Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-26

| be completed in about fortnight II the
work is not interrupted by some I'M
seemly accident. 1t is building at the
dock at the foot of Eighteenth street
and is now in such shape that its
structure can be seen. The length
over all is 30 feet.
The executive committee of the
Roosevelt-Deneen club met at the pal
lors of the Manufacturers hotel We'd
nesday evening with President F. G..
Allen for the purpose of complying
with the request of the city central
committee in the appointment of a
committee of five from the club for
the purpose of conference to decide
what part of the work each organiza-
| ton shall take in the coming cam
paign. In addition to the naming of
committees, o. F. Anderson, G. w.
Johnson and c. William Lundahl were
appointed to select headquarters for
the club and Immediately after adj
| jOurnment leased the two vacant store
rooms in the Manufacturers hotel to
| serve as headquarters during the COM
| ing campaign. The rooms are of goodly
dimensions and ample for the purpose
! of accommodating a crowd for speak
| ing. The west room will be converted
into reading room and janitor will
be in charge of the place, which will
be opened about the first of Septem-
Der. A committee was also appointed
on bylaws. but it is understood that
the laws governing the clubs of 1896
and 1900 will be used this year. The
opening of the headquarters will mark
the beginning of the campaign in this
city.
Ernest TruXell, of Columbia Park
and Miss Mabel King. of Moline, were
married by Rev. Sickle at the Bap-
fist church parsonage in East Moline
Wednesday evening. They took the
Burlington train for Keokuk, Iowa
for a honeymoon trip. They will be
at home after Sept. 10 at Fifty-ninth
street, near the GrinneH road.
Oscar Wiley, of Davenport. took the
trouble to peach" on William BIanton
also of Davenport, who, he informed
the police, was peddling melons on
the bluff in this city without a ped
dler'S license. So the police arrested
Mr.. Blanton. William Blanton after
his arrest, informed the police that
Oscar Wiley was also selling melons
on the bluff in this city without a
license. So the police arrested Mr..
Wiley. The result was that Mr.. Wiley
and William Blanton were both as
sessed So and costs, $3.50 each.
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| Peterson Bros. caught one of the
largest carp ever taken from the Mis-
sissippi at this point yesterday. II
weighed 80 pounds, and it was taken
from their trot line. The fish was
placed in the fountain pool in the city
hall park, and it Attracted many who
passed on their way TO and from work
From day to day Peterson Bros. have
placed fish in this pool. and there are
now as many as a dozen of the finny
tribe making their home in the basin
| Superintendent Gerard T. Smith and
the teachers committee of the board
of education have completed the as.
signment of teachers for the school
year 1904-05. which is to open next
Monday morning. Aug. %. While there
is no one special cause for it it ap-
pears that there is an unusual number
of changes in the teaching corps-not
less than q new people being named
in the new list when the kindergarten
corps is included. That is to say there
will be p teachers on duty in the city
who did not serve last year, though
some of them have taught here in
previous years. The changes are be-
cause of a variety of reasons. Four
or five teachers were married and thus
put themselves out of the reckoning
A few, not more than three or four.
decided to accept offers 10 teach in
other places, and the other changes
were for varied reasons.
A Sweet Breath
| is falling Sipu Of