Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-12

The Golden Eagle
For $125 muffiers.
The Fair will make things lively in al.
buns tomorrow evening. They will eel
twenty-five 81 so plush albums for As
| cents.
High
Prices knocked
Edgewise at the NJ. & K.
Pretty Xmas presents for sale at the
fancy booths of the ladies' bazsr at Ar.
mory hall tonight.
All turn out to see the handsome
Zouave military drill by the Young ladies
at Armory hall tonight. Admission 1Oc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Maroney, of
Eighth avenue and Twenty eighth street,
have been blessed by the arrival OF a new
son.
The county officers and members of the
board Of supervisors pstronized the dim
ner of the ladies of Trinity guild at Ar,
mory hall today.
Remember that Loosely is the only man
In the three cities who sells a complete
hanging lamp with dome, shade and
thirty prisms for s. So
Have you visited Loosley's lately. If
you wish to see something fine in the line
of Xmas presents 80 to his place of bust.
ness and you will find Just what you are
looking for.
In the windows of the Harper house
drug store is magnificent display of
toilet sets in cid silver and plush in a
great variety of tinis and colors; also q
nice display of delicate perfumes.
Michael Higgins, administrator of the
estate OF the late Patrick Egan. Yesterday
cold at the court house the property of
the deceased in Rodman's addition 10
Mr. r: j. MCGEE. of Chicago, for s., 500.
Elk Supervisor Norton. of Hampton,
came down today to see that the county
board was transaciing its business prop,
ly. Norton has grown several wears
younger since be threw of the cares of
state.
The Rock Island County Brush Elec.
trio Light company has elected directors
as follows: Peter Fries, J. r. Johnston,
j. F. Robinson, Capt James Blsisdell.
Henry Carse. Lothar Harms and B. D.
Buford.
Friday and Saturday evenings from z
to O'Clock McCabe Bros will sell the
Ansonia Clock Co.'S best nickle clocks a,
90 cents. Remember on Friday and
Saturday evenings from to 8. Only
one to each.
Basement bargsins-Hsrd wood tables,
with set of toy dishes, 90 cents; brass
drums, Is cents; colored glass tumblers,
cent each; China mustard mugs, with
spoon, cents; mugs, 8 cents. at McCabe
Bros. Open evenings.
John Condor attempted to board Com
ductor Fuller's incoming train on the C.
NJ. d st. P. road in the lumber com pa
ny's yird this morning, and missing his
footing, fell down the logway and was
picked up unconscious. He soon recov.
cred. however. and went on his way.
O'Mears. the immaculate local editor
OF the Davenport Times, was fined $40
and costs this morning for being an in
mate of house of ill repute. 1t seems
pity that O'Meara should be so
abused" in his efforts to ferret out the
dens Of iniquIty in Davenport
when he was, as he says. ''enticed"
into it.
The Sleight Manufacturing company.
OF Moline, has been incorporated with q
capital stock Of $50, 900, the object being
to manufacture specislties in wood and
metal. The officers are, Edw. Il.
Sleight. president; Jos. d. Williams, vice
president; George L. Schuman, secretary !;
William 5. Mack. treasurer.
In the book department at McCabe
Bros. your choice of three of the best
childrens books published this year
"Chit-Chat," Sunday Chat" and Chill
dren's Delight"-22 cents each; 1874
pages finely illustrated, regular SO cent
books. Open evenings.
The Fair has their front window hand,
somely arranged with a fire imitation OF
an old fashioned fire place and chimney,
with line on which dsngle the little
stockings. Many other appropriate ar
rangements around the fire place suggest
to the sdmirer the near approach of San
ia Claus.
Friday is supposed to be day of i'll
luck. Yet Christopher Columbus sailed
on his voyage of discovery on Friday, and
ten weeks later he discovered America,
on Friday. The Msyfiower landed at
Plymouth Rock on Friday. George
Washington was born on Friday, and St.
Augustine, the first permanent; settle
ment in the United States, was founded
on Friday.
There is a smothered sensation con-
corning girl living on Twenty-irst
street, who recently made q double ate
tempt to end her existence, first by dose
Of strychnine aud then BY throwing her
self into the bosom of the Mississippi.
10th efforts we're thwsrted and she IL
now said to be repentant. Cruel love
was the cause.
The indictment of John Webb in Dav,
export for shooting Thomas McCausland,
has q flaw in it-Webb being charged
with burglary and robbery in one and the
same indictment. The word robbery"
was substituted for burglary" in the
second. fourth and sixth counts of the in
dictment. The county attorney has
moved to dismiss these three counts, to
save the indictment.
The latest. best and most original work
of Americas humorist, Mark Twain, is
now in press and an advance copy has been
insnecfed nv the uritsr The eel. q. ..A