Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-04
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Hot Springs.
Genuine open kettle New Orleans SUI
gar. Is pounds for 81. at Mays.
Remember the basement bargains at
McCabe Bros. make note of them.
There will be q masquerade ball at
Schueizen hall on the 18th of this month.
DIR. and Mrs G. G. Craig entertained
the up town progressive euchre club
last evening.
MIR. II. B. SudIow and, Col. Henry
Curtis are expected home from their wes-
tern trip tonight.
Atkinson's bad Boy" company will
present the famous rollicking comedy
at Harper's theatre Friday evening of
this week.
The Phoenix Hose company has sold
its first purchase and bought new horse
which the company thinks will fill all re-
quirements.
McCsbe Bros. doll department is at
tracing the little girls and their mammals.
in numbers exceeding the usual rush so
early in the season.
McCabe Bros. have just received a lot
of splendid quality Is volumes of Dick
ems, which they offer at SO 10 per set.
New books arriving every day.
MIR. Fred DeBoard, of Hamlet was in
the city today, accompanying his son,
who is just completing course in Dun
cans business college at Davenport.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Rock Island Mutual Building and Loan
association last evening. loans were eff,
fected to the amount of SO. 200 at 1913 per
cent premium.
Photograph Albums-McCabe Bros
have just opened line of albums that
puts to the blush all their former exhibits
of this line. Price and quality not
matched anywhere
Geo. Mallatt, the c., B. & Q brakeman
who lost his leg last spring and has Deen
at his home at Oregon since, is in the city
today. The Burlington road gave him
$4,000 and paid all his expenses.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Rescue Hose company last evening, a re-
solution was passed voting thanks to
McCabe Bros. for the gift of $50 received
for promptness and efficiency at the late
fire.
Richard Langdon died at Alton yester-
day afternoon, aged five years The fuS
neral will take place from Mrs. Ellen
Carne's residence on Fourth avenue be-
tween Twenty-sixth and Twenty seventh
streets at p. m. tomorrow.
The book department Of McCabe Bros
contains double the amount of choice
reading matter they have ever before
shown, and they propose to make this
department the center of attraction for
book buyers of the three cities.
A resident OF the Fifth ward being
disguised with the crossings at Third
avenue and Twenty fourth street, has put
his men to work and constructed good
walk of ashes and cinders across Third
avenue which every lady and gentleman
that has occasion to 60 down Twenty
fourth street will appreciate. Now a
decent sidewalk aud crossing to the bridge
is in order.
The remains of James Downing, a pio>
neer resident of Rock Island county, who
died at Fulton, Neb, Sunday, arrived
this morning. and were taken to Cordova
for burial. Mr.. Downing left this county
last summer He was about sixty>four
years old, had two sons in Fulton and
one daughter in Rock Island. Mrs. Frank
Hamlin. Two sisters. Mrs. Tinsmsn
aud Mrs. johnson. live at Hillsdale.
The remainder of the new cars for the
Moline & Rock Island line. the bridge
route and the full equipment for the Sec
ond street road in Davenport. were ship.
ped from the Lsclede Car company 5
works in ST, Louis last night. As soon
as they arrive the Elm street line will b.
inaugurated. Supt. Schnitger will then
begin to look for the equipment for the
east loop of his new jug-hsndled route
in Davenport. "Bob>tail" one platform
cars have been adopted for this portion
of the system.
The ladies of st. Luke's Cottage Hos
pital guild are making elaborate prepare
tons for an entertainment to be held Jan
18th next, and to have the novel It'll,
The Growing of the King of Fame
Arrangements are already well under
Roadway. Hsrper's theatre having beer
engaged, and the affair, it is almost un-
, necessary to say, will be one of the mos
novel as we'll as entertaining Evolutionary
musical and spectacular entertainment
ever given in the city.
| Next Wednesday and Thursday, DeS
r 18th and 18th, at Armory hail, bazs
! will be given by the ladies of th
Trinity church for the purpose of il
e creasing their building fund. At o'cloc
r served. This will be followed both ever
D iugs by a Zouave military drill by fort
4 young ladies supported by the Rodma
. Rifles. At noon on Wednesday the Ia
D dies will be prepared to serve a stump
g tuous dinner, consisting of oysters i
( various styles, hot turkey with all its d,
: licious accomplishments. PUN pudding
+ mince pies, etc, to which they wish {
A invite all their friends. Another i'm
portsnt feature Of the bazaar will be th
), splendid display of fancy articles whic
s will be offered for sale.
The report that Mitchell s. Lynde hs
= determined not 10 rebuild their ban
building On Second avenue bounded b
+; East aud West Seventeenth streets, is er
tirely uufounded. Mr.. Phil Mitche
stated last evening that while the cour
ellis action in declining to cede the fror
e tage desired would interfere somewh,
u with original plans, that nevertheless
!, new four story building would be erecte