Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-12

COAT ~ tne special safe WHICH Tue 0OlueL
Eagle has inaugurated for this week.
People who buy their shoes at the NJ
& x. can now appreciate the difference
in price as well as durability from those
they have heretofore bought elsewhere.
Mr.. G. E. Tucker. business manager of
Hans, the Boatman" company, is In the
city arranging for the appearance of bis
company at Harper's theatre on Thursday
evening. the 21st.
"O.ten heard the NJ. & K. shoe de-
partment quoted. but had no idea you
carried such beautiful line of shoes, "
said Rock Island lady who has hereto
fore bought her foot wear in Chicago.
The Davenport Times says the steam
roller recently contracted for by that city
is disappointment and its failure to per-
form its work is the cause of the delay in
the paving operations over there.
For the nominal sum of 81 you can
have your choice of twelve different styles
Of gentlemen's overcoats at the Golden
Eagle special sale. Every coat gusran-
teed to be worth SO or money refunded.
Get your lamps where you can get
them the cheapest and the best. and the
place is Loosley's. He sells you lamps
at all prices from 20 cents each up.
Hanging lamps, dome shade. only 81 90
and up.
The Rodmsn Rifles have decided upon
Dec. 9Th as the time of their grand
opening ball of their new armory. An
effort will be made to make the occasion
one of the social events of the winter
season.
Officer Mulqueen arrested another
transient merchant yesterday for pur-
suing his avocation without the munich.
pal permit. His name was Francis L.
Cane, peddler of Ralvanic belts, ink,
etc and he was compelled to pay fine Of
So to Magistrate wIvill.
The cold wave predicted by the signal
service yesterday did not materialize in
Rock Island, though it came as far east
as Omaha, where it registered below
zero this morning. The winds then
shifting and carried it down the Mis-
souri, valley. No complaints are to be
heard.
Chief Clerk Bloom. of the Rock Island
house, has adopted an original scheme
for booming Chicago's claims to the
worlds fair of 90. After every guest
registering Chicago he writes 1892" and
requests them to so register themselves
everywhere they 60. The plan is quite
likely to be adopted by all commercial
Some beautiful scenic work can be seen
at the Crown dining hall. The partition
dividing the dining room from the kitch.
en- is ornamented with Egyptian columns,
views, curtains. ETC., producing a nice
effect and making the dining room a very
cheerful looking place. Mr.. J. H. Sock
er. well known landscape painter, was
The artist.
John McMshon, of the Fifth ward, is a |
letter carrier applicant who expects the |
lightning to strike him. He is States |
Attorney Surgeons candidate, whose |
is next to Gest's in weight with |
Boss Wells. Mcmahon has strong demo-
cratic antecedents, and therefore should |
make good carrier
The Moline Ministerial association met !
at the Y. M. G A. rooms in that city at |
10 o'clock yesterday morning. A pro-
gramme of Sunday night temperance
was arranged. The order of the |
day was taken up. and The Moral Stat
us of Moline" discussed by Messrs.
Morgan, Albro and Hess. The !
status was decided to be pretty low in
many respects, the Dispatch says.
The poet of the Atchison Globe sang
the following sad refrain the day after
election: Backward. turn backward. oh
time in Your flight; give me the dollslI
blew in last night; put me to bed, for my
feet are so sore; sober me up as l once
was before. Wipe from my face the
cheap WHISKY stare. smooth from my
forehead the disheveled hair; wind q wet
dish rag around my swelled head; put
me 70 bed. mother. put me to bed.
John Tuiesel. well-to-do young man
OF LeClaire, Scott county, rushed through
the streets Of the village Sunday morning
as people were going to church. tourists
ing pocket knife and screaming at the
top Of his voice. At q certain poiat he
drew the blade across his throat and fell.
He revived though and will probably re.
cover. He is twenty FIVE years of age
and single. He had bad case of too
much prohibition whisky.
The railroad excursion which the may
or, number of the aldermen and mem
bers of the Improvement association and
other citizens were permitted to enjoy
through the courtesy of Division Agent
Mack, Of the C., B. Il @. and President
Moore. of the Moline Central railway ,oc-
CURED last evening The excursionlsts
were conveyed to Moline via a
special car on the Burlington road
and met by Moline committee.
and the ride over the electric road
in the elegant new coaches proved
delightful trip in every way. All were
highly pleased with the road and fully
complimented the company on Its enter
prise. The company will probably make
application for rights of way into Rock
Island between this and spring by some
route other than the one properly refused
by the council before. and this time by
route that the municipal body will feel
q hat ,t