Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-12

rink Monday evening. Dec. IA.
Everything complete-heat, light,
music and perfect floor.
Call. hear and be pleased with the
great electrical piano. playing with
out the aid of human hands, at
Stems, S07 Brady street. Davenport.
Certificates for English sparrow
heads have been issued to George
Ray for go; John Behel. %; Otto
Schultz. IS; and Willie Huntley, IL.
Miss Annie Fender. 521 Twenty
first street. arrived home today after
several years absence from the city,
during which she has travelled ex
tensively.
Jerusha Dow will show her family
album Monday evening in the First
NJ. +. church. Go and see the bride
and groom, also the twins. Admis-
sion 10 cents.
Buy the Kranich & Bach. the piano
Of excellency. the only one made in
the world which don't suff-r from
atmospheric changes. at STEMS, 307
Brady street. Davenport.
Mrs. Henfy Curtis leaves this
evening for San Diego. CAL. to spend
the winter at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Horace Walker Jones. who
returns with her after visit here.
Louis Lundquist, of Moline. came
to THE ARGUS today to show that he
did not leave town on account OF the
charge hanging over him. and that
he is not seeking to avoid the sheriff
If you think you know what The
ARGUS book contest quotation is send
it in. Remember the first correct
answer gets the prize. The ARGUS
Office will be open until p. m. all
next week.
As the bridge is now open the
Vienna Steam bakery is ready to fill
all orders in the lire of baking at q
days notice. Telephone So. H.
Korn & Sons, S17-3l9 Harrison street,
Davenport.
Aid. j. G. Surman Is nursing his
left hand, the wrist Of which was
painfully injured in coming in con-
tact with an emery wheel at the
Rock Island stove works, whre he Is
employed - q filter.
Mrs. j. w. Blessing is confined to
her bed as the result of an operation
successfully performed by Drs. Car
ter. Craig and Bernhard. She is
doing nicely and hopes soon to be
around and able to see her friends.
The oldest and most reliable Sec
ond-hand store Of the city is the one
of j. w. Jones; his new number 119
Eighteenth street; SO leave your Or
der for anything and everything,
which will be promptly attended to.
We invite the public to inspect
our grand display Of holiday goods,
Of toys and fancy goods, albums.
toilet cases, vases, dolls, doll bug
gies, the largest assortment in the
tri-cities. w. Trefz & Co., POLL
Fourth avenue.
August DeWitte and Miss Nellie
Taets, of this city, we're married al
st Joseph's church this morning.
Rev. Father }. H. Cannon performed
sno SOAOAAoAyS suO OOuPiC Ooluk NJ
tended by Miss Louisa Hancq and
AlPhonse Taets.
Operator Howell, who was in
charge of the Office at Grinnell at the
time OF the wreck in which Engineer
J. w. Dyer. Of this city. was killed,
and through whose neglect the or
ders were not given holding the
train, has been arrested.
Editor H. s. Comstock, of the
Cambridge Chronicle. has placed the
special Christmas edition of his
work, "Hasty Recollections of q
Busy Life," on sale at B. Champions.
The book is enlarged and contains an
original poem written with special
reference to the Christmas tide.
1t is second nature for people tn
60 to the old postofiice. It would
probably be impossible to enumerate
the people who have started out fol-
Uncle Sans quarters and found
themselves involuntarily directed
toward East or West Seventeenth