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The Washington critic., 1886-04-30
Mattlngs! Mattlngs!
Jerseys! JerseysI

lot Of very fine Black Cotton Jerseys,
all sizes. Observation-Disclosures. 900
lot of Sailor Vest Front and Coat Back Csc
The best Imitation of fine goods ever seen.
lot of All.wool Stockinet, In black,
navy. brown and garnet; coat back. 81 90
back, black only. ............."... 80. 14o
Our Nevada Jersey, heavy Hercules
braid, sailor front. nt....,......,.......... 10
Our Patti Jersey, the novelty OF the sea-
Our Adonis Jersey, cream vest seal
loped and braided. d..................... 100
Our Pitti-Sng, very fine embroidered
IfOnt........ .,........,.,. .......... o3
Our Yum Yum, the Jersey OF the season,
exQuisitely handsome. 40
lot Misses Jerseys In garnet, navy,
seal and black k.........,.,.,.......... 75c
All wool and with cuff attachment.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30
chief Cronin's Resignation.

NEVER before and never again such an
enjoyable affair as that of the w. l.. !. @.
fair now In progress.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

The tendency of the increase In the facil.
ties of transportation is to concentrate trade
IN the large cities and In large establishments
plorable, but from another desirable. What
Is lost by the smaller cities and dealers Is made
up In the advantage the general public derive
from lessened prices, for goods can be handled
more chcaply In large quantities than In small
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

The fair of the w. l.. /. G. good, gooder
goodest.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30
Corsets |!
Corsetsl !

Corseis, silk stitched od..,,.,,.,.,.,..... .,. 20c
Corsets, silk stitched, 39c; this week k.... 33c
Corsets, silk stitched and bone, SOC; this
week Observation-Disclosures. d3c
Our Woven Corset we sell Mt 7ic; this week 55c
Our Woven Corset we sell at 81; this week 75c
This is the largest assortment OF Corsets In
ln nlf
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

The District Commissioners received to-
day the resignation OF Chief Martin Cronin
of the Fire Department. accompanied by q
request that on account OF injuries received
at a fire several months ago he be placed
on the pension roll. The Commissioners
state that he will be examined by the po-
lice physician, aud II found In any wise dis
-aLled his request Will be granted,
WHEN man is coughing, give him Red
Star Cough Cure. 1t will stop him.
Nonopy tbipks of poine ANYWHERE else
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

The railway brought to our
doors recently some fairly
handsome Shirt Waists in
prints, as well as IN white
goods. These we bought in
such way as to be able to sell
them for 35c. OF course these
are exceptionally cheap, but
we may create greater de-
gree of astonishment yet In
some of our later announce
ments.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30
SPECIALTlES !:

Lace Caps, a big driye...., .,,.,....,.. &c
Lace Caps ...,.....,,..,.......n.i2l i2lec
Ladies' iisle B.button Jersey Gloves. 80, 100
Ladies' silk Taffeta 6-but, Jersey GLOVES. a5c
Misses brilliant Lisle Ribbed Hose, sizes o-
D 10 ell....... -OC
Mems Unlaundered Percale Shirts, with
collars. .,....,,,.,.,,,,,..,.,, CSC
All kinds of Short Ends.
You can always find II full line of the Latest
Novelties on our Remnant Counters
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

NoBoDY thinks OF going anywhere else
but 10 the w. L. l. g. fair nowadays.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

II 1t had hot been for the facility furnished
by the Ierdic cab, we should have been
Obliged to disappoint some of our customers,
much as we would have regretted 1t. As 1t is,
late deliveries. We know It Is very un.
pleasant to be walked mp for nothing moro
than q delivery, but occasionally II is un.
avoidable. Our natural desire to please all
apply the corrective. If you are shopping to.
morrow for
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30
The New l,Iuh House.

Ir you have walls to paper, GO to Veer-
hoff's, GIG Seventh street.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

Children's Hats had n large
sale with us last Saturday. A
favorable conjunction of the
weather, and the Saturday be-
fore a late Easter day, brought
phenomenal busy day. Then
there was another thing that
favored us, we had the hats,
and we still have them.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

AS we before said, last Saturday taxed our
facilities OF delivery transportation to the ut.
and late, and even they were insufficient; so
after 10 o'clock ut night we loaded n hcrdic
cab to It's fullest capacity and sent one of our
young men out with 1t to perform our Gu
gagcments.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
The Ladies' Bazaar.

This is the first day of the baza ar,
given by thu ladies' of Trinity guild at
the corner of Sixteenth street and Sec
ond avenue The room has been taste
fully and appropriately decorated with
evergreen, and there is on exhibition
beautiful display of fancy articles, a
splendid assortment of select Christmas
gifts. The tables were heavily laden
with useful and ornamental articles this
morning, but this afternoon there was
quite visible decrease in the displa vs..
showing that the ladies' have already re-
ceIved substantial encouragement in their
worthy endeavor.
A business mems lunch was served
during the day consisting of oysters,
sandwiches, cakes and pies, which was
heartily patIonized. The bazaar will
continue tomorrow, and it is to be hoped
the tendency TO render the ladies every
aid possible which has been manifested
today will continue.
The ladies have decided TO sell plum
pudding by the slice for lunch tomorrow,
which will be an extraordinary induce
ment to business men TO call
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
MOLINE,

Wanted At the Union hotel good
cook and one waiter girl, highest wages
paid. Robert Stoelling
Miss Lulu Schillinger is home on a
three weeks vacation from Cornell Uni
versity, Mount Vernon, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Peal are inviting a
number of friends to partake of their
hospitalities on Christmas day at the Peal
house.
| About one hundred aud twenty five
members have joined the Moline Business
association, and held their first meeting
last night in the Skinner building
Tohogganing south of postoffice in full
blast day and evening. Season tickets to
families furnishing toboggan S.; three
trips 25 cents single ride tickets for
% cents.
Go to Boman & Josephson 1904, John
Deere block, for crockery, glassware,
lamps. jewelry, watches and pocket cut
lery. Prices astonishingly low.
Surveyor Daniel Gordon will furnish
Mr.. Paddock with all his field notes and
give him all the points he can to help In
having correct map of the city this
| time.
A mule team got away from driver of
the Union street car line near Mumm's
butcher shop. They were caught with,
out doing much damage, after running a
block
Henry Ellingsworth Is returning from
kearney Junction, Neb, with his family.
He is driving through across the country
with team. and is expected in Moline
next week
Lucian Gaylord, brother Of W. Il.
Gaylord. recently returned from Dakota.
He left Dakota on Dec. 16 with six teams
of horses for Southern Kansas. where he
has contracted to help build a railroad
which extends into the Indian territory
| lie expects TO be in the territory at work
before spring. where his brother W. FL
may join him.
Yesterday afternoon three men called
at the saloon of August Mueller, near the
Rock Island depot, aud when leaving
| took the bartentiers hat, Two of them
were arrested shortly after the offense was
committed by Officers Gicsberoer and Dor
man, the other by Gicsbereer last night.
They will probably he tried this after
noon, or run out oi the city
Williams. White & Co. shipped new
band saw mill to Weyerhauser X Denk
man. of Rock Island, yesterday. The
saws will run over wheels nine feet in
diameter, and the weight Of the mill com
plete is about ten tens. Weyeraauser &
Denkman know the proper place to
procure mac hinery is at home, if possible,
and the reputation OF Williams, White &
Co, as machinists and manufacturers of
saw mill machinery, is proof enough that
this, the first band saw mill made in This
part OF the country, will be a success
a man named Chas Mitsch was arrests
ed on the bluff yesterday afternoon by
Marshal kittlesen accompanied by Officer
Geisberger and S. Hamilton, the latter
having traced him from Ellsworth Kansas.
The proper requisi'ion from the governor
OF this state had been procured Mitch
offence is obtaining money bv mortgag>
ing property he did not own. belonging
to several parties, and on which he re-
ceived about 81 900. He was arrested at
his sisters home here, and b ad when taken
belt on with 40 rounds of cartridges
and navy revolver fully loaded Mr.
Hamilton left with his prisoner for Kan
Sas last hight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

Mrs. Mary Ann Gardner. an old and
respected lady of Andalusia, died last
week. aged forty-one years, nine month
and five days.
Nathaniel Norton, who was one of the
oldest settlers of Chicago. died at his res
idence. No. SOL Washington boulevard
that city, on Sunday night. He was born
in South Berwick. Me-, in 1904, and
moved to Sharon. ILL.,. in 1882, where he
remained in business until 1889, when he
came 10 Rock Island. Here he married
Miss S. A. Getty, of New York. and in
iS47 went to Chicago. There he engaged
in the lumber business with Walter But
Ter. who died two years later. He then
took his brother Edwin into partner
ship. and for twelve years the firm Of
Norton Brothers was the leading one in
that line. In 1850 he went into the grain
business with Samuel Ford, and lib 1868
retired to manage his real estate. He
leaves widow and two daughters-Mrs.
L. r. Hall and Mrs. s. B. Foster.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
LOCAL NOTICES.
Choice candies at Birkenfelds S.
New pianos TO rent al 4owlbv's.

Choice candies at Birkenfelds
New pianos to rent at 3owlby's.
Machine oil and needles, at Taylor's.
Go to J. T. Dixon's for suitings and
overcoatings at low prices
Twenty per cent discount on Sx1C
frames at kingsbury' s.
Stoves for hard and soft coal, are lie,
ing sold at very low prices at Speucer's
B. Birkenfeld has 500 christmas trees
fer sale cheap.
Go to J. T. Dixon for low prices on
sui tings and oveTcoatings.
New pianos and organs sold on easy
payments at Bowlby's
For low down prices on stoves go to
Spencers,
Overcoatings very low for the next 80
days at J. I. Dix0n's.
Give Spencer call when you want a
heating or cooking stove,
One hundred and fifty different kinds
OF music books can be seen at Bowlby's.
Give her an organ, and pay S. per
month, at Bowlby's music store.
Vases %, 80, 40. 80, IS cents and 81
and upwards at Landy & Bailey's.
Select your Christmas TOYS from Birk,
enfeld's new stock.
The most elegant line of parlor and
library lamps ever exhibited IN the city
at Lundy Il Baileys.
We make speciality of -four and retail
it at wholesale prices. Sire ckfus &
Schaab.
The finest lot of music boxes. mandolipes
and musical novelties to be seen in the
cities, at Bowlbys
Elegant silver butter dishes 70 cents.
VI and VI 80 and upwards at Lundy &
Bailey's.
f. G. Hoppe, the tailor, ~il sell choice
suitlngs and overcoatiugs at cost for the
next 80 days.
Forty new pianos in stock at Bowlby's
Where can you find such variety to Sc
lect from in the tri,cities?
Ten, Is, %, SO, 80, 70 cents and 81
means the prices Lundy Il Bailey are
selling fine cups and saucers for.
Tenderloin, spare ribs, sausage meat
kettle rendered and leaf lard, at Gil
more's pork house.
A few new organs in last years style
OF cases. Will sell at cost of making
easy payments-at Bowlby's.
Fine plated and 6 bottle casters a,
Lundy & Bailey's, at rs cents to 81
and $3.50 and upwards.
Adam Klotz. of No 2205 Fourth ave.
nue., has nice line of Christmas candies
and tree ornaments, and choice line OF
toys and picture books.
Go to the city mills for your flour, buck.
wheat, rye flour, rye meal, graham, CORE
meal, ground fresh every day. Streckfus
d Schaab.
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. OF
Boston. Mass. organized 1879. Assets
nearly 81 100000. E. W. Hurst, agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Listen 10 the Eagle.

Ladies who desire to make presents to
their sons or brothers, and gentlemen,
too, should call and see the immense
variety OF appropriate articles, purchased
especially for the holiday trade, at the
great, original and only Golden Eagle
OF postoffice block, and offered at the
very lowest prices. All the seasons nov
elites in silk, plush ard hand embroid-
cred neckties and silk handkerchiefs and
mutflers; full line of silk umbrellas,
with gold and silver handles; a great
variety of sealskin caps, gloves and nit
tens; the newest rolled plate collar and
sleeve buttons, scarf pins, etc. fine wool
en- shirts and hosiery. and all the latest
styles in boys and mems overcoats
which must be seen to be appreciated
By all means 60 to the Golden Eagle and
look over the immense stock. It is q
pleasure to show goods at the G older
Eagle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

Anyone who mas ever dealt in lands.
knows that no investment of money will
so surely and quickly yield return, as
such venture If carefully made. To
the absolute safety o. government
bond, is added profit fa- in excess of
rate of interest which can be obtained
on any safe loan. In Kansas and Neb-
raska especially lands are raising in value
very rapidly and with steady growth
which gives assurance of stability. The
good season and the great tide of immis
grafton into these states has made invest
ment there doubly safe and desirable.
The climate Of Southern Nebraska and
of Kansas, free as it is from the long
rlgourOus cold winter, added to soil
unsurpassed for richness and productive
capacity, has made possible the wonderful
development of these states To the far
mer they hold out special inducements
Cheap land. easy term of purchase, good
markets and varied products enable him to
own bis farm at r smaller cost and with less
labor than is required to pay rent for the
land be occupies here, or the interest on
the money he has invested in it.
If you are looking for safe place to
invest money, where it will pay you a
large and sure profit, or if you are farm-
er and want farm Of your own, call on
me and see what have to offer. ! will
make the visit profitable to you. Office
over American Express office, Rock Is
land. LII. SAvILLE JOHNSTON.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Rays From the Headlight.

Conductors Nelson and Douahue of the
r. l. & P, are on the sick list.
1t is said, by railroad men. that Harry
Brownell. engineer on engin No. $50. of
the Rock Island Road, was fortunate
enough to get SIS, 900 ont of the LOUIS
lana lottery with his tenth of ticket. at
a recent drawing.
Engineer Heady who was injured on
the c., B. & @. week ago. is on the
straight way to recovery. He is able to
sit up, aud in a few days will be on his
engine again. He will carry a scar the
remainder of his days though.
A straight stack cinder burning loco
motive came in gu the c., B. & @. last
night. 1t was number 37S and after the
style s"on to be adopted all over the
Burlington system, as fast rs the engines
are sent into the shops.
During the Christmas and New Years
holidays the c.. R. ]. & P road will sell
excursion tickets at excursion tariff rates
to any point not over one hundred and
fifty miles distant from any stallion. These
tickets will be sold December 24. % and
81, and January /. limited for return
passage to January 3, 1887.
A special came in on the @" from
Sterling at noon today bearing General
Manager Stone, Superintendent of Hi,
nois lines Rcssequie, Division Supt.
Brown, L E Johnson. Of Aurora, the
new superintendent of this divi-
sion, and Division Agent Mack,
who met the party at Birst0w.
The officials are taking Mr. John
son over the lines To be under his con-
troi. The party left for St. Louis this
afternoon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Have the Public No protectionf

The children of Mrs. SCHNEIDER, resid-
ing on Seventh avenue between Four
tenth and Fifteenth streets, have for
several days enjoyed themselves in play
house constructed of boards, etc., on
Mrs. Schindler's premises. The neigh
bors children were invited in and thus
their time was spent in an innocent way
that kept them off the street. Yesterday
afternoon without word or warning, a
policeman entered Mrs. Schindler's lot
and proceeded to tear the play house.
down. When asked the reason of his
conduct he simply stated that the neigh
bors had complained on the house as a
nuisance and the marshal had sent him
there to do away with it. Have our peo~
pie no protection from such outrages as
this?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Holidsv Attractions a, Grammar

Bagatelle boards from 81 TO So
very exciting game.
The Texas rancho goes off Ike smoke
Everybody wants one, at 10 cents.
Marble roulette, new style. So cents.
Table croquet, ST to 81 so.
Tue flying pigeon and Regulator gun,
a good toy for boys, 81.
Toy printing presses and type, magic
lantern.
Ski>hi Japanese building game, 81
cents.
Observation tower and elevator COM
bined. substantial toy 4! feet high, re-
duced to 48 cents.
The home menagerie, one of the best
things of the kind ever produced, SO cents.
Kakebs, three games combined on one
board, 81.
Parchiesi ST.
Games of geography, history and
mythology each rs cents Call on r.
Champion & Co.'s for attractive novelties
for Christmas gifts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
WHO WAS HE?
A stranger, Probably Tramp. found
Dead near the Railroad Track.

The dead body of an unknown man
was found between the c., r. l. & P. and
c., B. & @. tracks, near Port Byron
Junction, about O'Clock yesterday after
noon by the trsinmen on an incoming
train on the Burlington road. The body
was brought to the city and taken to
Undertaken Kuox's Office, where an ex-
found to be fractured and face and
mouth badly slashed, as il struck with con
siderable force by the end of a car. At
tempts to identify the person of the de-
ceased failed; no one knew him. and
he appeared from his general make up to
be tramp who was probably stealing q
ride, or attempting to board train when
the car struck him in the mouth knocking
him senseless. The body seemed to have
been dead about ten hours when found
The dead man wore a red flannel under~
shirt, over which was striped shirt and
over that a checkered shirt. He wore a
brown faded sack coat and over that
faded overcoat. He wore jeans panta
looms, pair of boots and overshoes His
worldly effects consisted of pocket
knife. two pipes. pair of mlttens and
several buttons He also had fur cap.
He was about five feet eight inches in
height, appeared to be forty years of age
and had sandy hair and and chin beard.
There was not cent of money about
him.
This morning Coroner Halves held an
inquest. slmmoning jury composed of
j. X. Johnston, C.. E. Hodgson, W. II
Stephens e. D. Folsom, l.. V. Eekhart
and F. P WEIGH. The body was viewed
aud an adjournment taken until this az
ternoon
The jury Is still celebrating on the
case; it is probable that the deceased was
a tramp. that he attempted to board a
moving train, was knocked senseless and
froze to death before recovering con>
seriousness. No bones or limbs in the
body were broken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
TO YELLOWSTONE PARK.
esting Trip--A Newspapers
EnterprIse.

A party, in which Rock Island will be
more ar less interested, is soon to make
a novel trip to the Yellowstone
Park, those composing it being
Liet. Schwatka, who will have
charge. Col. Jos. Bracket. of this
city, Mr.. H Bose, Of the government
engineers Office here, who goes as artist,
the official photographer Of the Northern
Pacific road. two members OF the Mon
treal and two of the ST. Paul snow shoe
clubs
The party will be sent out by the New
York World, and Mr.. Bosses work will
be in the interest of that journal, though
he will probably bring back material fol
giving the local public some interesting
and instructive information. The party
will leave st. Paul December 80, having
been furnished transportation by the
Northern Pacific road. 1t will have the
use of Lieut.. Schwatka's outfit, will have
dog sleds. snow shoes, ETC., and spend
about four weeks in camp in the frigid
regions of Yellowstone park
The purpose is to view the park in
winter, inspect the ice formations and
photograph them in shape for production
in the columns of the New York World,
together with an extensive account of the
trip. The explorations will all be made
on snow shoes, and the members of the
party after leaving the cars will rough it,
sleeping in tents wrapping themselves in
blankets
Lieut.. Schwatka is now in the city, and
will spend Christmas here with his wife's
family. The lieutenant with Col.
Bracket and Artist Bose will leave Rock
Island for St. Paul about the IS,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22

The season is advanced, and we find
the cloak department brim full of styles
in all sizes.
We must reduce our stock and there,
fore offer from row until Christmas
twenty per cent discount from reg.
ular marked prices on each and every
garment in the house. An early call is
solicited. nj. ARNOLD.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Turkey Rattle,

r. Schwecke, the popular proprietor
of Exchange Hall. near the depot or
Moline avenue. will have turkey rattle
this week. commencing Thursday and
continuing to Christmas night. A fine
lunch will also be served all day and even
ing during the three days. and an extra
fine lunch on Christmas day. Conspicu
GUS among the refreshments served al
this place will be Tom and Jerry, Kuhn.
bacher. Pilsener and lager beer. Be sure
to 60 and see Rudolph.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
AT THE THEATRE.
The Two Orphans" by the WILDER
ompany-Dramatic Dots.

Last evening the A r. WILDER Lyceum
Theatre company gave the always popu-
lar play, THE Two Orphans The stars
of the cast again distinguished them
selves, the production and scenery being
the finest that has appeared at Harper
theatre for years. A good audience was
present and all were well pleased. To>
night the splendid drama The Streets of
New York will be given. The company
sets this piece with its own special seen
cry.
The sale for the Saturday matinee of
reserved seats will commence Friday at
c. c. Kuelis. Those desiring good seats
for the Christmas matinee should make
early application.
Our Boarding House." Robson &
Cranes biggest success. will be played
tomorrow night, instead of the 'Danites. -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Toys at Y our Own Prices.

Krell & Math have very choice line
of novelties in toys which they are offer.
ing at very low prices to close out stock
as they do not propose to handle toys
another season, so call and get toys a,
your own prices A car load of Christ
mas trees just received.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
EHchre.

The West End progressive euchre club
held its weekly session at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Buford last evening.
The usual good time was had, and the
different prizes were closely contested.
The club will next meet on New Years
eve, at the residence Of Capt. 7. ]. Blu
ford
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Santa Claus Ii Here.

Krell 6 Math have very choice line
of French candies, put up in /, Q, 3, and
s pound boxes. also fine line of Christ
mas trees and Christmas tree ornaments,
all of which are being sold at low prices.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Notica

Until March 1. 1887. Drs. Barth &
Babcock will make full sets of teeth
upper and lower. for $40, and partial
plates in proportion. Best material and
satisfaction guaranteed; 1924 Rock ISL
and, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-22
Hard Coal Market

Crate and egg 1926; range No. 4, and
nut $3.50 per ton, screened and delivered
or best quality Of anthracite coal.
E. G., FRAZER.