Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-30

night desk sergeant at the police sta
ton this week.
a special purchase of children''
hose at McCabe's enables them to of
fer a great drive, which they tel
about in their ad.
Grand ball given by the Independent
Voters club at Armory hall Thursday
evening, Oct. l. Bleuer's orchestra
Tickets, so cents.
To still further popuIarize thei
crockery department McCabe's vii
sell limited number of 50-piece din
ner sets at $2.9S per set.
Justice Cleland has continued unit
next Monday the trial of William Dun
avin, who is charged by John Healey
with assault and battery.
Learn ballroom dancing at Ora
hams school Tuesday and Friday ev-
enings. Third and Gaines streets
Davenport. Old phone 731.
day for Y. NJ. c. \. course. Select
seats Friday at 1880 p. IN. Bring sea
son tickets when you draw.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet at the home of Mrs. j. H. Bat
ties, 1O11 Second avenue, tomorrow
afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Broadway Presbyterian church will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
in the church parlors. All are cordi-
ally invited.
William Alday, of Moline, pleaded
guilty in the county court yesterday
afternoon to an information charg-
ing adultery and Judge Parmenter
imposed a fine of SIS.
Mrs. j. \. Maury viii open her la
dies physical culture class at p. IN.
tomorrow at Mrs. Benson's, Nine
teenth street and Tenth avenue.
The Gordon setter that The Argus
said last evening was at police head
quarters waiting for a call from its
owner has been claimed by Gustav
Stengel. The dog had been missing
for several days.
All are cordially invited to attend
the opening of the Illinois reception
hall, Illinois theatre building Thurs
day evening, Oct. l, 1908. Good music,
speaking. singing, games. dancing,
etc. Oyster supper from Z to 9 p. m,
Admission, including supper, % cents
The Sterling and Rock Falls BARRIERS
who some time ago made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to enforce Sunday
closing of the shops, have now OBJ
tanned a concession from the bosses
TO open one hour later than usual, OF
at o'clock mornings, from Oct. / to
April /.
Despite the rains today the display
of winter styles at the Brandenbura
millinery store attracted a large mum
Der of ladies. Great interest and en-
thusiasm was displayed. and the gen
eral verdict of the ladies was that the
display eNcels any that has been held
in this viciaity.
Editor f. c. Berry has changed the
Tri-City Unionist to magazine form
and the September number comes out
in two colors with a fine likeness of
John Mitchell on the front page. 1t
consists of 20 pages, and will take its
place among the leading labor jour
mails of the west.
Miss Mary Castle and John Brown
are to be married next month and
their friends have bought them a
chest filled with solid silver from the
Folsom stock. 1t was a $12O chest,
but they got it for $3.50. as, Bradford
O'Brien d Co. are selling everything
at wholesale cost; 1903 Second avenue,
Rock Island
Fall millinery pening-formal show
ing of the deft handiwork of the tri-
cities cleyerest hat makers. Our for
NAL showing of new fall millinery be-
gins Wednesday and Thursday. Want
everybody interested in headwear to
see the splendid display of hats from
the greatest centers of millinery art.
Miss Byrnes.
a spelling match was held in Dav-
export last evening by the Rock ISL
and and Davenport schools of Browns
Business college. The Rock island
class won. Misses Pauline thinner and
Margaret Klotz spelling down all of
the Davenport pupils. The Webster
dictionary offered by Superintendent
j. f. Gustus was awarded to Miss
thinner.
S. Nj. Fabian, of New York. again
charmed with his mastery of the
piano at Augustana auditorium last
evening. 1t was his second visit to
Rock. Island and there was a select
audience of music lovers out to hear
him. He was assisted by \. ID. Bod
fors, of Augustana conservatory, who
played the orchestral parts on the sec
ond piano.
The sisters of st. Joseph's school
wish to thank all who helped make
the card party given by the young
ladies Tuesday evening the decided
success it was. The proceeds will ma
terially aid in paying for the beauti-
full new desks with which the school
has been furnished. Those who pur-
chased cakes at the party will please
return the plates to st. Joseph's
school, Second avenue and Fourteenth
street.
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