Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-28
CITY CHAT.

WIN erysIpeias.
Plush caps from IS cents and up.
ward ut Goldsmith's.
Shine, shine. shine. EVERYTHING
shines from Red Star.
They say our streets are going to
be cleaned-some day.
Homework exemplifed; simply
use Acme cake beaten.
See Klug-Hasler Dry Goods com.
pany's new nd. on page seven.
Mrs. Edgar Dempsey is suffering
with an attack Of typhoid fever.
Miss Marguerite Conwell IL home
from Chicago to spend the holidays.
twenty-five listers, ages IA to 10.
former price $6. 60 at 1915 at Gold.
smiths.
Nice stylish made suits. former
price from Gig to SIS. only ts.75 1t
Goldsmith's.
Rockers sold by peddlers for e12
and ia. regular price % at Clemann
4 Salzmann's.
Fifty mems sack overcoats. former
price from u to $40. go at $3.50 at
Goldsmith's.
st. Mary's school has its Christmas
entertainment at Columbia hall to-
morrow evening.
Il. G. Willerton returned this
morning from st. Louis. where he
spent Christmas.
Boys knee pants suits. ages 6 to
~. former price from "a to IS, only
". so at Goldsmith's.
Rattan spring rockers. sold by
peddlers for $l2 and $1i, - at
Clemann & Salzmann's.
Certificates for English sparrow
heads were issued to James Wells
for 10 birds. Otto Schultz II, Oscar
Jensen IL.
Tine ARGUS acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of n number OF public docu-
ments through the courtesy of Con-
gresham George w. Prince.
Capt A. j. Whitney, who was
called to Burlington, Iowa, by the
death Of his brother-in-law. has re-
turned home quite seriously i'll.
Miss Lucy Starr. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Starr, GIG First
avenue. who has been critically i'll
for some days. is very low today.
Rev. Skidmore and the Daymau
quartet. composed Of II. N. Hansen.
Will Lavender, Clyde and Frank
Eberhart. go to Port Byron to conduct
young mems meeting tomorrow
afternoon.
There will be dance at Roches'
hall, Twelfth street and Fifth ave.
nue. Saturday night. the 2Sth, given
by the Twin-City club. Good music
will he had and good order also.
Everyb dy is cordially invited. Ad-
mittance IS cents.
Contractor Larkin has about com
pleied the first story Of the county
temple. The iron material for the
second story has arrived. BY the
time this is erected 1t is supposed
operations will be suspended by rea-
son Of the weather until spring.
The Canton mo J Press contains a
fatteriog notice Of the appearance
there In the Methodist church enter.
tainment Christmas eve Of Mrs. j. c.
Jacobs aud her talented little son,
Virgil. who Immediately won his
way to the heart Of his auditors.
Competition compels advertising.
Rivalry in trade must seek an outlet
In printers ink. The biggest and
hest advertiser is the most success.
ful-,he weakest must 60 to the wall.
This is the one inevitable and immu-
table law OF business-to defy COM
petition you must rely on judicious
advertising.
A meeting Of the directors OF the
Western association of base ball
clubs was held yesterday ut Cedar
Rapids. Sioux City and Omaha
were dropped and Dubuque and Bur-
lington admitted to membership.
The Western association is grad ualiy
playing out. 1t will never again be
what 1t ence was.
Walter Lynden, a boy Is years Of
age. while skating in Central Park.
Davenport. broke through the ice
and disappeared. His companions
broke another hole about ten feet
from where he went down and where
he was seen under the thin ice, and
pulled him out. It was q most re-
markable escape.
Rev. +. N. Fletcher, Just arrived
from Hoochow, China. will speak al
the First Baptist church tomorrow
evening. Mr.. Fletcher will speak on
the mission work among the Celcs-
tials. refer to the late riots at mission
stations and tell OF the success oil
Christianity among the Chinese, and
answer the charge made by some
that the missionaries are disturb
ing element and ought to retire from
China.
Amuoemouts.