Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-07

| IOO-pound and ton lots. Twin-City
Rendering company, phone west 14O3.
Don't waste time and labor plant
ing garden seeds you don't know.
when you can get Northrup, King d
Co.'S tested seeds at , cents per pack
age at Young d McCOmbs'.
Burning grass set fire 10 a fence on
tie premises of J. Silas Leas on Elm
street yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock and resulted in call for the
department. Nominal damage.
This is the season when good house
keepers delight i'll shining things up
[ have something new in the metal
and furniture polish line that's win
ner Drop me postal and l will call.
Skip Day. 1901 First avenue.
Principal Wells, of the Davenport
schools, will read paper on Second
airy Education in the United States"
at Cable hall. Augustana college, this
evening. The Contemporary club will
be the guests of the college at the
meeting.
Frank Rogers, employed in the car
pentcr shop at Rock Island arsenal,
was struck in the abdomen by fly
ing board while at work yesterday af-
ternoun, and was brought to his home,
l411 Thirty-second street, in the am
bulance.
May Russell, a Bucktown belle, while
labOring under a heavy load of booze,
made for the river on the Davenport
side at o'clock this morning, and
probably would have gotten wet but
for the. presence of a policeman. She
was given 10 days for vagrancy.
William Brandt was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Officer Carnes on
Il warrant sworn out by Cora Ham
mond, charging him with being the
father of her child born the day prior.
Brandt was sent To Jail in default Of
$500 bonds. Hearing of the case was
continued two weeks by Magistrate
Johnson.
Teal lodge, No. COS, and Rock ISL
and lodge, No. Is. |. o. o. +. are to
have Il public joint installation of
their officers-elect at Odd Fellows
hall this evening. Invitations have
been issued to number of friends of
the members. Dancing is to follow
the lodge ceremonies.
Henry J. Pardon has sold his South
Heights residence to w. II. Kelley of
the Woodmen office. William Furgic.
go Thirty-ninth street. has sold his
home to Gustav Budalicr of SOUTH |
Heights. and J. l.. Johns, 500 Twelfth |
avenue, has sold his place to Jacob |
Lorenzen of the Eagle bakery. II. X. |
Walker effected the sales.
tertainei last evening at her home. |
$3.50 Seventh avenue. the members of (
the choir If st. Johns Methodist |
church, Davenport, Of which she is /
director. The diversions of the even
ing were finch and music There |
were 81 in the company. which includ-
cd several of Mrs. Bradley's Rock Isl
and musical friends.
\ company of friends surprised Miss
Dorothy Hierscmann last evening at
the home of her sister. Mrs. +. w.
kautz. 1912 Fourth avenue, in honor
of her 18th birthday anniversary.
Miss Hiersemann was presented 4
handsome gold monogram ring. The
evening was devoted to games and mu-
sic. and refreshments were served.
The lecture on Dress" by Nine
Gladys Mortimer at Odd Fellows hall
yesterday afternoon should have been
heard by more of the ladies of Rock
Island. II was treat such as they
have few opportunities of enjoying +
Many ideas valua bic to the compost
ton and building OF the dress were
advanced and suggestions given that
will prove highly instructive TO those
present in future. Nine. Mortimer is
occurring this afternoon at Library
hall in Davenport.
The card party given at Odd Eel
lows hall last evening 10y Island CITY
hive OF the Modern Maccabees was /;
largely attended by the members and
heir ladies There were IS tables.
Mrs Schroeder won the first and Miss
Raa L. the second and MrG q A narI