Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-27

February exercises of the first and
second grade pupils. The costumes
afforded a contrast between colonial
and more recent times.
Better than banking your money.
0vercoats worth SIS to S25 all go for
$40. We need the room for spring
goods. Styles are the same as they
viii be next year. Plenty of sizes.
"a, IS and Sc, none before Saturday.
You know when we make an asser-
ton it's the truth. The London.
ST. Joseph's branch No. IS. Western
Catholic Union, will give a St. Pat
rick's ball at Industrial hall on the
evening OF Monday, March II. The
committee of arrangements is com
posed of II. F. LaVelle, c. Il. Wheelan,
c. j. Larkin, j. Il. Shields, Frank
Meenan and J. w. Cavanaugh.
There will be a public meeting of
the Mississippi Valley Caledonian
club held in the Industrial Home
building, Rock Island, Sunday, March
?, at 2:3O p. M, for the purpose of ex-
tending the usefulness of the society.
All Scotchmen are cordially invited TO
attend. Robert Kerr, Secretary.
The remains of Richard Dwyer who
died of typhoid fever. are still being
held awaiting the arrival of relatives
who started here from Madison. Wis,
according to n telegram received
Monday from the chief of police of
that city. Another telegram will be
sent to ascertain what the trouble Is
Seven pairs have played off the first
games in the series of handbaIl CON
tests at the Y. NJ. c. \. Welch won
from Cleaveland. Huntoon from First,
Darby from Mckee. Kent from Col
Inns, Elliott from Brown and Gal
lagher from Trent. The remainder
of the series will be played off be-
tween the seven winners Saturday
evening
The Jolly Thirteen Cinch club was
entertained last evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. y. Rothwell, 1914
Fifth-and-a-half avenue. The head
prizes were won ny James Simser
and Mrs. Helena SamuelsOn. and the
consultations by Edward Godfrey and
Mrs. George Simpson. Refreshments
were served and u delightful evening
spent by all.
Monroe Pennington, manager of
Frank Travis. who is matched to meet
''Susky" Bowman, the Iowa colored
heavyweight champion at Turner hall
as a preliminary To the Kelly-Herricll
go March ,. announces that an in
jury to one of his arms will probably
put Travis out of the running. Man
agcr Pennington states. however, that
his man will he on deck if he is able.
Judge L. y. Sherman. of Macomb.
who * to be one of the speakers at
the banquet of the PIow City club at
Moline this evening. - holding an i'm
promptu reception ut the Harper
house this afternoon between and
, o'clock to meet those in sympathy
with him in his fight against the state
machine. Jim McGarvey and Bill
Baker played on the outer edges.
The popcorn stand on East Seven
tcrnth street that has been run in
defiance of the whole city administra
tion was closed today. either through
the voluntary act Of the owner or on
account of the weather. y placard
that it was for sale. There
not blossom out again when the sky
clears.
y policeman was summoned tot
Thirty-cighth street this morning to
put out of misery a dog that had been
run over by street car. The officer
stood five feet away and took long
aim at the suffering canine. but miss
ed him n mile. as one of the onlook-
crs put il. and. becoming so ratified
over the guying he received on his
found IL necessary to
use club i'm causing death.
Bob Wright. of Wichita. Kas.. head
man for Trainer j. +. Chandler. is
here to begin work at the Davenport
Mile track, and Mr.. Chandler viii fol
lntv when the spring is farther adj
vanced. Sam johnson has taken up
his abode at the track with a string
of seven horses. and the Indications
are that the season will be a lively
one. There are n number of very
promising green colts at the track.