Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-22
BRIEFLETS.

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the city today.
The franklin Hose company's fair
opens tonight.
Attend the dancing school at Armory
hall tomorrow night.
Admission only 10 cents to the fair at
Turner hall this evening.
Parties ordering the Bible gallery. see
what McCabe's adv. says.
Postmaster ]. NJ. MARTIN, of Hillsdale.
was in the city yesterday.
Attorney Bickford of LsSalle county,
is in the city on legal business.
G. NJ. Loosely has purchased the
crockery stock OF Chas. Hsnsgen.
The price of admission to the Frank,
lin Hose company's fair is only 10 cents.
Marshal John Brennan is confined to
his house with severely sprained ankle.
There will be skating at the rink next
Tuesday evening. Admission 10 cents.
Remember the fair of the Franklin
Hose company at Turner hall this even
ing.
Mittens, 4, II, IS and IS cents, worth
., 8 and 4 times the price asked, all week
at McCabe Bros.
A kid glove stretcher today aud tomor-
row with each pair of kid gloves sold at
McCabe Bros
The latest novelty is the new Toboggan
slide at the Vienna Photographic studio.
Go and look at it.
Silk plushes. newest shades. 81 pieces.
10 different colors. I'll cents while they
last at McCabe Bros
Remember the great sacrifice in mems
furnishing goods at the assignee sale of
Robinson & Taliaferro.
The below zero weather induces Me-
Cabe Bros. to continue their special
prices on blankets all this week.
The assignee sale of Robinson s. Talia,
ferro will not last forever-improve this
opportunity to supply your wants.
The grandest bargains in mittens and
gloves ever seen in the west on sale at
McCabe Bros this week See adv.
There will be dancing party at the
Island City club rooms tonight given by
several young ladies of this city and Dav
export.
The Kings daughters offer handsome
silk crazy quilt to be ratified off at the
Franklin Hose company's fair which
opens tonight.
Help the boys raise funds to pay for
their new hose cart ny pa,ronizing their
fair which commences this evening and
continues three nights.
The Rodman Rifles received their new
regulation caps last night, which are fur
nished by the state to accompany the
uniforms recently received.
The Rock Island road has begun the
work of compiling biographies of its con-
ductors and engineers in book form for
alph abctical reference at the general of
fee.
The Milan Creamery company has been
incorporated with capital stock of
ST, 600. The incorporators are G. H =.
Diboern, James V. McCagg and James A.
Matthews.
Henry W. Harder, formerly clerk at
the Harper house drug store, last week
was one of thirty.two students in eighty,
who passed an examination as assistant
pharmacist before the state board.
The cold weather of Sunday night
brought out many buyers of bed blankets
yesterday, and as consequence McCabe
Bros. decided to continue the specially
low prices on blankets for another week
The theme of the sermon by Rev F. L.
Wilkins at the First Baptist church this
evening will be: Salvation by the Blood
of Jesus" Pastor Leland will sing "The
| Ninety and Nine" aud my Soul is Re-
deemed" Every body is invited to at
| tend.
Mr.. Ed. NJ. Cook, ~for a number of
years shipping clerk In Stewart & Mont,
gomery's hardware store, has been pro.
NOTED to position of travelling salesman
for the firm, succeeding Mr. H. W. Cush
ing. who has resigned, and Mr.. Harry
Simmons. until recently in Noftsker':
store, takes Mr.. Cooks place.
The we'll known steamer in these wa
tiers, J. w. Mills. was sold Saturday by
the LeClaire Navigation Co., to Capt.
Walter Blair. of Davenport, and John
Laycock, of LeClaire. The consideration
was $4,000. The steamer is now on the
ways at LeClaire being repaired. She
will be used used at the Sabula bridge to
help rats over the rapids.
At the regular weekly meeting of Blu
ford Post. the following newly elected
officers, who were not present on the oc-
casion of the general installation exer.
cises, were installed by ex Commander
J. W. Bracket: w A Norris, officer of
the day; II G Ashbaugh, quartermaster.
and E Fl Buck. quartermaster sergeant.
Mr.. Phil Mitchell returned yesterday
from trip to Washington. where he at,
tended the National Association of Glass
Workers. On his return he stopped at
Indianapolis for a few days visit. In
Washington he visited the senate and
house during interesting sessions. and at
Indianapolis had the pleasure of meeting
the accomplished daughter of the presi-
dent lect's, Mrs. Mckee.
At recent meeting Of the Western
States Passenger association, it was deci-