Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-03
BRIEFLETS.
Embroidery sale at McCabe Bros.

ing trlenus In tue city.
Bents celebrated water crackers jus
received at Truesdae's.
| Stock in the third series for sale by tn,
Black Hawk Homestead association.
Dr. Calvin Truesdale is confined to hi
home by rheumatism and a severe cold,
Calathumpian club at the rink Monda,
evening, Feb. 6. Admission 10 cents.
The Far" guarantees their 70! cen
oil to be equs to any oil sold in the city
Six per cent loans by the Black Hawk
Homestead association next Friday
night.
There will be a free hack from Sears
mill to the Spring Cove slide tomorrow
and Sunday.
The Mikado" will be given by HON 6
talent at the Burlis opera house at DAY.
export tonight.
"Chris and Lena" will be gwen by Mr..
Steve Baker and company at Harpers
theatre tomorrow night.
NJ. b. Curtis commercial ira weller piece,
"Saml OF Poscn, is booked ut Harper's
theatre in the near future.
The Black Hawk Homestead, Building
and Loan association meets in regular
monthly session tonight.
Charles Blaede, of Four h avenue,
near the Weycrhauscr 81 Denkman
mill, was presented with n girl this mOrn>
ing.
The missionary guild of Trinity church
meets at the church this evening at 7,3O.
Bishop Walker. of Dakota, will be press
ent and speak.
Miss Agatha Edison left for Chicago
this morning, on a visit to Miss Gable, |
daughter of President r. r. Gable, of the |
Rock Island road,
The purchasers of the j. z. Mott hard
ward stock have several lawn mowers for
sale at less than wholesale prices. Call
1t Simon & Mosenfelder's
Mrs. Henry S. Fraser, of indianapolis,
5 in the city on visit to her father. She
will take her son, Phil Watson. with her
IN her return to her new home.
DIR. G. G. Craig has in his possession
low the revolver with which the desper-
do, Jack Current, attempted to kill
darshal Halves fourteen years ago,
The Y. W. G. 7. U. will hold its reg
liar monthly meeting tomorrow ALTERS
Ioon at 3 o'clock in the Y. NJ. G. A.
osms. All are cordially invited to at
end.
The embroidery sale this week at Me- }
ABE Bros. has caused boom in their
usness far beyond their expectations,
ven with the great bargains they are
ffering
The Warren Qll,) Sentinel of this week
ontains in addition to an extensive obit-
airy notice of the late Mrs. A. Clark,
lother of Mrs. S. s. Cryer, beautiful
Dem from the pen of Rev. S. s. CrYer
n the esteemed lady.
1t is conceded on all hands that this
,ason's display of Swiss and Hamburg
n broideries at McCabe Bros. far excels
| variety, beauty and elegance any for4
er year, and their enormous sales prove
leir prices to be very low.
The Ilini club are negotiating with
IT. Porter Skinner for the rental of a
lite of rooms in his Eighteenth street
lilding. The club is compelled to re
owe from its present quarters in the gas
hiding as it is Mr.. Judges intention to I
'Cupy them himself
Mis- Lillian Miller, the Davenport
fist, has just executed a fine pastel s
linting of little Blanche, the four-year- :
d daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Alphons
osenfelder 1t is an exquisite painting
beautiful child, and will be on exhi>
ton at Champions
Prof. Mapsill predicts number of
we're storms this month, about the 9Th
ID 9th, 18th to 10Th, Goth to Gath, 9th
ID 2Sth. Brother Mansil's prognastl~
tions fell considerably short of fulfill
emit in January, and the public wouldn't
umble if he made miscalculations this
0nth in regard to storms.
The date for the leap year party has .
en- changed from Monday evening, Feb.
Z, to week from tonight. The affair I
II take place at the Harper house, and
aborate preparations are being made to
AXE 1t the event of the season. The
lies want to show the gentlemen how
entertain in royal style. A
A lady friend writes the Nelos to sug>
st that we give the names, ages and Is
incipal attractions of the bachelors of
neseo, as a guide to young ladies havS
: matrimonial intentions this leap year.
lis would make very readable column, q
have no doubt; but editorial exper- ~
&C in this line has been somewhat IN Y
ppy. An editor a short distance east
here tried it, in his issue of Jan. and
IS whipped three times before the end
the week, by rate bachelors who OBJ
tied to being thus advertised and ex- u
sed to the dangers incident upon mat =
lony. AS there were only twenty 9
chelors in his town, while there are
ndred here, analogy must conclude a
1t We would be whaled five times as
en-, or fifteen times. Objections that
st appear obvious to our lady friend q
ompts us to kindly but firmly decline. Y
jeneseo NeloS.