Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-09
CITY CHAT.

CITY CHAT.
Fresh catfish at Shields.
Suit sale at Goldsmith's.
Straw hats at Goldsmith's.
Bicycle shoes-The Boston.
Tennis shoes at Dolly Bros.
Misses shoes $1-The Boston.
$6.45 suit sale at Goldsmith's.
House slippers 4s cents-The Bos-
ton.
Ladies' Oxfords IS cents-The Bos-
ton.
French peas IL cents q can at
Shields.
81 straw hats for so cents at Gold
smiths.
Dried black berries u cents pound
at Shields.
Look at Goldmith's s6.45 suits be-
fore buying.
Canned apples, three cans for rs
cents at Shields.
Goldsmith will sell you a $40 or
VIZ suit I0r VOID.
Shredded cocoanut 81 cents q
pound at Shields.
A saloon license was issued to
Henry Siemon today.
The Sunday Trilby train on the
Peoria begins next Sunday.
Apricots, pears, peaches and green
cages 123 cents a can at Shields.
Prettiest line of baby and chill
dren's tan shoes you ever saw at the
Boston.
Miss Mary Larkin and Miss May
Larkin have returned from a visit to
Troy, N. Y.
Charles McHugh and Fred Lloyd
left for St. Louis last night on ticket
broker business.
Children should attend the educa-
tional matinee at Harper's theatre to-
morrow afternoon.
What is the use of paying more, if
Goldsmith will sell you a better suit
at $6.45 than others sell?
Gustave Stengel, Jr., succeeds Joe
Scherer as book-keeper at Lemburg
& Detlefsen's wholesale house.
Do you pay $3.50 for your shoes9
If SO. save 81 cents by getting a pair
Of our S1.99 shoes at Dolly Bros.
Needle toe Oxfords in black and
tan-the SWEETEST Oxfords in the tri-
cities-width AA up-The Boston.
Rev. S. S. Cryer, a former pastor
of the Central Presbyterian church,
arrived in Rock Island last night on
visit.
Ice cream and strawberries and an
interesting program at the First
Baptist church Friday evening, May
10. Come.
The Della Fox company which APP
pears at the Burtis at Davenport to-
night, attended the Widest West
show by special invitation this after
noon.
Architect Gum arrived this morn.
ing with his detailed plans for the
new court house. and the building
committee is in session with him this
afternoon.
Ex-POlice Officer Peter Hannah has
taken the beat of private Waterman,
formerly covered by Phil Miller. who
has been elevated for party service.
Haman will attend to his business
and make good man.
All officers, ward managers and
assistants Of the Ladies' Relief society
are requested to be present at q
meeting to be held at the
residence of Mrs. W. b. Fergu-
son, Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The Incorporation papers for the
Rock Island Cycling club were re-
eeived by President Pearce this
morning and were duly recorded at
the county recorders office. The
incorporators are X. NJ. Pearce,
Elmore Stafford and C. A. Spencer.
Col. Poe. Maj. Ernest Ruffner and
Capt. w. l.. Marshall have been ap-
pointed a commission by Gen. Casey,
chief of war department engineers, to
determine and report upon the effect
of opening the Chicago drainage
canal upon the lake and harbor
levels and upon the great lakes and
their connecting waterways.
Phil Miller came to sudden de-
termination to qualify as policeman
last evening on the rather pointed
suggestion of Mayor Knox communi-
Gated through special messenger,
that il he did not care to enter upon
his duties at once, there were others
who would. Phil thcreupon COM
piled with all possible haste. and is
now a full-fledgcd policeman. and
head of the force ex-officio.
A skiff containing Wyman Boards
ley and another young man about his
age capsized near the Hennepin
canal dam at Cars island this
morning. and both young men were
thrown into the water. They were
rescued. however. by fishermen who
saw their struggles from the
shore, but it was q marvelously for