Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-13

John Volk & Co. are erecting for the
Rock Island road.
Nj. & X. have about 90 mems and |
boys suits left which they will place
on sale in their new shoe store tomor- /
row at one-third of former price and |
some at one-quarter.
The Rock Island and Moline AM
ateur Musical club will give com
plimentarv recital to their friends at
5 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, March
Il. at the club rooms.
Foot" Holdorf has received a
handsome photograph OF Farmer"
Burns in wrestling costume from
the DEBORAH Athletic club where
Burns had his bout last week.
ID. j. Kennedy has sold his hand
some re 'idence property TO Hugh X.
Walker for $500, the sale having
been consummated through the
agency of George W. d. Harris.
Now that the city is safe as re-
CARDS the ice break up" said an
alderman this morning, 1.-THE next
thing to do is to save it from McCon
ochieism and T. j. Medill is the man
to do it,"
OF course you are waiting for the
| new NJ. Il X. clothing store. It's GO
| ing to be beauty and with an en-
tirely new stock. No old goods. 1t
will more than pay you to wait lit
tie while longer.
To thoroughly advertise the new
location of their shoe department,
NJ. II X. are continuing their special
shoe sale. If you have not been
supplied, provide yourself with a
good quantity at once.
The new wall paper stock of r.
| Champion Il Co. includes pressed
| paper. plain and figured ingrains. an
extensive line of high grade parlor
| papers. a full line of medium and
low grade goods. frieze and ceiling
| to match.
| Marks Lloyd's horse and buggy
were disposed of on Saturday night,
| Elmer Lloyd and William Truesdale
securing it jointly. the latter selling
| his interest back to Mark Lloyd for
$75, so that the rig is now owned by
| Lloyd Bros.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coyne arrived HON e
| from Marshall. Tex, Saturday night
accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Nettie. who has been there for some
| time. The latter has just recovered
from severe attack of pneumonia,
and will now remain here perman-
entity.
A Administer of neighboring town.
says an exchange, on winding up his
Sunday evening sermon, said; Il am
compelled to announce that our regu-
lar Wednesday prayer meeting will
not be held this week. l will be on
hand, of course. but the janitor will
be unavoidably absent. and it takes
| two to hold prayer meeting. We
will sing the do1ology and be dis
missed.
Encouraged by the success of the
past season, stock of wall paper
has been secured for this springs
trade more complete in every way
than any other wall paper stock in
Rock Island. Comparison is invited.
The reputation for low figures will
be maintained more forciblv than
ever. Schemes and estimates for
decoration made in an artistic and
skillful manner, Call before buying
elsewhere on the Adams Paper Co.
312 and 314 Twentieth street.
1t now looks as though the negoti-
ations that have been in progress for
some time past between Billy Glib
son of this city and the hacker of
Evan Lewis will not come to much
after all, unless the stranger shows
some reasonableness in coming TO
terms. He wants to wrestle for the
81 900 aside and all the gate receipts,
but Gibson will not consent to such
arrangements. 1t is understood that
the latter viii tell Lewis through the
Chicago Herald Just what he will do.