Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-29

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Joe Schneider leaves tonight to pur-
chase Il new stock of up-to-date foot
wear. He will restOck the old stand
at 1712 Second avenue, and continue
the business.
The Peoples National bank has had
made a handsome copper sign that
will decorate the front of the building
at Eighteenth street and Second ave-
nue..
Great interest in new autumn dress
goods at McCabe's. The new rough
ish stuffs are Enthusiastically popular
and are very much i'll vogue in the
east.
Now is the time; % per cent dis
count on all low shoes next week at
| McCabe's. OXfOrds for men, women,
misses and children. all % per cent
OFF. BE prompt.
| All lovers of good horseflesh will
be found at the Ninth street track to-
morrow afternoon. Four fast and in
teresting races are to be pulled off,
the first one beginning at 1890.
You had better see the Rock Island
Sand & Gravel company before order
ing your supply of fuel. Bituminous
from the Springfield district, Scranton
anthracite and West Virginia ocean
smokeless are carried.
/ Farmer Burns, formerly of this
city and once the champion wrestler
of the country, Thursday night won Il
match for the championship of the
state of Iowa at Des Moines, his OPP
l ponent being James Aldredge, of
Leon.
The regular meeting of Association
Helpers will be held in the Y. NJ. c. \.
chapel Tuesday. Sept. l, at $3.50 p. IN.
All ladies. states Mrs. Frank \.
Graves. the secretary, will be well
come whether they are members or
not.
The Kewanee labor unions, defeated
in their plans to- come to Rock Island
on account of inability to get ears.
have decided to have n picnic of their
own. Jerry Sullivan, democratic can
didate for governor of Iowa, viii
speak.
An oil stove in the home of Max
Peterson. 2629 Fifth avenue, exploded
at > o'clock this afternoon, but no
damage was done. The fire depart
ment responded to a call. but its serv-
ices were not required when it reach
ed the house.
The best card of the meet will be
presented at the Ninth street track
tomorrow afternoon. Four races will
be run and some fast and exciting fin
ishes are expected, for the going is
fine and the horses are in the pink OF
condition. Races begin at 1880.
The Moline Marine Light Guard
band has been engaged by the direc-
tors of the JosIin Fair association to
perform at the fair to be given at
that place Sept 16 and II. The even
ing of the second day there will be
grand ball at the Woodmen hall at
Joslin.
Classes in physical culture will be
resumed at the Y. NJ. c. \. gymnasium
Sept Is. Director Plat has extensive
plans for the season. one of his hopes
being to place in the field basket
ball team composed of business men
that will knock the sox off of any
thing in that line that hobs up in this
section.
On page six of this issue appears the
first announcement of the Peoples
National bank. which has arranged to
establish savings department, and
which will be conducted along the
lines usually followed by savings
banks Four per cent interest will be
paid on deposits.
Press dispatches announce the fact
that Mrs. Carrie Nation, the noted
smasher who has paid this city sew
eral visits, has signed an engagement
to go on the stage with the Ten
Nights in Barroom" company. 1t is
said that the play will be rearranged
to suit Carries specialties.
Chester Custer and Miss Minnie
Stone, of Boone, Iowa, were married
Thursday noon at the hotel at Milan.
Rev. Marion Humphreys, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church, officiating.
After the ceremony the couple left
for wedding tour in South Dakota,
and upon returning they will reside
at Boone.
Miss Lillian Spence, 81 Tenth street,
wishes correction made of the pub
Iished statement that last Monday she
rushed .excitedly into the police sta
ton and asked that medical assist
ance be summoned for her. Miss
Spence says that she was suffering
from heart failure at the time, and
was so weakened that she stopped an
officer in front of the station and re-
quested him to take her in buggy
to the Office of the physician who had
been treating her. He did so, after
(which she went to her home.