The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-26
Town Talk.

row evening at the council room.
Eating apples, at Hawley & Hills.
Everything new in the boot and shoe
line at Carse 6 Reticket's, and at prices
that tell
"0ld Sol" has once more condescended
to show his shining face
What has become of the ''Don't,
Publish" iend9
Lights o. London at Davenport to-
night.
For dress goods go to McIntire 6 Cos.
Miss Josephine Kelley, supported by
Mr.. Fred Paulding. will be at Harper's
theatre next Thursday evening.
Choice grapes, at Hawley s. Hills.
You can save % per cent by buying
your boots, shoes and rubbers from Carse
and Reticker.
"What is pig doing when it is eating?"
Making hog of itself" Certainly.
Nothing easier
Flee dressed chickens, at Hawley &
Hills.
The largest and most complete line of
first quality of boots and shoes, at Carse
& Reticker's to be found IN the city.
The Sheriff has men at work digging
trenches from the boiler bnilding to the
new county offices, preparatory to laying
pipe for heating purposes.
McCabe Bros. millinery opening has
created unusual interest among the ladies
of Davenport and Moline as well as our
own city.
Next Tuesday evening, October Both
Miss Anna Morgan. of Chicago, the noted
elocutionist, will give one of her interest
ing readings at the Methodist church.
The choicest, the latest, the most ex-
elusive, and the finest millinery, can be
seen at McCabe Bros. opening, which
will be continued tomorrow.
The social club of the Chicago Rock
Island & Pacific viii give a dance at Ar
mory hall tonight, with Bleuer,s orchestra
as dispenser of music.
Millinery opening 1T McCabe Bros.
The Orion Times thinks their prospects
are good for base ball nine in that place
next year, as Rev. A. R. Morgan has
leased piece Of ground, as is going into
the business Doubtless there is more
sport in it than there is in preaching
No lady of fashion can afford to miss
seeing the elegant hats and bonnets being
displayed at McCabe Bros. opening.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, Americas
representative songstress, wiz delight the
people of Davenport on the evening of
November 3rd.
Call at McIntire g. Co.'S and examine
| their line of cloaks and ladies' and cfil-
drens' wraps of all kinds Prices low
Geneseo Neaos: Mr.. John Eddy, of
Rock Island, who had his foot so terribly
burned with molten iron at the Eagle
stove works in this city, September 92d,
1889, is just able to stand upon his foot
once more. He has had long siege of
it, and has suffered good deal, besides
the loss of so much time
McIntire & Co. are offering You all
wool shifting flannel at 80 cents per
yard.
Wanted Five reliable men foT outside
positions; experience not necessary, and
no money to put up. Pleasant and steady
work with good pay for the right parties.
Call al 119 Main street, Davenport. %
The Moline & Rock Island Horse Car
Company should receive the thanks of the
public, as they have purchased number
of canon stoves, which they viii place in
the cars this winter. The cars will not con
tain a lot of frozen looking individuals
huddled together. as was the case last
winter. 1t is also good scheme for the
streelcar company to catch travel A
man would much rather sit by a warm
stove in the street car than run the chance
of having his ears nipped by Jack
Frost
One thousand pair white blankets,
1000 pair colored blankets, 500 horse
blankets, 100 laprobes, bought at the
recent trade sales in New York, fer sale
twenty per cent lower than heretofore
offered wholesale and retail, at Robert
Krauses, 1875 and 1877 East Second street
Davenport, Iowa. 0.-26d4tandw4t
| A correspondent of the Bushnell Record
is responsible for the following: A young
man named David Pennington started
from McDonough county for trip t.
Florida, having with him two or tire,
hundred dollars. AS he went through st
Louis he decided TO stop off and visit tn,
fair. He procured for himself lodging
not in the least desirable for man will
money and spotless character. On &C
count of the attentions he paid woman
he and some other dodgers got in figh
and Mr. Pennington was knocked down
robbed. and left for dead His body wa
shipped to a doctor in Chicago as a sub
: ject for dissection but fortunately anothe
doctor by the same name received it. I'll
found the body tightly packed with shaw.
ings in neat box labelled this side up
handle with care Mr. Pennington wa
unconscious but alive, and with mucl
care the doctor expects to save HIM.
II Sparks from the smokestack.