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THE AEGTJS, THURSDAY. MABCfl 1, 1900, Free Oilettes We are making a special inducement for the next few months in order to secure your trade. Everyone Knows That business houses must spend some money for advertising, and We Believe the Best Re sults can be Obtained By giving our customers more for their money than they can buy elsewhere. We have, there fore, made arrangements enabling us to olfer each of our old and new customers An Oil Portrait Absolutely Free. Our representative will call on you and explain in detail. Kindly give your order and photo graph, providing you want to take atvantage of our offer. We guarantee a satisfactory oilette and safe return of photograph. SH LDS Phone 1217. iCOO Fifth Ave Spalding and B. G: I. Golf Clubs. Agrippa and Musselburg golf balls. Dupli cate whist boards. Boxing gloves, punching bags and sweaters. Gymnasium supplies of all kinds. Bicycles and sundries. Repairing of all kinds. We can repair anything from a nut-meg to a clap of thunder. 1709 Second avenue, Rock Island. The Dewey Water Mown Is the best and cheapest motor made to run your washing machine with. Family wash ing is made easy by its use. PRICE ONLY $15. Vou can see it in our window in operation. Absolutely guaranteed in every respect. Allen , Mvers & Company Oproslte Harper House. 1821 SEC05D 1YE PAINTERS OF! STRIKE Members of Union 181 Await An swer of Their Employers. EABLY SETTLEMENT IS LOOKED TOE Men and Bocae to Hava Conference To night, at Which It la Hoped to Arrive at an Agreement Trouble Grows Ont of Ware Scale, a Minimum of 83 Cent Per Hour Being Demanded. Painters' union of this citv, held a meeting last night at the Indus trial home and decided to call a strike pending a settlement with the bosses. Only three firms are immediately af fected, as the others are idle at pres ent. out unless an agreement is reached, the employes of 15 linns, numbering between fifty and seventy- live men, will remain out. A joint meeting of the painters and employers will be held tonight and an endeavor to come t an agreement will be made. It seems that about two weeks ago the men presented a scale to the bosses in which thev demanded a uniform rate ol 2"i cents an hour for the ensuing vear. This was signed bv ail the basses. But it seems an error hail been made in the scale bv which the words, "minimum wage,' had been omitted, and when the mat ter was called to the attention of the bosses thev refused to have tlie error corrected, and a strike is the eonse juenee. Three 1'eota Advance. The minimum wage during the past year has been 25 cents per hour, so the present demand is an advance of only 3 cents per hour. 1 ue bosses claim that the strike is unwarranted because thev have not had time to meet and consider, but the men evidently think the matter urgent, as the new s;ile should take elleot todav. CONDITION OF THE CROPS. Snow Protection to lraes and tiralin During February. The Minios section of the United States climate and crop service has issued the following bulletin uuler date of Feb. 27: 'The month of February has been rather wetand cold, with considerable snow and fair snow protection to grains and grasses during the severe weather of the montU. At the close of the mouth the snow increased from a trace over southern counties to live and six inches over northern, and a fair protection is everywhere afforded to 'rain. "WinUr wheat is generally reported in good condition, and this is especially so in regard to the small acreage over the north half of the slate! "Very conflicting rt-)H3rts are re ceived "in regard to grasses, but the prevailing opinion is that they are in good condition. Some report damage to old timothy and many report dam age to clover, but it is thought that much of the damage apparent to lover dales back to the dryness of the early fall, and that it is" not yet damaged by the heaving of the soil. "Stock generally is doing well, but reports from northern counties indi cate that rough feed is becoming scarce in some parts. Feeders have been anxious for most of the corn of fered, and fair roads during a part of the month have caused considerable movement of corn: roads generally during the month have been bad, how ever. "The ice harvest has been complet ed and a large crop of excellent jual ity has generally been secured; most southern counties, even, report a suc cessful ice harvest, while northern eouuties have had an abundance, av eraging to 12 inches in thickness. "The month has not been favorable for farm work anil little has been done, except in repairing fences, se curing fuel, feeding. distributing manures and a small amount of prepa ration for spring work. In the fruit counties of the south half of the state correspondents think that fruit is unharmed, except, pos sibly, peaches to a limited extent, but buds are yet too dormant to indicate their exact condition." Telephone Note. It is mmored the Bell company is negotiating a deal for the purchase of the Marsball-Tobie rural lines. F. L. Bills, of the Union Electric company, has returned from Chicago, and will remain in the city in the in terest of the independent movement, lie states that W. T. Blaine, president of the Victor Manufacturing company, has gone east to attend a conference of manufacturers of telephone appar atus with a view to consolidating those concerns and standardizing the character of the equipment used by independent companies. Will Probated. The will of Thomas W. Ranson was admitted to probate today. AH prop erty is left to the widow of the de ceased, who is made executrix with out bond. The will of William Stewart was admitted to probate today. Testator leaves all his property to" his widow and names her as executrix without bond. Machinists and Foundry men. Attention. The unexpired lease of the Barnes' machine shops and foundry in the growing city of Maiuoketa, Iowa, is for sale at a bargain. It is finely equipjed and there is do other within 35 miles, Good run of business and a splendid chance for an enterprising voungman. Invest'gate. Write for particulars. W. J. Zittekell, Webster Citv, Iowa. STRONG PULL FOR DEWEY. The Tri-CIty Invitation to the Naval Hero Is Prepared. President F. W. Bahnsen, of the Rock Island Club: President Hoyt, of the Davenport Business Men's asso ciation, and Secretary W. A. Jones, of the Moline Easiness men's association (the latter serving in the absence of President J. W. Morgan), constitut ing the ri-city special committee on invitation to Admiral Dewey, met in Davenport yesterday, and drafted the invitation to be - presented to the distinguished naval hero, in which is set forth the commercial advantages, natural at tractions, and importance of the three communities, and the further f ict that here is located Rock Island arsenal, the greatest arsenal in the United States, that there are two di visions of the naval militia stationed in Rock Island and Moline, and vari ous other arguments are made which it is hoped will have in fluence with the admiral in inducing him to pay us a visit during his pro posed western trip. The invitation will be engrossed by Prof. I. E. fius lus, of Moline. and'wiil be forwarded next Saturdav. The invitation will be presented by Congressmen Lane and Prince. Senators uuliom and Alii son and Cant. Lon Brvson. of Daven port, who will be in Washington at the waterways convention, and who will seek the good offices in the same connection of .John R. McLean, the admiral's brother-in-law, and alto- iretber a stronir bid will be made one that it is believed Dowev will not turn dowu. The invitation of the Tri-City Press club, authorized at the last meeting of the club, will be sent in the same connection. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. Miss Frieda Harms is visitirg in Chicago. C. S. Peaslee left last evening for Chicago. S. W. Slater and family are visiting in Reynolds today. Miss (lusty Oitmann, of Hampton, spent the day in the city. Mrs. M. Richardson went to Clinton today to visit her parents. H. A. Scott and family left this morning to reside in Denver, Col Fred Lidle. who has been very low with typhoid fever, is improving. F. II. lilaekman, of the Chicago Record, stopped iu town last night. Miss Edna Blaisdell entertained a coasting party at her home last night Mrs. Henry W. Horst entertained a number of ladies at luncheon today Ex-Senator II. V. Fisher anil .lodge Waite, of (leneseo, were in town to- lav. Miss Ethel Datighertv has gone to Chicago to attend the Chicago Musical college. OeorgeW. Woods took possession of he D. , R. I. & N. W. citv ticket ollice todav. Tonight occurs the card party at the Kock Island Club for the members and their ladies. Mrs. John Heiruer, who has made this city her home for some months, has gone to Elgin. Thomas Lalley, of Adair, Iowa, is visiting with James McDonnell, of o. Twenty-first street. Rev. (). A. Elliott and wife, of lie- atrice. Neb., left for home this morn ing after a short stop here. Mrs. B. F. Knox and son (leorge left last night for Hillsborough. New Mexico, on account of (leorge s health. F. S. Shepard, formerly with the Y. M. C. A. in Davenport, passed through with his wife on his wavto Peoria this morning. i nends of Mrs. Anderson, a widow with several small children, will give a dam e for her benefit at Berlin hall next Saturday evening. Will Adams, car clerk on the Bur lington, has gone on a visit to Dela ware, Ohio. Joe Crawford takes his place during his absense. C. B. Knox leaves tonight for Wil mington, 111., to attend a meeting tomorrow of the trustees of the Sol diers' Widows' and Orphans' asylum. Bishop Morrison has reached Daven port from Chicago, still ill. but im proved. Bishop Edsall is better, but remains at Bishop Morrison's houe. President J. E Calkins, of the Tri- City Press club, has appoiuted a new entertainment committee consisting of T. J. Feeney. of Davenport; J. J. La Velle. of Kock Inland, and 1'. S. Ale- Glvnn, of Moline. J. S. Ilickev, of Anaconda. Mont., is visiting at the home of bis cousin. Mrs. Ann Dolly, on Sixth avenue. Mr. Hickey, who is manager of the Daly melting works at Anaconda, is on his way home, after a trip to Washing ton. -w Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Robinson will sail from New York Saturday on the Kaiser Wilhelm for Hamburg. Thev will visit the holy laud. (Ireece. Con stantinople and points in northern Europe, and finally take in the Paris exposition. Imflammatory RMeamatlftm Cored in Three Days. Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, I ml., aiys: "My wife bad inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint; her suffering was terrible and her body and face were swollen al most beyond recognition; had been in bed for six weeks and had eight phy sicians, but received no benefit until she tried the Mystic Cure for Rheu matism. It gave immediate relief and she was able to walk about in three daT9. I am sure it f aved her life." So'ld by Otto Grotjan, 1501 Second avenue. Rock Island; Gust Siblegel & Son. 220 West Second street, Davenport. P, H, DONAHUE DEAD Demise of Former Rock Island County Resident at Adair, Iowa. PASSES AWAY IN HIS 81ST YEAR, Had Conducted a Faraa Near Port Byron From 1853 to 18T6, Belne Well Known In Thi Section Succumbs After an 111 nfM of Two Daya -Father of T.J. Dona hue, of This City Coyne Funeral. Thomas II. Donahue has returned from Adair, Iowa, where he was on the sad mission of attending the obse quies of his father. P. II. Donahue, a former well-to-do farmer of Rock Isl and county. His death occurred Mon dav. He had onlv been ill two davs with peritonitis. He had reached the venerable age of 81 years. Mr. Dona hue was a native of Galway, Ireland He came to Rock Island count v in 18.)3, settling on a farm near Port Byron, occupying the same until 1K70, when he disposed oi uis proper' t and moved to Adair couuty, Iowa. Mr. Donahue was the owner of two line farms in that county, but of ltte years had not been actively engaged in farming. He is survived by his widow, who has attained her 80th year, and four sons and one daughter; Thomas J., of this city: John and Martin, at Adair: Hank, at Exira, Iowa, and Li.zie Donahue, at Adair, Other Obituary. The funeral services of Miss Jennie Coyne occurred yesterday afternoou at Sacred Heart Catholic church Rev. J. F. Lockney ollici-iting. Fav Hawcs camp. R. N. A., of which de ceased was a member, attended. J lie interment wasiu Chippiannock. The pallbearers were James Campbell, Edward Dower, llliam Deiseuroth Frank Miller, Goodman Olson and Willie Nold. Miss Harriet N. Rogers, a promi neat resident of Davenport, died yes terdav at Cleveland. Ohio, ajred t0 years. She had gone to Cleveland to attend the mariiage of a relative. The wedding was set for the day on which Miss Rogers' death occurred. The" infant child of James Huston. 2621 Fourth avenue, died early this morning of spasms. After Itllly'a I'roxy. As part of a desperate effort to re deem the delegation to the Peoria convention selected by Tuesday's re publican county convention from the grasp of lanuer. a uuict attempt is bcinir made by some of the "fow" of the Reeves men to hoodwink Billy Baker into giving a proxy for his credentials to the state convention The undertaking seems almost too absurd to believe, but it is neverthe less a fact. Billy woiked for the honor he has received, and he would no sooner think of parting with it in any way other than subject to the machiue wishes than he would sur render his job at t he sta'e capital Not Billv. And Only Two Were Worthy. Among other matters occasioning comment in connection with that convention of last Tuesday, that did so successfully what it did not want to do, is the fact that of the 21 repub lican attorneys at the Rock Island county bar, most of whom take an in terest in politics, but two were recog nized among the delegations to the various outside conventions, and those two are of the same firm. Verily the Moline-IIanccy crowd is an exclus ive tet. Pottery In Operation Again. The lirst kiln of pottery made bv the new management at Sears was completed last night. It consisted entirely of Ilower pots, but the pro prietors, who operate under tlte name of the Rock Island Pottery company, simply desired to test the quality of the clay, and will hereafter make all kinds of crockery, and will employ :t considerable ioree or men. Taxes Due. Taxes for the vear 1899 are due. Parties having personal tax aHd no real estate will be expected to make immediate payment. The penalties prescribed by the statute will be en. forced for nonpayment of personal taxes after notitication by postal card or otherwise. Oilice with Hull & Co., real estate and insurance agents. Room 21, Mitchell & Lynde building. CHAHLKS BOWKK3, Township Collector. COUNT! TKMPLE. Tranarera. Feb. 2S J. 11. Gaunt to Gottlieb Seitz wj se', 21, 1. 3w, 2,sTo. Benjamin Street by administrator to Henrietta Lowe, lot 1:.', village of Edgington, 13:55. Bargain seekers should not fail to visit the dining rooms of The Mrs. Clark company, 151-153 Wabash ave nue, Chicago, which is the verv cen ter of the shopping district. This restaurant has the finest cuisine and ervice in the citv and the prices are moderate. The restaurant for men onlv, on the seventh tloor of the As- ociation building, 153 LaSalle street. is also run bv this company, and is equally inviting and attractive. T had a running, itching sore on my leg. Suffered tortures. Doan's Ointment took awav the burning and itching instantly, and quickly effected permanent cure. C . Lenbart, Bjwling Green, Ohio. For sale by Marshall & Fisher, druggists. A Little Known Fact. That the majority of serious dis eases originated in disorder of the kidneys. Foley's Kidney cure isguar anteed. Trv it todav if vou're not feeling well. All druggists. R ecord of Low Prices Broken at ADA MS wonderful sale of men's enamels, patent leathers, black vicis, box calf and all shades of tans, mostly our $3 50 grades ALL GO FOR 2.50 A PAIR. All welt goods and every pair guaranteed. Won't it pay you to invest? For Good Shoes. Open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings. Eighteenth Street and Second Avenue, Rock Island. Boys Clothing. Our boys' clothing will be found equal to the strain imposed upon it by its active growing wearers. What ever strong material and good workmanship can do to insure endurance in clothes wili be found in our cloth ing for boys. Nor have we sacrificed style to strength. The goods we offer have that neat and natty appear ance that a boy delights in as well as the endurance that saves the strain on the parental purse. You'll find our boys' department fully up to the times and conducted on llic same high plan and business principles that, distinguish our departments through out. $5, $4.85 and $4.50 Boys' Knee Pant Suits,. 3 to 7, broken lots all In at $3.45. Boys' reefer overcoats at reduced prices. We have just received a line of knee pants, corduroy, sewed with sflk and linen. Patent buttons, warranted not to rip. For school wear they are the best VSC SOMMERS & LA VELLE. 1802 Second Avenue. One Price. J. F. Robimsom, President I S. McCar, Vice I'retideul. U. E. Cahtbhu Ciouler Central Trust and Savings Bank, Rock Island, III. Incorporated Under State Law. Capital 8tock, $100,000. Four Per Cent Interest Paid on Deposits. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Peter Frle, I. s. McCabe, K. 1). Sweeney, John SRliafer, C. J. Larkln, J. P. liohinnoc, Henry W. Tremann, I D. Mude, James J. La Velle, 11. K. Casteel, H. I. MacK. Loul A. Schmidt Sweeney & Walker. Solicitors. f MONEY LOANED ON I'KIISONAL, COLL A T K It A L Olt ItKAL ESTATE SECUKITT. Open daily 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Saturdays 7 to H p. m. Ollice in Rock Island National Bank Building. CAUSES JOY To spring up in the heart of the "man who pays the freight," to see the way we :.el HARl WARE AND STOVES And the kind of hardware we have to sell. Nothing trashy about our atock. Everything is good, so everything goes. The goods are new and of a new design. Nothing here of out of date style although there is ho me old fashioned things which have never been improved upon Phil S. Wllcher, Telephone 1276 303 Twtatlctb StretL