Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-21

50 cents.
y B. Sargent, Of Rockford, was In
the city yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs..
Sargent leave Jan. for California 70
spend some weeks.
A great advertisement for both
cIoaks aud umbrcllas. On FRIDAY
McCabc Bros. will give an umbrella
free with each cloak.
Mr.. and Mrs.. John Anthony de-
sire 20 express their thanks to friends
and ncighbors who SO kindly assistcd
In their recent sorrow.
Great reduction sale Dec. 81, %
and %. Ten per cent reduction on
anything in orr line. q. O. Huck.
stacdt. the house furnishcr.
Great reduction sale Dec. 21. %
and %. Ten per cent reduction on
anything in our line. g. q. Huck-
staedt. the house furnishcr.
We want TO sell you your fine can
dies and chocolates, MS we have the
finest candies. and all fre.h, and the
finest stock we ever had-krcil 4
Math.
All we ask is for you to take q look
in our cases and see the lovlicst and
freshest line of candies ever display
ed. krell 4 Math are bound to have
the best.
Each morning until Christmas, 3
to 10 O'Clock. sale Of board covered
story and jcvcnilc books at 6 cents,
at McCabc Bros. Quarter Of value
and less.
Motor car 90 and one OF c. Schneit !.
cr's delivery wagons col!iJcd on Seq
ond avenue between Sixteenth and
seventeenth streets yesterday, but
no serious damage resulted.
Davenport stands a good show Of
having $4,000 added to its public
building appropriation. In that
event the building will be constructed
the full two stories high all around.
Gold medal carpet swccpcrs, 1.-the
best carpet sweeper made is the
guarantee Of the Bisscll Carpet
Sweeper company. This makes an
elegant Christmas present. Sold by
John T. Nof,skcr.
The body Of Joseph Adams is still
lying in Undertaken knox's rooms.
his wife refusing to have anything to
do with il. II now comes TO light
that she had previously applied for a
divorce on the ground Of iptoxica-
tioa.
Buyers Of handkcrchicfs are en-
joying'a great feast these days. The
enormous bargains which McCabe
Bros were able To secure during the
depression in July. has enabled them
to sell hundreds Of dozens Mt enc
third and one-quartcr value.
The alarm of fire this morning
about B o'clock. was turned in from
box 63. and called the department to
the upper Rock Island yards. where
a switch shanty was on fire. The build
ing was destroyed. but the loss is
slight. just how it happened no one
seems TO know.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil O'Bricn. Of Kan
sas City. are visiting in the city,
their sad mission here being to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. O'Brien' :
father. John Garvey. which occurred
ut Davenport yesterday. Mr..
O'Brien is the former popular con-
ductor on the c.. h & z.
Hon. T.. W. Hurst went TO Fulton
this morning to appear before the
board of directors OF the Modern
: Woodmcn for Jackson Il Hurst in bc.
half of the motion to dissolve the in.
, juction under which the head office.
are retained ut Fulton. in place o,
coming to Rock Island. in accord.
ancc with the will of the order.
Remember the Eastern Fair i.
closing out its stock Of TOYS, regard.
less of cost for the rest Of the week
We mus! have room for other goods
Don't fail to see the bargains on tn,
and 10 cent counter. One dollar
games for - cents. All dolls cut .,
per cent. All kinds of trees and
Observation-Disclosures Fourth ave
|. nue..
The will of the late Hon. Jcre II
Murphy. filed for probate n. Davcn
|, port yesterday, was Il short and sim
= pie document. Ii was dated July 10
| Icsls anu UiNlItu tUt bulk VI the cS
. tate Of the tcstator-all except n. few
, requests to relaiivcs-into tire,
T. equal parts between the wife of tn,
: deceased and his two children. +. A
a and Jessie Murphy.
McCabe Bros. being anxious {,
thoroughly advertise the larycs
stock Of silk umbrellas in the thre
J cities. and at the same time To ca!
! attention To the leading cloak stocI
in this vicinity. will present cacl
ease purchaser " any cloak. coat q
q cape amounting 20 - or over, wit
= an English gloria umbrella. all da
tomorrow (friiay). Remember on
!. day only.
] The character of DIR. Galeu SO nj
q mirably assumed by John Rinck Il
. the performance Of the .Egyptai
Mummy" ut iarpcr's theatre Tues