Rock Island Argus., 1894-12-12
.ity will have it on sale. Call for it

there.
Old Santa Claus arrived at McIn-
| tyre-Reck Co.'S yesterday, with over
twenty large loads of toys and
Christmas gifts. He said they were
to 60 cheap, and the old gentleman
must be obeyed.
Headquarters at the Eastern Fair
for all kinds of Christmas toys, trees
and trimmings; also. lamps glass
ware. and very fine line of crockery
and chinaware, which will be sold re-
gardless Of cost.
The famous Ezra Kendall will pre-
sent his new play. "The Substitute" :"
at Harper's theatre next Monday ev-
ening. comedy as amusing and
wholesome as his kids. and which
is likely TO please.
Hand embroidered, real point and
duchess lace handkerchiefs-mar
OF beauty. and just the thing to buy
for fine Christmas present. at Klug-
Hasler-Schwentser Dry Goods COM
pany. Davenport.
Authors. Lotto. Parchessi, Back
CANNON, Tiddledywinks, Blind
Mice. Halma, Worlds Fair, Steeple
Chase, Penny Post, are only few of
the latest and most interesting
games which McIntyre-Reck Co.
have now on sale at way down
prices.
A nice piano or organ would be
the incest and most useful Christ
mas present you could present to
your family. Call in and see the
new styles Of Hallet 4 Davis and new
scale kimball pianos and get nv
Christmas prices. d. Roy Bowlby.
The ladies of Trinity Improvement
guild will give doll and fancy goods
sale in the vacant storeroom in
Hurst block on Twentieth street Sat-
urday afternoon. Tea, coffee and
sandwiches will be served, while
cake, plum pudding, ETC., will be
sold.
The Union has dragged the Chi
nese question into the matter of the
impropriety of the artificial limb
maker. That's natural. In view of
the present situation in the east, the
Union may get its head cut off, but
that would be natural. But then,
considering its extreme interest in
the artificial limb maker, it might
get an artificial head - and that
would be natural.
In the new store building, corner
OF Thirty-Eighth street and Seventh
avenue, the ladies of Grace Lutheran
church will, on tomorrow afternoon
and evening, have sale of Christmas
novelties, home made candies, ex-
quisitely embroidered linens and
daintily dressed dolls. In the even
ing an art gallery will be added to
the list of attractions. This will be
good opportunity to select hand
some Christmas present.
Yesterday afternoon the W. C. I.
L. held its regular annual meeting
ut the Y. NJ. c. A., which was largely
attended. An entertaining and in
teresting program was given. Mrs.
Creel read u paper on the Tobacco
Parable;" Mesdames johnson and
Hamilton gave piano duet: poem.
shall Women Vote?" was given by
Mrs. Leslie; Mrs. Will johnson
played piano solo; DIR. Emily
Wright gave an address. Use and
Abuse of Alcohol" and Mrs. Hamil-
ton spoke on Busy Women and the
W. c. 7. T."
The tournament of the West End
Gun club, at Davenport, closed last
evening, number of Rock Island
marksmen attending. The chief
honors were carried off by Z. Il.
Cook, of Davenport; j. H. Wilson, of
Emmetsburg, and Hon. Tom M. Mar
shall. of Keithsburg, well known in
this city. OF them the Democrat
says: Davenport has reason to be
proud of Cook, as both of his antag-
onists are old-time shots. Wilson is
an old all-arourd shot and champion
of the state of Iowa, while Marshall
is one of the cracker-jack shots of
the state of Illinois, and now has a
series of three shoots on hand with
Carver, the world-renowned marks
man."
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