Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-01


Bert Bourassa, an orphans home
lad. who several weeks ago ran
away to Chicago and got into some
sort of trouble that brought him be-
fore the magistrate, is again ar
rested. Bert was up before Judge
Bollinger as candidate for the re
formatory at Eldora. But the kind
hearted judge gave him Il chance,
and placed him on Il dairy farm near
the city. Bert was tempted by the
carnival. and taking a sum of money
from hired man on the same farm,
came to town 10 see the midway
He was arrested upon complaint of
his mother, and is now in durance
vile awaiting a hearing.
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Edward Collins. the we'll known
newspaper man. has returned from
"A visit to New York. whittier he
went to investigate a fiattering offer
made To him by the Mcclure Pub
fishing company. The position prof
fered him proved a temptation too
strong to resist, and therefore Dav-
export and the newspaper fraternity
must bid him and his family adieu.
While sorry to lose his companion
ship, all of Mr.. Collins friends wish
him every success in his new venture.
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The election of officers for the 5.
l.. y club for the ensuing year was
held recently upon the occasion of
the last program of the year, which
was given at the home of Mrs. +. III.
Hall on East Fifteenth street. Low
ELI was the subject of discussion.
The officers elected were as follows:
President. Mrs. j. \. DeArmand;
vice president. Mrs. T.. Hall; secre
aid.
BY a unanimous vote the city coun-
ell at its meeting committee of
the whole in the mayors office at the
city hall last evening authorized the
appeal of the lighting case and EN-
powered City Attorney Thuenen and
l.. NJ. Fisher. the associate counsel
by the city, to proceed with
the steps necessary to carry this plan
into execution. Passage of the ordi-
nance asked by Mrs. Alice NJ. Butler.
who is promoting the Davenport
Clinton electric line. was recon-
mended.
Miss Poddie Ross was received
with great enthusiasm at the Burtis
opera house last evening. Her sing
ing * most remarkable. She strikes
her staccatos with the precision of
the finest instrument in the hands of
a master, yet her trills are liquid
pearls of melody, and while she ex-
cells in staccato her legato is no less
effective. In the Rondo, the mad
scenes in Lucia Iii LammermoOr. the |
execution was simply marvellous. In
the aria from the opera, Rigoletto,
10y Verdi, the tone color, the limpidi-
". the tiute-like vocalization was nm
but when she sang the |
Proch variations, the agility. the |
disability. the exquisite control of
the vocal organs were manifested to
the utmost advantage. 1t is said |
that Sembrich can not so faultlessly |
render these trills, although she |
made her reputation on her eNecu-
ton of the difficult staccato pas
sages. Yet Miss Ross takes the trills |
with a feasibility and technique that |
Imazes while she gives the staccato |
With wonderful precision and power. |
So delighted was the audience that |
they did not wait for the finale. but |
with burst of applause greeted the
singer in the interlude. She was |
ancored on each number, singing |
first Brahms Lullaby, second Chop |
ms Were l a Birding, third, the |
Russian Nightingale by Alabieff, |
which were all eXquisitely rendered. |
She was accompanied by Miss Olga |
schmidt.
The orchestra did good work. The |
strauss waltz, New Vienna, and the |
Alpine songs, were remarkably good. |
The orchestra was directed by TIL. |
Rud. Reese and consisted of 30 pieces. |