The Rock Island Argus., 1883-12-13

Donaldson on. Wednesday.
Come and see our 146 pieces English
decorated dinner set at only $lS, at May
Brothers.
Superintendent Kerr was successful last
night in making the connection with the
inlet pipe. and the new pipe land to the
channel. Our citizens will now rejoice in
the fact that they are getting Mississippi
straight"
Holiday slippers, at Garse & Reticker's.
II 3t
Erastus johnson plead guilty before
Judge Adams in the county court yester-
day, to stealing onlsthe 9th inst, 800
pounds of salt, worth 81 40 from f. E.
Hood, of Moline The Judge fined him
$40 and costs. and imposed a sentence of
ten days imprisonment in the county Jail.
Vases, toilet sets, fancy China cups and
saucers in great variety at % per cent less
than any other house in the three cities,
at May Brothers.
The biggest surplus and largest assOrt-
ment of Holiday slippers at E. Turner's.
James Murrin, the young man who was
injured few days ago by falling from
scaffold at the water works building, is
suffering great pain from the injuries he
sustained in his arm. His hand is very
badly swollen and pains him so much that
sleep is out of the question.
Call and examine the immense stock of
slippers for the holidays, at Carse & Ret
icker's.
Dickens complete works or single
copies. Shakespeare in sets or single vol
umes, Macauley in volumes, and many
other leading publications offered at most
reckless prices at McCabe Bros.
The new comet can now be seen by
the naked eye after sunset in the north
west, near the star Vega, the only star of
the first magnitude in that vicinity
Through the telescope it looks half the
size of the moon, with just the suggestion
of tail By the latter part of January
it will drop down to within 10000, 900
miles of the sun and it will be much
brighter than when 1t made its starring
tour in 1912.
Finest line of holiday slippers in the
three cities. at Carse & Retickers.
Papyrus, Lotus and Laurel Leaves, all
elegantly bound, "a books, Just received
at McCabe Bros, and will be sold at So. so
each.
Tonight the ladies of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church will hold their
annual fair in the lecture room of the
church. An excellent supper will be
served from to 10 o'clock Among the
tempting things served will be escalloped
oysters, raw oysters, chicken. pie, cold
turkey, chicken, tongue, and coffee and
cake. An elegant assortment of fancy
work will be displayed, especially suitable
for Christmas presents. Don't fail to at
tend.
When you want reliable insurance at
low rates, call on w. L. Coyne, corner OF
Seventeenth street and Third avenue, up
stairs, Rock Island, III. d3m
From now until January first, Bowlby
will make prices lower than ever, so that
parties who think of purchasing a piano
or organ can get it now and make q
Christmas present of it and at the samt
time save money Cali at Bowlby's and
{ see the new styles.
An exchange says of the railway evan
gelist, Miss Jennie Smith, who was lee
turing here this week: 'Jennie Smith was
for sixteen years helpless invalid. Sht
peddled books Notwithstanding, going
about in a couch on wheels She usually
stayed in that vehicle night and day, and
to avoid the effort and pain of removal tt
! seat in a passenger car, habitually tray-
elled among the baggage She was sud
denly cured. She believes it was by
3 miracle. That made her turn evangelist
Remembering the almost uniform kind
: ness with which railroad employees hat
treated her, she resolved to devote hersel
: entirely to their salvation. During tw,
years she has had charge of the railwa,
q department of the Women's Christian
! Union. "But I'm not treated as consid
' erately as when / was a cripple" sh
says; "a baggage smasher lately remarke'
f to me, We were glad to help you whel
a you couldn't walk, and you'd be welcom
4 n ow-if you couldn't talk"
d Morgan g. McCandless, dentists, 3rd ave
o and goth street. Telephone So. 21.dwt