Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-26
BRIEELETS.
The Franklin fair thislevening.

Elegant an-wool pantaloons for men
| So so at M. & KS.
Mr.. Geo Alter returns to his home at
Lincoln, Neb.. tonight.
Fine imported worsted sultings for
men 1855 at the M. s. K.
Hon. E. W. Hurst Is home from
Springfield to spend Sunday.
Howard Wells is off on business trip
to northern Iowa and Wisconsin.
On, buy the boy new pair of breeches
only cents pair at NJ. & KS.
Do not fail to attend the Mcdonald
lectures at Harper's theatre Jan. 80.
Only few pairs of those three specials
left at the NJ g. K shoe department.
Division Agent H. D. Mack, Of the G..
B. s. O.. is confined. to his home by ILL
ness.
Smart's west end Fair" has just re,
ceived all the latest novelties in valen.
| tines.
| Candlemas wax candles at wholesale
and retail at A. Klotzs, 22O5 Fourth
avenue.
Potato socials are the rage in the
country. Young men go there to pare
you know.
Lost-A beagle hound. Return to TIT
Seventeenth street and receive reward.
G. F. Gazetteer
The most exquisite line of light aud
medium weight overcoats just unpacked
at NJ. s. KS.
Fine bananas, pears and oranges, fresh
cocoanuts, Malaga grapes and first class
cigars at Boro's.
You ought to see the gorgeous line of
chidren's suits M. s K. are selling at 80,
S. 25 and 50 SO.
Ali winter underwear, fur caps, gloves,
heavy overcoats and suitings cheaper
than ever, at NJ. s. KS.
The temperature fell twenty degrees
last night and is likely to go still lower
before it rises again.
Miss Ida Roberts. of Washington, Iowa,
is the guest of the Misses Mcdonald on
Twenty-third street.
Mr.. j. E. Burrows, of Mum, Iowa,
has returned home after pleasant visit
to friends and relatives at Milan.
| Young ladies wishing employment at
good wages. call at the Rock Island house
in the forenoon of Jan 26lh or 2sth.
Everything in geutlemens furnishing
goods away below cost to close out stock
at assignee sale of Robinson & Taliafer-
ro's.
There will be a special meeting of the
Rock Island Building association Tues
day, January 20, for the purpose of loan>
ins funds on hand at lowest rates.
Maggie. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
A. Heidemann, died at rs this morning
of lung fever, aged two months and two
days. The funeral notice appears else
where.
The chart of the rink for the industrial
fair will be at the Fair" store in post
office block after next Friday morning at
9 o'clock for all who may desire to reserve
space.
| Every pupil in our public schools
should attend the Mcdonald art lectures.
1t will be interesting and instructive to
both young and old. You will never
forget it.
Mr.. Ben. T. Cable. accompanied BY
his friend. Mr.. J. c. Mott, of New York,
arrived at the Harper from the east this
morning. They leave this evening for
San Antonio. Tex.
Mr.. Walter johnson. of the Union, has
returned from Springfield. where he went
to buttonhole his excellency, Gov. Fifer,
for the canal commissionershp. He has
not as vet informed US of the success of
his mission.
The hustle is no more to be seen. sobs
a contemporary. 1t is to BIZ hoped not.
If there is any article of apparel that is
unattrsctive in looks it is the hustle.
If woman insists on wearing it, all
right, but she should certainly keep it
out of sight.
So popular have the class OF entertain.
ments given by Geo. H. Mcdonald, be.
come in our larger cities, that during q
stay Of five weeks in Chicago lately of
the standard lecturer. the gross receipts
exceeded the sum of $25. OOO-something
enormous. The Mcdonald lectures will
be given on the same scale of magnif>
canoe here.
A contemporary remarks: The latest
slang is ''tacky." Whence it comes and
why 1t is heard no one knows, but
''tacky" is with us. Young ladies speak
Of the "tackiest young man. and Adolf
phus speaks of the ''tacky girl" It may
mean sharpest. most pointed. and hence
brightest. but whatever 1t means it Is
epidemic.