Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-10

Leaves at p. M, returning $50 p. m
Fare so cents for the round trip.
Excursion train for Elgin will leav,
the c., NJ. & ST. p. depot, foot of Sew
enteenth street, at GEO a. IN. Thurs
day, July II. Remember the date.
The board of supreme managers OF
the Royal Neighbors, which has beer
in session in Peoria, arrived in the
city today to complete its business
here.
The Central shoe store, which has
been run for years by George Schnei.
der, has been sold to his brother, i
f. Schneider, who will take charge
tomorrow.
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.
Through the quicksightedness of a
citizen, Rock Island seems in a fair
way to land a thriving industry that
is planning to move away from a
town south of here.
The moving pictures showing actu-
al destruction of island of Martin
ique by volcanic eruption secured at
great expense for the Watch Tower
this week; on exhibition free. Free.
Rev. T. j. Shuey last evening offici-
ated at the wedding of Frank ID.
Smith, of Brooklyn, Iowa, and Miss
Myrtle L. Reese, of Valley Junction,
the ceremony being performed at the
parsonage.
Grace Nelson, who was taken sick
while visiting at 3O4 Forty-fifth
street, was removed in the ambu-
lance yesterday afternoon to her
home on Twenty-fifth street and
Twelfth avenue.
Every mother who wants her boy
well clothed and every man who ex-
poets to wear clothing the balance of
his life had better come to our spe-
cial sale. Losing money and staying
away from this sale are one and the
same thing. NJ. & X.
The international Society of Piano
forte Teachers and Players, in SEES
sion in New York has honored DIR.
Z. L. Bartholomew, of Augustana
college, by rejecting him as its
president. DR.. Bartholomew and his
daughter, Gotta, are in attendance at
the convention.
Not few old chestnuts picked out
of stock and reduced, but the choice
of our stock. The newest and most
stylish garments ever offered to the
trade at discount of % per cent on
any mems or boys suits in the store.
Come, help us unload. Just around
the corner. The London.
If you think you can afford to stay
away from our special sale that is
your privilege; however, we want to
impress upon you that if you fail to
attend this sale you Will be out be
cause you were not in. Let us en-
phasize that you can save quite
chunk of money by buying here now.
Read display ad. NJ. & X.
Every suit of clothes in the store
has been greatly reduced in price,
some one-haIf, some oHe-third, some
one-fourth, and a few Is per cent;
neckwear and straw hats at half
price; 20 per cent off on underwear;
from 10 to SO per cent off on trOus
ers; 80 per cent off on wash suits.
Drop in and see what we are doing.
No one is more welcome than your
self. Read display ad. NJ. & X.
Principal j. f. Darby, of the high
school, has been appointed chairman
of subcommittee to cooperate
with the international Olympian
Games association for the purpose of
securing the participation of pupils
OF the public schools in the events
held under the auspices of the assoc
citation in Chicago in 1904. The other
members of the subcommittee are
3. f. Buck, of Lake View, and James
Armstrong, of Englewood.
This morning the United States EX-
press company's agent at the Fifth
avenue passenger station of the Rock
Island road undertook to transfer a
truck load of fruit from one train to
in the narrow space between
the two tracks. \ train bore down
upon him before he had scarcely
started to unload and the engine
caught the truck. The fruit was
scattered all over the platform and
the vehicle was badly damaged.