1t includes views and descrip-
tive matter pertaining TO Black
Hawks Watch Tower, Prospect park.
Rock Island arsenal and the three
cities. The accessibility of the local
ity is also forcibly presented.
The Woman's Auxiliary Board of
Missions of Trinity church announces
a visit tomorrow from Miss drummer,
of Denver, a missionary in China.
She will speak at the church at 8
o'clock. Afterward a reception and
tea will be rendered her at the rec
tory. All women of the city. ire
sPective of their religious affiliations,
are invited to both the meeting and
reception.
Tri-city colored circles have not in
many day witnessed so pretty and
elaborate a wedding as that which was
celebrated at the Moline A. NJ. f.
church Wednesday evening. the prin-
cipals being Miss Lulu b, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Jones, of Stew
artville, and Robert II. Pollard. who
is the editor of the Kentucky Watch
man. published at Henderson, KY.
There were 200 guests.