Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19

He has large display of all this
years pack at prices that astonish
everybody.
Sixty different styles in center ia.
bles to select from-among them
many new designs in inlaid patterns
something handsome for a Xmas
present to be sure. at Clemann &
Salzmann's.
An effort is being made to have
Francis Murphy, the elder, deliver q
series of temperance lectures in
Davenport. His son recently made
quite an impression there in a white
ribbon crusade.
BIB corset waists for infants. chill
dren. misses and ladies. Everyone
knows what they are McIntvre-
Reck Co. begin them at 10 cents. and
sell the whole line at 25 per cent less
than usual prices.
One Of those beautiful new style.
inlaid ladies' writing desks would
be just the thing for Christmas gift
to your wife. sister or sweetheart,
just received at Clemann & Salz-
mann's for holiday purchasers.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Glenn and chill
dren, Of Shafter, Texas, arrived in
the city last evening. Mr.. Glenn
went on to Des Moines this mornino
being called there by the serious i'll
ness OF his father. Charles Glenn.
James O'Couner left Saturday
night for New York, from which port
he sails Wednesday afternoon on the
White Star line steamer. Teutonic.
for Liverpool. where he joins his
wife and son, who have been abroad
for some months.
Acting in accordance with the ac-
ton of the city council at its last ses-
sion. Mayor Medill has let a.contrsct
to W. A. Darling for the construction
OF the remaining 1920 feet of side
walk at cents per square foot. Mr..
Darling is sub-letting the work.
The funeral Of Mrs. A. S. Cox. of
Canton. was held from Trinity
church at o'clock yesterday after
noon, Rev. K. F. Sweet officiating.
The pallbearers were: r. Champion,
f. p. Pinneo, Judge Lucian Adams,
c. j. Ramskill, George Bennett and
W. Ramskill.
ID. Webster Leas, a resident of
Rock Island since 1850, died at
O'Clock this morning, at the home of
Mrs. Charlotte PUNK, 1927 Third
avenue. of consumption of the bow
els. The funeral will be held from
the mum Der given. at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning, and will be pri-
vate.
Dewitt c. Cregier. Jr., son of ex-
Mayor Cregier of Chicago. and Mark
Goode. also of Chicago. are at the
Harper. They are commissioners on
the purchase Of agricultural imple-
ments for shipment to the Indian
reservation, and their mission is 10
confer with the manufacturers here
and in Moline on the subject.
The Houck Opera company sang
1.-The Mikado" at Harper's theatre
Saturday night. as well as for the
matinee in the afternoon. The COM
edian. Dan Packard. and Miss Goldie
Rinehart severed their connection
with the company here. Packard is
a clever actor, and one experienced.i lin
the business. and it is not improba BILE
that he may start out a new orCani-
cation, with Miss Rinehart as the
bright particular star.
W. o. Gronen, draughtsman at
Rock Island arsenal has relic of
that post that he prizes very highly.
1t is nothing more nor less than the
stump of the old flagstaff that used
to carry the stars and stripes aloft
from the stockade of old Fort Arm
strong. Mr.. Gronen was on the
ground years ago, when the last YES
tiges of the historic old post were
obliterated. and he assisted in the re-
moval of the last piece of
that old mast. He regarded it as
being the most valuable relic. from
its historical associations, that the
early island afforded.