Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-10

charge Of the Indies auxiliary of the
council. .
William Fitzsimmons has resigned
his position as fireman On the Bur-
lington to go to Milwaukee. where he
| is to take a place with the Wisconsin
Central.
1t is an acknowledged fact. Imperial
German mustard takes the lead. All
good housewives say so. Who makes
it? GAZETTEER does. At all grocers and
meat markets.
Mrs. Bertha futile. of Rock Island,
who was operated on last week at the
Moline city hospital. is today pro-
nounced cut of danger by her physi-
clan, DR.. J. r. Burkhart.
Rev. William H. Blancke. of ST.
Paurs English Lutheran church. Dav-
export, Officiated at the funeral of
Victor S. Ven Mohr. which was held
from the late home at ? o'clock this
afternoon. Interment was made at
Chippiannock cemetery
Adams is conducting no fake sale.
but bona fde closing out sale. and
will retire from the shoe business in
Rock Island. People should not be
influenced otherwise. as they surely
can save money if in need Of foot
wear, by attending this sale.
When the St. Louis freight train.
on the Burlington. was pulling into
the city at Z o'clock this morning the
rails spread at Seventeenth street and
the engine ran off the track. 1t was
he h.
was gotten back on the track.
Miss Mabelle Carolyn Church. n
charming and talented reader. fur
nished the fourth entertainment in
the course arranged by the Young
Mems Christian association. appear
ing last evening at the Illinois theatre
before a most appreciative audience.
The Retail Clerks union Of Rock
Island gave a dancing party at the
Industrial hall last evening. These
dances are becoming more popular all
the time, as the attendance shows.
At last nights party there were 40
couples present. Bleuer's orchestra
furnished the music.
Cliff Martin. Il fireman on the Rock
Island. was fatally scalded while run
day evening. His train had Just pull
Cd out Of the station, when an acct
dent occurred. releasing a large vol
ume of steam. which the unfortunate
man could not escape. He was run
ming between Natick and Chicago.
The Chicago Tribune is authority
for the announcement that W. l..
Nichols. general superintendent of
the Cincinnati. Chicago d Louisville
railway. will be appointed general
manager to succeed w. |. Allen. re-
signed. Mr.. Allen. it is believed, will
go to the Chicago & Erie road as SUI
perintendent Mr. Nichols was for
merly superintendent of the Illinois
division of the Rock Island road.
The Tri-City Pasteurized Milk com
pahy now has Il wagons delivering its
products. More milk is being bought
by the company in Rock Island coun-
~ than ever before. Last year-a great
amount was secured in Albany and
other towns in Whiteside county. but
gradually the farmers of this county
have been induced to sell their milk
direct to the company. and it is
thought that in another year il will
not be necessary TO go outside Rock
Island county for milk.
The bi-mCnthly meeting of the Rock
island County Medical society. held
last evening at the Hotel Harms. was
well attended by the membership, in
terest in the gathering being height
ened by the presence of DIR. William
l.. Baum. professor of skin and con-
tagious diseases at the Post Graduate
school. Chicago. and who read n paper
on "Diphtheria." 1t was highly in
structive treatise on the disease and
appreciated greatly by those who
heard it. \ lunch was served following
the business meeting.
The republican congressional com
mittee of the Fourteenth district has
been called to meet at Bushnell Feb.
10. The date and place Of the con-
gressional convention will be fixed.
and incidentally poll of the district
taken as to the preference for gov
ernor. 1t * said that all counties in
the district except Rock Island have
virtually declared. through their com
mitteemen. for Judge Lawrence Y.
Sherman. and that Il definite answer
will be expected from this neck of
the woods at the Bushnell conference.
Wonderful Advance of Science.
Wonderful as were the scientific
achievements of the 18th century. it