Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-18
Fancy goods and not fancy prices will

Fancy goods and not fancy prices vii
be the talk at the United Presbyterian
church fair tomorrow evening. Suppe
will be ready at o'clock.
Miss Wilcox's kindergarten will give
Christmas entertainment at the Christian
chapel at $50 tomorrow. All those de
string to see Santa Clause should b,
present.
Special holiday sale of spectacles ant
opera glasses at the Harper house phar
macy until Xmas. Call and select you
glasses, eyes tested and fitted by Mr.. Ag'
new, opticsn.
This evening, 2 to 9 o'clock, to create
| a sensation that will be the talk of the
town, McCabe Bros. will sell Lundborg's
finest triple extracts at 10 cents pei
ounce. Bottles furnished free.
The marriage of Miss Frances Cutter,
of this city, to Mr.. Geo. w. Boynton. Of
Davenport. is reported to take place al
the home of Mr.. A. F. Cutter, in Daven.
port next Monday evening.
The immense holiday business at Nc.
Cabe Bro. is direct result of the very
great bargains they are offering. Thou
sands of cut quotations are being made
which seems to meet with universal APP
probation.
You ought to see the prices on dolls st
the Fsir-almost giving them away.
Remember they are offering special in
ducements. as they must close out stock
by Feb. 1. next. on account of removal
from the city.
To give special notice that their stores
are open evenings, and at the same time
advertise their choice line of perfumes,
McCabe Bros. will sell Lundborg's best
perfumes at IS cents per ounce this eve
ming. 2 to 9 o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Keller, of Warren
county, Pennsylvania. which is the center
of the Pennsylvania oil regions, are here
on visit to Messrs. Phil and John Sci
grist They are highly pleased with the
enterprise and scenery of this vicinity
The C, r. l. & p will sell round trip
excursion tickets to all local stations
within two hundred miles of this point
for one fare and sSthird, Dec. Gath, 25th
and 31st also Jan. 1st, good going only
on date of sale and returning up to and
including Jan. Sd.
Clemsnn & Salzmann have just pur
chased the finest line OF carpets that has
ever been seen in this part of the coun-
try. A full line of moquettes with boz
ders, full line of the celebrated Lowell
body Brussels with border; also a com
plete line of Bromley Bros. body Brus.
sells with border and various Other
grades.
The Adams Express company in Rock
Island and the American at Dav-
export, are circulating petitions ask,
ing the secretary of war to recon.
slider an order ruling both com,
psnies off the Rock Island bridge
Should this order. which was issued last
July, be enforced, it would at least have
the effect to delay much freight.
A Merchants Carnival will be given by
the Moline Ladies' Auxiliary society OF
Thursday and Friday evenings. They
are doing their best to outshine the car.
nival lately held here in the rink. They
have very fine drill Of complicated
movements. The costumes are elabor,
ate. After the drill there will be 4
musical programme of sly numbers. tc
be followed by grand Amazon drill
Admission twenty five cents. Seats car
be reserved by telephone at Clendenin'
drug store for ten cents extra.
| Capt. Marshall. in charge Of the worl
Of preparing details and estimates, ha
| gone carefully over the route from Hen
nepin village along Bureau and PonC
creeks to the upland. across Rock rive
to its mouth, II miles in all. of which 81
miles will be canal and 81 slack waite
navigation. Capt. Marshslls estimate
are for a canal 80 feet wide and z fee
deep. with locks 10 feet long. 80 fee
wide aud feet Of water over stills, every
thing to be built substantially, of stone
earth and iron. He estimates that III
canal can be constructed complete, in
GLIDING Rock river navigation and feed
er, for about $1,000, 0O0.-Chicsg
Herald.
As was to be expected, the Unioi
again attempts to discourage the psi'
fire department idea in Rock Island, bu
the well>known attitude of that sleepy
eyed institution is such that its opposi
ton is better than its advocacy. 1t hs
lost its grip entirely if it ever had one
since the street paving operations. tn
improved street railway facilities. tn
park commissioner system and other pub
lie advantages have been authorized b
the council over Its vigorous protest
Rock Island is going ahead. and no oil
claptrsp that seeks to act as millston
about the neck of progress. can hold
back. The city is getting too big an
too strong. The Union had better NOV
back TO Kansas, where 1t will find NOR
encouragement in kicking against II