Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-13
CITY CHAT.


Jshn Martin is laid up with erysip-
elias.
Mrs. NJ. C. Rice is visiting at Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
Auction tonight. 11s Seventeenth
street. Kingsbury's.
The great embroidery sale all this
week at McCabe Bros.
Supervisor Foster Armstrong was
in from Bowling today.
Choice dairy and creamery butter
and fresh eggs at Longs.
Twin-City club dance at Roche's
hall every Saturday nigh.-25 cents.
Kingsbury's tonight. 119 Seven
teenth street. Big bargains for buy
ers.
Valentines must go at Eckhart's
tonight. Prices that will make
'em go.
Fresh Columbia river salmon.
trout, whitefish, smelt and perch at
Hess Bros.
Fine western seed oats at George
w. Aster & Co.'S, 1922 First avenue,
Rock Island.
j. ID. Beecher departed this morn
ing for New Orleans on a health
seeking tour.
M. c. Rice, of the London, goes
east tonight to visit the markets on
q purchasing trip.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge at noon was 1.90 and STA
tionary; the temperature 2s.
People who take The ARGUS know
good thing when they see it. They
are helping to push it along.
At 9 o'clock, 10 o'clock, IL o'clock,
IL o'clock and 2 o'clock special job
values in embroidery at McCabe's.
When you go to Chicago try the
Milwaukee. Leaves Rock Island at
1880 q. m. and arrive in Chicago at
1:45 p. m.
Wall & Spicer have dissolved and
are closing out oil furniture at and
below cost. 3l7 and 319 Brady street,
Davenport.
The Milwaukee has two daily
trains for Clinton, Savanna, Dubuque
and Freeport and the Milwaukee
is the direct line.
X. p. Hubbard returned home to
Chicago today. having come down to
attend the wedding Of his sister at
Taylor Ridge yesterday.
Division Agent II. ID. Mack was at
his desk again in the Burlington office
today, after couple Of days tussle
with touch Of the grip.
Interesting revival meetings are in
progress at the First Baptist church.
Tonight Rev. Henry Williams, Of
Ottumwa, Iowa, breaches.
Another transfer of the Staassen
livery barn on Third avenue was
made yesterday. This time Frank
Tindall becomes proprietor.
L. +. West sustained q severe fall
at Abingdon yesterday with the re-
suit that he fractured rib. The
injury will lay him on for time.
The Ladies' Industrial Relief So
ciety will hold its regular monthly
meeting Saturday afternoon at 4
O'Clock in the No. 4 school building.
John d. Newton lies in a critical
condition at his home at 1926 Third
avenue suffering with an internal
humorous growth, with which he has
been afflicted for long time.
Attend the dance at Stodd's hall
Thursday evening Feb. IS, now un-
der the management OF G. II. Stisser.
Nice crowd and good time guaran-
teed. Music by Wehling's orchestra.
The building committee of the
county board, accompanied by Su-
perintendent Collins, went to Chi.
cago today to inspect metallic fur
niture and clock for the new court
house.
+. T. Myers, OF the firm OF Allen,
Myers & Co., is slowly recovering
after q severe attack Of la grippe and
Quinsy. He has been confined to his
home for two weeks and expects to
be around in few days.
One of the Chicago Brewing COM
pany's wagons collapsed on Fifteenth
street and Third avenue this morn
ing and gave the beer kegs little
roll. The accident was caused by
the front axle breaking in two.
The embroidery sale this week at
McCabe Bros. is proving much more
than usually succe ssful. Those spe-
cial job values at 9, 10, II. IL and 2
o'clock each day have been great aids
in breaking all former records.
1t is the direct line-the Milwau-
kee is the direct line to Clinton,
Dubuque. Freeport. Rockford. Beloit.
Racine and Milwaukee. II you want
to reach your destination uickiy and
comfortably take the Milwaukee.
1t is the direct line.
The Moline Republican club has
elected ex-Supervisor George McKin-
ley president, after q somewhat ami
mated contest. This may be taken
rs evidence that Moline is for the
cousin OF the successful candidate
for another Office in the gift OF the
entire people Of the republic.
An interesting and valuable little