Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-08

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block distant, location Twenty-ninth
street, south of Eighth avenue. Sewer
and water connections. Price $500
each. Apply to e. II. Guyer.
The G.. \. r. encampment posters
are to be sent out over the state
through the railroad lines instead of
by mail. This is a bright idea on the
part OF Capt. John RiBck and it will
save several sheclles in postage.
\ surprise was. given last evening
ON Miss Mabel Anderson ut her home.
1913 Fourth avenue, by party of
twelve Young couples. The affair
was very successfully carried out by
the young ladies who planned it.
Assessor J. l.. Freeman has taken
office room with Ralph Haversticl1.
over Adams shoe store on Second
avenue and Eighteenth street. Mr.
Freeman can be found there Tuesday
and Friday afternoons and evenings.
An old-time ball given last evening
at Noodmen hall by Dewey camp, II.
y. ~. drew one of the largest crowds
the hall has held for some time. Sew
eral pleasant hours were spent in
treading the mazes as of yore TO
music from BIeuer's orchestra.
Members of Rock Island command
cry. Knights Templar,, have been ask
ed to participate in the funeral OK
ercises over the remains of j. Deles-
callie. which will be conducted by st.
Simon of Cyrene commandery, of
Davenport, Thursday afternoon At ,
o'clock.
Charles TOenniges, who. with his
brother, Henry, was assaulted last
week at the Weyerhaueser q Denk
mann sawmill by Clare Meanor, Is
rather the Worse hurt of the>two and
is still confined to his bed. Henry
Toenniges was today able TO be up
and about his home.
The popcorn stand of y. s. Bless
ing, on Market square, narrowly es-
capped destruction about o'clock last
evening. BystandeTs were startled
to see flames shooting out of the
windows. but before they could turn
IN am alarm TO the fire department
the blaze was eXtinguished by the
proprietor. The fire started from a
rag saturated with gasoline getting
too close to>a gas jet.
BY the terms of the will of the late
Charles Adrian, of Coe township.
which has been admitted to probate.
the son. Edward Fl. Adrian, has. the
use of the home farm with the per
sonal property till the death of Jhis
mother. conditional upon the pay
ment To her of nominal rental:
Lewis Adrian. the stepson, received
the sum of -S25. and the wife, Mrs.
Susan Adrian, receives all other prop
erty. John Schafer.>Jr., of Port BY
ron. was named as executor.
Next Thursday evening at o'clock
the Chapel choir of Augustana COL
lege will give n concert in the col
Iege chapel. An excellent program
has been arranged, consisting of
songs by the choir. duets. solos, etc.
The admission * 80 cents. The repu- |
tation which this choir has made for |
itself throughout the three cities |
vouches for the high standard of
this concert. 1t is to he hopesl that
it will De well patronized, as il lis |
given for the benefit of the college.
Henry Austin Adams at the time |
of his recent appearance in this city |
was engaged for a lecture by the |
congregation of ST. Mary's church. |
He will be heard at the church on
the evening of Tuesday, April -. and |
his subject will he ''WindthOrst." DIR. |
Lutlewig Windthorst was the man
who formed and led the centrist. or
Roman Catholic party. in the German |
empire. Those who heard the noted |
lecturer on the occasion of his for |
mer visit here will be anxious to hear |
him again.