Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

cess OF shutting off the water of
those whose names appear will be
commenced.
just unpacked a car load of furni-
ture, bought before the advance in
price, to be sold at the old prices.
Clemann & Salzmann.
Flag day was observed in Rock ISL
and today by the unfurling to the
breezes OF the stars and stripes from
number of buildings in the city.
The Rock Island Sand d Gravel
company has a force of men at work
preparing for the removal of the old
Milwaukee depot ON Twentieth street.
Just received, nice assortment of
upholstered couches in pushes and
veiours, to be sold at the old prices
at L. f. HelpensteIl's furniture store.
$1.25 solid oak, brace arm, long
post and carved back cane-seated
chairs for IS cents at III. F. Cordes.
2I6-21S West Third street, Davenport.
If you wish to buy one or more
mortgages, $1,000 up, nearly five
years to run, see Eastman, Mitchell
&c Lynde building, basement, Seven
teenth street. p1.-l
Mrs. Norris Rosenficld asks that all
ladies interested i'm the work of the
Cemetery Road Improvement associ-
alton meet at her home at 1890 Mon
day morning.
\ big sale on extension tables all
this week, SO oak table for 81, SIS ia
bles at s., and $I1 Victor extension
table for IS. IL. F. Cordes, 216-21s
West Third street, Davenport.
Positively the largest stock of fur
niture, carpets and stoves, and prices
guaranteed to be from 10 to 20 per
cent lower than those of any other
furniture store in the three cities.
Clemann & Salzmann.
Prof. f. L. Philbrook has for the
third consecutive time been engaged
as instructor in vocal music at the
teachers institute of Pottawattamie
county, Iowa, which is held at Coun-
ell Bluffs.
The Sons of Veterans and Ladies'
Aid societies of Rock Island and Mo
line are to give steamboat eNcur-
sion on the J. s., for the benefit of
the Union Mission, on the evening of
Tuesday, June -.
The rain of last night washed
large quantity of clay over the
streets and sidewalks at the foot of
II 2 bluff in the upper part of the
city. The sidewalk was washed out
i'm several places.
The county court was occupied to-
day in an inquiry as TO the advisable
ity of appointing a CONSERVATION for
David Fitzgerald, an old resident of
Black Hawk. The subject of the in
quiry put up a Vigorous defense.
City Clerk Schaffer urges the Judges
Of the democratic primaries held
Saturday evening to return the city
ballot boxes which were loaned for
the occasion. They are needed for
the school election.
= Bailey Kinner. who has been iH at
the home of 5. b. Hendren, Fifth
avenue and Forty-first street, was
removed in the ambulance yesterday
afternoon to the c.. II. l. & Z. depot to
be taken to Chicago.
\ large crowd was present at the
commencement exercises at Edging
ton last evening. City Superintend-
ent Hayden delivered an address and
County Superintendent Ferguson
presented diplomas to eight gradu
ates.
We will do no more business in our
old London store building. Monday
the contractors will start and tear il
down. After Saturday night at 10
o'clock you viii find us at the old
postoffice, Mitchell & Lynde build
ing. The London.
During yesterday afternoons storm
The Argus electric motor that OPP
crates the press was struck by light
ming, causing several hours delay in
the circulation of "A portion of the
edition. Over half of the edition had
been run when the accident hap
pened.
Old postoffice will be our temper
airy quarters until our new store is
erected. We will distribute all kinds
of clothes for the male population,
but we will not distribute letters,
etc. Uncle Sam will take care of
that Prices are right, too. Come
and see us. The London.
The schedule OF the summer prom
enade concerts by Petersen's orches-
ira at Black Hawk Inn has been al
tered, the dates. beginning with the
next concert. originally announced
for Monday, June Is, being advanced
one week. Thus the next concert
will be June %.
Mrs. Ann Altz, wife of Herbert X.
Altz. a Moline barber, filed a bill of
divorce through her attorney, w. \.
Meese today. Cruelty was the charge.
and Mrs. Altz was granted an injunc-
ton restraining her husband from