Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-10
BRIEFLETS.

Nice lettuce at y. y. lruesuale 5.
Wanted--A refuge for forlorn butch
ers.
Hanging lamps from So up at the
Fair"
Minnesota Queen flour at c. G. Trues-
dale's.
"He laughs best who laughs last" Mr.
Huesing.
Minnesota A No. 1, Patent flour 81. II
per sack at Mays,
Fine apples by the peck or barrel at G.
G. Truesdale's.
Read waterworks notice in another
part of this paper
All wool As inch camels hair at AZ cts
a yard this week at McCabe's.
John Ballard, of Andalusia, was a
caller at the ARGUS Office today
1t is an extremely sultry day when the
flies roost" on the city abattoir.
The Gi!pin Hose company has called a
special meeting for next Thursday even>
ing
Now that the anarchists and butchers
are both downed, what will old 10 do for
a hobby2
| Emil Keohler has had the interior Of
his drug store handsomely repapered and
painted
r. S. Gilkeson. Esq. of Detroit, is
visiting MIR. and Mrs, II. W. DusinLerre
at the Harper,
The funeral of the late Ella nj. McCart-
ney will be held from Trinity church to-
morrow at 2 p. m.
Laugh again! ITS cent double width
cashmeres will be II cents yard all this
week at McCabe Bros.
Rev. Geo. Moore, of Cambridge, spent
Sunday in this city the guest of Rev. r.
F. Sweet of Trinity Parish.
The St. Patrck's benevolent society
will hold its nineteenth annual ball on
the evening of March II. 1888.
Messrs. T. X. and Stuart Harper return
to their studies at Chester military acads
envy near Philadelphia, tonight.
Hal Hal All wool 80 inch dress fan
nels (uote the width) SO cents yard this
week at McCabe Bros. dress goods sale
That rooster that "old 10" exhibited
when Judge Glenn's decision was rem
dered, has been sold to the banded BUTCH
ers.
That new building on Twentieth will
in all probability have to come down
since the ''boodlers" have scored another
victory.
What a cbancel Who need go cold
when 50>inch all wool dress f1annels may
be bought al SO cents per yard at Nc
Cabe Bros
Nearly gift. Only 10 pieces heavy
TWILL double width dress fannels, are
called gift at IA cents per yard at Nc
Cabe Bros. dress goods sale.
Bessie, one of Mr.. and Mrs James
Larkin's two months old twins. expired
this morning at 6:45 of stomach trouble.
The funeral will be held from St. Jo-
seph's church at D. m. tomorrow.
The funeral of the late Mrs. j. w. |
Spencer will probably be held from the
residence of ID. T. Robinson, Thursday |
afternoon, conditional upon the receipt |
of news from the son in California.
Mr.. Ed. Knell, of Carthage, Mo, was
10 the city yesterday in conference with
Mr.. jackson. attorney for the Q. c. Knell
estate, with a view of affecting settle
ment, including the return of the theatre
building to the Harper estate.
The services in the Broadway churct,
last evening were well attended and in ter>
esting. Preaching again this evening by
the pastor. The meeting will be opened
with half hour of song. beginning at
7:l5. Mr.. Marquis hopes none will stay
away because they may not be able to
come in time for the song service. A
cordial invitation extended to ALL
A. A. Leeper, Esq of Virginia, ILL.,, is
in the city attending the Masonic school
Of instruction. Mr.. Leeper is an old
friend and schoolmate of Hon. Pat
0'Mara, and like Pat has seen heap of
The ups and downs. hopes and disap-
pointments, advances and backslides of
political life in the last ten years, ItIs
believed though. that unlike his distin-
yuished Rock Island friend, Mr.. Leeper
till wears the same coat right side out
with which he first entered the polite al
arena.
The entertainment which was to ha We
been given at Armory hall tonight by the
JahAl combination will not take place.
Jahal having gone to parts unknown with
he profits of the advanced sale of seats,
The record kept by Mrs. Bixby and her
assistants at the local telephone exchange
or three days commencing Jan. S. of
alls made show: Jan. 5. 1857; 9th,
,523; 9TH, 1.467. This report show an
Iverage days Work at the Rock Island
Exchange, as a record was kept OF
lothing but calls between the three cities
md Rock Island, toll stations not being