Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-25

railroad company that the special
train would not be needed, although
the reason for the change in arrange
ments is not known.
Get ready for school by supplying
stockings. MeCabe's are showing eX-
cerlent reasons why you should do
so at once.
| The dance of the Chrysanthemum
club, which was to have been given
at Black Hawk Inn this evening, has
been postponed till next Tuesday ev-
ening, Sept. =.
The sprinkler car of the Tri-City
Sprinkler company is in the shops
getting a new set of trucks and this
morning the wagon was seen on Sec
ond avenue.
August DeWolf was taken sick on
Twenty-fourth street near the via
duet last evening and the ambulance
was called to remove him to st. An
thongs hospital.
Herman y. Philip and Miss Ruth
Anderson were married early this
morning at the office of Justice ID. r..
McFarlane. They took the morning
train west for their home in Oelwein,
Iowa.
Thomas Casey had break down
while returning awheel from his
work at Rock Island arsenal Satur-
day afternoon, taking a header on
the pavement at Sixth avenue and
Seventeenth street, and receiving n
number of bruises in the body.
EX-AId. j. w. Lawhead, who has
been seriously i'll at his home on For
ty-fourth street, has showed mark
ed improvement during the past day
or so and his symptoms today were
most encouraging. The exact nature
of his ailment his physicians have
been unable to determine.
Clemann d Salzmann wish to an
nounce to the people of this vicinity
that their stock of house furnishings
has no equal and their prices can not
be duplicated. The reason is that
they buy in great quantities direct
from the manufacturers. 1t will pay
you to visit their great big store.
From present indications there viii
be Il great deal doing in the railway
excursion business Labor day. The
special trains that are to be run into
Kewanee to the celebration there will
take all the extra cars that the Bur-
Iington road can scrape up in this vi
entity The Rock Island Will run a
special from Moline to Peoria.
c. E. Dempsey, the Burlington en-
gineer. whose home is in this city, but
who has been running out of Barstow
of late, was brought to this city Sat
urday evening and conveyed in the
ambulance to st. Anthony's hospital
where he underwent an operation for
intussusception, or telescoping of the
bowels. He rallied nicely and is
thought now on the road to 1
rapid recovery.
The Union Mission is closed for re
pairs, which were begun today. The
sewer connection that is now being
put in will enable the board of direc
tors to make the place much moro
desirable for the use to which it Is
put. \ bath room is to be installed
and new kitchen built. The dining
room is to be enlarged. 1t is expect
ed that the work will be done so that
the place can be opened about Oct. /
Two divorce bills have been filed il
the circuit court. \. =. McGuirk anC
and c. III. Murphy, attorneys for En-
ma Annabel, have brought in a bill
representing that Albert Annabel
husband of the plaintiff, has beer
guilty of cruelty during the year %
their welded life. McCaskrin & Nc
Caskrin. in behalf of Anna Fuller
represent that her husband, Thomas
Fuller. is a drunkard and neglect:
and abuses his wife.