Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files of 1893

Aug 1S.-The sisters and men,
! bers of the PocahOntas council No.
/ ), l. o. r. NJ, will give a lawn So
ciable at the residence of Charles
/ Oberg, corner of Third avenue and
Ninth street, Saturday evening. All
are invited to attend.
/ Aug. 1S.-The orchestra concert
given by Otto's musicians at Hinch-
er's Elm street summer garden last
evening proved delightful in every
sense, and was enjoyed by large
number of people.
A neighbOrhOOd quarrel was
aired in the Office of Justice Weld
this afternoon. The case began as
such cases are apt to, in quarrel
among children. The justice ad-
ministered some wholesome advice
to the parents in summing up the
case. If parents would use the
same diligence in preventing their
children's trespasses on others that
they do in resenting their fancied
~ u 49, pa III NSso-o ~ OAANA bI va "a
, tifully less.
Aug. 19.-The Rock Island dis
trict camp meeting of the Method
list church will open next Monday
evening at Tindall's grove, near
Milan, and VIII continue until
Tuesday evening, Aug. %.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church
are going to furnish the reading
room of the Y NJ G. A, which room
has just been completed.
Louis Schmidt, a former well
known and popular druggist, but
located at Lincoln in more recent
years, has returned to Rock Is
land and purchased the Fourth ave
nue. drug store. His many friends
will be glad to welcome him back
Commencing Monday, the tele-
phone company VIII adopt new
rule in its central office. requiring
the operators TO call back the num-
Der desired in each instance, in this
way hoping to obv.ate errors
Neatly printed weather-prnof
cards. designating the hours when
collections are made, are placed on
all Of Uncle Sans mail boxes
throughout the city. This is a great
convenience to the public which has
no. hitherto becp provided.
TomOrrow's attraction al the
Watch Tower will be grand bal
loon ascension and parachute leap
by the Big Four Auronaut company.
Miss NJ NJ Foreman will make her
daring leap of 5000 feet, and Ed
Swanson will do his high wire per
Torrance.
Aug. 23.-Charles Fiebig left this
afternoon on the Fire Fly for Mus
catine 10 open the safe or the Mus
catine National bank. The com
bination has gotten out Of order.
Aug. Manager Montrose Of
the Harper is having the barber
shop thoroughly overhau,ed The
walls are being covered with the
newest and most unique design Of
paper of the brightest and most ar
tistic combinations. while the floor
is being covered with linoleum,
Aug. ga few davs AGO part or
the remains of little 10-year-old
Fred Hall of Clinton who was
drowned last summer while on an
excursion, were found several
miles up the river. The parents /
took possession OF the body ana
had II Inferred. II is not likely
that the other part Of the unfor
tunate boys body will ever be bur
led in the same grave.
Aug PA meeting OF the re-
tan growers was held last night. .
and the formation OF their orRani- /
zation was completed The com F.
mittee previously appointed on !
constitution and bylaws made a |
report which was adopted Officers |
were elected as follows
President Nv. c. Maueker.