Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-04
BRIEELETS.

at MCCaUe Bros.
Robe and furniture prints 81 cents
yard at McCabe Bros
The Spring Cove toboggan slide is in
fine condition now.
See quotations on domestics offered by
McCabe Bros. this week.
Boys knee pants at 8, Is and Csc at
Simon & Mosentelder's.
Standard indigo prints Al cents this
week at McCsbe Bros.
The window glass workers had grand
time at their ball Saturday night.
Tuesday morning at o'clock, comic
valentines free at McCabe Bros. One to
each customer.
Boys knee pants, former price 75c and
ssc. sweeping out price SOC at Simon &
Mosenfelder's.
Hon. E. w. Hurst returned to his duties
at Springfield today, Mrs. Hurst &C
companying him.
twenty-five per cent discount on all
winter underwear at Robinson q Talia>
ferro's assignee sale.
Twenty-Five per cent discount on all
winter underwear at Robinson & Talia-
ferFo's assignee sale.
Great bsrgains-everything going be-
low cost to close out at Robinson & Tai
laferro's assignee sale.
Simon & Mosenfelder extend an invi-
tation to everybody to inspect the three
specials of their pants sale.
Five dozen 81 % quality flannel waists
to be sold ON tomorrow morning at 75c
each, at Simon & Mosenfelder's
Six per cent loans by the Rock Island
Mutual Building Loan s. Savings ASSOC
citation. Tuesday Feb. 5. 1899.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schlemmer gave a
delightful progressive euchre party at
at their home. 1419 Seventh avenue, Sat-
urdsy evening.
There will be nut sociable at Mrs.
Knowles in Milan, Thursday evening
Feb. 7. Everybody is invited to come
and crack nuts.
Think of it! So so for genuine all
wool pants. Sold the world over at 81
at the special pants sale at Simon 81
Mosenfelner's.
| Whether smuggled from Canada or not
its past com prehensiou how Simon &
Mosenfelder can sell all wool cashmere
pants at 81 SO
President R R. Gable, of the Great
Rock Island Route" and wife. spent yes
terday in the city the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ Buford.
Mr.. Samuel Swisher and Mr. Geo.
Hunt, of Port Byron. were in the city 10
day on their way to attend the Farmers
County institute at Taylor Ridge.
DR.. C. c. Garter was called to Osborne
Saturday night to attend Mrs. McEniry,
who was suffering with a severe attack of
bronchitis. We are pleased to report
that she is much better today.
Col. W. S. Bracket of Chicago, in
spector general of the Illinois militia,
spent yesterday with relatives in the city
and left last night for Tacoma, W. T., on
business trip.
The marriage of Miss Nellie Russell.
one of the most popular dining room
girls at the Harper, TO Mr.. Fred Calkins,
of Moline, occurs at St. Joseph's church
tomorrow afternoon.
| Lieut.. Schwatka and wife have been
spending few DAYS with the family Of
Capt. Bracket They leave tonight fol
Mexico, where the lieutenant is to en-.
gage in railroad construction operations
The grand affair of the season will bs
the invitation charity ball at the Harper
house, Feb. 7. 1t is hoped all those re-
ceiving invitations will attend and helI
make the ball pronounced success
socially and financially.
| President Hass. of the Citizens I'm
provement association, received a dis
patch from Congressman Gest this after
noon to the effect that the visduct bill
had been introduced in the senate, and he
now had confidence in its success through
its being attached to the sundry service
bill and going back to the house for APP
proval.
John Hogden, a boy of seventeen, was
held in bonds of $500 by Magistrate Ben
nett this afternoon for burglarizing the
house of Ephaim Warren, in Hampton
township, last Saturday of $45 in money
aud a suit of clothes valued at S25 and
other property. The boy halls from Des
Moines and has been tramp for some
time.
| According to dispatches from Chicago
the wife OF Schwarts the Rock Island
brakeman, previous to her death at Chi
cago recently, made confession impl-
eating her husband and Watts. who with
Schwarts, is now serving life sentence
in the penitentiary. as the actual muir
derers of the express messenger, Kellogg
Nichols, three years ago.
HOFFMAN, the would be murderer of
the Davenport stock buyer, Schmidt, was
aboard train going into Chicago Satur :
day night when he overheard the con-
ductor read dispatch to the brakeman
to look out for him, and he forthwith
jumped up and fled from the train which
was going at the rate of thirty miles an
hour, leaving his hat, and coat spotted with
Schmidt's blood, and an ugly knife in the
seat. He leaped from the train. about
Ffty-frst street in Chicago and has not