Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-17
BRIEF MENTION.

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Combs.
Buy Oberman's marble enameled
water pals.
No old style slippers can you find
in the display at Adams.
Books. Books. Books for young
and old at Young & McCombs'.
The best bread in the city-S2:
Twentieth street.-the Home Bakery
Crockery. Special prices or
Rogers silverware today at Young 6
McCombs'.
Regular meeting of Fort Armstrong
Carlton 80 K. Of G. tonight. Worl
in sir knights degree.
R. r. Cable and son, H. s., Cable
left for Chicago this afternoon afteI
short stay in the city.
Spare ribs, tenderloin, leaf lard
shoulder steak and pork trimming.
at II. Tremann & Sons.
Fora Christmas present a pair OF
shoes or slippers would be nice
Call in and let Adams please you.
The ferry. Augusta, came out Of
winter quarters this afternoon and
resumed traffic between the two
cities.
The Davenport Y. NJ. c. A. las
evening elected Frank Nader. for
merly Of this city, president for thu
ensuing year.
o. H. Creel is slowly recovering
the use of his left leg. which wa.
partially paralyzed in an accident or
the Rock Island road last week.
Miss Mamie Townsend. formerly
with w. H. e. Petersen's Sons, o.
Davenport, has accepted a position
with Young & McCombs, of thi
lefty.
The news has been received of tn,
death in Jail at Los Angeles, Cal, o
G. f. Wayne. where he was confined
for debauching two little girl.
Mayne attracted some attention il
Davenport and Omaha a few year.
ago. being q speculator.
In a letter to The ARGUS w. S
Pidcock. formerly of Cordova. nov
in Chicago, writes: "Itis with pride
that read of the successful, efforts
Of my home county in securing the
new insane hospital. May success
crown your every effort in any direc
ton you may set forth"
Aid. and Mrs. John Sur mans g.
year-old daughter, Gertrude, who's,
condition was much benefited by /.
trip through the west during the
summer, has again been suffering
from an attack of what seemed to b,
membraneous Group and is nov
threatened with pneumonia.
Sherrard. the new mining town or
the r. 1. & p. is now an incorpor
ated village. the proposition having
carried by the narrow majority oil
five-91 to Sc. The next thing will
be to elect village officers. The talk
is for single ticket with a separate
proposition as to whether the towr
be "wet" or .'drv."
G. c. Mcintyre has sent THE AR
GUS copy of a very creditable holi
day edition of the Oskaloosa Uowa
Globe. 1t is a pleasure 10 know thai
the former enterprising Rock Isl
ander has established him self among
such wide-awake people as thu
Globe reflects those of Oskaloos,
to be.
A fine Xmas gift-the Standard
dictionary or Johnson's Universal
cyclopaedia, just completed in eighr
Volumes Set delivered on first paw
ment or sold for cash to suit circum
stances. Sold only by subscription
For particulars ad iress Frank Lasher
general delivery who will call ano
show specimens of either work.
The American Jubilee, to be given
at Harper's theatre Friday night and
Saturday Matinee is unique, nationa
and patriotic, with a vein of humol
running through it. and the different
countries and people in costume are
presented to Uncle Sam and the God
dess of Liberty, showing the honor
and respect paid to our republic
The costumes are quite an important
feature Of the entertainment.