Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-17

of the year, IS cents at McCabe Bros
Eight days more until Christmas. The
holiday trade will fairly boom from now
on.
Only a few more tickets remain unsold
on the thoroughbred stallion, Tom Kirk
wood.
Landlord Munger had storm doors
paced in front of the Rock Island house |
today.
Finest seal and morocco pocketbooks
for both ladies and gen tlemen at Cramp-
tons
McIntire Bros show the largest assort-
ment of holiday handSerchiefs in the
city.
Work team. wagon and harness for
sale cheap. Enquire at Snider's livery
| stable.
Tue Elm So cial club has postponed its
dance which was set for next Thursday
evening.
Specially good values in black silks at
McIntre Bros. this week-Sl to 81 95
warranted
Fine steel eDgrsvings and etchings
with newest Trainings, must 60 this week
at Champions.
The greatest handkerchief sale of the
10Th century now open at MeCabe Bros
Look out for breakers.
Thirty large size silk lined work boxes,
furnished with five pieces. only 40 cents
at Champions. Call soon.
Make your wife present of an ele>
CANT set of decorated dinner ware of 104
pieces at $13SS at Postoffice block
Those elegant dark oil paintings are to
be closed out at 50 at the Fair. Don't
fail to get one. They are going fast,
7 Miss Bretherton, containing Glad
stones criticisms on "Robt. EIsmere, y
, only II cents this week at McCabe Bros.
The Words of Our Hero" Grant:
book) paper cover, only 4 cents at Nc
Cabe Bros Open evenings till Christ
mas.
, 1000 dozen hsndkerchefs bought in
p one lot just opened at McCabe Bros.
d All on sale this week. One-,hird below
[ value.
e 500 of the celebrated Monroe Lib
n rary" with Colonel Quartich, V. c.,
k Miss Bretherton" and others only
cents at Champions.
S "Ahl When you talk about plus
e goods, they have them at the Postofic
: block, and will discount anybody in tn
c threeIcities on prices.
o Mr.. W. A russo, advance agent 70
e russo & Swift's Uncle Toms Cabin com
= pany was in the city today, The date
= one week from tonight.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy hs
issued instructions to trainmen calling a
tention to the fact that drunkenness an
y profanity will not be tolerated.
Mr.. Chss. Wheaton spent Sunday wit
y his friends here. Charlie has left Clir
ton and is now proprietor of the drr
q store at Albany. He is doing good bu
10 mess
10 Will r johnson, the jeweler, vi
er hereafter have his store lighted through
~ out by electric lights. The Merchant
is Electric Light company are putting the
at in today.
ns Miss Sarah F. Griffith died of CO
no sumption at her home in the east part
he town yesterday morning, aged twent
re seven years. The funeral occurred Il
morning.
Every one should attend the Quarter
ne meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms TOM
ID row evening. The music will be VI
re enjoyable, and will consist of both
lta strumental and vocal selections.
se' They had an exciting time of it
% Hampton yesterday, the city marshal
~ that town getting on a spree, which fin
y" ly rounded up with that functiouary
'n' Ing landed in the calaboose from VIII
''1 he subsequently escaped.
ess
i,, The place where the public is furnls
with cheaper land better reading nat
and more of it than any store in
neighborhood, is at Crampt on's, who
Veu sold books long enough to insure you
has you can depend on finding them as
oRe resented.
S ' Car No. II, on the NJ. & R. /. line
y" been equipped with scrapers on eli
80 end which are manipulated by
' driver aud which will aid MATERIAL
' keeping the mud and slush off the ira
'N Others of the larger cars are to be sim
ly provided.
Santa Claus has his headquarters
vel year at postofice block. The stor
'ouu full of beautiful things, and you vii
tho sure 10 find what you want. TAX,
that little ones IN and see the toys. Their
ergy Christmas gifts In abundance. sui
u It's for old and young.
AIRY
es in il you want to make gentlems
crip> useful and acceptable gift, buy pa
are those elegant silk and satin suspende
'' the Golden Eagle. They are either
or embroidered and come put up one
urer. In glass box. Prices from S1.7
;ause So. so. and nothing is nicer.
60, The meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. r
q its yesterday was well attended, and I
one pronounced it q splendid NEE