Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-16
CITY CHAT,


Finnin haddies at Longs.
Buy home OF Reidy Bros.
Good skating at Hincher's garden.
Catfish at the Rock Island meat
m arket.
Fresh Columbia river salmon at
II ess Bros.
Browner & Co.-see their list in
another column.
Whitefsh, trout and fresh Goldfish
at Hess Bros.
Hincher's Elm street skating park
is in good condition.
Prices that talk-see Browner G.
Cos. list in another column.
The Civic Federation meets Fri
day evening at Y. NJ. G. A. hall.
Twin-City club dance at Roche's
hall every Saturday night-25 cents.
1t isn't necessary to pass Maucker's
store to buy groceries right. See his
list in another column.
The stone cutter suspicioned of
having met death in the river has
turned up-high and dry.
Cars will run to Milan after the
performance of "Charley's Aunt" at
HarPer's theatre Friday night.
The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge this NOR ming was LES
and rising; the tempe nature 40.
Beecher's commission house is
headquarters for fresh butter and
eggs. Sold at wholesale or retail.
Mrs. William McGuinn and daugh-
ter. Miss Lucy, have return ed from
visit to her son James at Chicago.
We have q splendid business oppor-
tunity for a man with some money
and willing to work. Gordon q Bow
man.
Capt. A. j. Whitney was able to
be out yesterday for the first time
since stricken with his recent pro.
tracted illness.
Five pieces 92-cent all linen
bleached satin damask, beautiful new
design, opening price at McCabe
Bros. IS cents yard.
Frank Hunter aud ii. J. DAVIS
are here from Cedar Rapids. ha wing
come on the sad mission of attending
the funeral Of their friend, j. w.
Mason.
Street cars for Moline and down
town will be at the c., X. |. IL z.
depot to meet the train returning
from Davenport after the show Mon-
day evening.
An old citizen who has been around
these parts for the past So years
states that he never saw the surface
OF the Mississippi as smooth as it is
at the present time.
The volume of trade is not a fixed
quantity. Advertising not only en-
ables n man to lake away business
from his competitors, but it often
creates entirely new trade by multi
plying wants.
President Daniel Hayes and Direc-
tor j. NJ. Beardsley, of the Rock
Island, Muscatine Il Southwestern
railway went over the proposed line
OF the road this morning and re-
turned much pleased with their trip.
a South Rock Island resident in
returning home yesterday afternoon
in cart ran down youngster near
Chippiannock cemetery, but as the
little fellow got up and took to his
heels it is not supposed that he was
very baily injured.
ii. I. Clark. the conductor who lost
forearm and leg on the Burlington
ut Rio Monday morning, has been
taken to his mothers home at Gales
burg. where he is getting along
nicely considering his terrible in
juries. which it is believed he will
survive.
Postmaster McEnirv is short OF help
at the Moline postoilice on account
OF the Illness of couple Of his as
sistants. Monday Mail Clerk Ed
ward Elliott. OF the Rock Island post
office. helped out the Moline post
master. and now Z. NJ. Wilcox, route
clerk on the Rock Island & Peoria, is
assisting up there temporarily.
Joseph Murphy plead guilty to
TO three charges OF embezzlement in
the county court today. He was
fined S25 and costs on each charge by
Judge Adams. Mr.. Murphy is the
young man arrested for the misap-
preparation of funds belonging to
Metropolitan lodge X. p, while serv-
ing the organization in an official
capacity.
Capt. T.. W. Baker claims the origin
OF the corduroy vest. which has be-
come so conspicuous and genteel
feature of male apparel and adorn-
ment. Capt. Baker states he donned
one few months ago, and immedi-
ately thereafter they came into FASH
ion. He is proud OF the distinction
and is thinking Of claiming q roy
atty on the production.
II. II. Baker. OF Tiskilwa, H., bet
ter known as deacon Harvey"
among railroad men, having been a
locomotive engineer on the Rock Isl.
and road for 25 years and more re-
Gently having been in charge Of the
engine in connection with the Hen
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