Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-21

party of little friends Saturday after
noon to celebrate her eighth birthday
anniversary.
Fall millinery opening Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. j. II. c.
Petersen's Sons, Davenport, Iowa.
A carload of iron and brass beds
have been unpacked and are now
ready for your inspection at Clemann
& Salzmann's.
Miss Florence Chamberlin will begin
a class in violin instruction at TOtten's
studio Oct. /. Address 2215 Seventh
avenue, Rock Island, Ill.
Hurry up if you are a silk buyer or
expect to be a buyer within the next
90 days. McCabe's silk sale is the
sensation of the season.
a daughter has been born to Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Young, of Chicago,
| Mrs. Young formerly having been Miss
Jessie Teska, of this city.
Learn ballroom dancing at Ora
hams school Tuesday and Friday ev-
enings. Third and Gaines streets,
Davenport Old phone 731.
Missionary social at the Memorial
Christian church Tuesday evening,
Sept. %. Ice cream and cakes, 1Oc;
coffee, sc. Program at s o'clock.
Black double warp surahs, ~ inch
colored satin brocades, 75-cent to 81
values, from the Pelgram & Meyer
auction, for 40 cents per yard, at Nc
Cabe's
BE sure and get in on Y. NJ. c. A..
entertainment course. Six star at
fractions. Opens Oct. 6 with Banda
Rosa. Closes March % with John II.
McCutcheon
Mrs. F. IT, First, who has been seri-
ously i'll for several days. continues to
gradually improve at her home on
Second avenue, as her many friends
will be gratified to learn.
At meeting of the officers of the
county w. c. T. U. Saturday it was
decided to hold the postponed annual
meeting of the county W. c. I. U. at
Joslin Thursday of this week
Our annual fall opening of the sea-
sons newest millinery will take place
Wednesday and Thursday Sept. % and
p. You are cordially invited. j. II. c.
Petersen's Sons, Davenport, Iowa.
y rainbow sociable will be given by
the Daughters of the Covenant at the
FIRST NJ. f. church Tuesday evening
y good program has been prepared
Ice cream, cake and candy will be
sold.
Commodore Charles McHugh yes
terday afternoon took party of
guests from the, Harper and Rock Isl
and houses for trip down the river
on the steamer Ianthe and houseboat
Rambler.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. H. Head entertain
ed at dinner at the Rock Island Club
Saturday evening for the bridal party
Of the PennOck-Head wedding. Gov
ers were laid for 10. The decorations
were pink and white.
a slight improvement was noted this
afternoon in the condition of Clar-
ence Nye, the boy run down by
house moving roller, who has been
lowering between life and death at ST.
Anthony's hospital since Saturday.
Among the great bargains from the
Pelgram & Meyer auction silk sale at
McCabe's are all colors of plain and
fancy taffeta silks and black peau de
soies in s5-cent to $1.45 qualities for
IS cents yard. These may not last
long.
Y. NJ. c. \. course-Oct 6. Banda
Rosa; Nov. 4. the Divide Musin COM
pany; Dec. %, Charles ID. Kellogg;
Feb. ., Isabel G. Beecher; Feb. "a,
Slayton Jubilee Singers; March 23.
John T. McCutcheon. Get your tick
cts now.
The great silk sale at McCabe's be-
ginning this morning at 10 o'clock
brought out a big crowd of buyers
Some of the lots are large. and may
last for several days. while some of
the smaller lots will not last more
than day or two.
The anniversary sale of A. j. Riess
was big success. hundreds visiting
the popular pharmacy during the day
and evening, each one receiving a SOU
venir. There are still some souvenirs
left, and in order that everyone may
have an opportunity to secure one
they will be given to customers as
long as the supply lasts.
Charles Ellis. under whose direction
"A Modern Woodman" was produced
here few years ago by local talent
is in the city rehearsing his latest
play, "A Knight of '9s,'' which he is to
take for a western road tour. Eleven
people are engaged in the play. The
story is woven around incidents of
the Spanish-American war.
VOTING & M,COMRS,