Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-03
CITY CHAT.
Leaf lard at Gilmore's.
Fresh feb ut Hess Bros.

DoiIy BROS. ior bargains.
Shields 7th yesr-see list.
Cut flowers and plants a: Eek.
hart's.
A foil line Of fresh vegetables at
Hess Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bleuer have Q
new daughter.
Shields 7th anniversary sale
list in another column.
Try an Erie filter and you will get
clear water instead OF mud.
Cold weather footwear aud red hot
bargain prices at Dolly Bros.
Bargains in crockery and tinware
at Eckhart's, Twentieth street.
Don't forget that Cream flour has
no equal for the money-at Longs.
Aunt Jemima pancakes will be
served ut McCabe Bros all day to-.
morrow.
The Young Lodies' sodality Of St.
Joseph's church was reorganized last
evening.
Standard electric goods Of every
description cheap at Fiebig's. 1917
Third avenue.
X rays will not penetrate an Erie
filter; neither will the mud. See one
Mt Davis company's.
Use in town, honey. Aunt Jemima
will serve pancakes free OF charge all
day tomorrow at McCabe Bros.
Sewing machines repaired as good
as new. Needles and supplies for all
machines ut Fiebig's, the locksmi,h.
Telephone 1850.
W. d. McIntyre, Of the MCINTYRE
Reck Dry Goods company. is of on
. business trip 20 Marshalltown and
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The Scott county supervisors to.
day appropriated 1000, the amount
necessary to secure for Company Il
its armory ut Davenport.
Mrs. DIR. c. b. Kinyon entertained
the Young Ladies' Home Missionary
society OF the First Methodist church
ut her home last evening.
The Sherman, the center-wheeled
ferry, arrived this afternoon from
Quincy and will ut once begin doing
duty between the two cities.
Aunt Jcmima pancake flour is
made OF wheat. corn and rice; packed
only In red packages. All grocers
sell 1t Mt two packages for % cents.
The preferred stock Of $50. 900 in
the Tri-City Packing company at
Davenport has practically all been
subscribed and committee has been
appointed on rebuilding the burned
structure.
"The Merry World" Canary &
Lederer's latest contribution to the
national stock OF extravaganza, is
similar to the Passing Show" and
comes to the Burtis tomorrow night
with the very strongest Endorsement
possible.
The Times-Herald published por-
trait and sketch Of John Il. Math,
who was nominated for alderman by
the repu blicans OF the Thirty-fourth
ward in Chicago Saturday. The
nominee is brother Of Frank Math,
Of this city.
The prompt manner in which the
Rock Island road backed its trains
down to Twentieth street last week
while the bridge was impas sable fur
nishes good argument as to what
could be done il the union depot was
established here.
The east end OF Rock Island can
now boast of something it has never
had before--an up.to-date shoe store
in every particular. N. +. Peterson
Il Co. are in position to show styles
and give prices that will save east
end residents both money and q trip
down town.
Deere. Wells & Co., Of Council
Bluffs, have brought suit for $685.
129.3S against the Milwaukee road
for damages resulting from the loss
OF its warehouse at Council Bluffs
Dec. Is. which. il is alleged. was due
to negligence on the part of employees
Of the road.
The Fair store at Davenport has
discovered that one OF its clerks has
been Systematically stealing for the
past eight months. during which 800
has been taken. The clerk made
partial reparation. in view of which,
Mr.. Emerson, Of the Fair, decided not
to prosecution.
What was supposed to have been
the body OF John Melchau. the Dav-
export young man thought to have
persisted In the water several weeks
ago. was taken from the river at
Muscatine n few days since. But
relatives who went to Muscatine say
IL Is not Melchau.
The supervisors met in regular
March session this afternoon. The
building committee has returned
from its metallic furniture inspec.