Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-14

Champion K Co.
Grand fur opening at Cameron & Sons,
2e5, 227 Brady street. Davenport, Nom
day and Tuesday.
The Fair was so busy this morning that
they had to hire four extra clerks to wait
on the customers.
Chas. FIebig. the expert locksmith.
goes to Queen City. Mo, tomorrow night
to open safe.
A sealskin cap makes a nice Christmas
present. Lloyd & Stewart have a large
and complete stock
Rev. Cue will preach at the school
house on Aiken street, South Rock Island,
at 3 80 O'Clock tomorrow.
Juvenile books, the very best, also the
cheap editions. an elegant new stock at
half price at Champions.
While looking around, drop IN at
Lloyd 81 Stewards and see their large
line OF Christmas novelties.
Complete sets of standard authors in
cloth and leather binding, good editions,
going very cheap al Champions.
Champions stock of art and literary
treasures for the holidays is as usual
replete with the best the market affords
One hundred large tea sets, big enough
for afternoon teas. three decorations. st
the low price of 81 per set, at the Fair.
London News. Figaro. Graphic and all
the Christmas pictorials with superb
colored supplements now ready at
Champions.
B. Birkenfeld, the Fourth avenue
dealer in holiday goods. has large line
of the latest novelties which be is offer
ing at very low prices.
Why pay 80 day concern 44c for a
hobby horse without stirrups, when you
can buy the same thing at the Fair, with
saddle and sturrips for 44c
As free gift to the Fairs customers, it
offers TO every lady between the hours of
and IL Monday morning, q fine fringed
Christmas cards free to advertise its
Christmas cards.
Rev. H. c. Leland returned from Chi.
cago yesterday morning. Mrs Leland
will remain there for a few weeks yet in
consequence of an accident entailing ser
ious injury 10 a sister there
The board of education held q special
meeting this morning and allowed bills as
follows Bick & Ritchey, 81 1856; Lsrkin
& Stephens, STA; E. S. Hammatt, ball
ance in full. S1S595.
The Fair does not set out in front of
their store little hobby horse and put q
small price on it different from the stock
inside, but its prices are the same wheih.
er on the outside or inside.
The engineers and firemen on the c..
r. l. Il P, have received a new order
which requires that when they are called
in the night they must arise and sign the
call boys book. giving also the time.
An old Mississippi steamboat man pre-
diets that there will be an abundance of
ice yet; that in January the river would
close up tight. thsw out In February and
close up again. Ice men may keep a
stout heart.
The ladies of our city are earnestly
solicited to be present at a meeting called
to organize a society for the relief of the
deserving poor. The meeting will be
held Tuesday. December II at D. m. in
the parlors Of the Harper house.
The first of the series of tri-city dances
to be given in the three cities under the
direction of the Young ladies' club, &C.
CURED at Masonic Temple in Davenport
last evening and was we'll attended. 1t
proved very enjoyable affair in every
way.
Eighteen persons have this week pre-
sented themselves for membership in the
First Baptist church. This is part of the
direct results of meetings just closed. A
good proportion of those received will be
baptized tomorrow evening.
The Misses Weyerhauser and Mr.. Wey-
erhauser, OF Rock Island, and Miss
Briggs, OF Milwaukee. who have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Musser for
several days. were given reception at
the Musser mansion last evening which
was attended by nearly one hundred of
our Young society people. The guests
depart for home this morning. -Musca-
tine Neaos Tribune.
To prove that advertising pays, ask the
Fair. Last evening the ARGUS an.
nounced the fact that the Fair would be-
tween the hours Of 8 and 10 today give
away doll to every lady visitor to thei,
store, the result Of which was an i'm.
mense crowd this morning and over two
hundred dolls were given away.
Mrs. Catherine Andrews died at Chi
cago on Thursday of puerperal fever
aged twenty-seven years and two months
She was the daughter of Mr.. Joseph Boil,
linge-. Of South Rock Island, and wa,
married to Mr.. Andrews in August, 1886
The remains of the deceased with her in
FAINT child arrived from Chicago last
night, and the funeral will occur tomor,
row.
Gen. Benet. chief of ordnance of tn,
U. 8. army, reported to the secretary O.
war that tests Of the new eight inch gul
recently made at Wstervliet arsenal. wer.
Of most satisfactory character. Tn,
tests show maximum range Of nearl,
nine miles. THIS is the first all American
steel gun yet produced. and its success i
! due in large measure to Col. White