Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-08

avenue.
John the Panitorium club and look
neat. Montgomery & Campbell, pro-
prietors, 1909 Second avenue. Phone
West 1915.
The Rock Island Retail Merchants
association meets in the headquar-
tiers in the Mitchell & Lynde building
this evening.
The last promenade concert of the
season by Albert Petersen's orches-
ira is to be given this evening at the
Watch Tower.
The steamer c. w. Cowles and
barge, Sophia, will run a popular
priced excursion to Muscatine and re-
turn next Saturday.
The o. f. S. Social cirle meets to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at the
home of Mrs. BrOolman, 2506 Fifth
and-a-half avenue.
The seasons first rehearsal of the
Rock Island Choral society is to oc-
cur this evening at the Broadway
Presbyterian church.
Cards are out for the reception to
be rendered ~ Husband on Salary
Wednesday evening. Sept. 10, at the
Illinois theatre at Sis sharp.
Lonsdale, Blackstone and other ~
to . cent fine bleached muslins, shore
lengths and mill ends, 51k cents, 10
o'clock Tuesday and Wednesday at
McCabe's.
By the terms of the will of OIoff C.
Feernandt. of Moline, which was a6-
mitted to probate Saturday after
noon, the testator leaves all his prop
erty to his wife, Ella Feernandt.
! What is the reason that AIcCabe's
furniture department was so throng-
ed last week? Even more unusual
happenings are occurring there this
week, third floor. Take elevator.
Ignatius Foxglove announces the
marriage of Paul HARDWOOD and Ruth
lTemperton. 1t is reported that Mr..
Harwood will receive Il weekly sti-
pend, thus becoming "a Husband on
Salary
Open Tuesday. Sept. Q. the office OF
DR.. G. ID. Shoop, ophthalmologist, Blu
ford block. 17O71% Second avenue. His
speciality. the eye and the eye only.
Glasses fitted; all work absolutely
guaranteed.
We wish to call special attention to
our smart ready-to-wear hats at re-
markedly low prices. These hats are
not merely. for early fall wear, but
viii Se worn all winter. Branden-
burg millinery store.
County Supt. S. J. Ferguson today
began his first tour of visits among
the rural schools He will first call
upon the teachers throughout the
county who are beginning their first
terms work, the proportion of whom
is unusually large this season.
Frank Chambers, of South Rock ISL
and. was arrested today on the
charge of assault and battery on
complaint of George y. Andrews. 4
neighbor. When the case came up
before Justice Schroeder change of
venue was taken to Justice Schriver.
The clock in the tower of the new
Rock Island station is now illumina-
ted at night. AS the clock in the de-
pot used by the Milwaukee has like
wise an illuminated dial this leaves
the Burlington with the only dark
clock face in the city. And it is 10
Gated, too, where little lighting up
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the public and the road are con
ccrned.
The excursion over the Milwaukee,
given under the auspices of the Rock
Island Arsenal Aid association, which
left this city at II o'clock Saturday
night, was attended by nearly 500
lpeopIe from the three cities. The
special train was made up of i2
coaches and baggage car, another
coach being put on at Savanna. The
day was beautiful one yesterday
for the trip. The train on it's return
reached the tri-cities early this morn
ing.
Peter Pfaff, who conducts the 81.
Julien bowling alleys on Seventh av-
Cnue and Seventeenth street, has just
completed the remodeling of the
building devoted to the bowlers. The
alleys have been replaned by a Chi
cago firm and made as good as new
: and the interior of the room has
been repaired, reprinted and fitted
up with additional apparatus. Al
though it is yet early the bowlers are
beginning to get together and an in
teresting season in the three cities is
looked for.
Officer Mccarthy was called to the
Twentieth Century Loan bank on
Twentieth street this morning on tn,
representation of the proprietor that
a stranger was attempting to unload
some iewelry that was evidently sto.-
en-. The man was taken to the sta
ton, where he gave his name as Mar
shall Martin. of Omaha. The jewelry
was of a cheap sort, but the prisoner
did not tell a very straight story as
to how he came into possession of it,
and he was locked up.
The opening Sunday services of the
season, or Fall Rally day, brought oul