Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-06
CITY CHAT.
Stearnes bicycles.
Leaf lard at Gilmore's.

ephone 1898.
Seed sown in good ground-an ad
in The ARGUS.
See Clemann & Salzmann's friendly
talk on eighth page.
New neckband machine at the Rock
Island Steam laundry.
George w. Aster & Co. received 9
carload OF fine western oats today.
Twin-City club dance at Roche's
hall every Saturday nigh:-25 cents.
II you want any fine oats call up
George W. Aster & Co. Telephone
1854.
Fresh Columbia river salmon,
trout, white fish, smelts and herring
at Hess Bros.
The gigantic sale OF muslin under.
wear at McCabe Bros. receives new
impetus tomorrow. Watch the
crowds.
Muslin underwear will be a big
attraction at McIntyre-Reck Co.'S.
for 10 days. Read ad. for special
quotations.
Miss Trips evening dancing
classes meet tonight at the Standard
club-beginners at o'clock, assem-
bly, from 9 to IL.
Col. z. w. McManus, OF Daven-
port. has been appointed by Gov.
Drake, commissary general of the
Iowa National guard.
+. A. Leithner, merchant tailor,
229 seventeenth street, has Just re-
ceived over six hundred spring sam
pies. Come and look at them.
No one knows the value of THE
ARGUS want column who has not
tried it. Investigate it and YOU will
be pleased with the swift returns.
More push, more drive, more ener-
gy. more bargains in McCabe Bros.
muslin underwear department to-
morrow than you have ever known
before.
You know what you said when
that neckband scratched your neck.
Then send your bundle to the Rock
Island Steam laundry and try the
new machine.
Harry Sage has accepted the man
agement OF the San Autonia. Texas,
base ball club for the coming season
and is preparing to depart for his
new field vi action.
Corset covers ) cents, drawers Is
cents, gowns 25 cents, skirts 10
cents, are some of the features OF
Mclntyre-Reck Co.'S. big muslin I'M
derwear sale. Read adj.
Tickets for the Taylor Bros. lee
ture will be on sale ut the Harper
house pharmacy Tuesday morning.
The general admission will be so
cents; reserved seats as cents.
Mclntyrc-Reck Co.'S. muslin under
wear counters were the busy trade
centers Of Rock Island today. Nine
days more of great selling at these
wonderful low prices. Read ad.
Miss Mary Comegys was assisted
by Mrs. j. Z. Comegys in delight
full entertainment of a number OF tri-
city friends ut her home on Seven
teenth street yesterday afternoon.
Five flat cars laden with Rock ISL
and bridge structural steel were
blocked in the c., X. /. Il p. wards
this morning for short time by the
giving way cf one OF the trucks under
the immense load.
Secretary of War Lamont has ap
proved of the Sterling route for the
Hennepin canal feeder, which will be
another important factor in making
the canal what it is intended to be, a
great national commercial waterway.
Enormous purchases for three big
stores have enabled McIntyre-Reck
Go. to sell you muslin undergar-
ments ut less than the average mer-
chant pays for them. Notice partic-
ularly the finish and quality of the
material in these garments. Read ad
Stodd's hall, at the corner OF Ninth
street and Eighth avenue. has been
entirely remodeled and retitted and a
grand opening ball will be given
Saturday evening. Feb. 8. 1t will be
under the management of g. II.
Stisser, and ladies will be admitted
free.
Mrs. Anna Sutherland. an aged
lady without means, was furnished
tta's BVi tbtioh ~ bubuIuC yesttIudy
afternoon by .Poormaster Ladders.
The lady landed here from Peoria.
and is DESTROYS If reaching Minneap-
oils, where she hopes TO locate some
relatives or friends.
The funeral OF Mrs. Frank Gustaf-
son occurred from the afflicted home
ut 1913 Third atenue yesterday
afternoon. Services were conducted
by Rev. &. T.. Taylor, Of the First
Baptist church. The pail bearers
were: Tracey Dudley, Patrick Quin-
Ian. John Schneider, Robert McMa-
lo1, Harry Cosner and Thomas
South.
ES-Police Magistrate II. C. Tivill
Is recovering gradually from his re-
cent prostration, under the care Of
DIR. j.. T.. Comegys. The cause Of
Mr.. Wivill's illness was a severe
accident which overlook him q; Coal
Valley. when heavily loaded wagon
from the fertilizer works overturned,
throwing him beneath it, and he