Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26

paper at one-half and less at Adams
Wall Paper company's.
| Have you ordered your gas stove?
Only SIS on easy payments and con-
nectiOns at the cOmpany's expense.
Good housekeepers use the best.
That's why they buy Red Cross Ball
Blue. AT leading grocers. 5 cents.
Don't spoil your clothes. Use Red
Cross Ball Blue and keep them white
as snow. All grocers. cents pack
age.
Mrs. Theodore Holdorf will continue
the sale of her Rock river channel ice
at $3.50 per thousand. Phone 943 sub
urban.
The cheapest and best single har-
ness, whips and riding saddles in the
city at Hilfinger's shop, 1906 Second
avenue.
y marriage license was issued in
Davenport yesterday to w. J. Hahn,
Of that city. and Miss Anna Z. Hag-
| ger. of Rock Island
DIR. P. F. Purdue has moved his Of
fee and residence TO 4111z Twentieth
street. He will be pleased to prompt
~ attend calls day or night. Both
phones.
Members of the timers union who
are on strike in this city announce
that David Don has signed the scale
and his men will return to work to-
morrow.
Rev. George \. Hodgman, head of
Gods Missionary Army, at Dubuque,
is in the city. and is to speak at the
barracks of the Christian Warriors,
21O4 Fourth avenue.
The marriage of Michael Rosenfield
and Miss Sarah Leifstein is to be cell
ebrated next Sunday evening at Rock
Island Turner hall. Rabbi Goldman
will be the officiating clergyman.
For the convenience of those desir-
ing to purchase gas stoves the Peo-
pies Power company has arranged to
keeps its office open Wednesday and
Saturday evenings from 1880 to $50.
The monthly coffee of the Ladies'
Sewing society of the First Methodist
church will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. j. II. Wilson, 1926 Fifth ave-
nue..
f. \. Stevens, national organizer OF
the retail grocers. and j. w. WEIGH,
of this city. addressed a meeting OF
the retail grocers of Rock Island at
the Office of W. c. Maucker in Masonic
temple last evening.
The Foresters of St Mary's church
will give a card party Thursday even
&c i.
come and have a good time. Tickets,
25 cents, at Columbia hall, Twenty
second street and Fifth avenue. Re
freshments free.
1t appears that one of the two boys
who yesterday appropriated Beman's
milk wagon for ride about town
and who registered with the police as
Alfred Alters, gave fictitious name.
Mrs. Alters. Alfred's mother, says her
son was at school all day.
The will of the late Ferdinand Davis,
ST., of South Rock Island, was pro-
bated i'm the county court yesterday.
The homestead and $500 in cash are
bequeathed to the widow. Mrs. Louisa
Davis. The residue is ordered divided
among the children of the testator.
Judge Parmenter i'll the county
court entered an order committing to
the Watertown hospital Mrs. Ann Nc
Keever. She had been committed tenn
porarily to St. Anthony's hospital OF
account of the crowding of Rock ISL
and county's quota at the WATERFOWL
institution.
Members of the local w. Il. c. desire
all ladies who wish to assist in max
ing wreathes for the decoration of the
graves of soldiers Memorial day to
meet at the home of Capt. and Mrs. J.
NJ. Beardsley. 1104 First avenue Sun
day afternoon. 1t is requested that
all bring as many flowers as posi-
BILE.
For the benefit of gas stove Gus
toners the Peoples Power company
has arranged with a lady expert to
give a series of lectures and demon
strations on summer cooking and the
economical use of the gas stove. Free
admission tickets to the general lee
lures will be sent to all gas users. In
parts of the city where new mains
are laid and number of gas stoves
installed instructions will be given at
one of the neighboring residences.