Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-26
CITY CHAT.
A man Who viii not advertise,
Evidently does not realize
That people eaanos scruttniSe
The bargains he would popularize;
Hence he should nos feel surprise
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Hence he should n0e feel surprise
II prodts do not matsrialize.
Rev. J. H. Cannon is visiting his
home at Joliet.
Miss Emma Lamont is visiting
Chicago relatives.
Street cars will run to Milan SUM-
day night after the show.
MFR. and Mrs. Joseph Schneider
spent Christmas ut Joliet.
Clarence Pratt has returned from
visit to Chicago. Ottawa and Utica.
Stopping advertising to save
money is penny wise and pound fool
ish.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pratt, of
Utica. ILL.,. spent Christmas in the
city.
Mrs William McGuinn and daugh-
ter. Miss Lucy. are visiting in Chi
cago.
John McCaffrey. Of Galesburg.
spent Christmas with Rock Island
relatives.
Miss Carrie Goldsmith departed
this morning for Little Rock, Ark.
on a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Golf spent
Christmas with Mrs. COTS mother
ut Carlinville.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Halves eat
Christmas turkey with Msj. c. w.
Halves, at Fulton.
Messrs. C. +. GAZETTEER and Thomas
Lailin leave this evening for hunt
ing trip in Missouri.
Willie Hamilton arrived last even
ing from Independence on . visit to
relatives In the city.
Henry weishar, OF Freeport. is
spending the holidays with the fam
lily Of +. A. Leithner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Grove and e.
Il. Grove. Of Port Byron, are spend
ing the day in the city.
Mrs. j. N. Hyde has returned from
her Monmouth stay, ompauied by
Mrs. j. II. Moses, who comes for
visit.
Among a number Of Illinois post.
masters lately appointed was Lyde
A. Keagy to be postmaster at Cam
bridge.
The waterworks superintendent
will commence Monday morning to
turn of the water supply Of all de-
linquents.
X. p. Hubbard. Of Chicago, is here
to spend the holidays with his
brother. Deputy County Clerk Henry
Hubbard, and his parents at Taylor
Ridge.
Messrs Henry Carse, B. F. Koox,
Eli Mosenfelder and George Price
left this morning on their inspection
OF the new factory which proposes
coming 20 Rock Island.
Tomorrow is the last day OF A. E.
Nisscn's special sale on groceries
You had better take advantage OF his
extraordinary low prices, as you will
save piles of money by doing so.
The Salvation Army will give a
dinner for the benefit OF the poor Mt
its hall New Years day from 12 to 2
O'Clock. Tickets can be obtained
from the captain or soldiers. All
taking dinner must hold q ticket, for
which there will be no charge.
Leroy Hampsen presented the heads
OF Is English sparrows at the city
CLERKS Office tuesday. This will
probably wind up the sparrow shoot
ing within the city limits. as the
boys evidently realize the couse-
quence Of violating the ordinances.
The Sunday school Christmas en-
tertainment held Christmas eve at
Mound View school house, district
No. IL. was grand success. In
spite OF the inclemency of the wealth
er the entire school and many friends
assembled Mt the appointed hour.
when an Interesting program by the
children was carried out. After this
the beautiful tree was relieved OF its
appropriate fruits and presents and
all went home more than satisfied.
Owney. the famous mail dog. has
reached New York on his return
from the Orient. He started from
Tacoma. Wash, Aug. 16 last on o
tour around the world. sailing for
Hong Kong. China. labeled BY the
postmaster at Tacoma. as q world
heater and Is now on his way across
the continent. railway agents having
transported him the entire way in
hopes Of beating the record OF Fran
els Trains vision or the trip OF
Nelly BY. Owney was in Rock ISL
and. guest ut the Rock Island post
office. several times early last sum-
mer.
Santa Claus Scorched.