The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-08
BRlEFLETS,

Thomas Lees. of Coal Valley, was in
the city today.
High carnival in McCabe's staple and
domestic dry good department.
Conductor Pollard, of the 90" and
wife returned yesterday fraga brief Wis
it to Chicago.
Prices on muslins below zero at Nc
Intire & Co.
For prices on the best hard coal in the
city call at the Port Byron Lime Associa>
ttion. Telehone No. 1901, / cd
iii. William McEniry, the sohng law
student, is confined to his hppe at Os-
born with severe cold.
Park & Ellis are offering Ag discount
on all boots and shoes FIR 90 days.
Notice their card. II
Trinity Guild. of The, Episcopal church
will will meet n, at Mrs. G l. Ryf'e's wed"es-
diCHlihto SiNtH away ttilpiiOh u. III
at 8 o'clock at McCase
Mr. b. d. Buford and Aid. C.. J. Lar
kin leave for Washington in the interest
of the Hennepin canaI tonight Maj
Beardsley will probably start Wednesday
night.
An earthquake shock; McCabe means
what he says, and says what he means.
A female empIoye in the laundry of the
c.. r |. & P. road, across the river,
had her right arm terribly mangled 10 the
machinery of the laundry this morning.
Amputatiou will doubtless be necessary
The hall of o Ssu kee tribe order of Red
| Men, was a scene of splendor and pleas
IRE Saturday night The Druids gave a
private masquerade, which was attended
by seventy five couple. Bleuer's band
furnished the music,
A thunderbolt struck McCabe's stock
of domestic dry goods this morning at 8
| O'Clock
While number of boys were coasling
near south Rock Island Saturday after.
noon, an accident happened in which one
voungsler named Vance had his right
leg broke and another named Lambeck
fractured rib.
Valentine sale begins at 0 o'clock to,
morrow a. m, at McCabes, when 1000
funny valentines will be given away.
A jolly party of about fifteen couple
participated in sleigh ride TO Osborn
last Friday night, and surprised Mis-.
| Mo!lie McEniry, one of the most charm
ing young ladies of the village A splen
did supper was served, followed by vocal
and instrumental music and dancing.
On the inside pages of to days ARGr>
will be found the complete statement o
the county finances as made to the county
board by the finance committee, The
printing of which was awarded ihi
paper, A p.rsual of the statistics vii
be interesting
The dry goods fraternity of this section
will be shaken from center to circumfer'
ence when they read quotations named b
McCabe on staple and domestic dr.,
goods. These prices only guaranteed 70
six days, and are Subject to change there
after without notice.
| McCabe quotes Atlantic J.. L. var
wide fine brown muslin Il cents, indusir
bieached A. Cumberland, Hills, Lonsdal
and Fruit at : cents, double width sheet
ing 12I cents, Canton fiannels A cents
Clinton ginghams 3! cents. Dnnkirl
prints 3! cents, plaid crashes 81 cents
plaid and fancy dress goods 4 and 4
cents. Prices for this week only.
At the morning service at Trinit
church yesterday, Rev r. F Sweet feel
ingiy referred,to the late Rev. Allen. VIII
was the former rector of this parish Mr.
Sweet has Just completed his second yea
as rector of Trinity church, and he CAV
a detailed statement of the average at
tendance at the different services durin!
that time
The experiment of four lights on Ii
court house square tower has been al
tended with exceedingly. satisfactory re
suits The entire central and consider
able of the western portion of the city
clothed in a radiant light, demonstrating
| the fact that with four lights on the tow
ers and sufficient power to keep them a
lighted, it would leave no ground f,
complaint
One OF the latest and most useful i
ventions is the stamped letter sheet whlc
will soon be issued by the government
the postoffice department having adople
it. 1t is letter sheet and envelope com
bined, perforated line running aroun
the sheet with the narrow space outsid
overspread with mucilage, so that til
sheet may be folded and securely ia:
tened This the government stamps i
loose sheets and collectively in pads, an
will be put on sale soon at some of I'll
: leading postoffices throughout the cour
try. As it can be produced at a very To-
figure, and affords the same security tht
the place to considerable extent of Ii
postal card
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