Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-17

lot C. in block 81, in Chicago or Lower
addition. will be sold at public auction
at the court house Friday at p. N.
Special discount on all orders for
suits for few days only to advertise
our newly opened store. John Norton
Stone, merchant tailor. 1907 Second
avenue.
The Burlington pay car arrived in
Rock Island this morning from Gales
burg in charge on Trainmasters c.
E. Dudley, of Galesburg, and w. A.
Card, OF BeardstOwn.
There will be sold at executors sale,
to pay debts, at the east door OF the
court house, Friday, Aug. 10, at 2
o'clock, a cottage on Seventh street,
between Sixth and Seventh avenues.
The c. E. society Of Memorial Chris
ton church will give a lawn social at
the home of Mrs. George Hull, $50
Fifteenth street, Thursday evening.
Aug. Is. Ice cream and cake, 10 cents.
Brown is in town" The new fall
shade is brown. We are showing a
nice line of nObby suits in single and
double breasted styles. The first to
show the new browns &
Sterling.
The burning in effigy of Special Po-
liseman William Ferkel on Monday
night took place at the corner of Sew
enth avenue and Third street and not
Eleventh avenue and Third street. as
was stated in The Argus last evening.
The Ladies' auxiliary to the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers will
hold lawn social at the home of Mr.
J. NJ. Corning. 2918 Fifth avenue,
Thursday evening, Aug IS. Ice cream
and cake 10 cents. All are cordially
invited.
Mrs. Dan Pottiger reported to the
police this morning that a pony sad
die had been stolen from a barn on
the premises on Fourth avenue Short
ly after she called up the station and
stated that the saddle had been found
The boy simply had misplaced it.
A gasoline engine that was being
tested yesterday afternoon at the Rock
Island Sash q Door works refusing to
work, an explosion was feared. and in
order TO have protection in the event
of fire, the department was summon
ed. But the explosion did not occur.
+. w. Black. former agent for the
Acme Packet company and the Car
nlVal City company, today took a po-
SitiOn as pilot OF the steamer WinOna.
to succeed Zach G. Suffer. resigned c.
J. Mangan, of Davenport, has taken
the place made vacant by Mr.. Black
Thomas Erskinc, acting British CON
sui at Chicago, has written Sheriff w.
G.. HClder to furnish him idta in refer
ence to the Rock Island county Jail.
with particular reference to the work
done by prisoners. The consul has
been ordered to prepare d report tor
his district
Swan Rasmussen and Miss Anna
IOodcn. a couple from Wanlock. Mer-
Ger county. were married in this city
today. the ceremony. which was sol
by Rev r. Is. Williams. tax
ng place at II O'Clock this morning
at the parsonage of the First Metho-
list church.
George II. German, of Davenport,
former manager OF the Illinois theatre.
has declined the appointment as chief
in the cfIlcc of the syndi-
cate at Burlington. The new position
was in the nature of a promotion, and
carried d larger salary. but Mr.. Cor
man did not wish to leave this local
ity.
The will OF the late Swan Brown
was admitted to probate in the coun-
~ court yesterday. The instrument
was executed Oct. 4, 1897. and stipu-
lates that all of the testator's prop
crty. both real and personal, shall go
to the wife. Mrs. Charlotte Brown. who
is named as CXccUtriX of the will
without bond.