Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-09

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ening buyers.
Julius Rollins was conveyed in the
ambulance this morning from his
home. 1924 Fifth avenue, to st. An
thongs hospital.
| The new sign that has been placed
on the front of the Burlington depot
is neat and appropriate and shows up
well-in the day time.
Justice McFarlane has leased the
office room south of the quarters he
has been occupying and is fitting it
up to give him additional room.
Mike O'Brien imbibed too freely last
evening and he was escorted to the
police station by Chief Darnell. This
morning he paid So and costs for his
lodging.
The Helpers Circle of the Kings
Daughters will hold Holland sale
Thursday, Dec. II, at the residence
of Mrs. Mary Montgomery, No. 1909
Second avenue.
The annual Christmas opening of
Josephson's jewelry store, 1918 Third
avenue. Moline, will occur tomorrow
from 10 a. IN. to 10 p. IN. Carnations
and chrysanthemums to all callers. j
The regular monthly membership
meeting of the Rock Island Club takes
place this evening. 1t is to be hoped
that there will be full attendance,
for matters of interest will be taken
up.
If you are in doubt what to buy for
Christmas, consult Ullemeyer & Ster-
ling's adj on page and you will read
lily find one and perhaps several use
full articles. We are the store for
newest styles.
a new and independent telephone
system has recently been placed in
operation at Rock Island arsenal. 1t
is provided with an automatic eX-
change device that is working in
very satisfactory manner. There are
about fifty instruments in the system.
1t was Gipps Brewing company in
stead of the Henning Brewing com
pany that was sued for $50 rent by
Fred Schmale in Magistrate John
sons court yesterday. The case is
the outgrowth of misunderstanding.
The court has not yet announced a
decision.
In order to accommodate the pa
irons who will be occupied in the bus
mess part of the city evenings during
the holiday season. the Noon Rest
club rooms will be opened every ev-
ening, the same as has been the GUS
tom Saturday evenings, from Dec. Is
till after Christmas.
About the 18th inst. the Sisters of
the Visitation will have n sale of fan
cy articles and fine needlework of
every variety. All friends are invited
to examine these articles before Sc
lecting their Christmas gifts. Fur
Their notice will be given regarding
the date and place of sale.
Miss Bertha Hanna, instructor at
the high school, was suddenly called
home to Cincinnati yesterday by a
telegram announcing the death of her
father, who succumbed to pneumo-
MIA. The dispatch following only
few hours behind a letter apprising
her of his illness proved a great shock
to her.
The Dorcas society of the Swedish
Lutheran church will give their ba-
zaar and sale of useful and fancy ar
ticles, also fine needlework, suitable
for Christmas presents, at Turner
hall, Thursday, Dec. II. The sale be-
gins at p. IN. and continues through
the afternoon and evening. Refresh
ments will also be served.
Attention is called to the fact that
there are five very high class enter
tainments yet to come in the Y. NJ. c.
y. course at the Illinois theatre. Re
served seat tickets may me had at the
association rooms for the entire
course for 50, $1.75 and S1.50, accord
ing to location. Single admission, re-
served seat, 80 cents; gallery, 25 cents.
a body of about sixty workmen,
carpenters and painters. have been re-
leased from employment at Rock ISL
and arsenal. There is nothing in the
least significant in this. 1t merely
means that a rush order from the
ordnance department by the arsenal
some time ago has been made up,
whereupon the extra men who were
employed on it have been left without
work.
President Gustav Andreen, OF. Au-
gustana college, will depart in Janu-
airy for a trip to Sweden. DIR. And
reen will be gone several months and
his time will be largely spent at the
University of Upsala, which institu-
ton he expects to connect closely
with the home college, Augustana. 1t
is reported that collections have been
and are being taken in Sweden for
the benefit of the big Illinois educa-
tional institution and that the imme-
date benefits from the collections
will be the founding of several new
chairs.