Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-14

III tue city visiting friends.
ES'County Treasurer Schafer, of Port
Byron. was in the city today
a fine line of diamond earrings lust re-
ceived at Will r Johnson's.
Mrs. Peter MoGrsth, of Chicago, is in
the city on short visit to friends.
W. S. Grove and wife, of Port Byron,
spen Sun 'ay with friends in the city.
Wanted-A competent girl in small
family. at $50 Nineteenth street. Mrs
S. S Guyer.
Henry Curtis and States Attorney
Sturgeon left last night for Chics 90 on
legal business.
Bruno Stayback leaves tonight for
Denver to jim his sister, Mrs. Frank
Nicholsoo.
Special attractions Tuesday, Wedues,
day, Thursday and Friday evenings at
McInure Brs'.
The German English school fair closed
last night after a most brilliant success
in every way.
Mrs S. L.. Bliss and daus liter. Miss
Nellie left this morning for weeks visit
with friends in Racine.
Aid. Huesing and Tindall are able to
be about after having been confined to
their homes with The grip.
Dolls big and little. waking and Sleep
ing al one-half less at McCabe Bros. than
| elsewhere. Open evenings.
The sale of seats for DIR. Nourse's en-
tertainment opens at the Harper house
pharmacy at $50 tomorrow morning.
A subject of much admiration is a min
iature darkey dude with which Louis
Glockhoff has adorned the windows of
his Arcade cigar store.
1t is understood J. W. Mcpherson is.
soon to resign his position as . S. gau-
ger and that Stamp Deputy NJ. Lee Gait
is likely to succeed him.
The book boom struck McCabe Bros.
store on Saturday in real earnest. The
enormous sales are unparalleled in the
history of the city. Open evenings.
Fred J Fisher, late of Fisher Bros. :,
of this city, left this morning for Chicago,
where he has accepted a position of book
keeper for large Office supply house.
James Msucker left this morning for
Peoria to arrange the details for little
sporting event for the holidays, in which
ic Tel ii
| heavily backed.
Open evenings from tomorrow night
on at McCsbe Bros. To make the event
most fercible they will commence at z
| o'clock each evening to name special
drive that will stir up the natives.
The board of supervisors met in regu-
lar session at the court house at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, and in the absence of
Chairman Pearsall ex Chairman r. A.
Smith, of Moline, presided.
On Wednesday night at 2 o'clock Nc
Csbe Bros. place on sale all of Leon
Maugenet 81 Co.'S fine bulk pie extract
odors at 10c per ounce. Bring in your
bottles. One evening only.
Rock Islands paving operations during
the past year have amounted to 1925. 900
instead OF Ss5. 00O ss stated Saturday.
The $4,000 which the street Car company
alone paid was not taken into considera-
ton.
Much anxiety is felt in regard to the
condition of ex-Mayor Henry Carse,
which is reported quite serious. DR..
Craig, the attending physician, says that
while Mr.. Csrse is very sick man his
case is not particularly alarming.
D. Roy Bowlby has Sin own his usual
good taste in decorating his store front
in manner suggestive of the holiday
season which is at haud. 1t is very ap-
propriate and presents very pretty APP
pearance.
L. S O'Neil, W. II. Ca rpenter. R. A
Smith and City Attorney J. B. Oakleaf,
of Moline, were arrested for distributing
advertising calendars in violation of city
ordinances. The cases against Oakleaf
and Smith were dismissed; the others
continued until the 22d.
See the special drives in McCabe Bros
book department. On Tuesday evening
at Z O'Clock 100 child's books. chit chat,
full of illustrations, 1853 pages, goes at 10
cents to boom the books and advertise
the ''openlng evening" programme.